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Home My WebLink About1841_BYERS_AGNES_69_360_08-19-1946_08-29-1946• J.Byers, J-(~i _____late of J'..../ l\ppltratiou for Jrobatr of IHll of ~.@es Monongahela ~-=i=-t~y~,Washington County, • ~':'/ I '. Pennsylvania deceased,and <irant of 3fietters '(EcstullH'lltaf\J. REGISTER'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON COUNTY,~SS.: Before the Register of Wills of Washington E.•Gibbons, County,personally appeared Robert W.Bye:r.a,George Byers Scott and -A who being duly sworn says that -'A.sm..~LBy-"'e~r_"s.....,'------------late resident of Monongahela C1 t'Y ,Washington COUilty,Pl'nnsylvania a citizen of United States died at 9 rOO o'clock a.m.,on the 19th day of__~A~u"t:gu~s=tc.a'A.D.19---.!-~ leaving an estate of the estimated valu!-of $_197 ,l~.ML __personalty,and $10,000.00 realty,said real estate being located in the ~hird Ward Qf Monongahela City.'ash- ington County,Pennsylvania,fronting 50 feet on est Main street and extending back 90 feet with even width,along Ninth street.having er~cted thereupon a two-story stone and shingle house with gar~get value $10,000.00. The decedent's legateel:>'1.nd devisees are as follows: NA,."REL "0'"0 f'ESIDENCE -------_._---------------- .----------------------------- Testator has not married anu.d ~no _____children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dateu.d__J~a=n~u~a~ry'_tL~1~O=...I.I~1~9:...:4~5~,L___ ___________may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testmentary thereon to Robert W.Byers,I)eorge Byers Scott;andE.W.Gibbons whose postoffice address IS Monongahela Ctty,Pennsylva.nia • Sworn to and subscribed before me tbiS-4-\ ~daY ofA ~A.JJ:9 4~./~-~~'G( Register J COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVA~IA,I SS. WASHINGTON COUNTY,\..//~1-Robert W.Byers,George Byers And now (f ~-4-'-',19 46,comes and E.W.Glbb on:!• who being duly sworn (}@th depose and say that they will well and truly administer the goods and chat- tels,rights and credits of Agnes J.Bvers,,deceased, to the best o:tthelrskill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth, mindful of·the laws relating to inheritance taxes. subscribed before me thiSil._ ~,.,~A A.D_19 46 '= ;• 1 I I'l 1 I s:;:. 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San Bernadino,Callf. San Diego,Calif. Los ~eles,Calif. Pittsburgh,Calif. San Bernadino,Calif. San Diego,Calif. Portland,Oregon Portland,Oregon Address unknown Addr~ss unknown Omah.a,Nebraska omaha,Nebras1ca Alh8I1bra,Calif. Monongahela,Pa. RELATIONSHIP none nlece nephew niece grandnephew great-~randnephew grandnephew grandniece niece nephew great-grandnephew nephew none niece niece nephew niece none none none none none nephew niece grandnephew niece grandniec. grandniece grandniece grandnieee grandnephew great-grandnephew niece grandnieee grandniece grandnephew nephew niece cousin none NAME City of Monongahela Emma Byers Scott Robert w.Byers Mattie Cocain Byers Robert Edwin Byers Bobby Byers George Byers Scott Dala Scott Lucile Springer Merline Springer Billy Springer Adelbert Breede ClineJaneElizabethGlaister Bertie Williams Mrs.Lilly Lilley Thurman Furnier Mary Byers Clipper Mrs.Margaret Foster George Foster Gladys Foster Miss Annie Fontana Theodore Byers eT~andt Oliver Peacock Marjorie Cline Peacock Theodore Oliver Peacock verna Cline Marjorie Cline Agne.Cline Larsen Margaret Peacock Tuttle Marie Cline Tymstra George ilbur Cline Donald Larsen Reba Cline Campbell Beryl Clark Mary Katharine Huffman Bryant Huffman James A.Cline Emma Cline Frank B.Alexander Eugene W.Gibbons Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church of Monongahela,Pa. Trustees of the Memorial Hospital of Monongahela,Pa. Trustees of the Home Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church Trustees of the Foreign Missionary society of the First Presbyterian Church Trustees of the Young Men IS Christian Association of Monongahela,Pa •. Trustees of the Blach Diamond Mission of Monongahela,Pa. LAS T W ILL AND o F T EST A MEN T • A G N E S J.BYERS. " I.AGNES J.BYERS,of Monongahela,Washington County, Pennsylvania,do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made. FIRST:I direct my Executors,hereinafter