Last Will and Testament of John H. SOWERS deceased Floyd County, VA Will Book E - page 451 I John H. SOWERS of the county of Floyd and state of Virginia being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding do make this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former last wills & testament and writings in the nature of last wills & testament by me heretofore made --- My will is first that all the Just debts & funeral expenses of myself & my wife Catherine SOWERS shall be paid by my Executor herein after named --- I will and bequeath to the heirs of my son Hewlin L. SOWERS one dollar ---- I will & bequeath to my son Joseph D. SOWERS one dollar ---- I will & bequeth to my grand-daughter Catherine SOWERS One good bed & one milk cow provided she continue to live with me & my wife till our death or until she may marry ---- I will & bequeth to my daughters E. Ellen WINTERS & Pollie WICKHAM all my household and Kitchen property that may remain after the death of myself & wife or the one that may live the longer ---- to be equally divided between them provided that in case E. Ellen Winters should die before myself & wife then all my household & Kitchen property I give to my daughter Pollie WICKHAM ---- I will and bequeath to my daughter Ellen WICKHAM & her husband B. C. WICKHAM all the residue of my estate both real & personal provided the said B. C. Wickham pay all the bequeths herein before made and furnished to myself and wife Catherine SOWERS a comfortable support and careful attendence during our natural lives and to pay to my daughter Eliza Ellen WINTERS should she live longer than either of us the sum of One hundred dollars to be paid in five equal payments of twenty dollars each without interest the first payment to be made twelve months after the death of myself or wife of the one that may live longer and than Twenty dollars a year till the amount is paid or till the death of said Eliza Ellen WINTERS and in case of her death no payments are to be made thereafter --- And I herein nominate and appoint my son in law B. C. WICKHAM the sole executor of this my last will & testament ----- In witness whereof I have assiged my name & affixed my seal this 25th day of August 1876 John H. (x his mark) SOWERS Teste B. M. Elliott, Clk Assigned sealed & declared by the said John H. SOWERS to be his last will & testament who in the presence and at his request hereunto in the presence of each other assigned our names as witnesses thereto this 25th of August 1876 ---- A. J. Hoback Peter Bowman Virginia -- In Floyd County Court January 9th 1877 A paper purporting to be the Last will & Testament of John H. SOWERS deceased was produced in the court and proven by the Oaths of A. J. Hoback & Peter Bowman suscribing witness therto admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded A copy Teste B. P. Elliott, Clk Floyd County, VA Will Book I, 1831-1852 SOWERS, John, deceasd, Apr., ordered April 1836

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