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Home My WebLink About1493_CRISWELL_MARY_61_144_11-02-1940_11-08-1940- •~.. " -~~~~~~~-~~~~;~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~-X-~~~~~~-~~~~{-~~~~~}~t-~--~-~~~~~--*-~-~~~~ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of MARY E.CRISWELL,of the City of Washineton,Washine;ton County, Pennsylvania,dated March 20,1934. '~~r~~-~~{---X-~}~~7~-~~~r.-~{-~~-~--*-~-,}-X--X-~}-}(·_~-}~-~-~--)~--~-){-~--~--}{-*-}}*-t(-{ Ula no".';rovO""'T'.~)E.r 8,1940 it 11eine c~d~u('ced.tllut f:"cic:.','ill hr.~been c'u"'.y 'P-roved,it is hf:'~v by ad.1~i_tteci."to ~rol.)<:...te hud orctercd. to b8 rec.:orG.('d,c ~,c."Set [,61'S 'I'82"t::1- 1118:"1 t.E:."Y L.re i~:awd to :;:>r:"y S. CI'if:".lelL in ~.,'Q Tectl~'('ni,',[~~.ec~, ",.rho \)[,8 (u1'T iJuulif:'ccL. Leo L.Con~i~ine, ··..~~tle~. ".\iJ.l Book Vol.f 1 Pu~:e 1 ~L~. '" &. •• AppHratinn fnr 'rnhat~nf Iftll nf~~~ar'-..Ly---=E~.~C~ri~s~~e.=..=ll,,----_ late of _Ci ty of \!Q.shington Washington County,Pennsylvania,deceased,and (g)rant of 'Ifietters 'Qre15±amenhlr!Z. REGISTER'S OFFICE,} WASHI GTON COUNTY,SS.: Before the Register of Wills of Washington Counly,pe'SOnally appeared ~,rtf.~who being duly sworn says that .llM1Cau.r..JyL...l.:..."oO-.\C""rL.l.!.J·Si:l..vu.:1ew.l..l.l.L...-late resident of Cit.y of Wc...sb·jngtou--"Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of_----"I.Ulin-""i'""t"'e""d~S~tl..!:a"_!t~e~s~__died aL 11 o'clock A.,m.,on the_---'2"'-'n'-"d~__day of ---.!N~o~v~e~m~b~er~~..A.D.19.AiL leaving an estate of the estimated value of $--".2..l.0ll..0ll..0ue.....O.L\.OL-personalty,and $2000.00 realty,said real estate being located in Sixth f'ard,City of V:asnington,ashinrton Countv, Penna0'being No.60 Yilson livenue 'l'he decedent's legatees and devises are as follows: NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE 460 Oneida Street Harry S.Criswell son Pi t.tsbllrgh,penna.. 712 Virginia live. Will C.Cri swell son nttsburgh,Pat 0"assion Ranch/0 Clyde F.Criswell Grandson Phoenix,Ariz. Marg&retta Criswell IIoTcourt 8ran~dau.Columbus,Ohio 460 Oneida Street Mary nlice Criswell Gr&nddau.Pittsourgh,Pat --lvtary Criswell,,\"i"fe of 712 Virginia hvenUt Robert Criswell Grandson Pittsburgh,Pat 460 Oneida Street James S.Criswell Grandson Pittsbllrgh,pat 706 Virginia livenue (rea •lari e Cri s\"eJ 1 Dickson Granddau •-Pittsburgh.Pat 460 Oneida Street Letitia Criswell ~d-i-l Pittsburp'h,Po.. 712 Virginia Ave. Bess Criswell dau.-in-law _Pittsburgh,Po.. Testator has._-l..nu.Qu.t,-__.married and ~Yl!>J.o children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated _---'JI,w1a""r"-'c""h'-"----L(!>J.O-l-,~1""'9'..!.3Cl4'-----_ __________________may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letfers Testamentary thereon to_-lH.J.Ja;a..rLrl....,y;;t..-S!.LL.---..I.IC-!.r..J,i~s!.!;V'j!.!;e'-'!ldl~_ ___________whose postoffice address is 460 One;da Street,Pi "'-.tsOllrgh,pa. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8t.h day of NovembAr A.D.19.~ ~;(:>.£~~:<;. --Register . r) OOMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,} WASIDNGTON COUNTY SS.:, And now.November 8 .,19..All.,comes Harry S.CrisV';e1] who being duly sworn doth depose and say that-.ha-will well and truly administer the goods and chattels, rights and credits of '%r~r F.Cr-i sv'ell .,deceased, to the best oL_hu.skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mindful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes. ~e!~\.. I I I I0')l~0')rl rl •~I I lJ ~ ai r -~r-t ~.~ r-t ::;:......G)~I I ILl : t+s:rg ,- l7l rll H ---t -rl ro ~---t H Q)'lc.::··C>~.-0 Q)Q ---.!-"')0,.~-rl _---_f •(I •.!:l /I_L -l_ ril w "0 C)( ~Q)UJ·L...,'---_/(>=l ----.....-J~I ro ~~C CH rll0~ Q)Q)0 I "0...,...,...,...,Q)ro Q)>=l ...... ~~p .""r:r.. •• OInmmnulUrnltq nf Jruusylunuin llllIa.aqtugtnu ffinuuty..a.a: BE IT REME ~BEjED,That upon is f~day oL .v..~..~..'l...-._ 19.tJ..C?,before me ~_~.."-_Register for the Probate of JC.J.:..c..JLl.4.-<CU~~·_'_~•.•.•.•.•.•...........••••••....•.••••..•...•.•.•.•.•••...•••••••••••• Wills and granting Letters of Administration within and for said county,came _. ---~1j---~---~---(fi!~--({2~----.------- .........................................................~~e subscribing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will of...............................~e.. deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That they were present at the execution of said \Vill-saw the testaL~sign the same-heard ~ublishit as and for ....~last \Vill and Testament;that they aL ~.request,in.._.