Wills: William Lewis Dolby, 1936: Highland Twsp., Clarion County, PA
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Estate of William Lewis Dolby dated 1936
Clarion County, Pennsylvania
In the matter of the Estate of William L. Dolby late of Highland Township Deceased.
The Petition of Amos L. Dolby respectfully showeth that William L. Dolby was a
resident of Clarion County, State of Pennsylvania and a citizen of the U.S. and departed
this life at the Oil City Hospital, Oil City, in the County of Venango and State of
Pennsylvania, on the 25th day of March A.D. 1936 at 1:00 o'clock P.M. That the said
decedent left surviving the following named widow or husband, heirs next of kin, and on
other kin, to-wit:
NameRelationshipResidence
Alice DolbywifeLucinda, PA
Argyle DolbysonOil City, PA
Vernona DolbydaughterOil City, PA
Joseph Dolby sonOil City, PA
Della MillerdaughterBuffalo, NY
Ida IondaughterCadogas, PA
Chas. DolbysonFisher, PA
Jacob DolbysonTulsa Okla.
John Dolbyson Lucinda, PA
Nettie BowersdaughterLucinda, PA
Mary CanedodaughterSheffield, PA
Amos DolbysonClarion, PA.
Grace CoffeydaughterTitusville, PA
Mrs. James ReighartdaughterStrattenville, PA
The said intestate was possessed of Goods, Chattels, Right and Credits to the value of
$37.52 and of no real estate ( less incumberances) to the value of___and an near as can be
ascertained, situate as follows:
Note:- The above personal proverty consists of proceeds of Old Age Pension
due decedent by the Commonwealth of Penn'a.
Therefore the said Amos L. Dolby whose P.O. address is Clarion, Pa. respectfully
applies for Letters of Administration upon the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of
which said decedent died possessed.
Dated May 11, 1936 A.D. -Amos L. Dolby
CLARION COUNTY,SS:
Amos L. Dolby named in the above application, being duly sworn according to law says
that the matters and things set forth in the foregoing Petition are true to the best of his
knowledge and belief.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 11th -Amos L. Dolby
day of May A.D. 1936
Wm. H. Thompson Register
Know all Men by These Presents
That WE Amos L. Dolby, Principal and Jas. E. Reaghart, Lenora Reaghart
and John M. Myers as sureties are held and firmly bound unto the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in the sum of seventy Five ($75.00) Dollars to be paid to the said
commonwealh; to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves jointly and
severally for and in the whole, our heirs, executors and administrators, successors and
assigns, firmly by these presents. sealed with our seal, and dated the 18th day of May
A.D., 1936.
The condition of this obligation, is That if the above bounden Administrator of all
and singular the goods, chattels and credits of William L. Dolby deceased, do make our
cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and
credits of the said deceased, which have come, or shall come to the hands and possession
or knowledge of Amos L. Dolby the said Administrator or into the hands or possession of
any other person or persons, for him and the same so made, do exhibit or cause to be
exhibited into the Register's Office, in the county of Clarion, within thirty days of the date
hereof, and the same goods, credits and all other, the goods, chattels and credits of the
said deceased at the time of his death which at any time after shall come to the hands or
possession of the said Administrator aor into the hands or possession of any other person
or persons for him do well and truly administer according to law and further do make or
cause to be made, a just and true account of his said administration at the expiration of six
months from the date hereof, or when hereunto legally required, and all the rest and
residue, of the said goods, chattels and credits, which shall be found remaining upon the
said administrators account, the same being first examined and allowed by the Orphans'
Court by their decree or sentence pursuant to law, shall limit and appoint, and shall well
and truly comply with the laws of this comonwealth relating to collateral (and/or direct)
inheritance, and if it shall hereafter appear that any last will or Testament was made by the
deceased, and the same shall be proved according to law, if the said Administraator being
thereunto required, do surrender the said Letters of Administration into the Register's
office aforesaid, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force.
Signed, sealed and delivered -Amos L. Dolby
in the presence of - Jas. E. Reaghart
Wm H. Thompson as to -Lenora Reaghart
Johnn M. Myers -John M. Myers
CLARION COUNTY SS:
I Amos L. Dolby do swear that an administrator of the estate of William L. Dolby
deceased I will well and truly administer the goods, chattels, rights and credits of the said
deceased according to law and also will dilligently and faithfully regard and well and truly
comply with the provisions of law relating to transfer inheritances.
Sworn and subscribed before me the 18th -Amos L. Dolby
day of May A.D. 1936
Wm H. Thompson Register.
To Wm. H. Thompson, Register of Wills in and for the County of Clarion:
I, the undersigned wife of William L. Dolby late of Highland Township, Clarion county
deceased, do hereby renounce my right to act as Administrator of my deceased husbands
estate, and request you to appoint Amos L. Dolby Adiminstrator of said estate.
Witness my hand and seal at this 18th day of May A.D. 1936
Witness John Dolby -Alice Dolby