Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Will Book Vol. 5, pages 96 - 97
page 96
Saunderville Tenn.
March 9th 1895.
This is my last Will.
I will to my wife Annett F. Yeatinan all of my personal property including Household &
Kitchen furniture, cows, calves, horses & every thing else such as farming utensils.
I give to my son W. W. Yeatinan three solid silver Table Spoons, I give to my daughter Mary E. Smith three solid Table Spoons, one solid silver pitcher, one feather bed & pillows which I recd. of my father.
I give to my son Geo. F. Yeatinan one solid silver Ladle.
I appoint W. L. Franklin & W W. Yeatinan my Administrators to take charge of my real estate, with out bond & to wind up the same.
First - To pay a mortgage of Five hundred dollars of which there is a credit of about Two hundred dollars, said mortgage is in favor of the Guarantee Fund Building & Loan Association of Nashville Tenn.
Also a second mortgage in favor of Annett F. Yeatinan & W. W. Yeatinan for about Nineteen hundred & fifty two dollars.
Third - to pay Capt. T. B. Wilson who is security on my note due C. W. Clark.
Third, to pay Geo. F. Yeatinan one hundred dollars borrowed money.
Fourth, to pay W. L. Franklin two notes which he holds against me.
After all my just & honest debts have been paid, I give to Walter Smith & Yeatinan Smith each
ten Dollars. The remaining balance of my estate to be equally divided among my three children
namely, W. W. Yeatinan, Mary E. Smith and Geo. F. Yeatinan. I leave it with my wife Annett F.
Yeatinan whether she will take a childs part or dower.
Geo. E. Yeatinan
Witness,
H. C. Gowen
J. C. Franklin
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State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court May Term May 13th 1895.
A paper writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Geo. E. Yeatinan dec'd, was
this day produced in open Court for probate, and duly proven by the oaths of H. C. Gowen, one
of the subscribing witnesses thereto when the same was ordered recorded and filed as said last
Will and Testament of Geo. E. Yeatinan dec'd.
A true copy
Harris Brown Clerk