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I_ <br />F1 'pta1l <br />THEAUGUSTINECO. 20112.2.41 <br />DECREE <br />IN THE COUNTY COURT OF HALL COUNTY,NEBRASKA <br />IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) <br />DECREE DETERUINING HEIRS <br />WILLIAM H.WEST,deceased ) <br />STATE OF NEBRASKA, COUNTY OF HALL, as. <br />This Cause coming on to be heard this 28th day of February,1945,the'same being the time fixed <br />by order of this Court for hearing the petition of Emily E.Hinkson filed herein on February 5, <br />1945,for determination of the time of the death of said William H.West,a determination of the <br />heirs of said William H.West,the decree of kinship of said Heirs and the right of descent of the <br />real estate belonging to said William H.West at the time of his death and barring claims bf <br />creditors of said deceased,and notice as by law provided and according to order of this Court, <br />having been given all persons interested in this eatate,both creditors and heirs by publication <br />and proof thereof being on file,and from the evidence adduced by said petitioner in support of <br />her petition,the Court finds that William H.West departed this life in Hall County,Nebraska,a <br />resident thereof,on the 6th day of March,1891,intestate and that John W.West was appointed Admin- <br />istrator of this estate on April 13,1891,but that these estate proceedings have become dormant <br />for the failure of said Administrator to file any re;:)ort for more than two years and no .decree <br />of heirship has been entered in the probate of said estate;the Court further finds that said <br />William H.West left him surviving his widow Sally A.West and his son Leonard J.West,as his heirs <br />and only heirs- at- law,and that the following described real estate,to -wit: <br />South Half of the Northeast quarter (S'JNE4) and the North Half of the Southeast Quarter (NJSE4) <br />of Section Twenty (20) in Township Twelve (12) North,Range Twelve (12),West of the 6th P.M.in <br />Hall County,Nebraska. <br />was owned by said William H.West at the time of his death and passed and descended unto said <br />Sally A.West and Leonard J.West by operation of law and that they became the owners thereof upon <br />the death of said William H.West. <br />The Court further finds that the time has expired for the filing of claims against said estate <br />and that any claims outstanding against said estate,be and the same are now hereby forever barred <br />and enjoined from being asserted against said estate or the assets thereof. <br />IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED,ADJUDGED AND DECREED BY THE COURT that the real estate hereinbefore described <br />did pass and descend unto Sally A.West and Leonard J.West upon the death of said William H.West, <br />they being his heirs -at -law and only heirs- at- law,free and clear of the claims of any creditors or <br />any other persons whomsoever. <br />BY TFiE COURT <br />Charles Bossert <br />County Judge <br />In the County Court of Hall County,Nebraska <br />Certificate <br />State of Nebraska, ) <br />)ss. I,Charles Bossert County Judge of Hall County,Nebraska,do hereby certify <br />Hall County ) that I have compared the foregoing copy of Decree Determining Heirs <br />entered IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM H.WEST, DECEASED, with <br />the original record thereof,now remaining in said Court,that the same is a correct transcript <br />thereof,and of the whole of such original record;that said Court is a Court of Record having a <br />seal,which seal is hereto attached;that said Court has no Clerk authorized to sign certificates <br />in his own name,and that I am the legal custodian of said Seal and of the Records of said Court, <br />and that the foregoing attestation 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 28th day of February 1945. <br />(SEAL) Charles Bossert <br />County Judge <br />Filed for record this 28 day of February,19450 at 10:30 o'clock A.M. <br />Register of Deeds <br />- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o -o -o- <br />WILL AND DECREE <br />LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MINNIE C.HOAGLAND <br />I, Minnie C.Hoagland, of the city of Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska., being of sound mind <br />and disposing memory, do make and publish this, my last will and testament, in the manner and form <br />following: <br />FIRST. <br />I give, devise, and bequeath to my beloved husband, Ernest Hoagland, all of my property, real <br />ana personal, for and durin his natural life, he to have the use and income therefrom, and in <br />the event that the income is not sufficient, then so much of the principal may be used by him <br />for his necessaries of life. <br />SECOND. <br />Upon the death of my husband, Ernest Hoagland, I give to the children of my nephew, Ellis C. <br />Mohr, my silve -ware, and give to my niece; Viola Culbertson, a set of dishes, and all of the <br />rest, residue, end remainder of my property, I give, devise and bequeath to my niece Viola <br />Culbertson, and my nephew, Ellis C.Mohr, share and share alike. <br />THIRD. <br />I name, nominate and appoint my husband, Ernest Hoagland, as executor of this, my last will <br />and testament, and in the event he does not survive me or is incapacitated, then I appoint my <br />nephew, Ellis C.Mohr, as executor. <br />IN TESTIMONY 171EREO7,, I have hereunto set my hand this 24th clay of November, 1942. <br />Witnesses: <br />Bernice E.Matthezrs Minnie C.Hoagland <br />Wm.Suhr <br />We, whose nnmes are hereunto subscribed, do hereby certify that Minnie C.Hoagland, the <br />testatrix, subscribed her name to the foregoing instrument in our presence and in the presence <br />of each of us, and, at the same time and in our presence and hearing, declared the same to be <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />I <br />C� <br />