Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28
HARRISON'S WILL.
1t Practically Disinherits His Son
Russell.
Tho Widow Is Given sI5, 900 In Cash
and the Interest on sl25,OOO-AtHcr
Death the Estate Is TO be Divid-
ed Between HIS Daughters
and HIS sons Children.

Indianapolis, March 20.-The will of
Gen. Harrison was filed for probate
yesterday. He bequeaths to the
Union Trust Co., as trustees, if his
wife shall survive him, $l25,0o0-to
be invested-the interest to be paid
TO her during her life.
At the death of his wife any earned
interest not paid to her shall be-
come part of his residuary estate. To
his wife he also leaves $4,000; to his
daughter Elizabeth $4,000, to be paid
TO his wife as trustee. When Eliza
beth becomes of age or marrieS she
is to have any uneNpended balance.
IL she dies before receiving it, such
unused balance shall go to he- moth
er.
He leaves $4,000 to be invested by
the Union Trust Co. and to accumu-
late until his grandson, Benjamin
Harrison Mckee, shall become of age,
when he shall have the principal and
interest. The trustee is authorized
however, to use the interest in the
support of the grandson if necessary.
If the grandson dies before becoming
of age the fund shall become part
of the residuary estate. TO each of
his grandchildren. Mary Lodge Me-
Kee, Marthena Harrison and William
Harrison, he leaves $500.
Item 16 of the will reads as fol-
lows: "If another child should be
born to me of my present marriage
] give to such child $4,000. 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 my son
Russell"
He gives to his sisters, Sarah II.
Devin and Anna II. Morris, and to his
sister-in-law, Elizabeth Scott Parker,
each $500.
He bequeaths to his sister, Bette
II. Eaton, an annuity of $500. He
bequeaths to his nephew, Ben iamin
Harrison, 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, Frank
Tibbett, $500. He sets out that he
has already given to his children,
Russell and Mary. the jewelry and
other things belonging to their moth
err These and other articles belong
ing to their mother. he bequeaths TO
these children. This gift he says,
is not to be taken to include articles
of furniture purchased by their
mother for the home and paid for by
him. He confirms to his wife all the
gifts she has received, all the articles
in the house that were purchased
within six months before his mar
riage with her, and all that have been
purchased by either of them since
that time.
He gives to his wife all horses, ve-
hicles and stable furnishings. He
directs that all the personal property
left to his wife for her life shall at
her death be divided among his sur
viving children, the issue of any that
may have died taking the parents
share. His wife is not required to
file any inventory of property, nor to
give any bond. nor be liable for any
loss. He leaves to his wife for the
term of her life the homestead. He
also leaves to his wife six lots in Her
kimer county, y. y.
All debts owing to him by his son
Russell are remitted and the eXecu
tor is directed to cancel any evidence
of such indebtedness.
To his son Russell ne gives the
portraits of the first Mrs. Harrison.
some other portraits and family rel
les. To his daughter. Mary Harri
son Mckee. he leaves a portrait of
her mother, some other portraits
and family relics. TO his daughter
Elizabeth he leaves some family por-
traits, medals and relics, together
with a gold watch chain, silver toilet
set and all his souvenir spoons. To
his grandson, Benjamin Mckee, he
leaves his watch and chain and his
shotgun To his brother Cartor his
Loyal Legion badge, and a cane to be
selected by his wife. To his brother
John his gold sleeve buttons and
cane.
1t is directed that the provisions
made for his wife are in lieu of all
her interests in the estate as his
widow.
All the rest of his estate is left as
follows: 1t is to be divided into as
many equal shares as he leaves chill
dren. and one additional share for
the issue of any child that may have
died leaving issue. One such share
is given to his son Russell in trust
for the children of Russell, to be used
for the support 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 of such children,
his share shall be divided among the
surviving children.
The second equal share is given to
his daughter, Mary Harrison Mckee.
\ third equal share is left to his
daughter Elizabeth
The will was drawn up April 20,
1899.
Harrison's Estate Worth S3SO,OOO.