Court Records: Wapello County Probate/Will of Isaac Rogers
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Wapello County Iowa Will Records Volume 3 page 279, 280

Last Will and Testament of Isaac Rogers

 

I Isaac Rogers of the township of Highland in the county of Wapello State of Iowa 

do make publish and declare this to be my last will and testament.

I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Margaret Jane Rogers my farm in Highland 

Township Wapello County Iowa during her natur=

al life, or so long as she shall 

remain my widow, at her my said wifes death, or at her marriage, I give and 

bequeath my said farm as [illegible] Viz: To my daughter Rebecca E. Lantis I give 

and bequeath eighty acres of land to be taken off the northside of my said farm to 

be divided east and west.

To my son Andrew J. Rogers I give and bequeath all the rest of my said farm 

containing one hundred and twenty acres. But it is to be distinctly understood 

that my said wife is to have the full use and control of my said farm during her 

life time or so long as she remains my widow at which time my said farm is to be 

divided between my two children in manner and form above stated. I give and 

bequeath to my said wife all my personal property that is to say I desire that she 

sell all my personal property and out of the pro=

ceeds pay off all my debts, the remainder to be hers in her own right all sums of 

money hers to and given or advanced by me to either of my said children is hereby 

given to them. The reason that I give my son more than I do my daughter by this 

will is, I have given my daugh=

ter more in the past than I have my said son, I 

appoint my wife Margaret Jane Rogers and my son Andrew J. Rogers executrix and 

executor of this my last will and testament and I desire that no bond be required 

of either of them. In witness whereof I have here unto subscribed my name this 

12th day of December 1887. 

Isaac Rogers

Signed and declared by the said Isaac Rogers in our presence as and for his last 

will and testament and we at his request, and in his presence and in the presence 

of each other have subscribed our names hereunto as witnesses thereof

Wade Kirkpatrick

William Bane

P O Highland Center Iowa


State of Iowa}

Wapello County} ss

I J T Perdue clerk of the District Court in and for said County, do hereby certify 

that on this day at the march term A.D. 1888 of said court the will and instrument 

in writing hereunto [illegible] and bearing the date on the 12th day of December 

1887 was [illegible] before and allowed by said court of and for the last will and 

testament of the real and personal estate of Isaac Rogers late of said County 

deceased and was by said court ordered to be recorded as such will and 

{seal} In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said 

court in my office in Ottumwa in said County this [illegible] day of March 1888

J. T. Perdue clerk

C.E. Norton Deputy

 

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