Hunt Co., TX - Wills - J. A. McDonald
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Last Will of J. A. McDonald
 The State of Texas,
 County of Hunt.
    I, J. A. McDonald of said County and State, being of
sound and disposing mind and memory, and being desirous to
settle my worldly affairs, while I have strength so to do,
do make this my last will and testament hereby revoking all
others heretofore by me made--
 
Item 1ST  I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent
and Christian like manner, suitable to my circumstances and
condition in life.
 
Item 2ND  I desire and direct that my just debts be paid without
delay, by my executor to be hereafter appointed.
 
Item 3RD  I give, bequeath, and demise to my beloved wife, Mary N.
McDonald, control of all of our property both real and personal,
during her natural life, and then after her demise, I direct, and
do give, bequeath, and demise to my Daughter Alice Roach, all of my
undivided one-half interest in and to one hundred twelve (ll2) acres
of land heretofore deeded by W. T. Roach and his heirs to J. F. Roach,
J. A. McDonald, the land on which said J. F. Roach now resides, situated
in Hunt County, Texas.
 
Item 4TH  I give, bequeath, and demise to my Daughter Beatrice Short, a
forty-eight (48) acre tract of land, deeded to me by J. F. Roach and I. J.
Ellard and wife, Julia Ellard, situated south of the above described 112
acres in Hunt County, Texas.
 
Item 5TH  I give, bequeath, and demise to my Daughter Ida Sparks my
undivided one-half interest in and to seventy acres of land deeded by B. N.
Hodges to J. W. Sparks and J. A. McDonald and situated on the west part of
the Allen Harris survey in Hunt County, Texas.
 
Item 6TH  I give, bequeath, and demise to my son J. Frank McDonald, a thirty
acre tract of land deeded to me by H. W. Butler and wife, being in the northeast
corner of the Meridith Hart survey in Hunt County, Texas.
 
Item 7TH  I give, bequeath, and demise to my son Charles A. McDonald, a thirty-two
(32) acre tract of land deeded to me by R. S. England, the same being a part of
the Allen Harris survey in Hunt County, Texas.
 
Item 8TH  I give, bequeath, and demise to my Daughter Ruby McDonald fifty acres of
and being part of the Meridith Hart survey and being our original homestead in Hunt
County, Texas.
 
Item 9TH  I direct that at the death of my beloved wife all of my other real estate
and personal property be sold, and the proceeds together with all monies that may
be on hand at the time be divided as follows:
 Beatrice Short to have ($800.00) eight hundred dollars
 Ida Sparks      (1,050.00) one thousand and fifty dollars
 J. Frank McDonald       (131.00) one hundred and thirty-one dollars
 Charles A. McDonald    (285.00) two hundred and eighty-five dollars, (or at
prorato rate), and if anything remains over and above these sums then the overplus
to be divided equally among my heirs.
 
I hereby constitute and appoint my son-in-law, J. F. Roach, my sole executor
of this my last will and testament, without bond for his due and legal
performance of the same. 
 
 In testimony, whereof, I have hereto set my hand this the 7TH day of June,
A.D. 1910.
    J. A. McDonald
 Signed, declared, and published by J. A. McDonald as his last will and
testament, in the presence of us, the attesting witnesses,
who have hereto subscribed our names in the presence of said J. A. McDonald
at his special instance and request this the 7TH day
of June, A. D. 1910.
    N. A. Barnard
    L. H. Hoard
 
Endorsed: Will of J. A. McDonald, Deceased
  Filed August 20, 1917, J. F. Little, Clerk
  County Court, Hunt County, Texas
  By D. H. Ross, Deputy