WEST, Carlos - will

WEST, ROBINSON

Posted By: Suzie Henderson (email)
Date: 2/22/2005 at 07:47:59

Mills County, Iowa

Will of Carlos West, Deceased.

This is the Last Will and Testament of me, Carlos West, made this 29th day of September 1880 in Rawls, County of Mills and State of Iowa as follows:

I bequeath all my lands, tenements and hereditaments and all my household furniture, ready money, securities for money, good and chattels and all other parts of my real and personal estate and effects whatsoever and whensoever unto my Wife Betsey West, her heirs, administrators and assigns to and for her and their absolute use and benefit according to the nature and quality thereof respectively, subject only to the payment of my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and the charge of proving and registering this my Will and I appoint my said Wife Executrix of this my Will and hereby revoke all other wills.

In Witness Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above mentioned.

/s/ Carlos West. [Seal]

Signed, sealed, published and acknowledged by the said Carlos West as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names hereunto as witnesses thereof.

/s/ Cassius H. West, Rawls Township, Mills Co. Iowa
/s/ Julia G. West

STATE OF IOWA, Mills County,---ss.

I, J. E. Robinson, Clerk of the District Court, hereby certify that an instrument purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Carlos West of Mills County, Iowa, was presented, read and filed on the 3rd day of Sept. 1884; that notice was published for its probate in the Malvern Leader, a weekly newspaper in Mills County, Iowa three consecutive weeks, the last publication being ten days before the time appointed for its probate; that on said time appointed, the execution of said will was duly proved by the subscribing witnesses thereto; and also that the said testator at the time of its execution was of full age, sound disposing mind and memory, and free to act. It was then and there adjudged and ordered by the court that the aforesaid instrument was duly executed and that the same be admitted to Probate as the last Will and Testament of Carlos West and that letters testamentatary issue to the executor named therein in accordance with which Betsey West Executor named in said will, were appointed to carry out its provisions into effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have attached the seal of this Court and subscribed my name this 9th day of Dec 1884.

/s/ J. E. Robinson, Clerk of District Court.