Will of James Ream COMBS, son of John Joseph COMBS. Born 02 April 1858 prob Romney, WV, Died 06 Oct 1921 Piedmont, WV (Died of cerebral hemorrage) Spuse: Mary Florence MANNING File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Matt Combs. matt_combs@juno.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations.
_________________________________________________________________________ I, James R. Combs, of Piedmont, Mineral County, West Virginia, being of sound and disposing mind and memory and desiring to make such disposition of my worldly estate as I deem best, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be my last will and testament hereby revoking any and all former wills and codicils whatsoever by me made. First: I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my estate as soon after my decease as conveniently may be and to that and charge my whole estate, real and personal, with the same. Second, I give, devise and bequest to my beloved wife Mary Florence Combs of Piedmont, Mineral County, West Virginia all my household furniture, my library in my dwelling house. All money or choses in actions that I owe or may be entitled to at both law and in equity to have and to hold the same to her and her executors, administrators and assigns, forever. Third, I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Mary Florence Combs, of Piedmont, Mineral County, West Virginia, the dwelling house that we now reside in more particularly described in a Deed from Elias Kline to myself James R. Combs and recorded in deed book No. 25 pages 277 and 278 of the Land Records o Mineral County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows to wit. All that certain lot or parcel of real estate with all the buildings thereon and the improvements thereon situated in O. D. Downey's Addition to Piedmont, West Virginia and known and numbered on the map of O. D. Downey's addition to said town of Piedmont, W. Va. as lot No. 12. Said lot fronting twenty seven feet on Paxton Street in Piedmont W. Va. and running back sixty eight feet to the lot recently sold to George E. Klencke by the said James R. Combs, being the one half of the lot east half which said lot and premises was sold to the said Elias Kline by deed from F. M. Reynolds, Special Commissioner bearing date the 17th day of April A D 1903 and recorded in the clerk's office of the County Court of Mineral County, West Virginia in deed book No. 25 pages 276 etc. The said lot is improved by a two story frame dwelling house occupied by the said James R. Combs and Mary Florence Combs his wife and their family that is at home. I nominate and appoint my beloved wife, Mary Florence Combs of Piedmont, West Virginia to be the executrix of this my Last Will and Testament and to serve without being required to give bond as said Executrix. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament at Piedmont, West Virginia this Fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and nineteen. James R. Combs (SEAL)