Birth Certificate for Leo White: (Affidavit) 

Certificate number: 521
Place of Birth:        Maud Bowie Co TX
Date of Birth:         2 Feb 1890
Name:                   Leo Letredge White                             
Father:                  Thomas Marion White
Mother:                 Martha Olevia Harris
Witnesses to birth Certificate signing Affidavit: 
                            Charles T White [brother] 
                            Omer  Oliver Rachel

THE STATE OF TEXAS

Marriage License

County of Bowie

To any Person Authorized by the Laws of the State 
of Texas to Celebrate the Rites of matrimony in the 
State of Texas

Greeting:

You are hereby Authorized to Solemnize the
Rites of Matrimony
Between

Mr. Leo White   and Miss. Sallie Dennis
and make the return to the Clerk of the County Clerk of said County within thirty days thereafter, certifying your actions under this License.

Witness my official signature and seal of office in
Bowie              ,Texas
this the    23rd   day of    December    A. D. 1911.
     Tobe Morris            Clerk County Court
Bowie           County, Texas

By    - - - -     Deputy

 I hereby certify that on the  24th  day of  December A. D. 1911,  I united in Marriage the parties above named.
Witness my hand this  24th  day of  December   A. D. 1911
County of Marriage:                    N. J. Rachel   M. G.

_____________________County, Texas

Returned and filed for record the  27th  day of  Dec  A. D. 1911
and recorded the   27th   day of  January  A. D. 1912
By L. Boswell    Deputy  Tobe Morris  County Clerk

Last Will & Testament

Leo L. White

County of Bowie

Know all men by These Persents:

     That I, L. L. White, of the County of Bowie, State of Texas,
being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and publish
this, my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills and 
testaments by me at any time heretofore made.

     I am the husband of Sallie D. White.  Of the marriage of
Sallie D. White and myself, seven children were born, to-wit:
Frances Laurie Townsend, Charles Richard White, Mary Eugenia Dittrich,
Edward Leo White, Lola Inez Merritt, Nancy Joan Green and Lewis 
Gerald White.  No other child or children, except as named above, 
were born to me at the date of execution of this will and no child
or children were adopted by me at the date of execution of this will.

I.

     I desire and direct that my body be given a decent burial 
suitable to my cirumstances and station in life, and that the ex-
penses thereof and all of my just and lawful debts be paid out of
my estate by my Independant Executrix or Independant Excecutor or
Co-Indenpendant Executors, as the case may be, hereinafter named and
appointed as soon after my death as in practicable.

II.

     A.  I give, bequeath and devise to my wife, Sallie D. White,
All of my estate, of whatsoever character and wheresoever situated,
to be hers in fee simple.

     B.  In the event that my wife, Sallie D. White, should pre-
decease me or should we die simultaneously, or in the same common
accident or calamity, or under circumstances causing doubt as to
which of us survivied the other, then, and in the event of the occur-
rence of any one or more of such events, I give, devise and bequeath
all of the property, both real and personal, of which I may die
seized and possessed to my children, Frances Laurie Townsend, Charles
Richard White, Mary Eugenia Dittrich, Edward Leo White, Lola Inez
Merritt, Nancy Joan Green and Lewis Gerald White, in fee simple,
forever, share and share alike, subject to, however, the right of
first refusal hereinafter granted to two of my children, Nancy Joan
Green and Lewis Gerald White, and the right to lease certain property
hereinafter granted to my son, Lewis Gerald White.

III.