named,to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses,including the purchase and erection,complete at my grave,of a marker the aa~e as marks the ~rave of my late husband Theodore M.Byers. SECOND:I give and bequeath my home at 900 Main Street, in the City of Monongahela,to the city of Monongahela,to be used as a Public Library as memorial to my late husband,Theodore M. Byers,to be known as the Byers Memorial Library,and appoint Robert W.Byers and Eugene W.Gibbons to secure plans and carry out my wishes. THIRD:I also give and bequeath to the City of Mononga- ~ela the sum of One Thousand Dollars to be used in making altera- tions and improvements necessary to convert the home into a public library building. FOURTH:I give and bequeath to Emma Byers Scott,or her survivors,Three Hundred shares of the Bellewood and Monongahela Natural Gas Company Stock,also my mahogany dining room furniture, piano,rose pattern table linen cloth and twelve napkins. FIFTH:I give and bequeath to Robert W.Byers and Mattie Cocain Byers or their survivors ten (10)shares of the First Nat- tonal Bank Stock of Monongahela,Pennsylvania,and Two Hundred shares of the Bellewood and Monongahela Natural Gas Stock,also my fcur yard linen table cloth with twelve napkins marked with the letter "Bit. •, SIXTH:I give and bequeath to Robert Edwi~Byers (34) • thirty-four shares of the Bellewood and Monongahela Natural Gas Company stock. SEVENTH:To Bobby Byers,son of Robert Edwin Byers,I give and bequeath the collection of one cent coins,the property of the late Theodore M.Byers,also silver service set of five pieces marked with the letter "B". .\ EIGHTH:I give and bequeath to Geor~e Byers Scott (34) I thirty-four shares of the Bellewood and Monongahela Natural Gas Company stock,also my three piece set of walnut parlor furniture. NINTH:I ~ive and bequeath to Dala Scott ~y tourmaline .ring set in white gold,white haviland china set of dishes and Five hundred dollars. I TENTH:I give and bequeath to Lucile Springer (19)nine- teen shares of Lincoln Telephone Securities Company's stock,to Merline Springer (19)nineteen shares Lincoln Telephone Securities Company's stock and to Billy Springer (20)twenty s~ares of Lincol Telephone Securities Companyts stock. ELEVENTH:I give and bequeath to Lucile Springer my hand painted stein and jardinair on stand,my diamond bar pin,one doze solid silver teaspoons marked "Mae",a dozen salt spoons matching the teaspoons and any hand paint~d pictures which have not been heretofore bequeathed. TWELFTH~I give and bequeath to Adelbert Breede Cline One Thousand Dollar bond of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. THIRTEENTH:I give and bequeath to Jane Elizabeth Glalste (50)fifty shares of th~American Telephone and Tele~raph Company stock,also the furniture,rugs,pictures and everjthing in the bird's eye maple bed room,also set of dishes and contents in the large and small cupboards in the pantry,with whatever she selects in the kitchen,the silver in the bUffet,whatever books she selec e in the library,Victor radio and Chevrolet auto. I IOliver •., FOURTEENTH:I give and bequeath to Bertie Williams,Mrs. Lilly Lilley,Thurman Furnier,nieces and nephew of my late hus- band Theodore M.Byers,each Five Hundred Dollars. FIFTEENTH:I give and bequeath to Mary Byers Clipper of Millville,New Jersey,the sum of Three Thousan~Dollars. SIXTEENTH:It is provided and made a condition of this gift that any and all payments made unto Mary Byers Clipper by the First National Bank of Monongahela,Pennsylvania,shall be treated as an advancement on this legacy and this legacy shall be reduced in amount to correspond with the total amount of payments I I made by the said First National Bank of Monongahela,Pennsylvania I and which has been charged to my account by said bank.In event the said Mary Byers Clipper shall predecease me,then this legacy shall lapse and become a part of my residuary estate. SEVENTEENTH:I give and bequeath to Mrs.Margaret Foster one Five Hundred Dollar Treasury bond and should sbe predecease me I then said Five Hundred Dollar bond is to go to George Foster and Gladys Foster in equal shares,and I bequeath to Miss Annie Fontan or her heirs,Two Hundred Dollars. EIGHTEENTH:I