Wills
Mary Alexander

Will Book C       Page 476
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I.Mary Alexander, at this time a resldsn of Baker Township In the County of Martin and State of Indiana, and being of sound mind and disposing memory do make, publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. Item 1. I first desire and direct that my executor herein after named shall pay all of my just debts and funeral expenses and expenses of sickness and erect at my grave a suitable monument such as my executor considers proper and sultable; and that such debts and expenses be paid out of any money I may have at the time of my death, and if there be not enough money then from my personal estate, and lastly from my real estate if necessary. Item 2. After all of my just debts and expenses as set out m Item one have been paid including any cost of settling my estate, I then give and bequeath and devise all the rest and residue of my property of every nature, kind and character whereever situated both real and personal to William H Mccarty, he the said William H.McCarty having now lived with me at my home and worked for the past twenty-eight years and it is my desire that this gift and devise shall in a measure repay him for his work for me and care and attention rendered me. Item 3. I constitute, and a point Willis W. Simpson as and for my. executor of this ray last will and testament. Witness my hand and seal this l^th day of August, 1903. her Mary X Alexander mark The foregoing instrument slgned, sealed and acknowledged by Mary Alexander, as and for her last will and testament, in our presence, who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto, this 14, day of August, 1903. . Maria Delpha Simpson Annie Vitchell Witnesses State of Indiana, Martin County, SS: Before me, Sherman McPherson, Clerk of the Martin Circuit Court, personally came Annie Mitchell Inman, one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of Mary Alexander, late of Martin County, Indiana, deceased, and being duly sworn on oath says that she was present at the execution of said last will; that the same was duly executed, that at that time of the execution thereof, said testatrix was of full age to devise her property of sound mind and memory and not under any coercion or restraint, that said testatrix requested Maria Delpha Simpson and said Annie Mitchell (now Inman) to sign said will as witnesses thereto, which they accordingly did in the presence of said testatrix and in the presence of each other as subscribing ._ witnesses thereto. Annie Mitchell Inman Subscrlbed and affirmed to before ms this 23 day of September, 1922