     My Independent Exector, Independent Executric, or Co-
Independent Executors, as the case may be, are hereby directed and 
authorized to lease the following described property to my son, Lewis
Gerald White, for a period beginning on the date of the death of the
survivor of myself or my wife, Sallie D. White, and ending five (5)
years from date thereof, for the annual rental of $300.00 per year,
which rental shall be payable in advance.  The Property to be demised
in described as follows, to-wit:

Tract One:

A part of the Alvin Owsley 538 acre tract in the A. G. Melton H. R. 
Survey, and more particularly described as follows:  The South Half
of Lot No. 3 in the division of the A. C. Owsley 538 acre tract.
BEGINNING at the Southeast Corner of said Lot NO. 3, from which a red
oak brs W 4 vrs, a ditto brs N 48 deg. East 5 vrs, marked X;
THENCE North 470 vrs, a stake from which a red oak brs S 25 deg. West
7 1/2 vrs, another brs N 72 W 7 1/2 vrs. both marked X;
THENCE West 582 1/2 vrs to a stake on the East boundry line of Lot No.
1, from which a black jack vrs S 38 E 4 vrs, a hickory brs N 18 E
8 vrs, a ditto brs N 66 W 5 vrs, all marked X;
THENCE Soiuth 470 vrs to stake on the East boundry line of Lot No. 2
bought by Mrs. Black, the same being the Northwest corner of O. P. 
Moss tract;
THENCE East 582 1/2 vrs to the place of beginning, containing 48 1/2 acres
of land, more or less, and being the same land described in a deed
from E. J. Courtney to W. N. Reynolds dated November 14, 1902, re-
corded in Vol. 109, Pages 232-3, Deed Records of Bowie County, Texas,
to which reference is here made.

Tract Two:

A part of the A. G. Melton Survey, and a part of the 538 acre tract
conveyed by decree of the District Court of Bowie County, Texas, in
Cause No. 1911, styled P. J. Willis et al vs. Mary Newton et al at
the Spring Term 1881 of said Court to Alvin Owsley, same being a part
of Lot No. 3, of the division of said land, and
BEGINNING at a stake on the WB line of Lot 4, | from which a r.o. mkd
X brs W 4 vrs, a do mkd X brs N 48 E 5 vrs;
THENCE West 582 1/2 vrs to stake on EB line of Lot 2, from which a Black
jack mkd X brs S 38 E 4 vrs, a hickory mkd X brs N 18 E 8 vrs;
THENCE North 179 vrs to corner with T. J. Seales, a stake from which
a hickory mke X brs S 45 E 8-2/10 vrs, a do mkd X brs S 76 # 9-2/10 vrs;
THENCE East 582 1/2 vrs to a stake on WB line of Lot 4, from which a red 
oak mkd X brs S 20 W 7-4/10 vrs;
THENCE South 179 vrs to the place of beginning, containing 18 1/2 acres 
of land, and being the same land described in a deed from James M. 
Barry to W. N. Reynolds, deated january 1, 1914, recorded in Vol. 72,
Page 16 of the Deed Records, of Bowie County, Texas, to which reference
is here made.

Tract THREE:

 A part of the A. G. Melton Survey, and a part of the 538 acres tract
conveyed  by decree of the District Court of Bowie County, Texas, in
cause No. 1911, styled P. J. Willis et al vs Mary Newton at et al at the
Spring Term of said Court to Alvin C. Owsley, and being a part of the 
North one-half of Lot No. 3 in the division of said land, and
BEGINNING at the Southwest corner of Lot No. 5, a stake from which a
red oak mkd X brs South 81 1/2 E 10 vrs;
THENCE East with the South boundary line of Lot No. 5, 582 1/2 vrs to a
stake from which a black jack mkd X brs South 16 E 5 vrs;
THENCE South 291 vrs to corner with W. N. Reynolds, a stake from which
a red oak mkt X brs South 20 W 7-4/10 vrs;
THENCE West 582 1/2 to a stake on East line of Lot 2 from which a 
black jack mkd X brs South 38 E 4 vrs; do brs South 18 E 8 vrs;
THENCE North with the East boundary line of Lot 2, 291 vrs to the 
place of beginning, containing 30 acres of land, and being the same
land described in a deed from T. J. Seals et ux to W. N. Reynolds,
dated March 13, 1918, and recorded in Vol. 81, Page 46, of the Deed
Records of Bowie County, Texas, to which reference is here made.

