PUTNAM COUNTY, TN - WILL -  Thomas William Officer
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                 Will of Thomas William Officer

T. W. Officer
To Will } In the name of God, Amen, I, T. W. Officer a resident of
the Fifth Civil District of Putnam County, State of Tennessee, being
of sound mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this
frail and transitory life, do therefore make, ordain publish and
declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all
former wills by me at any time made. As to my worldly estate, and all
property of every kind, Character and description, of which I shall die
seized and possessed, I devise, bequeath and dispose thereof, in the
manner following to wit:

First: My will is that all my just debts for the payment of which my
son R. B. Officer is not liable on account of the Conditions contained
in the deed executed to him by myself and wife on Oct 10 1919, shall by
my Executor, herein after named, be paid out of my estate so soon after
my decease as shall by him be found convenient.

Second: I give, devise and bequeath to my son R. B. Officer all of my
live stock, farming implements, farming machinery, wagons, vehicles,
harness, tools and fowls of which I may die seized and possessed.

third: I give, devise and bequeath to my said son R. B. Officer one bedstead,
bed and clothing and quilts for same.

Fourth: I give devise and bequeath to my son W. V. Officer one bedstead,
bed and Clothing and quilts for same.

Fifth: I give, devise and bequeath to my son James Officer one bedstead,
bed and clothing and quilts for same.

Sixth: with reference to the residue of such personal property as I may die
seized and possessed of the manner of the distribution of which is not already
hereinbefore directed, I direct that such residue of my personal property
shall be Equally divided between my sons R. B. Officer W. V. Officer and James
Officer each of them to receive one third of the value of such residue.

No reference is made herein to real Estate for the reason that myself and
my wife Emily Officer have heretofore on this day conveyed by general warranty deed
to our son R. B. Officer all of the real Estate owned by me, it being the
farm of about one hundred acres located in the Fifth Civil District of Putnam
County Tennessee, on which farm I now live, - hence no disposition is made in
this will of any real estate.

I have made no provisions herein for five of my children To wit: H. D. Officer,
G. D. Officer, Fannie Deering, Mary Jackson and John Officer. I have purposely
done this, but have not done so through malice of any unworthy motive - I am 
directing the dispostion of such property as I may die seized and possessed of
in the which I desire to and which to me appears right and proper. What
property I have accumulated through a long live of industry and Economy
is mine, and I have a right to direct its distribution as I see fit, and
in this will, while I am in the full Enjoyment of my mind and memory and 
actuated soley by my own desire in the premises, I make such provisions
regarding the distribution of my Estate after my death as I desire and
see fit.

And lastly, I do nominate and appoint my son R. B. Officer to be the Executor
of this my last will and testament, and I direct that he be relieved of
necessity of Excutin bond as such Executor.

In Witness whereof I the said T. W. Officer have to this my last will and
testament subscribed my name on this the 10th day of October 1919.

T. W. Officer

This Instrument was on the day of the date thereof signed, published and
declared by the said testator T. W. Officer to be his last will and 
testament in our presence who at his request have subscribed our names
as witnesses, in his presence and in the presence of each other on
this the 10th day of October 1919.
J. M. Dowell
D. C. Wilhite
E. H. Boyd

State of Tennessee
Putnam County} I Algood Moore Clerk of the County Court for Putnam
County, Tenn. do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full,
true and perfect copy of the last Will and Testament of T. W. Officer
deceased, as appears from the Original Will which is now on file in
my office. Witness my hand at office in Cookeville, on this the
5th day of August 1922.

Algood Moore