NELSON, Nels S.

NELSON

Posted By: Cay Merryman (email)
Date: 4/29/2003 at 10:50:42

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF NELS S. NELSON

I, Nels S. Nelson being of sound and disposing mind and memory and being desirous of settling my worldly affairs
while I have strength and capacity to do so do make and publish this my last will and testament that is to say First: I
hereby make and appoint my beloved wife Inger Nelson my sole executrix and administratrix to pay all my funeral
expense and just debts as soon after decease as practicable out of the first moneys that shall come into her hands
from any portion of my estate, real or personal: Second: I give devise and bequeath unto my wife aforesaid all my
Real Estate situated in the County of Mills and State of Iowa, to wit, the East half of the North West quarter of
Section number Twenty one in Township number Seventy three North of Range Forty three west containing Eighty
acres and also the West 1/2 of the North West quarter of Section number Twenty three in Township Seventy three
North of Range Forty three West containing Eighty acres and also the North West 1/4 of the North East 1/4 of
Section Number Twenty two in Township Seventy three North of Range Forty three West containing forty acres and
also the East 1/2 and the South West 1/4 of the North East quarter of Section number Twenty two in Township
Seventy three North of Range Forty three West, containing One Hundred and Twenty acres. Second I give devise
bequeath to my wife Inger as aforesaid all the household furniture in my dwelling house and also the dwelling house.
Also all my personal property consisting of four head of horses, seven head of cattle, six head of sheep and twelve
hogs; Third: It is my intention and wish that the above grants gifts and bequests to my wife Inger Nelson shall be and
remain as above written; that she, my wife, as aforesaid shall have full and sole control of all my Estate, both Real
and Personal to have and to hold the same to her, her heirs and assigns forever upon the following conditions: that
is to say that she remain a widow and does not again contract matrimony and in case she , my wife, Inger, as
aforesaid should again contract matrimony then the foregoing bequests to her are to be changed and attend as
follows to wit; at the time of, or in the event of such marriage of my wife as aforesaid it is my wish and command
that my remaining estate, both Real and Personal be duly and fairly appraised by two or more disinterested persons
selected for the purpose and after such appraisement shall have been fully and fairly made by the parties as
aforesaid the whole amount to be equally divided into two parts, one half or moiety thereof to be duly paid over by my
wife, Inger, as aforesaid either in land or money at her option unto my brother Lars Nelson and in case of his death
to his children for their benefit forever, the remaining half or moiety of my Estate to be retained by my said wife,
Inger, as aforesaid to have and to hold and to do with according to her pleasure. In witness whereof I Nels S. Nelson
the testator have hereunto set my hand and seal this Eighteenth day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred
and fifty eight.
Signed Nels S. Nelson (seal)

Signed, sealed published and declared by the above named Nelson S. Nelson as his last will and testament in the
presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the said testator and in
the presence of each other.
Charles Go___
T. H. E. Saar
Wm. Kempton

Admitted to probate in Mills County, Iowa, July 5, 1858