Wills

William Shoemaker
Courtesy of Cathy Clark Beard
Transcribed as written with no intentional corrections or changes.

Will Book C, Pages 30-33

 Last Will and Testament of William Shoemaker

 In the name of the Benevolent Father, I, William Shoemaker of the County of Martin and State of Indiana, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby make publish and declare this my last Will and Testament, revoking and making void all Wills by me heretofore made,

 1st I do hereby publish and declare that the financial assistance rendered by me to Oliver Ewing and Ralph Ewing was a gift by me at the time to said Ewings on account of the esteem and respect I have for them, and I have no claim against them or either of them for any money furnished them or any service paid on their account.

 2nd I hereby publish and declare that all financial assistance furnished to James H. Burns or his wife has been fully compensated by them in their kind and affectionate care they have rendered me in my old age and afflictions, and I have no claim against them for any money furnished them or paid out for them.

             It is my Will and desire that I have a decent funeral after my death, suitable to my condition in life and having already contracted for a monument and fence around my grave my Executor need not erect any.

             It is my Will and desire that any funeral expense and expense of last sickness be paid by any Executor as soon after my death as possible.

             I give and bequeath to the Trustees of Trinity Springs Cemetery Ten Dollars to aid in repairing the grounds and erecting a fence.

             I hereby declare that my entire estate consists of Three thousand Dollars in notes on the McBride Bros. that payment of them has been extended one year. Three hundred and ten Dollars in note and mortgage on W. Steele Ewing and Three hundred Dollars in cash on hand, and a few articles of little or no value.

             I nominate and appoint George McBride executor of this my last Will and Testament and Hiram McCormick as Attorney of my estate, and it is my will and desire that my executor defend this Will against any assaults that is made on it and defend the persons in any of the gifts made in this Will, or any gifts heretofore made out of any money he has after the payment of my last sickness and funeral expense.

             The remainder of any estate after paying the foregoing expense and expense of settling my estate I give and bequeath as follows;

 1st I give and bequeath to James H. Burns Four hundred Dollars.

 2nd I give and bequeath to Oliver Ewing Four hundred Dollars.

 3rd I give and bequeath to Ralph Ewing Four hundred Dollars,

 4th All the remainder of my estate I give and bequeath to Margaret L. Burns.

 Attest Hiram McCormick                               William (his mark) Shoemaker

             Be it Remembered that on this 20th day of January, 1897, the above and foregoing instrument was read over to William Shoemaker in his presence and hearing and after the same was read to him, he signed the same as his last Will and Testament in our presence, and we in his presence, and at his request, and in the presence of each other signed the same as attesting witnesses.

                                                                                    William McBride
                                                                                    Emmet Davis

 
The State of Indiana, Martin County, SS: 

            Be it Remembered, That on the 5th day of July, 1897, William McBride one of the subscribing witnesses to the within and foregoing last Will and Testament of William Shoemaker late of said County, deceased, personally appeared before Geo. W. Gates Clerk of the Circuit  Court of Martin County, in the State of Indiana and being duly sworn by the Clerk of said Court upon his oath, declared and testified as follows; that is to say: That on the 20th day of January, 1897, he saw the said William Shoemaker sign his name to said instrument in writing as and for his last Will and Testament, and that this deponent, at the same time, heard the said William Shoemaker declare the said instrument in writing to be his last Will and Testament, and that the said instrument in writing was at the same time at the request of the said William Shoemaker and with his consent attested and subscribed by the said William McBride and Emmet Davis in the presence of said testator, and in the presence of each other as subscribing witnesses thereto, and that the said William Shoemaker was at the time of the signing and subscribing of said instrument in writing, as aforesaid, of full age, (that is more than twenty-one years of age) and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not under any coercion or restraint, as the said deponent verily believes, and further deponent says not.

                                                                                    William McBride

 Sworn to and subscribed by the said William McBride before me Geo. W. Gates Clerk of said Court, at West Shoals the 5th day of July, 1897.

                                                                                    Geo. W. Gates Clerk

             In attestation whereof, I have hereunto subscribed and affixed the seal of said Court.

(Seal)                                                                           Geo. W. Gates Clerk

 
State of Indiana, Martin County, SS;

            I Geo. W. Gates, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Martin County, Indiana, do hereby certify that the within annexed Will and Testament of William Shoemaker has been duly admitted to probate, and duly proved by the testimony of William McBride one of the subscribing witnesses thereto that a complete record of said Will, and of the testimony of William McBride in proof thereof, has been by me duly made and recorded in Book “C” at pages 30, 31, 32 & 33, of the record of Wills of said County.

In attestation whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, at West Shoals, this 5th day of July 1897.

(Seal)                                                                           Geo. W. Gates

                                                                                    Clerk Circuit Court Martin County