WILL: Eva Henry; Allamakee county, Iowa
surname: Henry, Haas, Gruber, Leppert

submitted by Lisa Henry <raeannelisa @ yahoo.com>
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Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Lisa Henry

Allamakee County IA Will Book Vol. C page 236

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF EVA HENRY

I, Evan [sic] Henry being of sound mind and memory and of the age of sixty
nine years, and resident of Allamakee County, Iowa, do hereby make, publish
and declare this to be my last will and testament hereby revoking any former
will be [sic] me at any time heretofore made.

Item I. I hereby direct my Executor to pay all of my just debts and funeral 
expenses.

Item II. I hereby give, bequeath and dvise [sic], all of my property to my 
daughters, Hannah Haas, Mathilda Gruber, Ella Gruber, and Clara Leppert and
to my sons, Charles Henry, Andrew Henry, John Henry and Joseph Henry, and to
the children of my deceased daughter, Mary Gruber, and it is my will that each
of my said named sons and daughters shall receive each an undivided one-ninth
(1/9) of my estate, and the children of my deceased daughter Mary Gruber to
receive one-ninth of my estate, said children being named Florence Gruber,
Clifford Gruber and Harold Gruber, and the said Florence, Gruber, Clifford
Gruber and Harold Gruber are each to share alike in the one-ninth bequeathed
to them.

Item III. I hereby nominate and appoint my son, Andrew Henry as Executor of 
this my last will and hereby exonerate him from giving bonds as such Executor.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF if have hereunto set my hand as and for my last
will and testament this 18th day of September, 1918.

In presence of
MAY C. WALSH   her
MRS. AMELIA S LEE          Eva  X  Henry
         mark

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF IOWA, IN AND FOR ALLAMAKAEE
COUNTY.
I,.Wm. F. Shafer, Clerk of the aforesaid Court, do hereby certify that on the
8th day of January, A.D., 1923, the foregoing instrument was by the said court
duly allowed and admitted to probate as the last will and testament of Eva
Henry, deceased, late of aforesaid county and state, its execution a s such
being at that time duly proven according to law.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said
court at Waukon, Iowa, this 8th day of January 1923

Signature Clerk