Recognizing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death at no distant day while in full vigor of mind and body I make and set up this as my last will and testament revoking all others. I direct that all of my indebtedness be speedily paid and that my estate real and personal, be divided and disposed of as hereinafter recited -

To my wife MRS. ROBENA T. PARKER I give the TURNEY place on which we now reside, containing ninety acres of land and the lands lying directly south of it to LOUIS CREEK containing about twenty acres. Also the North east quarter of my Coon Creek farm (as now divided for purpose of renting and cultivating occupied now by MRS. REDD and others, also one hundred acres of hill land lying east of RILEY PEELS it being a part of the TERRILL one thousand acre tract and a nine acre tract adjoining the LIGHT lands on the east granted to WM. B. JONES also a one half interest in the COKER farm in District No. 12 - recently purchased, also my blacksmith shop at Ro Ellen and some lots of land adjoining it - in all about twenty acres also 40 acres COKER tract, also I have given her the proceeds of Sale of tract of land in western portion of Carroll County known as the HAYES place, The Sale was recently made taking money already turned over to her and notes for balance.

Next I give to my son DANIEL G. PARKER a citizen of San Bernadino California that portion of my old homestead known as the FOWLKES place lying west of the road to Ro Ellen and north of the TURNEY and SHARP one thousand and eighty acres East of the WALKER lands south of WHITE & HAWKS also all of my ANTHONY SHARP lands lying east of a line running south from a point forty poles east of the G. W. PRITCHARD south west corner.

Next I give to my son JOHN N. PARKER of Dyersburg Tenn. my old home place, the TURNEY and SHARP one thousand & fifty acres and that portion of the FOWLKES lands lying east of the Ro Ellen road and south of M. A. WELBORN'S lands, also a strip forty poles wide off of my ANTHONY SHARP lands on west side.

Next I give to my daughter MRS. MATTIE R. CARTHEL of Trenton Tenn. the south west quarter of my Coon Creek farm as now divided among tenants and the bottom lands lying directly west of this tract (one quarter) also the eighty acre tract of the BOON land. Also the one half interest in the COKER farm in District No. 12 - which is to be owned by her and her mother, to be devided in such way as they think best or remain undivided, also a tract of about one hundred acres in Gibson county near Waterford which I advise to sell and reinvest proceeds of said tract and the G. W. PRITCHARD tract which she may sell, All of the other lands except last two tracts given her are to be used and controlled by her, She receiving all the profits of them and at her death to be equally divided between her children.

Next I give to my daughter MRS. HATTIE C. GREEN of Dyersburg Tenn. the house and lot in Dyersburg where she now lives also the south east corner of my Coon Creek farm and the bottom lands laying directly west of the HANCOCK lands owned by me. Also the Booths Point tract of lands containing Seven Hundred and eighty four acres. Also my farm west of Dyersburg on the acres - Those lands are to be owned and enjoyed by her. She receiving the net profits of same during her life and at her death to go equally to her children.

Next I give to my daughter MISS NANNIE G. PARKER the North west quarter of my Coon Creek farm as now divided for renting and the lands adjoining on west and north west (the MCINTOSH place) containing about five hundred acres in all, also the MOORE place of Seventy five acres in the Second district of Dyer County. Also the MULHERIN lands and the SAWYER twenty acres and the SORRELL and PIERCE lands adjoining the MULHERIN lands on the south. Also a house and lot in Memphis on Winchester Street bought of R. C. BINKLEY I instruct my executor not to collect a note of fourteen hundred dollars and interest on J. P. HARRIS. Also a claim on CHAS and MOLLIE WALDRON for five hundred dollars - also a small note on J. E. WEBB of forty or fifty dollars. I direct my executor to sell at earliest convenient opportunities by private sale the following lands to wit: - the old SMITH place in Dist. No 7 all of same not already sold. The thirty acres sold to R. P. POWELL which I have agreed to take back, and the SPRAGGINS place of about forty acres the proceeds of lands sold to become personal property and dispose of by general provision as to personal property. Said Sales are to be made for cash or notes so secured as to be good so as to make most advantageous sale. I direct my executor to set aside my twenty shares of stock in Citizens Bank and hold it under the rules of said Bank for the benefit of my wife and five children equally accumulating the profits thereon for ten years - said earnings not to be used or applied to the use of the beneficiaries except in case of real need of one or more of them and then only for the necessaries of life. At the end of ten years to be divided together with the earnings on same considerations as other apportionments of personal property herein, My personal property I wish disposed of as follows, I give my wife all the household and kitchen furniture, supplies on hand, stock tools and other property belonging to our present home place.

I also give my daughter NANNIE the sum of One Thousand dollars and the Piano to equalize her portion with the other children in past expenditures - I have kept no account of advancements and make only this charge thereof.

I give to my two little grand sons HENRY ARTHUR GREEN and DANIEL BURNEY PARKER the two share of Bank stock purchased of W. D. ROBERTS one share each to be held and controlled by J. N. PARKER as trustee for them till of age & then delivered to them he being cashier of said Bank.

I also give my little grand daughter ROBENA CARTHEL my five hundred dollars stock in Exchange Bank at Trenton to be held and controlled by her father J. E. CARTHEL cashier of said bank as trustee for her until she is of age then delivered to her, and instruct my executor to invest a like amount in Bank stock for HELEN. After paying all debts I may owe at my death and providing for the special devises of personal property above specified and a family monument One thousand dollars, I direct that my remaining personal property be divided equally between my wife and five children. Share and share alike, first deducting five per cent as compensation for my executor -

I nominate and appoint J. N. PARKER - my son - as executor of this my last Will and Testament and having full confidence in his honesty and integrity - require no bond of him as executor nor of any of the Trustees herein appointed.

Recognizing the uniformity with which estates are depleted after being divided in order to avoid as far as possible a similar result in this case I request and direct the following - that my wife and unmarried daughter NANNIE entrust the handling and managing of their interests to J. N. PARKER who is hereby directed and required to act as trustee for my married daughter HATTIE - to manage and controll her lands and personal property after division is made, and I enjoin upon my Son-in-law J. E. CARTHEL to carefully advise for MATTIE as to her interests and aid her as far as possible to preserve same Having had this my last will and testament written for me at my dictation and having revised and corrected same by erasures and interlineations as appears on face of it. I now sign it in the presence of R. N. STRAUGHAN and J. T.ARENDALL as witnesses hereto - This Sept. 27th 1892

D. E. PARKER.