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<br />directed to release said mortgage on the records of the Register of Deeds in Hall County,Nebrask
<br />BY THE COURT Paul N.Kirk County Judge
<br />In the County Court of Hall County,Nebraska
<br />Certificate
<br />STATE OF NEBRASKA ) I, Paul N.Kirk, County Judge of Hall County, Nebraska, do hereby certify
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<br />HALL COUNTY } that I have compared the foregoing copy of Final :Decree entered IN THE i
<br />MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MAUDE E.STEINMEIER, DECEASED, with the original record thereof, now re-
<br />maining in said Court, that the same is a correct transcript thereof, and of the whole of such
<br />original record; that said Court is a Court of Record having a seal, which seal is hereto attae
<br />that said Court has no Clerk authorized to sign certificates in his own name, and that I am the
<br />legal custodian of said Seal and of the Records of said Court, and that the.f oregoing attestati
<br />is in due form of law.
<br />IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court, at
<br />Grand Island, this 4th day of February, 1936.
<br />Paul N.Kirk
<br />(SEAL) County Judge
<br />Filed for record this 4th day of February, 19362 at 11 :00 o'clock A.M.
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<br />WILL AND DECREE
<br />SHORT WILL
<br />IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN
<br />I, Mary E.Leonard of Wood River, in the County of Hall, State of Nebraska, being of sound mind
<br />and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore make,
<br />ordain, publish and declare this to be my last WILL AND TESTAMENT.
<br />FIRST, I order and direct that my Executors hereinafter named, pay all my just debts and funeral
<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 To my
<br />daughters, Mae Colby and Nora Rickert, the sum of Five Hundred dollars each, and direct that the
<br />shall have no other part in my Estate- I make this bequest for the reason they left home and did
<br />not help myself or other children on the farm. Third - I give and devise to my son, John Leonar
<br />the South half of the North west quarter of section Five (5) Town,Nine (9) range Twelve (12), He
<br />to have the same absolutely. Fourth- I give and devise to my son Eugene Leonard The East Half
<br />the North west quarter of section Eleven (11) Town Ten (10) Range Twelve (12) in Hall County,
<br />Nebraska, He to have the same absolutely, Fifth- I give and devise to my sons, William Leonard
<br />and James Leonard, and to my Daughters, Margaret Leonard, Agnes Leonard and Bessie Catherine
<br />Leonard The West half of the south west quarter - The south west quarter of the North west quarter
<br />of Section Eleven, and the east half of the south east quarter of section Fourteen (14), All in
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<br />Township Ten 10 - Range Twelve Hall County Nebraska, Also All my Household furniture Fixtures a
<br />personal effects Located in my home. They to have the same, share and share alike - In the even
<br />of the death of any of my Five children named herein I direct that his or her share shall not la se
<br />but shall be divided equally among the survivors named in this paragraph, Sixth - All of the res
<br />residue and remainder of my property, of every kind and nature- including all the life stock and
<br />machinery- all grain and other personal property together with all monies or Certificates or Bon is
<br />and owned by me at the time of my death I give devise and bequeath to my sons William Leonard an
<br />James Leonard, share and share alike - They to have the same absolutely,
<br />LASTLY, I make, constitute and appoint William Leonard and James Leonard to be Executors of this
<br />my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made and direct that they sha
<br />not be required to give Bond, as such executors,
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 12th day of Jan-
<br />uary, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred Thirty Two. Mary.E.Leonard Seal
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