WILLS: Henry FREIDHOFF, 1897, 1899, Morreville, Cambria County, PA

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Morreville, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 5, Page 446

Last Will and Testament of Henry FREIDHOFF

In the Name of God Amen.

I, Henry Freidhoff of Morreville in the County of Cambria State of 
Pennsylvania, being in ( blank ) health of body, and of sound and disposing 
mind and memory, do make and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, 
in manner following. That is to say, I order that all my just debts, funeral 
expenses and charges or proving this, my will, be in the first place fully 
paid and satisfied; and after payment thereof, and every part thereof, I give 
and bequeath to the resident pastor of St. Mary's German Catholic Church of 
Johnstown, Pa., at the time of my death, the sum of fifty dollars for the 
payment of Masses for me.

I give and bequeath to my wife Margaret Freidhoff all my personal property of 
every kind wheresoever situated, and the rents and profits arising from my 
farm in Somerset County during her natural life.

All the rest of my real estate, viz: my homestead in Morrelville, Cambria 
County and a certain log of ground in New Baltimore, Somerset County, Penna., 
I give, devise and bequeath, absolutely and in fee simple, to my wife 
Margaret Freidhoff, her heirs and assigns, forever.

After the death of my said wife, all property not herein devised and 
bequeathed absolutely and in fee to my wife, shall be divided equally between 
my daughters and sons, their heirs and assigns. Provided, that the sum of two 
hundred and twenty-four dollars (no interest to be added) which I have paid 
for my son William A. Freidhoff, shall be deducted from his share in the said 
division and added to the share of the other heirs.

In do hereby make, constitute and appoint my said wife, Margaret Freidhoff to 
be executrix of this my last Will and Testament and I request that she be not 
required to give bond for the performance of her duty as such.

In witness whereof I, Henry Freidhoff the testator above named, have hereunto 
subscribed my name and affixed my seal the twentieth day of October, in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

Henry Freidhoff seal

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Henry Freidhoff as 
and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who have hereunto 
subscribed our names at his request as witnesses thereto, in the presence of 
the said testator, and of each other.

The word "property" written at the end of the 27th line before signing.

D.D. Blauch

Jno J. Dewlin

State of Pennsylvania }
County of Cambria }

Before me, F.B. Jones, Register of the Probate of Wills and granting Letters 
of Administration in and for said County, personally came D.D. Blauch and Jno 
J. Devlin, the subscrbing witnesses to the foregoing Will, who being duly 
sworn according to law, do depose and say that they were present and saw and 
heard Henry Freidhoff, the within named testator, sign, seal, publish, 
pronounce, and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his 
last Will and Testament, and at the time of so doing he was of sound mind, 
memory, and understanding to the best of their knowledge, observation and 
belief.
Sworn and subscribed this          } D.D. Blauch
27th day of May A.D. 1899.         } Jno J. Devlin

F.B. Jones, }

Register

Registered May 27th A.D. 1899, and Letters Testamentary issued to Margaret 
Freidhoff.

F.B. Jones,

Register.

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Henry Joseph Friedhof, 3 FEB 1832 - 19 SEP 1898
Margaret Catherine Miller, 3 AUG 1840 - 19 NOV 1912
Married: DEC 1857, New Baltimore, Somerset County, Pennsylvania