WILLS: Harris, Henry T.  May 20, 1905 written/probated August 
30, 1913; Cambria County, PA

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Cambria County, PA; Bk. 2; Pg. 276

Last Will and Testament of Harris, Henry T.  May 20, 1905 
written/ probated August 30, 1913

Last Will and Testament of Henry T. Harris

I, Henry T. Harris of the City of Johnstown, County of Cambria 
and State of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and 
understanding, do make, publish and declare the following to be 
my last will and testament, herby revoking all former wills by 
me at any time heretofore made;

First, I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be 
paid and discharged as soon as may be after my decease.

Second, I give, devise and bequeath all my estate real, personal 
and mixed to my bellowed wife Elizabeth An Harris, to have and 
to hold the same for and during the period of her natural life, 
upon the condition however that she my said wife shall and will 
care for and maintain my son Gomer Harris for and during the 
term of her natural life in a manner suitable to her estate; and 
at and immediately upon the death of my said beloved wife 
Elizabeth Ann Harris I direct that my estate, real, personal and 
mixed be divided in the manner following, to wit: I give and 
bequeath to my daughter Annie intermarried with W. W. Miller the 
sum of One ($1.00) Dollar as her full share in my estate and I 
hereby discharge the said W. W. Miller, the husband of my said 
daughter Annie from the payment of all obligations due from him 
the said W. W. Miller to me.  As to the rest and residue of my 
estate real, personal and mixed, I direct that the same be 
divided into three equal share, one of which shares I give, 
devise and bequeath to my daughter Edith intermarried with 
Edward Ingram; one other share I give devise and bequeath to my 
daughter Sarah intermarried with Samuel W. Griffith and one 
share I give devise and bequeath to my hereinafter named 
executors in Inst nevertheless for the support and maintenance 
of my son Gomer Harris.

Third, I appoint and nominate my son-in-law Samuel W. Griffith 
and my friend Evan A. Lloyd to be the executors of this my last 
will and testament, written on two sheets of paper with a 
typewriter, and each page thereof being signed in my name by the 
making of my mark.

Witness my hand and seal this twentieth day of May, A.D. 1905.
Henry T. Harris  X (his mark)     (Seal)
Henry T. Harris  X (his mark)     (Seal)

Signed, sealed published and declared by the said Henry T. 
Harris with his mark in our presence, as and for his last will 
and testament, the same having been read to him, who at his 
request and in his presence and in the presence of each other 
have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
Daniel Crofford
W. David Lloyd



State of Pennsylvania}
  Count of Cambria    }SS
Before me, Sherman Tibbott, Register of the Probate of Wills and 
granting Letters of Administration in and for said County, 
personally came W. David Lloyd, one of the subscribing witnesses 
to the foregoing last will and testament, who being duly sworn 
according to law, does depose and say that he was present and 
saw and heard Henry T. Harris, 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 his knowledge, observation and belief.
W. David Lloyd
Sworn and subscribed this 30th day of August AD 1913Sherman 
Tibbott, Register

State of Pennsylvania}
  Count of Cambria    }SS
This day, before me, Sherman Tibbott, Register of Wills in and 
for said County, personally came Benjamin F. Watkins and A. 
Lloyd Adams, who being duly sworn according to law, say that 
they were well acquainted with Daniel Crofford, late a resident 
of Johnstown, in the County aforesaid, who was one of the 
subscribing witnesses to the last will and testament of Henry R. 
Harris, late of said County, deceased; that they are familiar 
with the handwriting of said Daniel Crofford, having frequently 
seen him write his own name as well as other matters; that the 
said Daniel Crofford is now in Florida as last known; that they 
have carefully examined the signature of Daniel Crofford to the 
aforesaid last will and testament dated the 20th day of May AD 
1905, and they verify believe the same to be in the own proper 
handwriting of said Daniel Crofford.
Benjamin F. Watkins
A. Lloyd Adams
Sworn and subscribed before me this 30th day of August AD. 1913. 
Sherman Tibbott, Register
Registered August 30th AD 1913 
Sept 27, 1913, Letters Testamentary issued to Evan A. Lloyd
Sherman Tibbott, Register
Aug. 27, 1936, Letters Administration d.b.n.c.t.a. issued to 
Martha Reese Jones (Evan A. Lloyd, Exr., being deceased) Michael 
J. Hartnett, Register of Wills