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Home My WebLink About1658_HOUSTON_W_75_130_02-05-1950_03-22-1950Applitutintt fnr 'rnhule nf lIill nf..WI.L.L.I.AM Q.l4\.RK.J~QV.§~.9..~.I.....~!~.~_...~~:!.!l as W.•..C.,.:a.QVS.'r..QNJ~i~te o~..J2~r~J.Q ~9.~~~.~Jp.,,Washington County, Pennsylvania,deceased,and ~rant Df IjrtttrB 1l:rstamrntary. REGISTER'S OFFICE } WASHINGTON COUNTY,SS: Before the Register of Wills of Washington County,personally appeared LU.C.ILE WXJ,JE.-'--_._.........................who being WILLIAM CLARK HOUSTON,also known as duly sworn says that .W C.a HQU.S.T.O.N.:s __.._late r.esident of .aur..r.alo '1'.Olfll.$.h1.P ,Washington County,Pennsylvania a citizen of I1.•....S.•...A•.............died at his home in Burra10 Township,Wash.Co.,Pat at the age of 78 years, at...~Q.:..45 o'clock P..tt m.,on the 5.th day of .F.'e.b.r.u.ar.y.A.D.,19PQ :. leaving an estate of the estimated value of $N.Qne.personalty,and $..~Q.Q_Q.~QQ . ;~~~l ~a~i~gl·~trtfte~n~1~~Afigu~~;:f~~·c-;q~:~·i.¥~lI~:~·tng~9.~CQ~~~.1.-'..J?~.!..,~.~.d 1•....Wh.Qle.1.nt.e.r..e~.t l.n..:t;r.~9.t ~.9.nt~1.n~ng ..2 A.Q.~~.a.•...3.B.Q.Q.g.~.'-?~r..~.~.~.~.~.,_. ~.•....WP...Q.~~1.p.t.~.r~.~~~.~..~~~.Q~~.Qp.~.~!~!.~g ~.~AQ~~.~._'~.~~~~~;g..~.~.!. 3.•...Wh9.J..~i.;r;ltiJ~r..~.~.t ..J,n t.:r..~.~~_9..9..~~~~~!_~g._.~.~_7.~A~~~.~.s ~9.r.~.Q.~~~.~~.~. i .•....Ung,t.:v.1.g.~.g ...QP,~.::b.~.J.f.~P,t.~.r..~.~~....!.P.:...~.~.~.Qt....9g.~.t.~!:~!.~.g ..~§...~~.~.~.~.~.!...J.~~~~~ining Th undivided tone-half interestl being vested in heirs of Isaac Sherman Houstonedec.eirent's rega ees ana deVIsees are as fol ows:De ceased.) NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE •Buffalo Township,Pat Lau.r.a...E .Ho.us~.on Wl.f~gl~1.w~.~.~.~;!~;p..st.;.~e~~sh.col L11:9.~.~.~Wy.J,~.~_p.~~.~.~~~~~~.~.~~.?~~~.~.~.9.~.~~a. He.l.~.n SA.~$..tD.~.yght.~~...Q.f ~wr.~~.~~~.~p.::p.~.~.8ht.~~M.cComas,West VirginiaHouston,above)-- Kenneth A.Houston Son Deceased•..._ __J -..___. Note:The bequest and devise to K ~nneth A.Houston in the Will .........................Qf....w.,.....C.,....H9.1!~~9.~J ....~.~-*.~...p.r.~.~.~.~~.~~...f.~.r....P~~!>.~.~.~...~~~~.!.~~~.L.'!~.~.... conditioned upon his being ,live at testator's death.The ..........................~~~q ...K~nn~th ..At..JI9.~~.~g;g ~~~~~.~.~.~.4 ~~~.~~~Q~..J~!~.~~.1.<?~. September 20,1944,accordi 19 to a letter from the War .........................D.~p-~r..tm.~mt....9.f...~h~...Jl.L.§.~...A.~.J...~....~9l?.Y....9...f....~~t~h ..J.~...~.~~~.~.~...~~~.~~.~.~d. Testator has .NQt__married and _..J~9................................children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated M~y.??.1.~~~~. ....................____.._may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamentary th.ereon to ._..Lu~1.1_e ..J'(y.l1.~.~. 314 We st Pike St • ..........................._ _whose postoffice address is HQ11:~.t.Q.:p..,:r.~.•...._ _ _..__.__ . Sworn to and subscribed before me this ~.•IJ o<+~~~...,.·~.L.{,.~:- -. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY,}SS: . ~:2f~,.day Q JlarCh t ,A.D.1950.. 7~··h(£1<=·~~~t;~···· And now M~r.~.~??~~'-,19~2 ,comes L~Q.1.J...~W.y.1J..~.•...E~~~~1!.:r.J~.,__. who being duly sworn doth depose and say thaL..$.b.~...._will well and truly a~in~t:r!~tMT~If:dchat- tels,r~ghts and credits of .WILLIA.M__.CLA_RK.__RQJJ.S~Qlf,".l.,-o.__.kP,9.1ffi_..~~.../..._.__.,deceased, to the best of.....her.__._.._._.skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth, mindful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes. Sworn and subscribed before me this...22nd _ ii>-.:~:~:~:0:+>:+>!~ ..: 11): ~!~:~: ~:.p: CIl! ~0: lQiHias:.:o::q ." .-. I,W.C.HOUSTON,of Buffalo TownshiF,Washington County,Pennsylvania, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament,hereby revoking and annulling any and all wills by me at anytime heretofore made. 1.I direct my Executrix,hereinafter named,to pay all l1J3 Just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my decease as convenient. 