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WILL AND DECREE
<br />LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CATHARINA LASSEN.
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<br />KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I Catharine. Lassen, being of soung mind and disposing
<br />memory do make, publish and declare this my Last Will and testament as follows:
<br />First: It is my desire and I direct that all my just debts be first paid out of my personal
<br />property, including funeral expenses, etc.
<br />Second: I give, devise and bequeath to my son, Sherman Lassen, the sum of Three Thousand
<br />Dollars to be paid out of my personal property, I give him this amount extra on account that
<br />he has been so good to me and has assisted me in so many ways.
<br />Third: All the residue, rest and remainder of my personal property I give, devise and bequea
<br />to my daughter, Evelina Bushman. "
<br />Fourth: All of the rest of my property consisting of my real estate I divide into eleven art .
<br />and I devise the same as follows: One - eleventh to Sherman Lassen; one - eleventh to Evaline
<br />Bushman; one - eleventh to Conrad Lassen; one - eleventh to John Lassen; one - eleventh to Margaret'
<br />Obermiller; one - eleventh to Agatha Pohl Sweeny; and one- eleventh to Harry Lassen, (the above
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<br />named being my living childred); One - eleventh in equal shares to the surviving ohildren of
<br />Katie Olaussen, my deceased daughter; one - eleventh, in equal shares, to the surviving
<br />children of Anna Shoemaker, my deceased daughter; One - eleventh, in equal shares, to the sur-
<br />viving ohildren of Johanna Mathiesen, my deceased daughter; and one - eleventh to the surviving
<br />ohild of Lydia Lassen Wright, my deceased daughter.
<br />Fifth: In the event of the death of my son, Sherman Lassen, preceding me in death I direct
<br />that his share shall not lapse but shall be paid to Lena Lassen, wife of Sherman Lassen.
<br />Sixth: I name, nominate and.appoint B.J.Ounningham Executor of this my Last Will and Testamen
<br />In the event that any of my other surviving children above named (except Sherman Lassen)
<br />shall precede me in death I direct that their share shall not lapse but shall be paid to the
<br />surviving children of such deceased in equal shares to each child.
<br />I hereby revoke all former wills by me made.
<br />Dated at Grand Island, Nebraska, this 27th day of June,1921.
<br />Signed, Oatharina Lassen.
<br />1Wa whose names are hereto subscribed do hereby certify that Oatharina Lassen, the testatrix,
<br />signed the above instrument in our presence and hearing and she at the game time declared
<br />said will to be her last Will and Testament and we, at her request and in her presence did
<br />sign our names hereto as attesting witnesses.
<br />Arthur Roby
<br />A.J.Guendel
<br />Julius Matthiesen
<br />Codicil to Will of Oatharina Lassen.
<br />I. Catharine. Lassen, of Grand Island, Nebraska, desire and direct that my above will shall
<br />be amended as follows: That out of the one - eleventh share and interest given to the surviving
<br />child of Lydia Lassen Wright, deceased, there shall first be deducted and paid to my smn,
<br />Sherman Lassen, the sum of $307.90, which amount has been paid by my son, Sherman Lassen, i.
<br />for funeral expenses and tombstone for my deceased daughter, Lydia. In the event that said s
<br />is not paid during my life -time, (then the said sum and interest from date at 7% shall be a
<br />lien on the share of the property which passes to the surviving child of the said Lydia Lasse
<br />Wright as above set forth.
<br />Dated January 9th,1922.
<br />Signed, Oatharina Lassen.
<br />We whose names are hereto attached do hereby certify that Oatharina Lassen, the testatrix,
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