Taken from

Abstracts of Owen County Indiana Wills before 1900

By Vivian Zollinger

 

Submitted By Layne Powell

 

James Blair

21 May 1864

22 Jan 1873 Will Book 3, p.21

 

-to wife Martha Blair - 1/3 of real estate and personal property

-to five living children: Mahala, John A., Jeremiah N., Isaac R., & Sarah A. Blair - the remaining 2/3 in equal prtions except for son Isaac Reid Blair to receive $300 more than the rest since the other sons have already received $300 in real estate.

-wife’s share to include dwelling house; and after her death the house to go to daughters if they be single

-after wife’s death her share to be shared equally by my children

-Exec.- wife

-Wit. - H. Richards, Milton Judah