Tract Four:

All that certain tract or parcel of land situated in the county of 
Bowie and State of Texas, about two miles Northwest from the Town of
Maud, a part of the Andrew G. Milton Headright Survey, Patent No. 258,
Volumn 13, Abstract NO. 375, and being a portion of a 538 acre tract
of said survey set apart to A. C. Owsley, in the subdivision of a 
portion of said survey.

BEGINNING at a stake on the North boundary line of said survey, 775
vrs. East of the N. W. corner of said A. C. Owsley 538 acre tract, the
N. E. corner of Lot No. 1, a red oak mkd X brs. S. 26 W. 1 1/2 vrs;
THENCE South with the East boundary line of Lot No. 1 of said division
484 2/3 vrs. to a stake a red oak mkd. X brs 83 1/2 East 10 vrs. a
black jack mkd. X brs. N. 29 E. 14 vrs;
THENCE East with the South Boundry line of this traact and the North
boundary line of Lot No. 3m 582 1/2 vrs. a stake the N. E. corner of
Lot NO. 3, and the N. W. corner of Lot No. 4, the S. W. corner of 
Whittington  tract (now C. T. White tract);
THENCE North with the West line of said Whittington or White tract
484 2/3 vrs to the N. W. corner of same on the original North boundary
line of said survey;
THENCE west with the North Boundary line of said survey 582 1/2 vrs.
to the place of beginning, containing fifty (50) acres of land.

IV.

     In the event of a contemplated bona fide sale of the pro-
perty described in Paragraph III hereinabove by my children herein-
above named, my children hereinabove named shall give to my son,
Lewis Gerald White, a notice in writing of the considereation for and 
terms and conditions on which it is proposed that such sake shall be
made, which notice shall be delivered by Union States Registered 
Mail, Return Receipt Requested, not less that fifteen (15) days prior
to the date on which it is proposed that such contemplated sale shall
be consumated and my son, Lewis Gerald White, shall have the option
and privilege of purchasing the premises upon the same terms and con-
ditions and for the same consideration as specified in such notice
which option and privilege shall be exercised, if at all, by written 
notice of the exercise of such option and privilege delivered to my 
other children by United States Registered Mail, Return Receipt Re-
quested, within ten (10) days of receipt by my son, Lewis Gerald 
White, of such notice of such proposed sale and on failure of my son,
Lewis Gerald White, to exercise such option and privilege within such
period of ten (10) days, the option and privilege hereby granted to
my son, Lewis Gerald White, shall terminate and become null and void
and thereafter my children shall be at liberty to sell and convey the 
premises at the consideration and on the terms and conditions specified
in such notice of such contemplated sale.  The privilege and right
hereby conferred shall become void and of no force and effect upon 
the expiration of ten years from the date of death of the last to die
of myself or my wife, Sallie D. White. 

V.

     In the event of a contemplated bona fide sale of that certain 
parcel of land conveyed to L. L. White by C. E. Warrington, et ux, by
deed of record in Vol. III, Page 134, Deed Rcords of Bowie county,
Texas, by my children hereinabove named, my children hereinabove named
shall give to my daughter, Nancy Joan Green, a notice in writing of
the consideration for and terms and conditions on which it is proposed
that such sale be made, which notice shall be delivered by United 
States Registered Mail, Return Receipt Requested, not less that fif-
teen (15) days prior to the date on which it is proposed that such
comtemplated sale shall consumated and my daughter, Nancy Joan
Green, shall have the option and privilege of purchasing the premises
upon the same terms and conditions and for the same consideration as
specified in such notice which option and privilege shall be exerecised,
if at all, by written notice of the exercise of such option and pri-
vilege delivered to my other children by United States Registered 
Mail, Return Receipt Requested, within ten (10) days of receipt by my
daughter, Nancy Joan Green, of such notice of such proposed sale and 
on failure of my duaghter Nancy Joan Green, to exercise such option
and privilege within such period of tne (10) days, the option and 
privilege hereby granted to my daughter, Nancy Joan Green, shall ter-
minate and become null and void and thereafter my children shall be
at liberty to sell and convey the premises at the consideration and 
on the terms and conditions specified in such notice of such contem-
plated sale.  The privilege and right hereby conferred shall become
void and of no force and effect upon the expiration of ten (10) years
from the date of death of the last to die of myself or my wife, Sallie
D. White.

