Last Will and Testament of Jacob Maurer, Sr.
In the name of God, Amen,
I, Jacob Maurer, Sr., of the Town of Carmi, White County, Illinois, being of the age of 65 years and being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament, in the manner following, viz:
First: It is my will that all my just debt and financial expenses be fully paid.
Second: After the payment of my debts and financial expenses as aforesaid, I give and bequeath to my wife, Catherine Maurer, all the personal property of which I may be possessed, as her own absolute estate forever.
Third: I give and devise to my wife, Catherine Maurer, all the real estate of which I may die siezed for and during her natural life only, and at her death to vest in the persons to whom I hereinafter devise the said lands.
Fourth: I give and devise after the death of my said wife, Catherine Maurer, to Reuben Maurer, Katie Maurer, and Helen Maurer in Common, the East Half of the South East Quarter and the South West Fourth of the South East Quarter of Section Four (4) Town Five (5) South of Range Nine (9) East, to be their own absolute estate forever.
Fifth: I give and devise after the death of my said wife, to Harry Maurer, my son, the North West Fourth of the North East Quarter of Section Nine (9) Town Five (5) South of Range Nine (9) East, to be his own absolute estate forever.
Sixth: I give and devise, after the death of my said wife, to Mollie Gillihan, my daughter, the North East Fourth of the North East Quarter of Section Nine (9) Town Five (5) South of Range Nine (9) East, to be her own absolute estate forever.
Seventh: I give and devise, after the death of my said wife, to Jacob Maurer, Jr., the South East Fourth of the North East Quarter and the North West Fourth of the North East Quarter and the East Half of the South West Fourth of the North East Quarter of Section Ten (10) Town Five (5) South of Range Nine (9) East, to be his own absolute estate forever.
Eighth: I give and devise, after the death of my said wife, to Lilly Felty, the South East Fourth of the North East Quarter of Section Nine (9) Town Five (5) South of Range Nine (9) East, to be her own absolute estate forever.
Ninth: I give and devise, after the death of my said wife, to my son John Maurer, the North East Fourth of the South East Quarter and the South West Fourth of the South East Quarter of Section Nine (9) Town Five (5) South of Range Nine (9) East, as his absolute estate forever, upon the following conditions that the said John Maurer, within one year from the time of my death, or one year from the time of the death of my wife, if she should survive me, shall pay $100.00 to Reuben Maurer, $100.00 to Katie Maurer, $100.00 to Helen Maurer, $100.00 to Harry Maurer, $100.00 to Mollie Gillihan and $100.00 to Lilly Felty, and such payment shall be a lien upon such land from the time they become due.
Lastly: I hereby appoint my wife, Catherine Maurer, to be the Executrix of this, my last will without bond, hereby revoking all other wills by me made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of February, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty.
Jacob Maurer, Sr.
Testator
The above instrument consisting of two typewritten pages, was now here subscribed by the Testator in our presence; and we, at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other hereby sign our names as attesting witnesses.
Henry H. Stockhouse of Carmi, Ill.
C. S. Conger of Carmi, Ill.
Codicil of Last Will and Testament of Jacob Maurer, Sr.
In the Name of God, Amen, I, Jacob Maurer, Sr., of the town of Carmi, Illinois, being of the age seventy-one (71) years and being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this Codicil to my Last Will and Testament, heretofore made and dated February 2, 1920.
First: Whereas, I have this day executed a mortgage on the lands described in the Ninth Clause of my said will for $1000.00; now therefore, I desire my son John Maurer to take the said Eighty (80) acres, heretofore devised to him in the Ninth Clause of my will, in the same manner as there devised, except that the mortgage for $1000.00, which I have this day put on said land, shall be chargeable to the said John Maurer and he shall take the said land after the death of my said wife, subject to the said mortgage for $1000.000 which shall not be considered as a general claim against my estate until the security mentioned in the Ninth Clause of my will shall have been used for its payment: in all other respects and especially in reference to the payments mentioned in said Ninth Clause, I desire my will to be and remain as now written in said ninth clause thereof.
Whereas, in my former will, I appointed Catherine Maurer, my wife Executrix, without bond, I desire by this Codicil to appoint Henry Stockhouse Executor in her place.
In all other respects, except where they have been changed by this Codicil, I desire my said will afore referred to, to stand in every particular.
In witness hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty-ninth day of December A.D. 1925,
Jacob Maurer, Sr.
Testator
The afore instrument consisting of one typewritten page was now here subscribed by the Testator in our presence, and we, at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other hereby sign our names as attesting witnesses,
C. S. Conger of Carmi, Illinois
W. R. Cochran of Carmi, Illinois
Codicil to Last Will and Testament of Jacob Maurer, Sr.
