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Home My WebLink About1952_BARNUM_SAMUEL_74_137_08-12-1949_08-24-1949.. AppHrutiou for 'robatr of IHU of..SAMUEL ..A•.BI\RmIM. ....late of Cali.f.Qrnia . Penn.ylYfllJia,deceased,and ~rant of 14rttrrg mrgbllUrnbtry. REGI TER'S OFFICE } WASHTNGTON COUNTY,SS: . ",'Washington County, Before the Register of Wills of Washington Count:-.personally appeared P.avi.d R•....Bar.n.u.:m ..who being duly worn say that s.!m\1J.~.l...A!J?~r.n.:wn...............................late r.esident of .:California ,Washington County,Pellllsylvania a citizen of .u •..S A died at .12.t45 0 'cloek.A~.m.,on the l-?.t4 day of Jl.u.gu.st A.D.,19.49 . leaving an estate of the estimated value of $2'OJ .QOO..OO personalty,and $33.,.600.•.00 . Borough of Allenport 2 lots,8 room house,State street -- - - - - - - - - - - - 1 lot,6 room house,joins Sophia t{aymond - - -----..:..-- - 1 lot,State street - - - - --'--- - --- ------ - - - Borough of E1co ~No.~41-42-64-65-44-45-46,East Wood,Rum Plan - -- - - - - - Carroll To~~ship $2500.00 4000.00 250.00 700.00 Lots 115-116 Monongahela Plan Borough of California - - - - - - - - - --200.00 7 room frame,ll room frame,lot - - -- - - - - - - - - College and Third streets - -7500.00 1 story tile building -- --- - --- - - - - - --- - ---i0000.00 part lot 115,.Third Street 1/2 brick building,5 frame houses - - --- - - - - --- ---7500.00 Lot 112 Third and Liberty Borough of Coal Center Store room,lot 55 x 100 - - - -- - - - - - - --- - - - - - --aoo.oo Spring street joins Hornbake Lot Spring street,joins Barnum -- --- - --- - - - - - - -~50.00 $55,600.00 execution of the will offered for probate. t The decedent's legatee and clevi.ees are as follows: NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE Presbyterian Church California,Pa • ...........·..Naz-a-l'ene Ghu.r-c.h ·-·····Ca-l·i·fQ:Fnia.,Pa·•.· . Christian Church California,Pa • ...···..····..Hi-ld·a···Ga-il··Spa-rks-·····-····················Daug·h-te:r·······'·"'Indi'a·nhead·;··-·P-a·.············· David R.Barnum Nephew Allenport,Fa. ··············Ali-ee-··M·.····Ge-e··············································Si-s-t-e·r···················Alle-npe:r·t·;····Pa·.················ Sara Jane Sparks rand Daughts Indianhead,Pa. ··············Ann··Spa-rks·······························............................Tand"'Daughte ·····-Indi-a·nhee.d·;····Pa·.········· Mary Barnum Niece Allenport,Pa. ··············Bess-i-e···Bar-num··························.........................ughter-..-in....8w····Soutrhe-1'-R···F-ine-s-.···N.C. Sara Jane Barnum rand Daught r """""" ··············Bonni-e···Ear-num··························rand···Dau-ght r -'!.!!..~.!!....."" Elizabet Barnum rand Daught r ,It,"'1'"" ··············Ruth··-B.····Ale~a·n_d-e;r_···················Daugh"t-e-r ·'··'·Meadville,"·Pa-.,'··R-.'D-.7·· Henry Alexander ."" Te tator ha..not...'".married and no .."'ehildren have b.een born since the execution of the will offered for probate. ,_., . I ,/J (J "'---"T) _t-'-I~ill n~/3·,'U '".......SANiU·.uL .A.EARN.lTIVL . Deceased Late of Ca.Li.i'ornia . Letters Granted .19 . Unto .Da:v:i.d.R Bar.n:u.r.l aP-d . ........Ra'"~_m.ond S.P.~.~s.--.. ~C'DCJG Wc-1~ t...._ i'T1 ::>-;:'.J --.:;.- <.0.s:::..c.o 't ...... -oJ p :l><.~.-=:n:c .,.,'.,.-•..,r'j G)..,..,.:..;-- c=;r-n ::::c N ..---;::0 .+:-I~5c:::>o A.Jh19 ....................r--....-,,-0 J:> ~~c::3::::-:::=0 _c:::>v~r-0...v .. l-'ilpcl J.R.lr ..in Knox.--------.----_..--_-- Attorney • aJnuuty of Ifali~tugtnuf .81i. REGISTER'S OFFICE ubus.t 2.4 A.D 19..49 .. Personally appeared le.x.~..pg~:U·B..~C.1Jr..:r..l3J.l ~p.g .R1J,.~.~.~J+.S.~R.:Lo.+..e .. who after being d11ly q1wlified deposel and sayt that ..-.t y...anl6well acquainted with the handwriting of ...R V.•.Knox ..........one of the subscribing witnesses to the fOTegoing Last Will and testament of ......SAMUEL.A.....BARNUM· deceased,dated ... ....tl •.Knox.. pril .22.,19.48 . ...to said Will is in .his·· .......and that the signature of .own proper handwriting Swom and subscribed before me this ~.~. as ..they ..the said affian~verily believes. Also,that said witness is ~now witkin-Hri day af~~A;!d;;:;.,I949 JAMES H.DOUGLAS,Register ~ffifi~(deceased) ~~~ ~~4··· --II • FILED /949 AUG 24 AM 10:17 JA''r-('I'DO"['Ill.,,:,f"i.\."..,.R~I;JSTER OF ;/lL." AND EX -erf/CIO CLER O.C. I (ltnmmnulUraltq nf 'ruu.ayluania Ita5l1tttgtott (!lOUttty.55: BE IT REMEMBERED,That upon this 2.4 day of...