JESSEE SWANNER
Last Will & Testament
Proven and set at the
October Term 1856

It is my will in case of death of this spell of illness that my beloved wife LOUIZA SWANNER have during her life or widowhood all of my personal & real estate except four pork hogs she has & is entitled to full & entire possession of my farm & houses and all appurtenances there unto with all my stock including horses cattle, & stock hogs except the Four Hogs already described to use for her benefit & the benefit of her youngest Daughter AVENELLA so long as she remains single & lives with her mother.

Should my beloved wife neglect to keep my property together & seem to be prodigal & wasting the same there & in that case I want my property with personal & real equeally divided between my children, my wife retaining a childs part & in case she should take care of my property confided to her care during her life time at her desease. I want all my property equeally divided among my children to wit: JESSE G. SWANNER, JAMES W. SWANNER, LOUIS F. SWANNER, LOUVENIA J. SWANNER, AVINELLA SWANNER my lawful heirs &c.

In testimony of all the foregoing I hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this the 22nd of Jany. 1856.

JESSE SWANNER (Seal)

Witnesses:
J. B. POWELL
T. S. SINGLETON