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MAHONING COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
Clifford M.Woodside
JUDGE
lILL OF THOMAS B.HARRIS,SR.
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THE STATE OF OHIO,
MAHONING COUNTY,SS:
No.26004
BE IT REMEMBERED,That heretofore,to-wit:
On the 25th day of February,in the year of our Lord,
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-seven,in the
Probate Court,within and for the County of Mahoning
and State of Ohio,an instrument in vvriting purporting
to be the last Veill and Testament of Thomas B.Harris,
Sr.,late of Youngstown,this County,deceased,was
produced in open Court for probate;it is now ordered
that the said will he filed in this Court and it appear
ing to the Court that the next of kin of the test~tor,
resident of the State of Ohio,have waived the issuing
and service of notice and consent to the probate of
said will;notice is dispensed with and said applicatio
will be for hearing before this Court on the 1st day of
March,A.D.1937,at 10 o'clock,A.M.
THEREUPON on the 25th day of February,A.D.
1937,at 10 o'clock,A.M.,John B.Morgan appeared
in open Court and made application for a Commission to
issue to some suitable person to take the deposition
of Dorothy Morgan Butler,witness to the ~ill of said
Thomas B.Harris,Sr.deceased.And it appearing to
the Court that said witness resides out of the jurisdic
tion of this Court,to-wit:at Oberlin,Lorain County,
Ohio.
It is therefore ordered that such Commission,
with said will annexed,issue to Otis C.McKee,Oberlin
Savings Bank,Oberlin,Ohio,a suitable person,to be
duly executed,and together with the deposition of said
MAHONING COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
Clifford M.Woodside
JUDGE
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witness so taken,signed,certified and sealed,be re-
turned to this Court with all convenient speed,and this
cause is continued.
THEREUPON on the 1st day of March,A.D.1937,
at 10 o'clock,A.M.,this cause came on to be heard
and it appearing to the Court that the next of Kin of
the testator,resident of the state of Ohio,have waived
the issuing and service of notice and consent to the
probate of said ~ill;thereupon this day came John B.
Morgan,one of the subscribing ~itnesses to said VQll,
who being dUly sworn,testified to the due execution
and attestation of said Will;v~hich testimony was reduce
to writing by said witness subscribed and filed with
said will.
Also this day tne commission heretofore issued
herein to Otis C.Mc~ee,commanding him to take the
deposition of Dorothy Morgan Butler,the other subscrib-'
ing witness to said will ~as returned to this Court,dul
executed and was filed herein.
~HEREUPON the Court finds from the testimony
and deposition taken that said instrument of ~Titing is
the last will and testament of said Thomas B.Harris,Sr
deceased,that the same was duly executed and attested
and that the said testator at the time of making,signin
and sealing the same was of full age and of sound mind
and memory,and not under any restraint.
It is therefore by the Court ordered that the
said will be admitted to probate and that the same toget -
er with the testimony and deposition taken above named
be entered of record in this Court,v;hich said Applicati
Waiver of Next of Kin,Application for Commission to tak
Deposition of ~itness to till,Commission to Take
Deposition of Witness to vIII,last V'iill and Testament
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MAHONING COUNTY
fROBATE COURT
Clifford M.Woodside
JUDGE
Deposition of Witness to ~ill and Testimony of ~itness
to Will follow in these ~ords and figures,to-wit:
~PPLICATION TO
)ADMIT TO PROBATE
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
THOMAS B.HARRIS,SR.,DECEASED.
PROBATE COURT,MAHONING COUNTY,OHIO
IN THE MATTER OF THE
APPLICATION
FOR PROBATE
OF ¥ILL
TO THE P .OBATE COURT OF SAID COUNTY:
Your petitioner respectfully represents that
Thomas B.Harris,Sr.late a resident of the City of
Youngsto~n,in said County,died In or about the lOth
day of February,1937,leaving an instrument in ~riting,
here~ith produced,purporting to be his LAST ~ILL AND
TESTAMENT.
That the said Thomas B.Harris Sr.died leavin
no widow and the following named persons his only next
of kin,to-wit:
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NAME AGE KINSHIP
Thomas B.Harris,Jr.42 Son
V.illiam B.Harris 40 Son
Anna Howard 64 Daughter
John D.Lewis 50 Step-son
P.O.ADDRESS
34 Kenmore Ave.
Youngstown,Ohio
34 Kenmore Ave.
Youngstown,Jhio
North JacKson,Mahoning
County,Ohio
3626 Hillman St.
Youngstown,Ohio.