~resence,and in the presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said. testaL~.:..was of sound,disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiants' knowledge and belief. ~rna~bscri eLw·····~········Register MONONGAHELA PUBLISHING COMPANY • LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I,MARY E.CRISWELL,of the City of Washington, Washington County,Pennsylvania,being of sound mind,memory and understanding,do make,publish and declare this my Last Till and Testament,hereby revoking any and all Wills heretofore by me made. ITEM I.I direct that all my just debts and funer- al expenses be paid as soon after my decease as may be found con venient,and that my body ,be interred in the family lot of my husband,J.A.Criswell,at Claysville,Pennsylvania,and a marke placed thereon to correspond with other markers on said lot. ITEM II.I hereby direct my Executor,hereinafter named,to sell my property situate at No.60 Wilson Avenue,Wash ington,Pennsylvania,and the money derived therefrom placed in the corpus of my estate,from which the following bequests are to be paid. ITnJ III.I give,devise and bequeath unto my son, HARRY S.CRISWELL,the sum of One Thousand ($1000.00)Dollars, in cash,to be his absolutely.Also a note in the amount of Five Thousand One Hundred Sixty-five and eighty-four one hun- dredths ($5,165.84)Dollars which I hold from my son,Harry S. Criswell,I hereby cancel to the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5000.00)and give the said sum of Five Thousand Dollars to him to be his absolutely.The balance of said note,to-wit,$165.84, together with any interest that may be due on said note,I desire to be paid into my Estate.I also give to my son,Harry S.Cris- well one wicker rocking chair. ITEM IV.I give,devise and bequeath unto my son, WILL C.CRISNELL,of Mt.Washington,Pittsburgh,Pa.,the sum of Two Thousand ($2000.00)Dollars in cash,to be his absolutely.I ~~.l~~ .....•• ,.. also give,devise and bequeath unto my son,WILL C.CRISWELL,of Mt.Washington,Penn'a.,a dresser made by his father,and one (1) wicker rocking chair. ITEM V.I give,devise and bequeath unto CLYDE E. CRISVlELL,my Grandson,of Phoenix,Arizona,the sum of Five Hun- dred ($500.00)Dollars,in cash,to be his absolutely. ITEM VI.I give,devise and bequeath unto my Grand- daughter,MARGARETTA CRISWELL HARCOURT,wife of D.J.Harcourt,of Columbus,Obio,the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00)Dollars,in cash to be hers absolutely. ITEM VII.I give,devise and bequeath unto my Grand-I daughter,MARY ALICE CRISWELL,daughter of Harry S.Criswell,my set of dishes,to·be hers absolutely. ITEM VIII.I give,devise and bequeath unto my Grandson,ROBERT CRISWELL and MARY CRISWELL,his wife,my washing machine. ITEM IX.I give,devise and bequeath unto my Grand- son,JAMES S.CRISWELL,a box of carpenter tools which belonged to his Grandfather,J.A.Crisswell,also my best bedroom suite con-l sisting of dresser,bed and ash stand. ITEM X.I give,devise and bequeath unto my Grand- daughter,Mft~IE CRISWELL DICKSON,wife of 'ade Dickson,my sewing machine. ITEM XI.I give,devise and bequeath unto SABINA ESTELLA POTTER,wife of William Potter,my kitchen stove. ITm~XII.I give,devise and bequeath to my two daugh- ters-in-law,LETITIA CRISWELL and BESS CRISWELL,all my linens, bed clothing and quilts. ITEM XIII.All the rest and residue of my estate, whether real,personal or mixed,of hatsoever nature,and whereso- ever situate,I give,devise a.nd bequeath unto my son,HARRY S.CRIS- WELL,to be sold or disposed of as he deems best,and the procee s Vn~,~ •J derived therefrom,if any,also placed in the corpus of my estate,to take care of the foregoing bequests,and if there is any balance left in my estate after payment of the foregoing be~uests,funeral expenses,~axes;etc.,I give,de- vise and bequeath the same unto my sons,HARRY S.CRI ":ELL and ~"ILL C.CRISWELL,share and share alike,to be their s absolutely ITEM XIII.I direct my Executor hereinafter named to pay all inheritance,es'ate,succession and legacy taxes to which my estate may be subjected,and charge such taxes as a part f the expense rf administration. ITEM XIV.I hereby nominate and appoint my son,EP~RY S. CRIS'v'ELL,Execut0r of this my Last l."ill and Testament,and to act without bond. IN 'v',ITNESS ',';-HEREOF I 118.Ve hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day ~f ~arch,19~4. Signed,sealed,pUblished and declared by the above named Testatrix,YARY E.CRIS~ELL,as and for her Last 'r;ill and Testament,on the tro preceding ages,in the presence of us v,'hn have hereunt")subscribed our names t her re'1uest as VITi t- nesses thereto in the presence of the s2id Testatrix and ~f each other.