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<br />'tVILL 'UERTIFICATE AND FINAL DECREE
<br />SHORT WILL 1
<br />IN THE NAME OF GOD,AMEN.
<br />I,John B.Steinbach of St.Libory,in the County of Howard,State of Nebraska,being of sound
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<br />mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life,do therefor)
<br />make,ordain,publish and declare this to be my LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.
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<br />FIRST,I order and direct that my Executor hereinafter named,pay all my just debts and fune
<br />expenses as soon after my decease as conveniently may be.
<br />SECOND,After the payment of such funeral expenses and debts,I give,devise and bequeath New
<br />Catholic Church Fund,at St.Li%ory,Nebraska, $1000.00.
<br />Have 200 masses read for the repose of my soul.
<br />$100.00 to be set aside for masses for the poor Souls in Purgatory.
<br />Lastly,I give all my property both real and personal to my beloved wife,Anna G.Steinbach,Aft
<br />her death the property to be divided as follows My Grandson,George Henry Burghardt $1000.00
<br />in cash. My son- in- Iaw,Henry Burghardt,$100.00 in cash. I give to my beloved son,Henry Stein-
<br />bach thehome place described as follows: The Southeast Quarter and the South half of the
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<br />Northeast Quarter of Section Twenty -three (23),Township Thirteen (13) North,Range Ten (10), 'I
<br />Henry Steinbach to pay his sister Anna Smith (also a daughter) the difference between value
<br />of land and amount owed.-.by her on mortgage to me. The following land to be sold or divided saat-
<br />isfactory between Henry Steinbach and my daughter Anna Smith,South Half of Southeast Quarter`:
<br />and South half of Southwest Quarter of Section Twenty- three,Township Twelve (12),Range Ten
<br />(10),Hall County,Nebraska;South half of Southwest Quarter of Section Thirty -one (31),Townshi
<br />Thirteen (13),Range Nine (9),Howard County,Nebraska,West half of the Northeast Quarter of
<br />Section Twenty -five (25),Township Thirteen,(13) North,Range Ten (10),Howard County,Nebraska.
<br />All Personal Property to be divided equally between my son Henry Steinbach and daughter
<br />Anna Smith.
<br />LASTLY,I make,constitute and appoi:}t Henry Steinbach to be Executor of this my last Will and
<br />`Iestament,hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 4th day of J
<br />uary,in the year of our Lord,one thousand nine hundred Twenty Seht.
<br />John B.Steinbach (Seal)
<br />This instrument was on the day of the date thereof,signed,published and declared by the s
<br />testayor John B.Steinbach to be his last Will and Testament in the presente of us who at hi
<br />request have subscribed our names thereto as witnesses in his presence and in the presence
<br />of e ach other.
<br />J.H.Buhrman
<br />Edward Buhrman
<br />STATE OF NEBRASKA ) '+
<br />COUNTY OF HOWARD ) I,C.W.McCra_eken,County Judge in and for said County,do hereby certify that
<br />the foregoing last Will and Testament of John B.Steinbach,Deceased,was duly proved before me,
<br />according to law,as thelast will and testament of the real and personal estate of said deceasled,
<br />and the same was admitted to prpbate and recorded in my office.
<br />TIT TE SS my official signature and the Seal of said Court this 7th day of July,A.D.1928.
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<br />(SEAL) C . W. McCracken i
<br />County Judge.
<br />IN THE COUNTY COURT OF HOWARD COUNTY,NEBRASKA.
<br />In the Matter of the Estate of )
<br />) FINAL ORDER.
<br />John B.Steinbach,Deceased. ) On this 8th day of December,1929,this cause came on for
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