Your petitioner offers said will for probate
and prays that a time may be fixed for the proving of
the same,and that said above named persons residents in
this State may be notified according to law,of the
pendency of said proceedings.
JOHN D.LEVIS,Petitioner
MAHONING COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
Clifford M.Woodside
JUDGE
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THE STATE OF OHIO,MAliONING COUNTY,SS:
The above named John D.Lewis being first duly
sworn,says that the facts stated and allegations in the
foregoing application contained,are true as he verily
believes.
JOHN D.LEVVIS
Sworn to before me and signed in my presence,
this 16th day of Feb.1937.
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(SEAL)JOHN B.MORGAN,Notary Public
WAIVER
APPLICATION
FOR
COMMISSION
TO TAKE
DEPOSITION
OF V,ITNESS
TO \'\ILL
JOHN B.MORGAN,ATTORNEY
We,the undersigned next of kin of the ~ithin
named testator,resident of the State of Ohio,hereby
waive further notice,and consent to tne probate of
said will.
Dated this 16th day of February,1937.
THOMAS B.HARRIS JR.
JOHN D.LE 'IS
ANNA HO 'ARD
~ILLIAM B.HARRIS
PROBATE COURT,MAliONING COUNTY,OHIO
APPLICATION FOR
COMMISSION
TO THE PROBATE COURT OF SAID COUNTY:
The undersigned respectfully represents that
Thomas B.Harris,Sr.,late Jf said County,died testate
on or about the lOth day of February,1937;that his
Villl was on the 25"day of February,1937,produced in
open Court for Probate.
That Dorothy Morgan Butler,witness to said
Will,resides out of the jurisdiction of said Court,
to-wit:at Oberlin,Lorain County,Ohio.
(SEAL)
MAHONING COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
Clifford M.Woodside
JUDGE
The undersigned therefore makes application
for and requests said Court to issue a Commission,with
said Will annexed,directed to some suitable person,to
take the deposition of said ~itness.
Dated this 25t1 day of February,1937.
Respectfully,
JOHN B.MORGAN
THE STATE OF OHIO,MAHONING COUNTY,SS:
John B.Morgan,being duly sworn says that the
statements in the foregoing application are true as he
verily believes.
JOHN B.MORGAN
Sworn to before me and signed in my presence,
this 25 day of Feb.1937.
REUBEN SEGP~L,Notary Public
My commission expires Feb.18,1938
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COMMISSION
TO TAKE
DEPOSITION
OF ViITNESS
TO WILL
PROBATE COURT,MAliONING COillJTY,OHIO
IN THE MATTER OF THE VILL OF <
THOMAS B.HARRIS,SR.,DECEASED.)
TO OTIS C.McKEE,GREETING:
COMMISSION
You have been duly appointed by the Probate
Court of said County to take the Depositi~n of Dorothy
Morgan Butler,subscribing witness to the Will of Thomas
B.Harris,Sr.,deceased,late of the County of Mahoning
State of OhiO,hereto annexed.
You will therefore cause the said Dorothy
Morgan Butler to come before you at a certain time and
place,and then and there examine her on oath or affirma
tion first taken before you touching the due execution
of said ViII of said Thomas B.Harris,Sr.,deceased,
and return such Deposition together With this Commission
and said Will thereto annexed,closed up under seal to
said Court with all convenient speed.
MAHONING COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
Clifford M.Woodside
JUDGE
~ITNESS my signature and the Seal of said
Court,this 25th day of February,
1937.
CLIFFORD M.VIOODSIDE,
Judge and Ex-Officio Clerk
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(SEAL)By NILA PFAU,Deputy Clerk
WILL
LAST wILL AND TESTAMENT
o F
THO~~S B.HARRIS,SR.
I,Thomas B.Harris,Sr.,of Youngstown,
Ohio,do hereby make,pUblish and declare the following
to'be my last Viill and Testament,intending herein and
hereby to dispose of all property or interests in
property now owned by me or hereafter acquired,to-wit:
ITEM 1.I direct that all just claims and
charges against my estate be first paid.
ITEM 2.I direct that my Executor,herein-
after named,cause a suitable marker to be placed at
the grave of my Wife;also at the ~rave of myself;
and that a suitable monument be erected on our family
lot in Belmont Cemetery,Youngstown,Ohio,I hereby
set apart out of my estate the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00)which I direct shall be used by my
Executor for the purchase and placing of said markers
and monument.
ITEM 3.All the rest,residue and remainder
of my estate and property real and per'sonal,I give,
devise and bequeath to my son,Thomas B.Harris Jr,
my son,~illiam B.Harris,my step-son,John D.Lewis,
and my daughter,Anna Howard,in equal shares.