VI.

     A.  I appoint my wife, Sallie B. White, as Independent Exe-
cutirx of this will and of my estate.  If my said wife, Sallie D.
White, should fail or cease to serve as Executrix, for any reason,
then I appoint two (2) of my children, Lewis Gerald White and Nancy
Joan Green, or the survivor of them, as co-Independent Executors or
Independent Executrix or Independent Executor, as the case may be,
of this will and of my estate.

     B.  My Independent Executrixx or Independent Executor or Co-
Independent Exeutors, as the case may be, shall receive no cmpen-
sation for acting in his or her official capacity, and no Independent 
Executrix or Independent Executor or Co-Indepentent Executors, as the
case may be, shall be required to furnish bond or any other security.

     C.  Wheather or not my estate is indebted to any person, I
give unto my said Independent Executrix or Independent Executor or
Co-Indepentent Executors, as the case may be, from the date of grant-
ing letters until my estate has been entirely distributed the same 
rights, powers, authority and privileges and discretion with refer-
ence to the control, management and disposition of my estate that 
are given to trustees by the provisions of the Texas Trust Act 
(Article 7425 b V.A.C.S. Texas) in addition to all powers given to 
independent executors by law.

     D.  I direct that no other action shall be had in the 
County Court in relation to the settlement of my estate that the pro-
bating and recording of this my last Will and Testament and the return
of an inventory, appraisement and list of claims of my estate.

     This, I make, publish and declare as my Last Will and 
Testament, hereunto signing and subscribing my name on this the
18  day of April, 1970, in the presence of the undersigned attest-
ing witnesses, who, each being above the age of fourteen years and
each being a credible person and witness, attest the same at my
request. 

                                                   Siged:  L.    L.    White
                                                              L. L. White

     The above instrument was now here published as his Last Will 
and Testament and signed and subscribed by L. L. White, Testator, in 
our presence, and we, at the request of siad Testator in the presence
of him and in the presence of each other sign and subscribe our names
hereto as attesting witnesses.

                                                             Bun L. Hutchinson
                                                             Witness

                                                             Jody A. Lewis
                                                             Witness

The State of Texas
County of Bowie

      Before Me, the undersigned, on this day person-
ally appeared  Bun L. Hutchinson   and    Jody A. Lewis.
and L. L. White, the witnesses and Testator, respectively, whose 
names are subscribed to the annexed and foregoing instrument, in their
respective capacities, and all of said person being by me duly sworn,
the said L. L. White, Testator, declared to me and to the said 
witnesses, in my presence, that the said instrument is his Last Will 
and Testament, and that he had willingly made and executed it as his
free act and deed for the purposes therein expressed; and the said
witnesses, each on his oath, stated to me, in the presence and hearing
of the said Testator, that the said Testator had declared to them
that the said instrument is his Last Will and Testament, and that he
had executed the same as such and wanted each of them to sign it as
a witness; and upon their oaths, each witness stated further that they
did sign the same as witnesses in the presence of the said Testator
and at his request, and that he was at that time nineteen years of
age of over and was of sound mind; and that each of said witnesses
was then at least fourteen years of age.

L.    L.    White
L. L. White

Bun     L.    Hutchinson
Witness

Jody    A.    Lewis
Witness

[Will was dated 18 April 1970]

[Sallie Executed the Will on 7 May 1970, Leo died on 1/2 May 1970]