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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
of
,ILLIAM ~.CLEMENS
DECEASED
.And now D~cemb'er 8,1938,It being
adjud~ed that said Will has been duly
proved,It is hereby alliaitted to pro-
bate and ordered to be recorded and
Lette?8 T~~L~entary ure issued to
Hest'er Gr~1Ueci Rt·n'z in said Ir··u1.,,'.JJ1ent
named who was dUly qualified.
S.A.Bt....rnllill,
Rt;gister.
R.W,KNOX
ATTORNEY AT LAW
214·21~TRUST BUILDING
WASHINGTON,PENNSYLVANIA
Will Book,Vol.58 Page 239
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COD I elL
This /3 Jk day of september 1937 I William 1{.Olemens do
hereby direot my exeontrix to dednot one Thousand ($1.000.00)
Dollars from my eon William A.Olemens share of mv estate as
here-to-fore provided in my will,as I give the said One Thonsand
(,1.000.00)Dollars to my grand-son ·tiliam·.J~~C1emens
Witnesses
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...........t;t1e~~subscribing witnesses to
the foregOing~stwill and testament OLH.~...'1..~...-:1..c;....::;::i..~...~.~~..~....::-,..._...,.-,:...{//.(~~eceased,
a~z ~s~le~n.~..did say that...............was present,and did see and hear
/..~../,lj{H~deceased,the testa~~...therein named,sign,seal,publish
and d"re the same as and for....~.lastwill and testament,and that at the doing thereof
..~was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiant's knowledge
and belief.
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was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiant's knowledge
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(;)Register's Office,Mf??..A.D.199;5 0-'
Personally appeared (A.Ot·j ~jr '::oneof the subscribing witnesses to
the forekt will and test~~e:t oJ~:t!:':,~.....deceased,
and on........solemn~..didsay that was present,and did see and hear
..OC~~/!l~d~~....,deceased,the testaj::qytherein named,sign,seal,publish
~and declare the same as and for Jast will and testament,and that at the doing thereof
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and belief.
............and subscribed
before me the day and year aforesaid.
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Personally appeaFed./~. .~cn])mg wItnesses to
Codicil NO.·ju~~:~/?!~Jl'J.7tn the fore-
gomg last wIll and testament oL . . .deceased,
dat~(f/(,,19g,.and on':?J~~did~
___________________________________.was present,and did see and hear a ._
deceased,the testa:.~....therein uamed,sign,seal,publish and declare the same~fora
Codicil to A .last will and testament,and that at the doing thereoL .
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was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiant's knowledge and
Register
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Register's.:?3~:~~...A.D.,19?§'
Personally appeared ~~-----------~-------------the ~~ribing witnesses to
Codicil No.:Lunder tl ~L:'!~~the fore-
gomg last wIll and testament OL-------/r~--~---------------------------------------decease<l,
dated ~<..?19..-?..'?.and on ~.;..solem~~did say that
________________________________________________was present,and did see and hea./f".~/2t~__~
deceased,the testa_~therein named,sign,seal,publish and declare the same a~d for a
Codicil to -k Jast will and testament,and that at the doing thereoL ~.
was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiant's knowledge and
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Register
___________________________________________________and subscribed
before me the day an
belief.
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I,1 ILLIAM M.CLEMENS,of the Borough of Claysville,ashington
County,Pennsylvania,do make and publish this my last ill and
Testament hereby revoking all ormer ..ills b"me at an time hereto-
fore made.
1.I direct my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid out
of my Estate.
2.I give and be·-ueath a life estate in all my pro ert ,real
and personal to my ,ife,ELIZABETH JANE CLEMENS,she to have the
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income,rents and profits therefrom during her natural life,and
further provide that my said ~ife shall not be required to give bond
or security for any personal propert that shall come into her hands
under this my Will.
3.Subject to the life estate herein given to my ife,I
dispose of my property as follows:-
(A)I give and bequeath to my daughter,VETURIA CLEMENS,the
sum of Two Thousand ($2000.00)Dollars.
(b)I give and bequeath to Hester Grimes Renz the sum of Five
ThousA.nd (~f5000.00)Dollars,in trust ,owever,for my daughter,LOUISA
HUrp SMIDERS;the said Hester Grimes Renz,Trustee,performing the
active duties 0 receiving and receipting or said money,investing
the same,collecting the interest,income and profits from the same
and paying over the net income to said Louisa Hupp Sanders semi-
annually during the natural life of the said Louisa Hu_p Sanders
and at her death the principal sum of $5000.00 to be divided e ually
among my other six children as provided in the next paragraph hereof.