ITEM 4.I hereby nominate and appoint my
step-son,John D.Lewis,Executor of my estate without
MAHONING COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
Clifford M.Woodside
JUDGE
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bond.As to my household furniture and effects,I direc
that he sell the same at either public or private sale
and the proceeds thereof shall become part of my general
estate and divided as herein provided for.
In Testimony ~hereof,I have hereunto set my
hand at Youngsto~n,Ohio,this 16th day of August,1928.
THOMAS B.HARRIS SR.
Signed and AcknoViledged by the said Thomas B.
Harris Sr.as his Last Viill and Testament in our presenc
and signed by us in his presence,at his request,and
in the presence of each other,this 16th day of August,
19'28.
JOHN B.MORGAN,
Youngstown,Ohio
DOROTHY MORGAN,
Youngstown,Ohio
DEPOSITION
OF vIITNESS
TO IHLL
PROBATE COURT,MAHONING COUNTY,OHIO
IN THE MATTER OF THE V!ILL OF
THOMAS B.HARRIS SR.,DECEASED
PROBATE OF VILL
DEPOSITION
Deposition of Dorothy Morgan Butler,subscribi g
witness to the ~ill of Thomas B.Harris,Sr.,deceased,
late of the County of Mahoning,State of Ohio,in said
matter pending in said Court,taken before me,a
Commissioner appointed by said Court pursuant to the
annexed Commission,on the 27"day of Feb.1937,at
Oberlin,O.
Dorothy Morgan Butler of lawful age,being by
me duly sworn,as hereinafter certified,deposes and say
That she was present at the execution of the
instrument of writing now before her,bearing date the
16th day of August,1928,purporting to be the ~ill of
Thomas B.Harris,Sr.deceased,that she subscribed her
name thereto as Witness,at the request of said Testator
MAHONING COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
Clifford M.Woodside
JUDGE
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and in his presence;that she saw said Thomas B.Harris
Sr.subscribe his name,heard him acknowledge his signa
ture at the end of said instrument,and that said
Thomas B.Harris Sr.at the time of executing the same
was of full age,of sound mind and memory,and not
under restraint.
DOROTHY MORGAN BUTLER
CERTIFICATE
THE STATE OF OHIO,LORAIN COUNTY,SS:
I,Otis C.McKee,duly appointed and commis-
sioned by the Probate Court of the County of Mahoning,
and the State of Jhio,to take the Deposition of
Dorothy Morgan Butler,subscribing witness to the ill
of Thomas B.Harris,Sr.deceased,late of Mahoning
County,State of OhiO,~hich Commission and the said
Will are hereto annexed,do hereby certify the_tin
pursuance of said Commission I caused the above named
Dorothy Morgan Butler,subscribing witness as aforesaid,
to appear before me at the time and place above mention
ed;that she "as by me first duly svorn to testify the
truth,the whole truth,lli1d nothing but the truth,in
relation to the execution of said ~ill,and that the
Deposition by her SUbscribed,as above set forth,was
reduced to ~riting by me and,also,so written in the
presence of the witness aforenamed,and ~as subscribed
by the said witness in my presence,and I further certi y
that I am not counsel,attorney or relative of any of
the parties named in said ~ill,or othervise interested
in the probate thereof.
In ~itness ~hereof,I have hereunto subscribe
my name this 27th day of February,1937.
(SEAL)O.C.McKEE,Commissioner
MAHONING COUNTY
PROBAT£COURT
Clifford M.Woodside
JUDGE
TESTIMONY OF
WITNESS TO
V,ILL
PROBATE COURT,MAHONING COUNTY,OHIO
IN THE -~TTER OF THE ~ILL OF j PROBATE OF ~ILL
THOMAS B.HARRIS,SR.,DECEASED.TESTIMONY OF V:ITNESS
THE STATE OF OHIO,MAliONING COUNTY,SS:
Personally appeared in open Court John B.
Morgan vho being first duly sworn to testify the truth,
the whole truth,and nothing but the truth,in relation
to the execution of the Jill of Thomas B.Harris Sr.
deceased,deposes and says:
That he was present at the execution of the
instrument of iriting now before him bearing date the
16th day of August,1928,purporting to be the Vill of
Thomas B.Harris,Sr.deceased,that he subscribed his
name thereto as ~itness at the request of said Testator
and in his presence;that he neard said Testator ackno~-
ledge said instrument as his Will;that he sa~said
Testator subscribe his name,heard said Testator acknow-
legge his signature at the end of said instrument,and
that said Thomas B.Harris Sr.at the time of executing
the same was of full age,of sound mind and memory,and
not under restraint.
