The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-20
HARRISON'S Will.
Sets Aside Income From $780,
900 For His Widow.
Gives Her $4,000 Outright
and Furniture.
BABY M'KEE'S SHARE.
Grandson Is to Have $4,000
at His Majority.
A Few Home Charities Receive
Small Sums.
BABY M'KEE'S SHARE.


Indianapolis Ind. March 2o-The will of
General Harrison has been filed for pro
bate.
He bequeaths to the Union Trust COM
pany. as trustees, if his wife shall sur
vive him, s125.oOO to be invested, the in
terest to be paid to her during the term
of her life.
At the death of his wife any earned in
terest not paid to her shall become part
of his residuary estate. To his wife he
also leaves $4,000; to his daughter Eliza
beth, $4,000. to be paid to his wife as
trustee. When she becomes of age or
marries she is to have any unexpended
balance If she dies before reaching her
majority, such unused balance shall go
to her mother He leaves $4,000 to be in
vested by the Union Trust company and
min Harrison Mckee. shall become of age,
when he shall have the principal and ac
ized rs use the interest IN TIC support OF
the grandson if necessary. If the grand
son dies before becoming of age the fund
shall become a part Of the residuary es-
tate. To his grandchildren. Mary Lodge
Mckee. Marthena Harrison and William
Henry Harrison, he leaves to each the
sum Of $500 in addition other gifts men
Item sixteen of the will reads as fol-
IF another child should be born to me
eueath to such child the sum of SIC. 900 If
a boy shall be born to me he shall bear
my name, and my sword and sash shall
be given to him instead Of to my son
Russell
He gives to his sisters. Sarah H. Devin
and Anna H Morris. and to his sister-in-
law Elizabeth Scott Parker. each the
He bequeaths to his sister, Betty Hea-
ton. an annuity Of $500, to be paid to her
ural life, in quarterly payments
He bequeaths TO his nephew and name
sake, Benjamin Harrison, jr., son of his
brother John, $500.
To the indianapolis. Orphans asylum he
leaves $500; to the Eleanor home, $500; to
the Summer Mission for Sick Children,
500; to his secretary, E Frank Tibet,
He sets out that he has already given
to his children. Russell and Mary, the
their mother These and other articles
belonging to their mother he bequeaths
not to be taken to include articles Of fur
niture purchased by their mother for the
to his wife all his gifts she had received,
purchased within six months before his
marriage, and all that have been pur-
chased by either Of them since that time.
he also gives TO his wife for the term OF
her life all other articles of the house
hold used or owned BY him at q period
house at the time of his death except
such articles are otherwise disposed
Rces and iV other Able @if furnsh h3gss
He directs that all the personal property
left TO his wife for her life shall at her
death be divided among the surviving
died taking the parents share His wife
is not required to file any inventory of
for the term of her life the North Della
ware homestead. He also leaves to his
wife and her heirs six lots in Herkimer
county. New York.
If another child should have been born
he would have received $4,000 All debts
owing TO him by his Russell are re-
cancel any evidences Of such indebted
ness. To his wife he leaves all photo /
library table. ink stand shirt studs and
all other personal trinkets not otherwise
The watch seal given to him by his
wife's mother and his Grand Army cane |
are to be kept for his daughter Eliza |
beth Other canes are to be bestowed as
his wife chooses.
the. first Mrs. Harrison, some. other ,por-
trait and family relics. To his daughter, |
trait of her mother. some other portraits !
and family relics. To his daughter Eliza |
ais and relics, together with the gold /
watch chain, silver toilet set and all his |
min Harrison Mckee he leaves his watch !
and chain and his shotgun TO his bro :
a cane to be selected by his wife. To his /
brother John, his gold sleeve buttons and /
II Is directed that the provisions made
for his wife are in lieu Of all interests in /
the estate his widow.
All of the rest of the estate is left as
It is to be divided into as many equal |
shares as he leaves children, and one ad- |
that may have died leaving issue one |
such share is given to his son Russell, /
in trust for the children Of Russell to 1
be used for the support and education Of /
such children; such portion as is not used |
before shall be turned over to the child |
on. his becoming of age In the event of /
the death of any such children his share |
shall be divided among the surviving /
children
The second equal share Is given to his
daughter, Mary Harrison Mckee, in fee /
third equal share is left in fee simple
to his daughter Elizabeth. If another child !
or children should have been born TO him I
each such child would have had one equal
The win was drawn up April 90 1899. and
Witnessed BY w h ii. Miller, Harry J.
AIilligan and Howard Cole. In this will
IN a cOdicil written February 13 1901 he
increases 1t to S125. 600.
General Harrison's wealth is variously
estlna ted, public opinion rating it as high
as half a million dollars. Those who are
best informed about the ex-president's af-
fairs. however. say he was worth about
elected president he was reputed to have
accumulated q fortune OF $125.000 from his
law practice. and this has been doubledl
at least since that time. Of late years his
practice. owing to his great reputation as
a constitutional lawyer, was very lucra-
tive His fee IN the Venezuelan boundary
dispute, In which he represented the
South American republic was 800 COO
His fortune consisted largely of real es-
tate located IN this city. and of probably
SlVv,ggJ Of personal properly In addition
to this he owned 4 fine summer home in
the Adirondacks. where he was accals-
toned TO spend the summer with his fam
lily.
The personal property consisted of about
$4,000 stock in various corpora tons most
" of those organized in other states He
was also owner OF about the same amount
General Harrison last year paid taxes
on Slia,oao OF winch vs. l30 was on real