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LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF TILMON D. SHRUM

"I this day make my will to my airs G.W.shrum, John A.Shrum, J.F. Shrum, Elisebth Drury, Mary How, Nancy Martin, Malviney Shrum, Jane Green, Delley n Shrum Garrets.
I want my estate equal divided a mong my children.
I want $24.94 cts to come outof his part for i have paid that much for John A. Shrum. also C.D. Shrum i want this a mount of money $45.90 cts to come out of his part of the estate of which i have paid for him.
Jane Green has got her portion of land but is equal to the balance of the estate.
Malviney Shrum i want this a mount of money $16.00 t come out of the estate.
none of these dets baring intrust from this date. this August the 12 day, 1897 (signed)

" Tilmon D. Shrum" " Witness by G.F. Brown" "Witness Charley Anders""D.A. Andrews Exaator" "to wind it up with out ond"
NOTE: TRANSCRIBED FROM A COPY OF TILMON SHRUM OBTAINED FROM RECORDS IN THE MACON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, COURT HOUSE.
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF TILMON SHRUM MUST HAVE SURVIVED THE LAST FIRE (COURT HOUSE).
WE FOUND IT IN THE OLD RECORDS.
HIS MALE CHILDREN MOVED AWAY AND FOUGHT FOR THE NORTH.
ALSO HE MENTIONS ALL HIS CHILDREN EXCEPT (ELIZABETH).
THE ELIZABETH HE MENTIONS WAS A GRANDCHILD FROM THE MARY WHO MARRIED JAMES DRURY (A COUSIN OF FRANCIS )

NOTE: THIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IS AUTHENTIC FROM THE COURT RECORDS.
IT WAS HANDWRITTEN. THE SPELLING AND PUNCUATION WERE ALL COPIED EXACTLY AS IT WAS SPELLED AND PUNCUATED IN TILMON D. SHRUM'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. 470, Tilman Daniel Shrum