Will of Dora E. GERLACH (1924) Frederick County, Maryland

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LAST WILL OF DORA GERLACH SEPT 8,1924 DATE OF DEATH

GEORGE R. DENNIS,EXECUTOR

I,DORA E. GERLACH,OF FREDERICK COUNTY,STATE OF MARYLAND,DO HEREBY 
MAKE,ORDAIN,PUBLISH AND DECLARE THIS AS AND FOR MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN 
MANNER AND FORM FOLLOWING,

AFTER PAYMENT OF ALL MY JUST DEBTS AND AND FUNERAL EXPENSES,I GIVE,DEVISE AND
BEQUEATH AS FOLLOWS;-

I HEREBY DIRECT MY EXECUTOR,GEORGE R. DENNIS,JR., TO SELL ALL OF MY PROPERTY
REAL,PERSONAL AND MIXED.

I GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY GRANDSON CHARLES WILES THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS,TO MY DAUGHTER LEDA DORA GERLACH THE SUM OF FIVE DOLLARS.

THE RESIDUE OF MY PROPERTY AND THE PROCEEDS ARISING FROM THE SALE I DIRECT SHALL 
BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS OF EQUAL VALUE,ONE PART THEREOF I GIVE AND BEQUEATH 
UNTO THE CHILDREN OF MY SISTER ELIZABETH STUCKRATH,BERGHOFEN,KREIS
ESCHWEGE,HESSEN-NASSAN(GERMANY,NOT WRITTEN ON WILL),THE OTHER PORTION
I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO GEORGE R. DENNIS JR. IN TRUST TO BE INVESTED BY HIM IN 
INTEREST BEARING DEPOSITS IN SOME NATIONAL BANK IN FREDERICK,MARYLAND ,THE 
INCOME ARISING THEREFROM TO BE PAID TO MY GRANDCHILDREN IN EQUAL SUMS SEMI-
ANNUALLY ,UNTIL THE YOUNGER GRANDSON SHALL ATTAIN HIS MAJORITY,AND UPON THIS 
HAPPENING OF SUCH EVENT,THE CORPUS TO BE PAID OVER INTO THEIR HANDS AND NOT INTO 
THE HANDS OF ANOTHER,SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE.

AND LASTLY I DO HEREBY CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT GEORGE R. DENNIS JR,EXECUTOR OF 
THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT,HEREBY REVOKING AND ANNULLING ALL FORMER WILLS 
BY ME HERETOFORE MADE,RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING THIS ALONE AS AND FOR MY LAST 
WILL AND TESTAMENT.

SEAL AFFIXED 20TH AUGUST 1924(WORDING SHORTENED BY ME,MIKE HIGGINS)
SIGNED

WITNESSES NAMES ARE ; MARRY G. YINGER AND MARGRET E. STONER