The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-20

queath one equal share of this residuary
estate absolutely and in fee simple 10 my
daughter, Mary Harrison Mckee. IL she
shall survive me: should she die before me.
leaving a child or children who survive me.
then this share shall go 10 them in equal
parts. but shall be paid over TO and held by
the Union Trust Company OF Indianapolis
as trustee for them: the income shall from
time 10 time be paid TO their legal guardian
or guardians, and as each shall arrive at
majority or shall marry the principal sum
due TO each shall be paid TO him or her by
the trustee. Should any Of said children die
before the principal of said trust fund is
paid over TO il or them. the share OF such
child shall go to the survivor or survivors
In equal shares, and should all Of said chill
dren die before becoming entitled TO receive
the principal of said trust fund then said
fund shall be treated and divided as a part
Of my residuary estate among the other
beneficiaries thereof in the proportions and
under the conditions mentioned as 10 each.
Third, / give, devise and bequeath abso-
lutely and in fee simple co my daughter,
Elizabeth Harrison, one full equal share OF
this, my residuary estate.
AN EXTRA PROVISION.
Fourth. If another child or other chill
dren should be born 10 me of my present
marriage and should survive me. each such
child shall take and have one full equal
share of this my residuary estate, which
IS hereby devised and bequeathed TO them
in addition to all other provisions made
for them in this will. The ~residuary de-
vises and requests are all TO be taken
as In addition TO any specific legacy or
requests. In case no child of my present
marriage shall survive me, then my wife,
Mary Lord Harrison, is hereby given the
optlon, 10 be exercised within one year
after my death, to renounce and surrender
by suitable deeds or other writings deliy-
cred 10 my executor the provision made
for her in Item l of this will. of a trust
fund of one hundred thousand dollars, and
the life estate in my homestead given 20
her by Item Ii of this will, and the life
estate in certain furniture given to her by
Item u or this will. If she shall elect TO
and shall surrender these provisions, then
l hereby give. devise and bequeath to her
in lieu thereof that one full share of this,
my residuary estate. that would have gone
under this Will TO our daughter Elizabeth
if she had survived me and no other child
of my present marriage had so survived
me-that is, the total number of shares
provided in this item shall be increased.
III the case provided for here by l, and
that share shall go to my said wife. The
surrender and Remuneration above provided
for, If given, shall not in any way affect
or abate any other provisions or legacies
made or given to my wife by this VIII.
but they and each of them shall have full
effect and be executed as If no renuncia-
ton had been made.
THE word unavoidable in Item 1 of this
will was erased and the following words
words or may be In Item II, me in para
graph I'D of Item 10; brother Carter my
in paragraph % of Item 10. and Item to
Item %. 1 hereby nominate and ap-
point The Union Trust Company of In
dianapolis, Ind, to be the executor OF this,
my last will and testament.
In witness whereof L have hereuntO set
my hand and seal at Indianapolis, in the
state of Indiana, this twentieth day of
April. y d. Eighteen Hundred and Ninety
nine CS99).
[Seall. "BENJAMIN HARRISON"
1.-THE foregoing will was signed, sealed
and acknowledge by the said Benjamin
Harrison in our presence and was declared
by HIM TO be his last will and testament.
and at his request and in his presence ard
az the presence of each other we now sub
scribe or rames hereto as witnesses, this
twentieth day Of April A D., 1888.
". II. II CSSal.n
HARRY J. MILLIGAN, (Seal)
HOWARD GALE. (Seal.)
A CODICIL.
Il, BENJAMIN Harrison, do make, ordain
and publish as a part of my foregoing last
will and testament by way of codicil the
following provisions, to-wit:
.'First-In view of the fact that my es-
tate has been increased since the making
OF the foregoing will and of the further
fact that the net income that can now be
realized from safe investments is so small
and of my desire that my wife may be bet
ter able TO maintain a suitable household
for herself and our little daughter, / do
hereby will and direct that the trust FUND
set apart by Item 1 of my foregoing will
snaIl be increased from one hundred thOus-
and dollars TO the sum of one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars.
'Second-On re-reading Item II of my
foregoing will | have thought ii well to
declare for greater clearness that my exec
utor shall continue to pay out of the gen.
eral funds of my estate all taxes and
assessments and the cost of all repairs and
insurance upon and for my said homestead
during the whole period of the life tenancy
of my wife therein.
.Third-If L should die before making n
subscription to the building fund of the
First Presbyterian Church of indianapolis
L give and bequeath to the trustees of said
church the sum of one thousand dollars, to
be used for that purpose. IL before my
death L have made subscription for the
purpose named of any amount il shall be
taken to cancel this legacy.
"Fourth-No gifts that | lave given or
may hereafter give during my life shall
be a charge against any of the legacies or
requests given by my will save as in the
proceeding paragraph mentioned.
I'm witness hereof l have hereunto set
my hand and seal at indianapolis, In
diana. this thirteenth day of February, A
D., 1901.
"BENJAMIN HARRISON (Seal)
THE foregoing will was signed. sealed
and acknowledged by the said Benjamin
Harrison in our presence and declared by
him to be his will and at his request and
in his presence and in the presence of each
other we now subscribe our names as wit
nesses this thirteenth day of February
A. D., 1901.
JOHN b. ELAN, (Seal.)
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