WILL: David KUHN, 1914, Duncansville, Blair County, PA

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Source: Blair County Will Book Q Page 231
Written: September 10, 1914
Blair County Will Book Q page 231

Last Will and Testament of David Kuhn

  I, David Kuhn, of the Borough of Duncansville, County of Blair, State 
of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and disposing mind, memory, and 
understanding, do hereby make the following as and for my last will and 
testament hereby revoking any and all other wills heretofore made by 
me. First - I order and direct the payment of all my just debts and 
funeral expenses.
Second - I give, devise and bequeath all my estate, real, personal and 
mixed unto the following-1st- To my beloved wife, Mary C. Kuhn, I give 
and bequeath the house in which we now live, and the interest of one 
third of my estate as long as she lives; also the furniture.
2nd - To my four children Mertle L. intermarried with W. D. Feathers, & 
Alpha N. intermarried with J. C. Racy, Milton S., and Velva N. 
intermarried with Marshal Hesel, I give and bequeath share and share 
alike of the remainder, with the following conditions: that should any 
one of my children bring a claim against me, said claim shal [sic] be 
deducted from his or her share, also a note in bank shal [sic] be 
deducted from Milton S. my son's share, and the portion paying [sic] to 
my daughter Velva N. shal [sic] be invested in real estate by my 
executors herein after named. 3rd - I hereby nominate and appoint my 
beloved wife Mary C. Kuhn and W. D. Feathers of Altoona, to be the 
executors of this my last will and testament.
  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal  this 10th 
day of Sept. 1914.
                                                                               
                                    David X (his mark) Kuhn
                                    Witness to mark Issac Krider

Signed, Sealed, and published by the above named testator as and for 
his last will and testament written on one sheet of  paper and signed 
by him in our presence at his request and each have fixed our names as 
witness. 
                   James Martin    
                   Wm. M. Piper

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Blair County SS:
  This 25th day of September A. D. 1914 before me, Claude Jones, 
Register for the Probate of Wills and granting letters of 
Administration in for the County of Blair, personally came James 
Martin, Wm. M. Piper and Issac Krider the subscribing witnesses to the 
above will, and being duly sworn according to law, did depose and say 
they were personally present and saw and heard David Kuhn the testator 
sign by making his mark seal publish, pronounce and declare the 
foregoing instrument of writing as and for his testament and last will, 
that they signed their names in the presence and at the request of the 
said testator and in the presence of each other, and that at the time 
of doing he, the said testator was of perfect and sound mind, memory 
and understanding, to the best of their knowledge and belief.

                                    James Martin
                                    Wm. M. Piper
                                    Isaac Krider

Sworn and subscribed before me
                  Claude Jones Register

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Blair County. SS:
  Before me, the Register for the Probate of Wills and granting letters 
of Administration in and for the County of Blair, personally came Mary 
C. Kuhn and W. D. Feathers who, being duly sworn, do depose and say 
that as executors of the last Will and Testament of David Kuhn 
deceased, they will well and truly administer the goods and chattels, 
rights and credits of said deceased according to law.  And also will 
diligently comply with the provisions of the law relating to Collateral 
Inheritances.
                                    Mary C. Kuhn
                                    W. D. Feathers
Sworn and subscribed before me
Sept 25, A. D. 1914

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