Wills
Amanda K. Landis
Courtesy of Cathy Clark Beard
Transcribed as written with no intentional corrections or changes.

Will Book C, Page 520 

Last Will and Testament of Amanda K. Landis

             I, Amanda K. Landis, a resident of Martin County, in the State of Indiana, and being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made;

 Item 1. It is my will, first that my body have decent burial, from the Christian Church at Shoals,
Indiana, in Spring Hill Cemetery, beside the body of my deceased husband, W. C. Landis.

 Item 2. It is my will that out of my estate, all of my just debts and funeral expenses be paid.

 Item 3. That in consideration that I have a home with my nephew, William B. Daugherty, and his wife Anne Daugherty, or either of them, I do bequeath to them, at my death, all personal property of whatever kind, of which I may die seized.

 Item 4. I do constitute and appoint my friend J. B. Marshall, of Shoals, Indiana, executor of this my last will and testament.

             Witness my hand and seal, this 7th day of July, 1925, at Shoals, Indiana.

                                                                                     Amanda K. Landis, 1925.

             The foregoing instrument, signed, sealed and acknowledged by said Amanda K. Landis, 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 a witnesses thereto, this 7th day of July, 1925.

                                                                                     Lorenzo D. Haga,
                                                                                    William J.Strange.

 

PROOF OF PROBATE OF WILL.
State of Indiana, Martin County, ss;
            Before me, Elmer Harding, Clerk of the Martin Circuit Court, personally came Lorenzo D. Haga, one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of Amanda K. Landis late of Martin County Indiana, deceased, and being duly sworn on his oath says that he was present at the execution of said last will; that at the time of the execution thereof, said testator was of full age to devise her property, of sound mind and memory and not under any coercion or restraint, and said testator requested him to sign said will as witnesses thereto, which he accordingly did in the presence of said testator and in the presence of each other as subscribing witnesses thereto.
                                                                                    Lorenzo D. Haga,

                         Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5 day of January, 1926.

                                                                                     Elmer Harding, Clerk