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Living in Chicago in 1911.
Last Will and Testament. Filed for record the 3rd day of February 1892
State of Arkansas
County of MarionIn the name of God Amen, I Thomas S. Burnes of the county of Marion and State of Arkansas being in feeble health but of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainity of this frail and transitory life and the certainity of death, do there fore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills made by me.
First: I give, devise and bequeath my estate and property real and personal as follows, to wit:
Second: I give devise and bequeath unto by beloved wife, Jane Burnes, one third of all my real and personal property during her natural life and during her widowhood, and at her death or remarriage I desire that all of said property pass from her to my two minor children, to wit: Charles F.A. Burnes and Genetta P. Burnes, share and share alike.
Third: I give and bequeath unto my grandson, Thomas Burnes, the sum of $1.
Fourth: I give and bequeath unto my son, Ransom Burnes the sum of $1.
Fifth: I give and bequeath unto my son, Calvin Burnes the sum of $1.
Sixth: I give and bequeath unto my son, William Burnes the sum of $1.
Seventh: I give and bequeath unto my grandchildren, (the heirs of July Smith--Julia) the sum of $1.
Eighth: I give and bequeath unto my grandchildren (the heirs of Elizabeth Lewis) the sum of $1.
Ninth: I give and bequeath unto my grandchildren (the heirs of Susan Glenn) the sum of $1.
Tenth: I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Charlotte Goodall the sum of $1.
Eleventh: I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Rhoda Younger the sum of $1.
Twelth: After paying the foregoing legacies as above set forth, I give and bequeath the remainder of my estate, both real and personal unto my son, Charles F.A. Burnes and my daughter Genettia P. Burnes, to be equally divided between the, share and share alike, after my death.
Thirteenth: I hereby appoint W.Q. Seawel of Yellville, in the County of Marion and State of Arkansas to be my Executor of this my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I have signed, sealed and unlished and declared this to be my last will and testament at Yellville, in the county of Marion and State of Arkansas this 17th day of October, 1888(Signed) Thomas S. Burnes seal.
More About Thomas S. Burnes:
Burial: 1892, Water Creek Cemetery, Marion Co., Arkansas
Census: 1830, Henderson Co., Tennessee
Land Record: July 1859, Sec#17 T-17N R-16W 40acresMarion County, Arkansas
Pension Application: 1888, Pension of a Father filed for service in Civil War of his son John Franklin Burnes
RESEARCHER-ANCESTORS-DESCENDANTS: Information from Barbara Price <RockCatt@aol.com> shared with T.Mason in Feb. 2004.
NOTE: The LDS IGI lists his birth date as 1820, yet shows a daughter born in 1813.
WILL: Named in the Will of her father, Timothy Holtzclaw, dated April 20, 1816 as Charlotte Burns.