give and bequeath to Theodore Byers Wey- gandt,son of W.H.Weygandt,Two Hundred Fifty Dollars. NINETEENTH:I give and bequeath to my niece and nephew, and Marjorie Cline Peacock,each Fiye Hundred Dollars. TWENTIETH:I give and bequeath to Marjorie Cline Peacock, my one stone diamond ring set in white gold and my pearl handled knives for the period of her lifetime and at her death to go to her daughter,Margaret Peacock Tuttle. TWENTY-FIRST:I give and bequeath to Theodore Oliver Peacock the sum of one Thousand Dollars and forty-seven (47)share of Southern California Edison stock. TWENTY-SEC01~:I give and bequeath to my niece,Verna Cline,my solid silver souvenir teaspoons and my three stone dia- mond ring for and during the period of her lifetime and at her •• death each one of the diamonds of said ring are to go to her daughters,Marjorie,Agnes and Marie respectively. TWENTY-THIRD:I give and bequeath to Marjorie Cline, IAgnes Cline Larsen,Margaret Peacock Tuttle,Marie Cline Tymstra and George Wilbur Cline,each Five Hundred Dollars. TWENTY-FOURTH:I give and bequeath to Agnes Cline Larsen my black lace dress. TWENTY-FIFTH:I give and bequeath to Donald Larsen,son of Agnes Cline Larsen,the sum of Five Hundred Dollars. TWENTY-SIXTH:I give and bequeath to my niece,Reba Cline Campbell,and her daughter,Beryl Clark,each the sum of Five Hundred Dollars. TWENTY-SEVENTH:I give and bequeath to Mary Katharine Huffman and Bryant Huffman,children of my niece,Martha Cline Huffman,each Two Hundred Fifty Dollars. TWENTY-EIGHTH:I gi ve and bequeath to my niece and nephew James A.Cline and Emma Cline,one Skelly Oil bond of One Thousand rollars. TWENTY-NINTH:I give and bequeath to Frank B.Alexander fJrty-nine (49)shares of Southern California Edison 6%preferred stock. THIRTIE~H:I give and bequeath to Eugene W.Gibbons (36) thirty-six shares of the Bellewood and Monongahela Natural Gas Company stock. THIRTY-FIRST:I give and bequeath to the Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church of Monongahela,Pennsylvania the sum of T~O Thousand Dollars. THIRTY-SECOND:I give and bequeath to the Trustees of the Memorial Hospital of Monongahela,Pennsylvania the sum of One Thousand Dollars. THIRTY-THIRD:I give and bequeath to the Trustees of the Home and Foreign Missionary Societies of the First Presbyterian Church of Monongahela,Pennsylvania each the sum of Five Hundred Do :'lars. •-.• THIRTY-FOURTH:I give and bequeath to the Trustees of th Young Ments Christian Association of Monongahela,Pennsylvania, the sum of One Thousand Dollars. THIRTY-FIFTH:I give and bequeath to the Trustees of the Black Diamond Mission of Monongahela,Pennsylvania,the sum of Five Hundred Dollars. THIRTY-SIXTH:Should there not be sufficient money be- longing to my estate with which to pay the bequests that are to be paid in money by the terms of this Will,then and in such an event I hereby authorize and direct my Executors,hereinafter named,to sell and convert into money a sufficient amount of any or all bonds,stocks or other property of my estate,not herein- before bequeathed,to pay the money bequests made in this my Las~ Will and Testament. THIRTY-SEVENTH:I give,devise and bequeath to Jane Eliz- abeth Glaister all the rest and residue of my estate,real,per- sonal and mixed,wheresoever situated or found. THIRTH-EIGHTH:I hereby appoint Robert W.Byers,George Byers Scott and E.W.Gibbons,the successor or successors of them to be the Executors of this my Last Will and Testament,and Chas. M.Hull to be the Attorney for my estate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I,AGNES J.BYERS,the Testatrix,have hereunto set my hand and seal this /():!_day of January,•D., 1945. ---:a.e.-;~:..s..:::;....._--:::f.~;;;:;;"";;'-+-(SEAL Signed,sealed,published and declared by the above named AGNES J.BYERS as and for her Last ~ill and Testament,in the presence of us,who have hereunto subscribed our names at her request,as witnesses in the presence of the said Testatrix. mnmmnulUrultq nf Jruul1yluuuiu llIanqington orounty.nn: presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of tte doing thereof said test~_.__was of sound,disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the b:lst of the affiants' knowledge and helief. ,