St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-08
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

Of George T. vickers, Minister Of
the Gospel, Of Covingt0n, st. Tammany
Parish, La, written BY himself, sound
mind and body. The law allowing me
to make my own will, and having no
forced heirs, to leave my little property
- please.
commend my soul to God, through
my redeemer, Jesus Christ, and my
body to be decently buried In COvingtOn
Cemetery, La, with marble head and
foot stones, and inclosed with Iron rail-
ing. I was horn In Sudlersville, Mary
land. The date Of my birth was July
II, 1891.
will that all my real estate, with the
exception hereinafter named, be sold at
public sale, and the proceeds distributed
~ directed herein. Let nothing of my
personal property be sold, and II any
thing be left unbequeathed, give it to
the poor. Moneys, II any, to 60 into
proceeds oil real estate, and used rs
sucr.
Item. bequeath to my half sister,
Miss Sophie X. vickers, the sum of one
hundred dollars, my music box, photo
graphs, meAcntOes, trinkets, ETC., said
box to be dooe up securely with the
other things anti expressed to her at her
residence In Centerville, Maryland.
Item. bequeath to my half brother
Theodore Vickers, Denver, Colorado,
my watch.
Item. l bequeath to Miss Adeline
Lloyd. of CovingtOn, La, who has been
provements In lot No. Of square
YDI
to have and to hold, with improvements
thereon, during the said Adeline LoyGs
natural life. And I also bequeath the
sum Of two hundred dollars to build
her on said lot = moderate sized two
room cottage, with two glass windows
and 4 single chimney, Zone fire. place, J
either box or weather. boarded, moi
ceilcd, baton doors and window shut
tiers; and II more be needed, let my
executor supply 1t out Of the estate
said house and lot. ut said Adelins
I.Oyd's death, or abandonment by her
or refusal or neglect to pay the take.
on said house and lot, In any case |,
shall revert to the Trustees of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church Building, Gov.
ington, La, to be used In any manneI
said Trustees shall direct for the bene
1T of said building.
Item. / also bequeath to said Ade.
line Lloyd my red cow, Pinkey. and cal
II any, and her choice of my bedstead.
Zone, one mattress, AMI al my house.
hold furniture mot herein disposed of
coverings, pillows, etc. also my cool
stove. kitchen utensils, cutlery anG
chinaware, and other necessary articles
also my garden tools, etc.. and to dwell
In the rooms she occupies till her hOus,
is ready.
Item. l bequeath to Rev. Henry w
Wallace my books and papers. II sal,
Wallace locate, said books and papers
bcqueath to the Methodist Episcopa
Parsonage. Covington, In.
Item. bequeath to Miss Haiti,
Simmons Hildebrant, formerly of thi.
State and Parish, now Of Houston
Texas, whose step-m0ther is Mrs. Har.
riet simmons, Ocean Springs, Miss.
the sum of >25 Oh.
Item. l bequcath my buggy and har.
ness to my old friends, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Clark, of jacksonville, La; m.
best time.piece to their daughter. Mrs
Amanda Bowman, widow, of the sam,
place; my pictures to the Misses Per.
kins, of the same place.
Item. I bequeath my secretary to my
Executor; my bookcase and drawer.
to Miss Mary Aeher, of Covington, La.
my armoir to Miss Mary Ahqey. o
Claiborne, La; one bedstead and mat,
tress to Miss Maggie Lloyd, nv bureau
and glass to Miss Mamie Pharis. daugh.
tsrs Of Henry Lloyd and VIM. e. Pharis
respectively, both Of CoyipgtQn, La;
my third bedstead and mattress | he:
queath to Kliza Lloyd,
l appoint Jesse NJ. .Abney. of Clai,
horne. st. Tammany Parish. IA.. my
Executor. In case he fail, Clay Elliott
Esq, Of COvingt0n, La.
The funds remaining of said cstat,
shall he equally divided between tn.
Agent or Directors of the Foreign Mis-.
siOns Of the Methodist Episcopal Churcl
South, and the Mississippi Annual Con.
ference or Financial Board thereof, o.
said denomination, for the benefit o.
the superanuated or womout preach.
SIS, their widows and orphans, of sai(
Conferences, " he pgt at secured inter.
est, the interest OF usufTuct tAGrn0f T.
he annually used ~ a,,oXe: The otbel
halt Of the proceeds goes, as stated, t.
the RoRcigp Missions Of said Chlrcl
end Conference.
GEO. r. VICKKRS,
CtviNgtoa. La., Aug. =, 1889.
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