Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Will Book Vol. 5, pages 76 - 77
page 76
I, Pernina P. Horn, wife of Joab Horn, of the County of Sumner and State of Tennessee, make and publish the following as my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made.
Item 1. I give and devise to my husband, Joab Horn, for and during his natural life, my tract or parcel of land and improvements thereon, situated in the County of Sumner State of Tennessee lying between the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and Dobbins Pike and bounded on the South by the Douglass Pike containing by estimation thirty acres, being the same land upon which myself and husband now reside.
Item 2. At the death of my said husband, I will and devise to my son, Columbus C. Horn in fee Six acres of said land to be run off to him, so as to give him the residence and appendant buildings, including the well. Said, Six acres I desire should be so set apart to him as to include said improvements by running the line in such manner as will throw his land in a good shape and make it appropriate for the enjoyment of said improvements, at the same time doing as little damage to the remainder of said land as is possible. The remainder of said land, at the death of my husband, I will and desire to my sons Joel E. Horn and Rufus E. Horn the same to be equally divided between them in fee. The devise made in in(rpt) this clause I wish to take effect and vest upon my death subject however to the life estate of my said husband Joab Horn.
Item 3. I give and bequeath to my son Rufus E. Horn my Melonedum. I also bequeath to my son
Columbus C. Horn my old family bureau, the same being designate by glass Knobs and without
looking glass.
This 13th day of July 1878.
Pernina P. Horn
Signed and published in our presence and we have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto in
the presence of the Testatrix and at her request and in the presence of each other. This 13th day
July 1878.
J. F. Tracy
W. S. Munday
N. A. Stratton
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State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court April Term April 4th 1894.
A paper writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Mrs. Pernina P. Horn dec'd.
was this day produced in open Court for probate and duly proven by the oaths of N. A. Stratton
one of the subscribing witnesses thereto when the same was ordered recorded as said last Will
and Testament of Pernina P. Horn dec'd.
A true copy, attest.
Harris Brown Clerk