Monroe County IL Archives Wills.....Stanley, Willis J. January 16, 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandra Kluge EgyptStudy@aol.com February 13, 2007, 9:32 pm Source: Last Will And Testament Written: January 16, 1899 Recorded: January 23, 1899 Last Will and Testament I Willis J. STANLEY of the county of Monroe and State of Illinois of the age of 43 years,, and being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare, this to be my last Will and Testament. To my beloved wife Mary Alice STANLEY , all the personal property of what so ever kind and nature, including money in banks, of which I may die seized during her natural life, to be used for the support of herself and children, and the education of the children as she may deem best and proper and what ever may be left at her death I desire to be equally divided among my following named children, Jesse STANLEY, Henry STANLEY, Felicia STANLEY, Eleanor STANLEY, and Sarah Agnes STANLEY. Lastly- I hereby nominate and appoint my wife Mary Alice STANLEY and my brother William STANLEY, to be the Executrix and Executor of this my last Will and Testament without bond hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 16th day of January in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety Nine. Willis J. STANLEY …seal Attesting witnesses George M. TOLIN of New Hanover, IL A.C. BOLLINGER of Waterloo, IL Filed January 23, 1899 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/monroe/wills/stanley35nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb