Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-20
GEM. HARR|SONS WILL
ENTERED FOR PROBATE.
AMPLE PROVISIONS MADE FOR THE
WIDOW AND DAUGHTER.
ELIZABETH,
THE INCOME FROM s125.ooo
LEFT TO MRS. HARRISON DURING
HER LIFE-PROVISIONS FOR
THE CHILDREN.

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his wife shall survive him, 1926, 900 to
be invested, the interest to be paid to
her during the term of her life.
At the death of his wife any earned
interest not paid to her shall become
part of his residuary estate. To his
wife he also leaves SIS, O0O; to his
daughter Elizabeth $4,000, to be paid
to his wife as trustee. When Elizabeth
becomes of age or marries, she is to
have any u%nexpended balance. If she
dies before she receives it, such unused
balance shall go to her mother. He
leaves $4,000 to be invested by the
Union Trust Company and to accumu-
late until his grandson Benjamin Har-
rison Mckee shall become of age, when
he shall have the principal and ac-
cumulated interest. The trustee is au-
thorized, however, to use the interest
in the support of the grandson if nee
essary. If the grandson dies before
becoming of age the fund shall become
a part of the %residuary estate.
10 each of his grandchildren, Mary
Lodge Mckee, Marthena Harrison and
William Henry Harrison he leaves the
sum of $ $500 in addition to other gifts
mentioned.
Item sixteen OF the will reads as fol-
lows:
IF another child should be born to
me of my present marriage l give and
'bequeath to such child the sun of ten
thousand dollars. If a boy shall be
born to me he shal.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.
Deyin and Anna H. Morris, and to his
sister-in-law, Elizabeth Scott Parker.
each the sum of $500.
Ee b%equeaths to his sister, Bette II.
Eaton, an annuity of 5000, to be paid
to her lby his executor each year during
her natural life in quarterly payments.
He bequeaths to his nephew and
namesake Benjamin Harrison, Jr., son
of his brother John, $500.
To the Indianapolis Orphan Asylum
he leaves $500; to the Eleanor Home,
$500; to the Summer Mission for sick
children, 500; to his secretary, E.
Frank Tibbott, $500. He sets out
that he has already given to his
children, Russell and Mary, the jew
elry and other things belonging to
their mother. These and other arti-
cles belonging to their mother he be-
queaths to these children. This gift,
he says, is not to be taken to include
articles of furniture purchased by
for by him. He confirms to his wife
all the gifts she has received, all the
articles in the house that were pur-
chased within six months before his
marriage with her and all that have
been purchased by either of them since
that time. He also gives to his wife
for the term of her life, all other arti-
cles of household used or owned by
him at a period earlier than six
months before and that were in the
house at the time of his death ex-
cept such articles as are otherwise dis
5000 80 IT. rixrA, - h;r ,rsfo oil
horses, vehicles and stable furnish
ings. He directs that all the personal
property left to his wife for her life
shall at her death be divided among
his surviving children, the issue of
any that may have died taking the
parents share. His wife is not re-
quired to file any inventory of prop
erty, nor to give any bond, nor be
liable for any loss. He leaves to his
wife for the term of her life the North
Delaware homestead. He also leaves to
his wife and to her heirs six lots in
Herkimer county, N. Y.
If another child should have been
born he would have received $4,000.
All debts owing to him by his son
Russell are RENTED, and the executor
is directed to cancel any evidence of
such Indebtedness. To his wife he
leaves all photographs and portraits
about the house, his library table, ink
stand, shirt studs and all other per-
sonal trinkets not otherwise disposed
of.
The watch seal given to him by his
wife's mother and his Grand Army
cane are to be kept for his daughter,
Elizabeth. Other canes are to be bes-
lowed as his wife chooses.
To his son Russell he gives the por-
traits of the first Mrs. Harrison, some
other portraits and family relics. To
his daughter, Mary Harrison Mckee,
be leaves a portrait of her mother,
some other portraits and family relics.
To his daughter Elizabeth he leaves
some family portraits, medals and rel
les, together with the gold watch
chain, silver toilet set and all his SOU