In the Name of God, Amen, I, Jacob Maurer, Sr., of the town of Carmi, Illinois, being of the age of seventy-four years and being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this codicil to my Last Will and Testament, heretofore made and dated February 2, 1920, and this Codicil thereto made and dated, December 29, 1925.
First: Instead of the devise given to Harry Maurer, my son, in the fifth clause of my said will I now give and devise to him the North East Fourth of the North East Quarter of Section Nine (9), Town Five (5) South, Range Nine (9) East, to be his own absolute estate forever.
Second: Instead of the devise made to Mollie Gillihan, my daughter, in the sixth clause of my said will I now give and devise to her the North West Fourth of the North East Quarter of Section Nine (9), Town Five (5) South, of Range Nine (9) East, to be her own absolute estate forever.
Third: Whereas in the Ninth Clause of my will I devise 80 acres to my son John Maurer upon condition that he should pay One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to Reuben Maurer, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to Katie Maurer, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to Helen Maurer, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to Harry Maurer, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to Mollie Gillihan, and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to Lilly Felty, making such payment a lien upon the land so devised, I now by this codicil devise the same land as mentioned in Clause nine to my son John Maurer, free and clear of any payment to any of the parties mentioned in said Clause nine, but subject to the mortgage mentioned in this Codicil to my will dated December 29, 1925, and in accordance with its provisions, except that the said John Maurer need make no payments whatever to my other children on account of said devise.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of December, AD 1928.
Jacob Maurer, Sr.
Testator
The above instrument consisting of one typewritten page was now here subscribed by the testator in our presence, and was at the same time, acknowledged by him to be a codicil to his Last Will and Testament, and we, at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, hereby sign our names as attesting witnesses,
C. S. Conger of Carmi, Ill.
Bertha Leather of Carmi, Ill.
Codicil to Last Will and Testament of Jacob Maurer, Sr.
In the Name of God, Amen, I, Jacob Maurer, Sr., of the town of Carmi, Illinois, being of the age of seventy-eight years, and being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this Codicil to my Last Will and Testament heretofore made, dated February 2, 1920, and the Codicils thereto made and dated December 29th, A.D. 1925, and December 5th, A.D. 1928.
First:In addition to what I have heretofore given Reuben Maurer, my son, I now give, devise and bequeath to him an additional ten acres of land to wit: the North East Fourth of the North East Forth of the North East Quarter of Section Nine (9) Town Five (5) South, Range Nine (9) East, which in a former codicil was given to my son Harry Maurer, to be his own absolute estate forever.
Second: I give, devise and bequeath to my son Harry Maurer the East Three and one-third acres of the North West Fourth of the North East Quarter of Section Nine (9) Town Five (5) South, Range Nine (9) East, which in a former codicil was a part of the land given to Mollie Gillihan, and also give, devise and bequeath to my son Harry Maurer the north three and one-third acres of the South East Fourth of the North East Quarter of Section Nine (9) Town Five (5) South, Range Nine (9) East, which in my former will was a part of the Premises devised to Lilly Felty, called also Lydia Felty, both to be his absolute estate forever.
Third: Whereas in the sixth clause of my will I devise to my son Jacob Maurer, Jr., the South East Fourth of the North East Quarter and the East Half of the South West Fourth of the North East Quarter of Section Ten (10), Town Five (5) South, Range Nine (9) East, as his own absolute estate forever, by this codicil it is my will that he shall within [two?] years from my death pay twenty-five dollars ($25.00) each to the following named persons, or if any of them should die, to their legal heirs, to wit: Reuben Maurer, Katie Maurer, Helen Maurer, Harry Maurer, Mollie Gillihan, Lillie Felty and John Maurer, such charge to be [lien?] upon the estate hereby devised to the said Jacob Maurer, Jr., I have heretofore [deeded?] to my son, Jacob Maurer, Jr., the North West Fourth of the North East Quarter of Section Ten (10) Town Five (5) South Range Nine (9) East.
In all other respects I desire my will and my two former Codicils to be in full force, [vesture?] and effect. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty-second day of March, A.D. 1933.
Jacob Maurer, Sr.
Testator
The afore instrument consisting of one typewritten page was now here subscribed by the Testator in our presence, and was at the same time, acknowledged by him to be a Codicil to his Last Will and Testament, and we, at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, hereby sign our names as attesting witnesses.
C. S. Conger of Carmi, Illinois
Bertha Leather of Carmi, Illinois