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BELLE oRAFT
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DECEASED
k:.u now January 19,1938,I-c;being
_uJudged that said W~lt has been
uuly proved,It 18 hereby admitted
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~~tind ~vcrs Tvovamentary are
issued to J01ID B<lt:iler in said Testa-
liHn1"t named who was duly qualified.
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Register.
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ATTORNEYANDCOUNSELLOR AT ~~w
CHARL.EROI,PA.
NO.29 FIFTH STREET
Will Book,Vol.57 Page 1
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~pplication for t}robate of BiU of..,mBET.T,E ..CRAF.T.~m u.
late of N9.~.th~..C.b.ar.l.~r.Qi Bo.r.QUgh ,Washington County,Pennsylvania,deceased,and
~rllnt of J[,dter~~e5tllmentllt!,
REGISTER'S OFFICE,~SS.:
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
Before the Register -of Wills of Washington
County,personally appeared J.OHN E.UTLER.,_who being
duly sworn says that .BELLE CRAFT..,.late resident of
County,. ,.......N.orth...charler.o!Bor-oughti-n..saidA..a citizen of..U S.•...A ,died
at .4.:.00 0 'clock P m.,on the .13.th day of...~January·t·····..···..··A.D.19..38,
leaving an estate o{the estimated value of $4,.O'OO.•.O'O'personalty,and $..4,.000 0.0 ,: .
realty,said real estate being located in the B.or.ough of...No.r.th Charle.ro1."Washington..
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'rhe decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows:
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NAME RELATIONSHIP I RESIDENCE
..Char.l.e.s Ro.dger.s Cr.a:f.t..,San N.o.r.th..Charl..er.oi.,Pa ..."..,.
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Testator has nO.t married and nO _children have been born since the
execution of the will offered for probate.
J'etitioner prays that the paper writing fi'ied'herewith dated 9.th ~day of
..~~~y.l.:J,~~7._L __may be admitted to probate as the last Win and Testament of
said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamentary thereon to _..,JQb.n..BU.tl~r.,..
..............................................................................whose postQffice address is ;t.;,.Q.QK..N9..!~.1...~~.!..
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
WASHINGTON COUNTY,}ss.
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And now Janua.r.y..I..1 ,19..3.8.,comes __JOa.:N ~P.T~R.J..
who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he will well and truly administer the goods and chattels,
rights and credits of _BELLE ~RAFT _ ____,deceased,
t'O the best of his skill and judgment in strict compliance with the la'Y.S0f this Commonwealth,mindful of
the laws relating to inheritance taxes..~
Sworn and subscribed before me this.··-1..1..···········
day Ofjf ..D.19..~.8.•
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I,Belle Oraft,widow,of the Borough of North Oharle-
ro~,Washington Oounty,Pennsylvania,being of sound and disposing
mind and memory,hereby make,declare and publish this to be my
last Will and Testament revoking any and.all former Wills be me
heretofore made:
1st.I direct that my just debts and funeral expenses
be promptly paid.
2nd.I give,.devise and bequeath all of the rest,
r~sidue and remainder of my estate wheresoever situate and includ-
e ing real estate and personal property,to Oharleroi Savings &Trust
oompany,Trustee,in trust,however,for my son Oharles Rodger .
Oraft,~s heirs and assigns forever.
3rd.I direct said Trustee to invest and reinvest my
said es'tate in legal securities and to pay the income therefrom
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~;:and 'so·muc'h of the principal as may be necessary for the mainten-
ance,care and comfort of my said son,Oharles Rodger oraft •
4th.I constitute and appoint my nephew,John Butler
to be the Executor of this Will and I expressly authorize my said
Executor and the above named Trustee to sell any of my real estate
if it shall become necessary or expedient in the administration of
said estate and said trust.
WITNESS my hand and seal at Oharleroi,Pennsylvania,
this 9th day of July,1937.
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Signed,sealed and by the Testatrix
published and declared to be her
last Will and Testament in the pre-
sence of each of us,who,at her
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19.'{!.'f before me.d..___._..jfJA.~. .Register for the Probate of
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deceased,who,after being duly qualified ac~ording to law,depose and s~~::,~JY were present at the
~01 said ~ill-saw the testat.~~ame-he~'~"'PUhliSh it as and 10'
....._Jast W ill and Testament;that they aL.__.request,in __presence,and in the
presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said
testat_~was of sound,disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiants'
knowledge and belief.
Swo~fjnd Subscrib;Pj3efore Me
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