Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-09
CAMERON WILL D|sPOsES
OF s1,1OO,0OO ESTATE
Tobacco Magnnte Left Property to
BE Divided Between Eight
Children.
WIDOW GETS $4,000 ANNUITY
Six Grandsons Are Left $4,000
Each, and Sister Gets Annuity Of
S400-Daughters to Receive 21s
Per Cent More Than Sons.

The eight surviving children Of
Alexander Cameron. the tobacco mag
nate. who died last "Wednesday. are
made the principal benefciaries under
his VIII, which was admitted to pro-
bntes Yesterday fp the c Ch,ncery tsonrG'
The instrument disposcs of an estate
the cash value OF which. according to
the executors. is sl.l0O,0O0. The per-
sonnl property Is stated to be worth
Sl.OOO.OOO and the realty 100000
The Will Is entirely In the hand
writing OF the decedent. and is un-
witnessed. 1t directs that after the
specific bcquests and annuities emu
merated In the instrument are pro-
vided for. the residue OF the estate
shall be divided among the children In
such manner that tho daughters
shall receive 1-2 per cent more than
the sons.
WIDOW Is GIVEN
ANNUITY OFF $4,000
Mrs. Mary Park Cameron, the widow.
is given the use during her lifetime
of the home at 5I9 East Franklin
Street, including all its furnishings
and an annuity OF $1,000 during the
remainder Of her widowhood. In the
principal will. dated December l6. 1904.
the widows annuity Is fixed Mt $4,000.
a codicll. dated March l3, 1914. In
creases 1t to $1,000.
In note to the item OF the princi-
pal Will fixing the widows annuity nt
$4,000. the testator says
When my dear wife considers tho
large amount of my estate that Is set
aside to produce the annuity Of $4,000.
hope she Will agree that have been
liberal In providing for her. This
amount. with the income from her own
investments. Will AFFORD her a liberal
support"
To Elizabeth Grant Cameron, his sis
ter. the testator directs to be paid an
annuity of $500 The principal will
hNed the sisters annuity at 5000. but
second codicil. dated MAY l6. 1910
increased it to $500
SIX GRANDSONS ARE
BEQUEATHED $4,000 EACH
The principal Will bequeaths to three
grandsons. J. Heron Crosman. III. and
Alexander Cameron Crosman. sons OF
the testators daughter. Elizabeth
Grant Cameron Crosman: and George
Hinn. son OF his daughter. Flora Mac
donald linn the sum of $4,000 each
to be held In trust for them bv tho
executors until they reach the age OF
Twenty-Five the income, in the mean
time, to be devoted towards aiding In
their education. At the age named the
principal is to he paid over to them.
The codicil OF March t3. 1914. make.
a like 10000 bequest on precisely the
same conditions. to each OF three other
grandsons--AleX and James
Blackwood Cameron, sons OF James
Blackwood Cameron and Dorothy
Angle. and Malcolm Graham Cameron.
son OF II. ". Cameron and Mary
Rudolph. This codicil revokes the pro-
vision OF the principal will directing
the income from tho $4,000 beouest
to George H!nn to be devoted to his
education. and directs that he receive
only the principal when he attains the
nse Of twenty-five. The testator ex.
plains that other provision has beep
made for George Zinns education.
DAUGHTERS TO DIVIDE
$4,000 LIFE POLICY
a life insurance policy for $4,000
the Will directs, shall be divided be-
tween the four daughters. The con-
sent of the widow. to whom the policv
is payable, is bespoken for this ar
rangement. The only other direct be-
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