LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

 OF

 ABRAM C. OSTEEN

 

TATE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

 

 

Introduction:

 

Abram C. Osteen was the brother of Hardy R. Osteen, Joseph Lafater Osteen, Cordelia Jane Osteen and William Riley Osteen, who all married into the Lunsford family in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.  The wife of Abram Osteen was Mary Ann Moore who was born in Tennessee and preceded him in death in 1889.

 

After the death of Amanda Lunsford, wife of Joseph Lafater Osteen, and the father of Sophronia Osteen Keltner, Joseph moved to DeSoto County, Mississippi, later Tate County, Mississippi, along with his brother Hardy R. Osteen, and Abram C. Osteen who already resided in Mississippi. 

 

Amanda Lunsford was the daughter of William Lunsford of Lauderdale County, who apparently died during, or shortly after, the birth of Sophronia.

 

Abram C. Osteen, along with his wife, are buried in Brooks Chapel Cemetery in Coldwater, Tate County, Mississippi.  His brother, Hardy R. and wife Elizabeth Lunsford Osteen, are also buried in this cemetery, along with other members of their family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TATE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

WILL OF ABRAM C. OSTEEN

 

Realizing the uncertainty of life and being admonished that death must soon be the fate of all men; Now; therefore I, Abram C. Osteen, being of sound mind and anxious to arrange all my temporal affairs, I do hereby in the presence of almighty God, and these subscribing witnesses, make this my last will and testament.

 

First, after my burial and funeral expenses and all just debts are paid, I hereby will and bequeath to Mrs. Sallie J. Tribble, Mrs. Mary S. Morgan, Mrs. Ollie Olliver Gardner and the heirs of Mrs. Mary E. Laughlin all of the property I may die seized of, both real and personal equally, except one half of a childs part which amt I will & bequeath to Mrs. Mary I. Osteen.

 

I hereby appoint G. R. Watkins to execute this, my last will and testament, with good and sufficient bond.  This the 12^th day of July A. D. 1892.

 

 

A.    C. Osteen

 

 

Witness:

 

W. R. Gilliland    ~      K. L. Bufford

 

 

 

 

 

PROOF OF WILL

 

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TATE COUNTY

 

 

State of Mississippi            }

Tate County                         }

           

                        In the chancery court in vacation on July 20,(18)93.  In the matter of a certain instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of A. C. Osteen, deceased.

            Be it remembered that on the 20 day of July 1893 A. D. personally appeared before me the clerk of the chancery court of said county, W. R. Gilliland..............  (second page not copied)

 

 

 

 

 

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Source:  Tate County Courthouse, Senatobia, Mississippi

~ Transcribed by Deborah Lunsford Yates ~

 

 

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