This the last will and testament of me, Lemuel M. Wells, of the town of Ashley, County of Pike, and State of Missouri. I give to my wife the homestead, containing eighty five acres. (85) Sub-division one, Survey 1714, Township Fifty two. (52) Range three (3) West. to have and hold during the term of her natural life and at her death it is to be divided equally between my son Job T. Wells, or his heirs, and Emma J. Wells or her heirs.
I give all my personal effects to my wife, my son Job T. and my daughter Emma J. subject to the following conditions and specifications:
I give to my brother Dudley Wells One Hundred and Fifty Dollars more or less, the balance due on my note he holds against me.
I give to Mrs. Mary Howe Two Hundred Dollars due her for services in raising my daughter Emma J.
I give to the heir of Mrs. Lucy Wells One Dollar.
I give to Lemuel Wright, my grandson and namesake, One Hundred Dollars to be paid to him when he is twenty one years of age. I give to each of the four daughters of Rachel Reid viz: Annie Wright, Nettie Copenhaver, Ophelia Parsons and Lillie Moore, the sum of Twenty Five Dollars and to her other heirs the sum of One Dollar and to George Johnston the sum of Twenty Five Dollars and to the other heirs of Mrs. Bettie Gillum One dollar. I will that T. J. Elmore's bill of lumber furnished and work done in building the sheep house be paid out of my personal effects. Also the Doctors' bills, the bill of D. M. Bowen, Noah Bells wages for the summer of seven months, at sixteen Dollars per month, and my funeral expenses. I give to Mrs. Theodore Purse,, Mrs. John Wright, C. P. Wells & James Wells each the sum of One Dollar. And after paying the above specified sums the remainder to be divided among my wife, Job T. and Emma J. in the proportion of One Thousand Dollars to my wife, One Thousand Dollars to Emma J. and Eight Hundred Dollars to Job T.
I request Louis Holiday to act as executor of this my last will and testament.
Given under my hand and seal this 21st day of April 1892. L. M. Wells (Seal)
Witness
J.T. Keitherlin
J.L. Butler
I, Lemuel M. Wells,, add this Codicil to my last will and testament executed and signed the 21st day of April 1892. As follows:
I desire my executor to dispose and sell my personal effects, either at private or at public sale at such times as they will realize the greatest returns, to be not later than Oct 20th 1892, in the event of my death preceding that time, consisting of the following property:
One Jack and proceeds in possession of J. B. Smith, per contract.
One Jack, and one Jennet and her colt in prospect.
About 100 bushels of wheat in bin.
About 800 bushels of oats in bin.
About 3000 lbs of bacon more or less in smoke house, including nearly 2 bbis of lard.
The clip of wool from about 140 or 150 head of sheep. The whole flock of before mentioned sheep. with all the lambs belonging thereto.
My horse "Selim", my horses "Bill" and "Shiloh."
All of my cattle, with their increase, consisting of 7 cows, 7 calves and yearlings, One 2 year old heifer, one yearling steer, one white cow belonging to my brother Dudley Wells. One four year old bull. One sow and eight pigs. All my farming implements, including my stacker and mower, one prospective colt from my daughter, Emma J.'s mare, or any other personal property that may be found not mentioned in the foregoing schedule, to be by him, the said executor, distributed according to the provisions of the aforementioned will, with the addition of paying to Clay Wright Thirty Dollars the amount in full due him.
I will that all other receipts and incomes arising from the settlement of my estate, to be divided equally between my son Job T. Wells and Emma J. Wells, including the amount due me from Fielden Estes on real estate situated in Ashley and Hartford Townships, County of Pike and State of Missouri, deeded to him to secure the payment of $3200, more or less, described and located as follows: 200 acres of prairie land lying in Hartford Township. 50 arpents lying west of the old, Tom Kerr, tract, 100 acres more or less lying West and South of the homestead. 96 acres more or less lying Northwest of land now owned by Jeff Calvert.
The Northwest portion of the Wilbarger tract, 200 acres more or less, known as the Bonham tract, and a strip of land running from the Hartford and Ashley public road southwest of land now owned by A. D. Riggs containing 10 acres, more or less.
In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my hand and seal this 22nd day of April 1892. L.M. Wells (Seal)
Witness:
J. T. Keitherlin
Lewis Holladay
