AAFA Wills
WILL OF LEANDER H. ALFORD

In the name of God Amen,

I, Leander H. Alford of the Town of Social Hill, in the County of Hot Spring and State of Arkansas, being of sound mind and memory, blessed be Almighty God for the same: do make and publish this my last will and testament.

I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Nancy A. Alford, all my household furniture and all the rest of my personal property to be hers forever. I also give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Nancy A. Alford all my real estate as long as she shall live.

I do nominate and appoint my beloved wife, Nancy A. Alford to be the sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal, and publish and decree this to be my last Will and Testament in presence of the witnesses named below this 8 day of March. In the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety-seven.

Signed, sealed, declared and published by the said Leander H. Alford as and for his last Will and Testament.

In presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.

Leander H. Alford

W. T. Carroll, Social Hill, Ark.

Attest: W. T. Turner, Social Hill, Arkansas

PROOF OF WILL

The State of Arkansas} S S

County of Hot Spring }

Personally appeared before me, F. M. Henry, Clerk of the County and Probate Courts of Hot Spring County aforesaid;

W. T. Carroll and W. T. Turner, to me well known, who being duly sworn, say: That they are the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing, purporting to be the last Will and Testament of L. H. Alford deceased, that said instrument was executed, at the time, place, and by the person therein named, that said L. H. Alford the Testator was at the time of signing said instrument upwards of twenty-one years of age, and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and that in the presence of both of these affiants he declared it to be his last Will and Testament, and subscribed his name thereto in the presence of both of these affiants, that at the request of said Testator affiants wrote their names to his said Will in his presence and in the presence of each other, that the subscriptions to the foregoing instrument of writing are genuine, and that said instrument which is hereto attached is the identical one that affiants so witnessed and saw the said L. H. Alford sign.

W. T. Carroll and W. T. Turner

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of Oct. 1897. F. M. Henry, Clerk

Filed Oct. 5th 1897. Recorded Oct 13th 1897 F. M. Henry, Clerk By E. H. McCray, D. C.