···.····ugus..t . 19 4.9 ,before me Jan:.s.H.···.Do.g.La.s Register fOi'the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration within and for said county,came····..·......·····........··......·..·.. J.R.Trw n Knox..................................................................................................11 . .one of .the ~subscribing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will of AMUEL ..A •....BARNUM.. deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose nd sa That .......he.··wa·8........ present at the execution of said Will-saw the testat..·or·....·sign the same-heard ...hi-m.... publi 'h it as and for ......bis.....last Will and Testament;that.he......at..i .....request,in .... presence,and in the presence of e.ch other,subscribed ..his.....namel thereto as witness .......,and at the time of the doing thereof said testat.or was of sound,disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affian&'knowledge and eli .&1 ~. .. FILED {849 AUG 24 AN 10:17 J"I,DOL'""'-L·~I •'-l.~~~lISTER OF ~JfLLS AHD :.':I' cfiCID CLERK O.c. .., -~. ........... WILL I,Sk~UEL A.BARNUM of California,W~shington County,Pennsylvania, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament hereby revoki~g all former wills by me at any time heretofore made. 1.I give and bequeath to the Presbyterian Church located at California, Pennsylvania,Three Hundred ($500.00)Dollars. 2.I give and bequeath to the Nazarene Church located at California, Pennsylvania,One Hundred ($100.00)Dollars. B.I give and bequeath to the Christian Church located at California, Pennsylvania,One Hundred ($100.00)Dollars. 4.I authorize and direct my executors hereinafter named to eXfend Five Thousand ($5000.00)Dollars of my estate for a monument at my grave. 5.I give and devise my store-room on Third Street in the Borough of California,~ashington County,Pennsylvania,now occupied by the American Stores Comfa~y to Hilda Gail SFarks,my daughter and I also bequeath to her my 95 shares of stock in the Peoples Bank of California,Washington County,Pennsylvania. 6.I will my watch and cnain to Henry Alexander;my shrine pin to David R.Barnum. 7.I give and devise to my sister,Alice M.Gee both of my houses and lots at AllenFort,Washington County,Pennsylvania,to have and to hold for and duri~g her natural life time;she to Fay all taxes and insurance. 8.Subject to the life estate herei~before given to Alice M.Gee,I give and devise to Sara Jane Sparks and Ann Sparks the homestead proFerty at Allenport,Washington County,Pennsylvania,absolutely. 9.Subject to the life estate hereinbefore given to Alice M.Gee,I give and devise my other property at Allenport,Washington County,Pennsylvania being a house and lot knOVTI as school house property to David R.Barnum and Mary Barnum absolutely. ·-;.. 10.I give and devise the vacant lot located at lillenport,V','ashil1gton County,Pennsylvania,next to the old school house ~roperty to Mary Barnum absolutely. 11.I give and devise my office building with flats and my residence all located in Southern Pines,Moore County,North Carolina to my daughter- in-laV'"Bessie Barnum and to dly three grand-daughters,Sara Jane Barnum, Bonnie Barnum and Elizabeth Barnum,each the undivided 1/4th thereof. 12.I give and devise to my daughter,Ruth B.Alexander my undivided 1/2 interest in what is knovm as the Wilkins froferty situated on Third Street in the Borough of California,Washington County,Pennsylvania, o~~ed by me along with J.Albert Reed. 13.I give and devise my afartment house situated in the Borough of California,Washi~gton County,Pennsylvania,at the corner of College and Third Street to Ruth B.Alexander,my daugnter. 14.I give,devise and bequeath all the rest,residue ~~d remainder of my estate to my daughters,Ruth B.Alexander and Hilda Gail S}arks, each the undivided 1/2 thereof. I nominate,constitute and apfoint David R.Barnum and Raymond Sparks, Executors of this my last Will and Testament,and suggest and request that my said Executors hold my entire estate intact until all just claims agai~st my estate have been fully faid. Witness my hand and seal this 22nd dal of AFril,1948. ~~a~(SEAL) Signed,sealed,published and declared,by the Testator,SAMUEL A. BARNUli1 to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us,who at his request,in his I=resence and in the fresence of each other,have hereunto set out names as subscribing witnesses.