I CHARLES H. LEDSINGER do hereby make & publish this my last will and testament

Item 1st Let all my just debts be paid

Item 2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife NANCY T. LEDSINGER all of my personal property - money Choses in action &c. except as herein after provided to be hers absolutely

Item 3rd I give to my beloved wife NANCY T. LEDSINGER for and during the term of her natural life all of the real estate of which I die seized or possessed - and said real estate at the death of my wife NANCY T. LEDSINGER I will and bequeath to my following named children to wit THOMAS T. LEDSINGER, ZENOBIA F. FOWLKES wife of GEORGE A. FOWLKES, ROBERT W. LEDSINGER, JOHN P. LEDSINGER, JAMES Z. LEDSINGER and MARGARET E. LEDSINGER to be divided between them and in case of the death of any of the above named children before their mother without issue - the said property is to go to the survivors or of them but should any of the above named children die before their mother leaving children such children in the division of said property are to stand "in loco parentis"

Item 4th To all of my children except ROBERT W. & JAMES Z. & MARGARET E. LEDSINGER I have given each a horse cow & calf two sows & two ewes to preserve equally as nearly as possible it is my desire that my wife as soon after my Death as possible out of the property herein given to her provided she can do so without inconvenience to herself should give to each of said children ROBERT W., JAMES Z. & MARGARET E. LEDSINGER a horse of the value of $150.00 a cow and calf of the value of $2000 2 sows and 2 ewes or to each of them the value of said property in money If my wife cannot do this in her life time (and it is altogether at her option whether she does or not) then upon a division of my property as provided for in Item No. 3 of this will the said ROBERT W., JAMES Z. & MARGARET E. LEDSINGER are to have each Say $200.00 more than the three other children named in said Item No 3

Item No. 5 I am the owner of one undivided (1/3) part of a tract of land of about 227 acres - the same on which my brother P. C. LEDSINGER now lives - descended to me from my brother ROBERT LEDSINGER. My brother P. C. LEDSINGER has been using and occupying said land for many years, without accounting to me for any of the rents and profits, Now therefore to prevent trouble and Litigation in regard to the same if my brother P. C. LEDSINGER will within twelve months from my death pay to my Executrix the sum of Two thousand ($2000) dollars, I hereby authorize and empower my said Executrix to convey said land to the Said P. C. LEDSINGER by deed and to execute to him full receipts and acquittances for the rents and profits due to me - but if he fails within said period to accept of these terms & to pay said Sum of Two thousand Dollars then my Executrix is hereby directed to apply for a division of said land and to have an account taken of the rents & profits due and to collect all that acount of Equity will decree and any money that may come into the hands of my Executrix under this Item of my will shall at once be divided among my six children named in Item No 3 of this will or the survivors of them and in the same way as therein provided for the division of my real estate

Item No 6 A suit is now pending against me in the circuit court of Dyer County Instituted by ALEXANDER WILLIAMS and MARY E. his wife as Administrators of JOHN W. NORTON dec'd in which suit I expect to recover judgment against In the event that I recover said judgment and the same is collected I hereby direct my Executrix after paying the expenses by me incurred in defending said including the fees of my attorneys out of said judgment to pay the balance thereof to the legally appointed Guardian of JAMES NORTON and LEONORA NORTON children of JOHN W. NORTON dec'd for the use and benefit of said children The reason why my daughter MARY E. now intermarried with ALEXANDER WILLIAMS is left out of the provisions of this will is; that I have already done for her more than I can do for the balance of my children and given her more than I can give to them

Lastly I hereby nominate and appoint my wife NANCY T. LEDSINGER Executrix of this my last will and testament and having every confidence in her prudence and not intending that she shall be responsible further than she desires to any one except my condition I hereby expressly waive the necessity of her giving bond as Executrix Interlined before signed Witness my hand Sept 15, 1868

CHARLES H. LEDSINGER