Espie Stakes Taylor will, Acadia Parish, LA
Submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by Becky Millet, April 2004.


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No. 203862 Donation Book No. 3 at Page 446

I, Mrs. Espie Stakes Taylor, being of sound mind and body, but realizing the 
uncertainty of life, make this my last will and testament, revoking all others:
First = I desire that all my just debts be paid.
Second = I will, devise and bequeath to my husband, Leon Asa Taylor, usufruct 
during his lifetime, of all separate property owned by me at the time of my death 
and of my undivided one-half interest in and to all property of the community of 
acquets and gains existing between my husband, Leon Asa Taylor and my self 
owned by me at the time of my death, and I particularly will, devise and bequeath 
to my husband, Leon Asa Taylor the usufruct of all minerals and mineral royalties, 
and my interest in irrigation wells, owned by me at the time of my death, such 
usufruct to terminate at his death.
Third = I will, devise and bequeath in equal proportions to my children John 
Asa Taylor, Millard Delha(ye) Taylor, Freda Taylor Marmino, wife of Paul Marmino, 
and Leon Oleson Taylor, all separate property owned by me at the time of my 
death, and my undivided one-half interest in and to all property of the community 
of acquets and gains existing between my husband, Leon Asa Taylor and myself, 
owned by me at the time of my death, subject to the usufruct here in bequeathed 
to my husband, Leon Asa Taylor.  I make and appoint my husband, Leon Asa 
Taylor the executor of this my last will and testament, giving him seizin of my 
estate from the moment of my death, and dispense him from furnishing bond 
as testamentary executor and as usufructuary, thus entirely written, dated and 
signed with my own hand in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, on this twenty-first day 
of October, nineteen  hundred and forty-seven.

                                    (Signature) Mrs. Espie Stakes Taylor
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Espie was my (Becky Millet's) great grandmother.  She and my great-grandfather,
Leon, are buried in the Maxie Methodist Cemetery, Maxie, LA

TAYLOR, Espie Stakes  23 Dec 1898 - 21 Dec 1957
TAYLOR, Leon Asa       06 Jul 1894   - 18 Aug 1966