Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-09
MRS. GRANT LEAVES
ESTATE VALUED At
NEARLY A MILLION
Son and Daughter Are Chief
Beneficiaries, While Many
Requests Are Made to
Charity

The will of the late Mrs. w. d
Grant. disposing of an estate valued
ut nearly one million dollars and in
cluding a number Of charitable be-
quests and interesting persona! be-
quests as well as large sums in
property and bonds. was filed for
probate In the ordinary's office OF
Fulton county at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning.
The will was offered for probate
by former Governor John NJ Slaton
of the law firm of Rosser. Slaton
Phillips & Hopkins, attorneys for the
estate. Mrs. Grants son, John w
Grant. qualified as executor.
| The will revealed the fact. al
ready generally known, that Mrs.
Grant was one of the wealthiest
women in Georgia The real estate
and bonds disposed of by the will
totalled approximately 100000; and
other requests, mostly in cash
money, brought the value of the
estate well between 100000 and ST.
100000.
Mrs. Grant left the major part of
her estate in approximately equal
shares to her son, John w. Grant.
and her daughter. Mrs. Sarah Fran
ces Grant Slaton, wife of. Governo,
Elaton. To Mr.. Grant she bequeathed
$500 shares of the capital Stock of
the Grant Construction company, the
corporation that owns the Citizens &
Southern Bank Building, formerly
the Third National Bank building at
the corner of Marietta and North
Broad streets, Mr.. Grant already
owned the other $500 shares of this
corporation. The bequest of his
mother now makes him the sole
ewner of the Citizens & Southern
Bank building.
Held Many Liberty Bonds
To Mrs. Slatoa Mrs. Grant be-
uueathed s250,000 in bonds of the
state of Georgia, municipal bonds
and Liberty bonds. These were the
only bonds left by Mrs. Grant She
was one of the heaviest purchasers
In the state of Liberty bonds during
the war. and also of state bonds be-
fore the war. She also bequeatlfed to
Mrs. Slaton the old family plantation
near West Point. where she, as
Sarah Frances Reid, was born. and
where she spent her girlhood. when.
she was one OF the most celebrated
bellies in the state This property,
consists of 1000 acres In Troup and
{ Harris counties. 1t is known as the
William Reid plantation and at pres
eat is leased to j. c. Mckenzie. Other
property In West Point left to Mrs.
Slatnn Is two stores and the land n
which they are located at Numpe
II Gilnler street, West Point. Mrs
Grant inherited this property as the
sole heir. except for her mother, Of
her father. the late Mr.. william
Reid
Other requests
To her other relatives. both by
blood and marriage, Mrs. Grant
made a number OF substantial be-
guests. They Included:
To her son-in-law. Governor Sla-
ton. the sum of $4,000
TO her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Annie
Innan Grant, John Grants wife. the
sum of $4,000.
To her granddaughter. Mrs. Mar
garet Van Dyke Wilmer, wife of DR..
Richard Hooker Wilmer, noted eye
specialist of Washington. D. c.. the
sum of $4,000.
To her grandson, William D..
Grant, the sum OF SIS, 600.
To her grandson, John w. Grant,
Jr., the sum of $4,000.
To her granddaughter, Annie In
man Grant, Jr.. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Grant. the sum of
s25.0O0
To Dr. Richard Hooker Wilmer.
husband Of her granddaughter. Mar
garet Van Dyke Grant. the sum of
$1,000.
To Mrs. Nina Hopkins Grant, wife
Of her grandson, William D. Grant,
the sum of $4,000.
To close friends and other more
distant relatives Mrs. Grant made
La tesiowing bequests:
To DR.. C. B. Wilmer, rector of her
church, ST. Luke's Episcopal, $1,000;
to her cousin, Captain John S. Reid,
Of Eatonton, Ca, $1,000: to her
cousin, Mrs. B. w. Hunt. of Eaton
ton, $1,000; to her cousin, Mrs
Frances Davis, wife of Rogers Davis,
Of Charlotte, N. c., $500; to her
cousin, Mrs. Lula Lyons Winston
MRS. o. D. Winston, of West Point,
Ga.1. $5vU; to her cousin, Mrs. Rosa
Talbot Barnhill. of Gainesville, Ga,
$500; to her cousin. Mrs. Rosa
Eatonton, now the wife of DR.. Lu-
clan Lamar Knight, stare historian
$500; to her cousin, Neel Reid. At
lanta architect, $500.
Mrs Grants requests to church
and charity were as follows: st
Lulze's Episcopal church, $1,000; he
Associated Charities of Atlanta, ST.
900; the Sheltering Arms of Atlanta
$1,000; the Home for the Friendless
of Atlanta, $1,000.
She remembered IN her will all OF
the old colored servants who ha6
been with her for years, many COM
ing to Atlanta from the old REID
plantation at West Point, where they
We're with her during her girlhood
These bcqucSts were as follows
Bob Smith. $500; Bob Clarke, $500;
Mary Shehee, 500; Susan Glass
500; Charlotte Hill. 500; Lake Erie
<SWright, 500.
Personal Effects
All her personal effects such a.
diamonds, jewelry, silverware, heir
looms and works of art. Mrs. Grant
tccntinred on Page 6. co,nlna ~
LED ETC cTnDDEN