2.I give,devise and bequeath to my wife,Laura E.Houston,lD! automobile to be hers absolutely. 5.I give,devise and bequeath all the rest,residue and remainder of my estate,real,personal and mixed,to my wife,Laura E.Houston,during her natural life,with the right to consume any or all thereof,if necessary, for her comfortable maintenance and supfort.Should she,in her discretiti n, determine that it was necessary to sell any or all of my real estate for her maintenance and support,then I do empower her to sell the same at either publie or private sale and to sign,acknowledge and deliver a deed or deeds for said real estate with the same force and affect as though I had delivered said deed or deeds in my lifetime.She,my wife,is not required to give bond at any time for the proper application of the purchase money or any part of my estate. 4.At the death of my wife,I give,devise and bequeath to my step- daughter,Helen Shea,the sum of one-hundred ($100.00)dollars. 5.At the death of my said wife allthat remains of my estate,real, personal and mixed,I give,devise and bequeath to my daughter,Lucile Wylie,and whereas Kenneth A.Houston,my son,has been serving in the Armed Forces of the U.S.A.and has been reported killed in action.Should this report be unfounded and he be alive,then I give,devise and bequeath the one haJ+of,the residue of my estate to the said Kenneth a.Houston,other- wise the whole thereof shall be disposed of as above set forth. I hereby nominate,constitute and appoint my daughter,Lucile Wylie, Executria~of this my Last Will and Testament. Witness my hand and seal this:?-1945. ••,. Signed,sealed,~ublished and declared,by the Testator,w.c. Houston,to be his last Will and Testament in the fresence of us,who at his request,in his presence and in the presence of each other,have here- unto set our names as subscribing witnesses. .-.. <nuunt!)of .ttD~in!ltpnf 1ID. ,.,-" REGISTER'S OFFICE ~.~~~~.~nq.!"A.D 19 50 Personally appeared R.:~..~.~.~.~~~.•....~.i.-.~~.4I ~~~~~.·~~M~.~~,.. who after being duly qualified deposes and says that.'J:'1.l~1....l~ell acquainted with the R.W.Knoxhandwritin[J of -_....one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Last Will and testament of .W~.~~+.~~..G.l~.:r.~...ijQ.u~t.qn...... deceased,dated.)~~1.?~~l1 ~~4r~..and that the signature of ·······R.···W.·Knox .....to said Will is in .His ..own proper handwriting as ....~J:1~:Y.:...the said a/fiant';verily believe"-. now Deceased Also,that said witness is ""~~. Sworn and subscribed before me this 2.2nd . My ov}Mar~0=::'1950 .. r -/~.~~. ~JAMES H.DOUGLAS,Register ................~d~. ...............a.?ll..~. Lt.. NN C·: = ...: ~. :-.--: I._.:.i .•.~--~-~-~ r f•• ,•.. ,• (ttnmmnuwrult4 nf 'ruusyluuuiu lIIus4ington C!tonnly.as: BE IT REMEMBERED,That upon this ?g~~day of.~.:r.c.P.. 19.Jq ,before me J.ame.~H Do:ugla..s Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration within and for said county,came····..··.. J~..li~.Irwin Knox ..9~~9t........the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will of .....1f.~~,)Jt:l:Jll ..~1.~r.~B..()~tl.t.Qlh ~.:J,.~9...).ql0w:~.~!3 w.~O'•...HQue.t.on .. deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That l:I.~..~~. present at the execution of said Will-saw the testat ..o.r sign the sarne-heard ..him . publish it as and for his last Will and Testament;thathe at···his·.request,in ~f~. presence,and in the presence of each other,subscribed ....hiS.....names thereto as witness ......,and at the time of the doing thereof said testator . understanding,to the best of the affiants'knowledge !U'lTt-b.,1.K> disposing mind,memory and 1 c...::> CJ .__1 ";J;".: ,..--'~~ ,...\j.",'~>:::~5¥~, ,-:-~ .-.\..:.-.1 i". tlr •