Lucius Marshall Butler - Last Will and Testament

 

Lucius Marshall Butler - Last Will and Testament

    I, Lucius M. Butler, of Cranston, in the State of Rhode Island, being of sound mind and body do declare this to be my last will and testament.  And I also declare that no person whatever is aware of the disposition I am about to make of my property.

    I direct that all my just debts, including the expenses of my last illness and burial be first paid out of my estate.

    I give, devise and bequeath to my son, Henry Earl Butler, the sum of Five Dollars and no more under any circumstances.  I make this provision as he has convinced me by his conduct that he is not a fit person to be in control of any money.

    After the payment of the above, I give, devise and bequeath absolutely and entirely to my wife, Elvira A. Butler, all cash monies belonging to me that may be on deposit or otherwise found at the date of my decease.  All the rest and residue of my estate, real, personal, and mixed and wherever situate of which I may die seized and possessed or entitled to, I give, devise and bequeath to my said wife Elvira A. Butler for the term of her natural life, to be divided at her decease in equal shares between my three children, Herbert Marshall Butler, Lucian Abbott Butler and Helen May Butler Spahn, or to the survivor or survivors of them if either should be not living at the decease of my said wife and shall have left no issue then surviving, if either of my three children last named shall be not living at the date of the decease of my said wife but shall leave issues, said issues shall take the parents' share.

I nominate and appoint my wife, Elvira A. Butler, Executrix of this my last will and testament and request that she be not required to file an inventory of my estate or give bond as such executrix.

Lucius M. Butler (L. S.)  (September 22, 1904) 

(Lucius Marshall Butler Died 14 May 1905)