WILL OF THOMAS FREEMAN

Vol. 10, Page 480---Lawrence County, Ohio---Wills

The following instrument of writing purporting to the Last Will & Testament of Thomas Freeman, late of Upper Township, in this county, deceased, was produced in open court and filed December 12, 1922 towit:

Last Will and Testament

In the name of the Benevolent Father of all, Amen

I, Thomas Freeman, of the City of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do MAKE, PUBLISH AND DECLARE THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT: hereby revoking void all former wills by me made.

First, it is my will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my estate as soon as convenient after my decease.

Second, I give, devise and bequeath to my wife, Anna M. Freeman, all my estate both personal and real to have and to hold in fee simple.

In testimony whereof, I have set my hand to this, my last will and testament at Ironton, Ohio, this 23rd day of October, in the year of my Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-two.

Thomas Freeman

The foregoing instrument was signed by said Thomas Freeman, in our presence and by his published and declared as and for his last will and testament, and at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other we hereunto subscribe our name as attesting witnesses at Ironton, Ohio, this 23rd day of October A.D., 1922

E.L. Riley resides at Ironton, Ohio
H.M. Edwards resides at Ironton, Ohio

Application for Probate to Will was made and filed December 12, 1922 towit:

Probate Court of Lawrence County, Ohio

To the Probate Court of said County:

Your petitioner respectively represents that Thomas Freeman, late a resident of the Township of Upper in said County, died on or about the 5th. Day of December A.D. 1922; leaving an instrument in writing, herewith produced purporting to be his Last Will and Testament; that the said Thomas Freeman died leaving Anna Marguret Freeman his widow who resides at Ironton, Ohio and the following named persons his only next of kin, towit:

Lucille Miner 30 Daughter Ironton, Ohio

Elizabeth Freeman 28 Daughter Ironton, Ohio

Anna Geswine 26 Daughter Ironton, Ohio

Elsie Geswein 22 Daughter Ironton, Ohio

Bess Dudley 24 Daughter Ironton, Ohio

Anna M. Freeman 60 Wife Ironton, Ohio

Your petitioner offers said Will for Probate and prays that a time may be fixed for the proving of the same, and that said above named persons resident in this State may be notified according to law of the pungency of said proceedings.
H.M. Edwards, Petitioner

The State of Ohio, Lawrence County, SS:

The above name H.M. Edwards being first duly sworn, says that the facts and allegations in the foregoing application contained are true, as he verily believes.

H. M. Edwards

Sworn to before me and signed in my presence this 12th. Day of December, 1922.

Chas. E. Payne, Probate Judge

Entry was made in the Journal as follows, towit;

Lawrence County Probate Court, December 12, 1922

This day as instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Thomas Freeman, late of Upper Township, in this county, deceased was produced in open court and it is now ordered that said will be filed in this court and that due notice of the filing and of the application to admit the same to Probate and Record be given to the widow and all the next of kin of the testator resident of the State of Ohio, and that said application will be for hearing before the court on the 14th day of December, 1922.

Chas E. Payne, Probate Judge

Waiver of Notice and Consent to Probate was filed December 13, 1922 towit:

The State of Ohio, Lawrence County Probate Court

We, the undersigned widow and next of kin of said decedent, resident of Ohio, hereby waive notice and consent to the Probate of the will of Thomas Freeman, deceased.

Mrs. Anna Marguret Freeman 718 S. 4th. St., Ironton, Ohio
Mrs. Lucille Miner 718 S. 4th. St.., Ironton, Ohio
Elizabeth Freeman 718 S. 4th. St., Ironton, Ohio
Mrs. Albert Geswine 718 S. 4th. St., Ironton, Ohio
Mrs. James Dudley 611 S.7th. St., Ironton, Ohio
Mrs. Walter Geswein 1205 S. 4th. St., Ironton, Ohio

Testimony of Witnesses to Will was taken and filed December 14, 1922.

Probate Court, Lawrence County, Ohio

The State of Ohio, Lawrence County
Personally appeared in open court E.L. Riley and H.M. Edwards, who being first duly sworn to testify the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, in relation to the executives of the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Freeman deceased, depose and say; that they were present at the execution of the instrument of writing now before them bearing date of the 23rd day of October, 1922. Application to admit the same to Probate and Record be given to the widow and all the rest of kin of the testator resident of the State of Ohio, and that said application will be for hearing before the court on the 14th day of December, 1922.

Chas. E. Payne, Probate Judge.