SEVIER COUNTY, TN - WILLS - L. W. Reed, 1908
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The following Last Will and Testament was transcribed from Microfilm Roll #27, 
Sevier County, County Clerk.  Will Book II.

Will of L. W. Reed

State of Tennessee
Sevier County

     Know all men by this act that in view of the uncertainty of life, and the 
certainty of death I L. W. Reed being of sound mind and disposing memory do 
make and publish this my last will and testament, revoking any and all others 
that should have been by me made.

     It is my will that all my honest debts be paid together with funeral 
expenses and any other expenses that may accrue during my last sickness as 
herein after explained.

     It is my will that my wife Sallie Reed shall have the use and benefit of 
all my property real and personal during her natural life and that the real 
Estate now owned by me said L.W. Reed is lying in the 7th Civil District of 
Sevier County Tennessee which he has deeds and so on giving location and 
description of such.  The debts shall be paid by my wife out of realty or 
personally as she may think best.

     In as much as there was never any children to us born as a result of our 
marriage and we having raised three children by name Dora Knight wife of 
Fowler Knight, Bruce L. Baker and Ernest Baker.  It is my will that after the 
death of my wife that the three above named children shall inherit by and 
through this will the real estate of which I may die seized and possessed and 
shall be equally divided between them.  If it could not be equally divided in 
Kind it may be sold and the funds be equally divided.

     It is my will that my wife Sallie Reed be appointed Executrix of this my 
last will and that bond be specially waived.  This     day      1908

                                                         L. W. Reed


We the undersigned were specially called as witnesses to the foregoing will 
that we signed in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each 
other and that be acknowledged the execution of same for the purposes 
addressed.  This day     of     1908.


G. F. Owenby
Eliza Owenby

Probated November 26 1909 by order the court on minute book No. 2 page 74.
A. Marshall, clk