(c)All the rest,residue and remainder 0 my estat~~give,
devise and be ueath to six of my children namel :IDA MAE 'r~H,
:lliSTER GRIMES RENZ,MARY BELLE ALLISON,VETURIA CLEUE1S,JUANITA
UAUDE TILLEY and ILLIAM ALON70 CLEMEr'S,each the one-sixth (1/6)
thereof.
I nominate,constitute and appoint my daughter,HESTER GRIMES
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RENZ,Executrix of this my last Will an~tament.
Witness my hand and seal this /b day of May,1933.
LJ1J~,L&lJ:ln~EAL)
Si~ned,sealed,published and declared b the above named
Testator,\ILLIAM M.CLEMENS,to be his last \ill and Testament in
the presence of us,who at his re uest in his presence and in the
presence of each other have hereunto set our names as subscribing
Ilitnesses.~-------..-------",..~~-.,;...-
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
And now N9.Y.~mP..E?~??J.,19 !?~,comes Jl~§.t~.r .Q.rJ:m~.~R~D.~.
who being duly sworn doth depose and say that)})e will well and truly administer the goods and chattels,
rights and credits of JJ)·J.?-!J!.M.!g.~~!J!..~P..~_._.._ _ ___,deceased,
to the best of ~skill and "judgment in strict compliance with the law:pf this Commonwealth,mindful of
the laws relating to inheritance taxes.
Sworn and subscribed before me this......??mL....
November 38
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~pplication for lBrobate of lIllIiU of..!1~.~.~.~~~.~g.~.~~~.!:l.~.
late of..9..~~.y..s.y~.~.~.~,Washington County,Pennsylvania,deceased,and
~rant of Jl.etter5 tn::e5tamentarp
REGISTER'S OFFICE,t SS.:
WASHINGTON COUNTY,\
Before the Register of Wills of Washington
County,personally appeared H~.$..t~;r G.rJm~..$.R~.n.~_who being
duly sworn says that WJJJ.+.~Nt~Q.1.~.~~.rl_~Jate resident of
G.+.~_y.$.y.J1J~.,.Wg.$.hi.n.g.t.Qn ..c.Q.un.t-Y a citizen of .P.enns.Y-ly.~nia__died
at ):9.;.Q.Q o'clock._f..!m.,on the lR.th day of _N.Q.Y.~mp~T A.D.19_._38
leaving an estate of the estimated value of $!?.9..l.Q'09.!99.personalty,and $1:-I.QQQ.'!.QQ .
realty,said real estate being located in _..L9.:t....9.p...p.9.nn~.n Ay..e.n1J.~.""CJ.ty Q.f Was.hin.g.to.n .
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The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows:
NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE
...v.~.nt.1J.r.i{3..._C.lamen.s _.P..~.~.e;~.~~.;'_~a..~.h..~.~g~.~.rl.I f.~_!.
...J9:~M.~_~~;l,..t.h __D.aught.a.r C.arnegie_~.Pa.•...._ .
...H.~.~_:t_~_r Q;r.~~.~R.e.nz _-Da.llgh.te.r _Waahington.,_Pa _.
...M~;r'.y .._~.~J.1.~A+),.J.$.9.n__._Daught.a.r Gla.ys.v.ille_,..PB..
....J~~_D.l_t_a Maude Tl11e.Y-_D.aught.e.r El._..P.a.~.Q.J T.exa.s .
.......~~)J.?-,tJ!..._A1Q.rl.:?;.Q Ql~_m~.p.$._.S.Qn .Y9.n'k.e.x'.$..J Ne..w YQr.k _.
...WJ~)..J.~,tJ!._.J..!G.+.~m.~n!?_G.r.ands.on Wa.~.h.ingt.Q.n"".Pa.•............_.
...J.,.9.]J~_$._~H~Im S.l?,nA.e.r.S ___._P..~}Jgh.t.~.:r De.c.e..a.s.e.d_..s.in.c.e-e.x.e.c.u t ion
of will
Testator has p.9.:\!.married and No _children have been born since the
execution of the will offered for probate.
Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated__)..R.th.__ _ _day of
September 131 1937,
..M~.Y-I ....l~.Q.Q...&...C.o.di.c.il.._da.t.ed......may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of
said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamentary thereon to._..H§J?t.~.:r G;ri.:m~_~R_e.nz._.___._
- -whose postoffice address is 9..lQ_..T.Y-le..:r.._Ay.~.n:Y..e.-I _ .
Washington~Penna •
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
......._.22...:=?...day of.No-kf."Wfl'Y."",A.D,19",,:3,~
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