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<br />No. 3, HALL COUNTY
<br />2372 —Klopp Printing Co., Omaha _in.. ._
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<br />WILL & CERTIFICATE AND FINAL DECREE
<br />IN THE NAME OF GOD,A1EN.
<br />I,Hannah Bowman,of Wood River in the County of Hall,State of Nebraska,being of sound mind
<br />and mernory,and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life,do therefore make,
<br />ordain,publish and declare this to be my last WILL A "?D TESTAI;iENT:
<br />FIR'-T,I order and direct that my Executor hereinafter named,pay all my just debts and funeral
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<br />expenses as soon after my decease as conveniently may be.
<br />SECOND,After the payment of such funeral expenses a.nd debts,I,give,devise and bequeath to my son,
<br />George Bocrnan,Twelve Hundred Dollars.
<br />Third. to my son, +,illillicm P. Bom- r.an,my daughters, Jessie I':.Buzza,Mary A. Coates and Nellie E. Puthoff
<br />I bequeath each one of the remainder of my estate.
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<br />Fourth.to my daughter,Ida L.Dunlap,I bequeath One Hundred Dollars.
<br />Fifth,to my grandchildren,Harvey F.Morgan and Nellie Morgan,I bequeath each one -sixth less
<br />X50.00 each, -sa,id $100.00 to be used in carrying out the Fourth section of this will.
<br />Should any one or moTe of the above named heirs die before the taking effect of this will,then
<br />such share or shares shall be divided equally among the devisees named in the Second,third and
<br />Fourth sections of this will.
<br />LASTLY,I ma'ie,constitute and appoint Elmer Coates,my son -in -law to be Executor of thismay last
<br />TVill and Testament,hereby revoking all former will by me made.
<br />IN 77ITNESS ' "HEREOF,I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal,the 6th day of Februaryy,
<br />inthe year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred Eighteen-
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<br />Hannah Boman Seal
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<br />This instrument was on the day of the date thereof,signed,published and declared by the said testa-
<br />for Hannah Bowrnan, to be her last '71ill and Testament, in the presence of us who at h _ reauest
<br />have subscribed our names thereto as witnesses in h- presence and in the presence of each other -
<br />E. M.'Winslow
<br />W. L. Sprague
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<br />CERTIFICATE OF PROBATE OF 71ILL
<br />State of Nebraska,
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<br />Hall County, At a, session of the County Court held in the County Court Room in Grand,
<br />Island,in said County,on the 7th day of October A.D.,1922.
<br />Present J. H. Idullin, County Judge.
<br />In the Matter of the Estate
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<br />Hannah Boiwri�an, deceased.
<br />I , J. H. Mullin, Judge of the County Court in and for said County, do hereby
<br />certify that on the 2nd day of September 1922,the instru=ent purporting to be the last will
<br />anct testament of Hannah Bo.rnan,deceased,wa.s filed for probate in this Court. That on the 7th day
<br />of October 1922,said instrument to which this certificate is attached was duly proved,proba„ted
<br />and allowed as the last will and testament of the real and personal estate of said Hannah Bowman
<br />deceased,and the same was ordered to be recorded in the records of the Court aforesaid.
<br />IN "1ITNES9 7,7HERE`1F I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court this
<br />7th day of October 1922
<br />( SEAL) J. H. iAulIin
<br />County Judge.
<br />IN THE COUNTY COURT OF HALL COUNTY,1,=RASKA.
<br />IN T Iii MATTER OF THE ESTATE
<br />OF FINAL DECREE.
<br />HAIT_AH BO' %r.,!AN,DECEASED. Now on this 24th day of March,192j,this cause carne on to be heard
<br />upon the final report of Elmer Coates, executor of the last will and testament of Hannah Bowman,
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