This is a copy made on December 15, 1881 of the will of Margaret Clark West, made on July 28, 1881. The copy is not signed. It is in faded brown ink on ruled paper.
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This is the last will and testament of Margaret West, widow of James K. West deceased, and given to her two sons Landon and Lorenzo West, on Thursday July 28th 1881, witnesseth:
I want that Landon West pay to Lorenzo West one hundred dollars.
I want also that Lorenzo West pay the expenses of my sickness and burial, and that he get for my grave a set of tombstones, like those at his fathers grave, and also a small block of marble to mark the graves of my two infant sons; and to pay him for their cost.
I leave to him my horse "Frank", my cow, and also twenty five sheep and lambs;
I will that Pearly West my little grandson, have two ewes and one lamb;
That Eva West have my new quilt of pink blue and white;
And that Bertha West have her choice of one of the two quilts; a white one, or another called the "Balsam Bud."
To my daughter Rebecca E Dellinger I give two blankets if she wishes to take them.
I will also that Landon and Lorenzo pay to my sons Marion and John West of Missouri, the some of one hundred dollars or fifty dollars each.
I will also that my sister Sidney Hobbs be presented with four of my best dresses: one black one, one a brown, one a dove color, and one a calico.
And lastly I will that all my beds and bedding with all my household goods except what has already been disposed of. Be ldft to Lorenzo West, to hhom I now give it.
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NOTE: Edmund L. West, Tacoma, Wa., found (June, 1978) the above copy of Margaret West's 1881 will among his mother's papers. Since the paper and ink were not suitable for photocopying, he typed the will exactly as in the handwritten copy. This is a valuable West family document that substantiates several facts that previously were only logical guesses.
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children:
Francis
Edward
John A.
Rebecca
Lorenzo
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This is the last will and testament of Margaret West, widow of James K. West deceased, and given to her two sons Landon and Lorenzo West, on Thursday July 28th 1881, witnesseth:
I want that Landon West pay to Lorenzo West one hundred dollars.
I want also that Lorenzo West pay the expenses of my sickness and burial, and that he get for my grave a set of tombstones, like those at his fathers grave, and also a small block of marble to mark the graves of my two infant sons; and to pay him for their cost.
I leave to him my horse "Frank", my cow, and also twenty five sheep and lambs;
I will that Pearly West my little grandson, have two ewes and one lamb;
That Eva West have my new quilt of pink blue and white;
And that Bertha West have her choice of one of the two quilts; a white one, or another called the "Balsam Bud."
To my daughter Rebecca E Dellinger I give two blankets if she wishes to take them.
I will also that Landon and Lorenzo pay to my sons Marion and John West of Missouri, the some of one hundred dollars or fifty dollars each.
I will also that my sister Sidney Hobbs be presented with four of my best dresses: one black one, one a brown, one a dove color, and one a calico.
And lastly I will that all my beds and bedding with all my household goods except what has already been disposed of. Be ldft to Lorenzo West, to hhom I now give it.
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NOTE: Edmund L. West, Tacoma, Wa., found (June, 1978) the above copy of Margaret West's 1881 will among his mother's papers. Since the paper and ink were not suitable for photocopying, he typed the will exactly as in the handwritten copy. This is a valuable West family document that substantiates several facts that previously were only logical guesses.
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children:
Francis
Edward
John A.
Rebecca
Lorenzo
This is a copy made on December 15, 1881 of the will of Margaret Clark West, made on July 28, 1881. The copy is not signed. It is in faded brown ink on ruled paper.
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This is the last will and testament of Margaret West, widow of James K. West deceased, and given to her two sons Landon and Lorenzo West, on Thursday July 28th 1881, witnesseth:
I want that Landon West pay to Lorenzo West one hundred dollars.
I want also that Lorenzo West pay the expenses of my sickness and burial, and that he get for my grave a set of tombstones, like those at his fathers grave, and also a small block of marble to mark the graves of my two infant sons; and to pay him for their cost.
I leave to him my horse "Frank", my cow, and also twenty five sheep and lambs;
I will that Pearly West my little grandson, have two ewes and one lamb;
That Eva West have my new quilt of pink blue and white;
And that Bertha West have her choice of one of the two quilts; a white one, or another called the "Balsam Bud."
To my daughter Rebecca E Dellinger I give two blankets if she wishes to take them.
I will also that Landon and Lorenzo pay to my sons Marion and John West of Missouri, the some of one hundred dollars or fifty dollars each.
I will also that my sister Sidney Hobbs be presented with four of my best dresses: one black one, one a brown, one a dove color, and one a calico.
And lastly I will that all my beds and bedding with all my household goods except what has already been disposed of. Be ldft to Lorenzo West, to hhom I now give it.
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NOTE: Edmund L. West, Tacoma, Wa., found (June, 1978) the above copy of Margaret West's 1881 will among his mother's papers. Since the paper and ink were not suitable for photocopying, he typed the will exactly as in the handwritten copy. This is a valuable West family document that substantiates several facts that previously were only logical guesses.
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children:
Francis
Edward
John A.
Rebecca
Lorenzo
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This is the last will and testament of Margaret West, widow of James K. West deceased, and given to her two sons Landon and Lorenzo West, on Thursday July 28th 1881, witnesseth:
I want that Landon West pay to Lorenzo West one hundred dollars.
I want also that Lorenzo West pay the expenses of my sickness and burial, and that he get for my grave a set of tombstones, like those at his fathers grave, and also a small block of marble to mark the graves of my two infant sons; and to pay him for their cost.
I leave to him my horse "Frank", my cow, and also twenty five sheep and lambs;
I will that Pearly West my little grandson, have two ewes and one lamb;
That Eva West have my new quilt of pink blue and white;
And that Bertha West have her choice of one of the two quilts; a white one, or another called the "Balsam Bud."
To my daughter Rebecca E Dellinger I give two blankets if she wishes to take them.
I will also that Landon and Lorenzo pay to my sons Marion and John West of Missouri, the some of one hundred dollars or fifty dollars each.
I will also that my sister Sidney Hobbs be presented with four of my best dresses: one black one, one a brown, one a dove color, and one a calico.
And lastly I will that all my beds and bedding with all my household goods except what has already been disposed of. Be ldft to Lorenzo West, to hhom I now give it.
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NOTE: Edmund L. West, Tacoma, Wa., found (June, 1978) the above copy of Margaret West's 1881 will among his mother's papers. Since the paper and ink were not suitable for photocopying, he typed the will exactly as in the handwritten copy. This is a valuable West family document that substantiates several facts that previously were only logical guesses.
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children:
Francis
Edward
John A.
Rebecca
Lorenzo
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