JOHN B.MORGAN
Sworn to before me and signed in my presence
by said ~itness in open Court,this 1st day of March,
1937.
CLIFFORD M.~OODSIDE,Probate Judge
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LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
General Code,Sec.10605.
THE STATE OF OHIO,~
Mahoning County,55.\PROBATE COURT
I,CLIFFORD M.WOODSIDE,Judge of the Probate Court within and for said Coun-
ty,in the name and by the authority of the State of Ohio,do by these presents MAKE
KNOWN,that in said Probate Court at Youngstown,Ohio,on the .lst.day of
__________M.aKQb.one thousand nine hundred and t.h~r.:tY-=_t?_E}:Y_f?_1:J:thelast Will and
T es tament of ThQID.a_s__~_Ll:lar.L~p___Q:;L~----------------1ate of
____XQ@g_sj;_Q_~n ,in said County,deceased,(a copy of which is hereto annexed),
was duly proved and allowed by said Court;and that the administration of all and sin-
gular the said goods,chattels,rights and credits of the said deceased any way concerning
h__1p.Last Will and T es tamentwas committed t0 J.:Qh!L];,)_!~_~_~~~_
in the County aforesaid;the ExecuLQT in the said Will and Testament named;and the
said ExecuL_Qr..._;
First-Shall make and return to the Court on oath,within thirty days,a true inven-
tory of all the money,goods,chattels,rights,and credits of the Testat.9JL__which are by law
to be administered,and which shall have come to h_is.possession or knowledge;and,
also,if required by the Court,an inventory of the Real Estate of the deceased.
Second-Shall administer according to law,and to the Will of the TestatJJ_r..,all
h__if2__goods,chattels,rights and credits,and the proceeds of all h__is.Real Estate,that
may be sold for the payment of h__iJLdebts or legacies,which shall at any time come to
______h__i~__possession,or to the possession of any other person fOL h__im__;and;
Third-Shall render,upon oath,a just and true account of h_i~_administrationJ
within__nin£..months,and at any other times when required by the Court or the law;
and failing so to do for thirty days afteL he shall have been notified of the expiration
of the time by the Probate Judge,------he------shall receive no allowance for services,unless the
Court shall enter upon its journal that such delay was necessary and reasonable.
And we do hereby appoint the said JQmL.R_!~_~_1!·.J.£_
ExecuLQr.of all and singular the said goods,chattels,rights,and credits,which were
of the said ~~g!!1_~_~~~~~!:~.!_~_~~_~_~deceased.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereto affixed the seal of
said Court,at Youngstown,Ohio,in said
County,this ls.t.day of Mar.c.h _
A.D.19 Q_'l-_.
CLIFFORD M.WOODSIDE,
Judge of the Probate Court.
(SEAL)_________________________E...__Jt~__~ftJJd_OJL _
Deputy Clerk.
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PROBATE COURT
MAHONING COUNTY,OHIO
ESTATE OF
Deceased.
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY TO
Recorded in Record of Executor's
Bonds and Appointments,
V oZ.~__________________Page _
THE BElL &EVANS COMPANY
CERTIFICATE TO COPIES
U.S.Revised Statutes,Sec.905
THE STATE OF OHIO}ss.MAHONING COUNTY PROBATE COURT
1,CLIFFORD M.WOODSIDE,Judge and Ex-Officio Clerk of the PROBATE Court,
within and for said County,having the custody of the Files,Journals and Records of said Court,
do hereby certify that the foregoing is ~)',fff -._--_.-.-.-_.
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as the same appears upon the records of said Court;and 1 further certify that I have carefully
compared the foregoing copy with the original record,and that the same is a full and correct
transcript thereo f.
In Witness Whereof,I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court,at Youngstown,Ohio,
this 7..th day of Ap..r.i..l A.D.~l938
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The State of Ohio,Mahoning County,ss.
I,CLIFFORD M.WOODSIDE,sole Judge of the Probate Court,within and for said
County and State,the same being a Court of law and of record,do hereby certify that
CLIFFORD M.WOODSIDE,whose signature is attached to the foregoing certificate,is and
was at the time of signing the same,Ex-Officio Clerk of said Probate Court,and as such,
full faith and credit are due his acts,and that the above certificate and attestation are in due
form of law,and made by the proper officers
In Witness Whereof,I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court,at Youngstown,Ohio,
this 7..th day of-Ap.r.iL A.D.~1938
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