Wills of Stoddard Co. MO  -  McCallum, Violett E. - Book B pg. 115-117
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Record Book of Wills
in the County of Stoddard, Missouri
Book B, p. 115-117

State of Missouri, County of Stoddard
In the Name of God Amen.  I Violett E. McCallum of the county and State
aforesaid being of sound mind and Disposing memory and being conscious of the
uncertainty of Life and the certainty of Death, Do Make constitute and publish
this as my last will and Testament.
1st. Owing to the fact that I have no children I give to My Brother Elijah S.
Taylor one dollar and to my Brother Elisha R. Taylor I give and Bequeath out of
my estate one dollar.
To my husband Jesse W. McCallum I give and bequeath all the remainder of my
property of every kind and Description both real and personal after the payment
of my debts and burial Expences.
3rd. I appoint Thomas A. Wrights
pg. 116
My sole Executor to this my last Will and Testament This___day___A.D. 1873:
Signed

Violett E. McCallum

State of Missouri, County of Stoddard
We W.B. Sprinkles and J.W. Sprinkles attest the above will by subscribing our
names hereto as witnesses in the presence of the Testatrix and in the presence
of Each other.
This ___Day___A.D. 1873
W.B. Sprinkles
J.W. Sprinkles

State of Missouri County of Stoddard
In the Probate court (Vacation) County of Stoddard
Be it Remembered that on this the eleventh day of May A.D. 1885 personally
appeared before the undersigned P.G. Wilson Judge of the probate Court of the
county and State aforesaid, William P. Sprinkles and J.W. Sprinkles, the
subscribing witnesses to  the annexed Will on the copy of the original will
which has been destroyed by fire as they are informed and believe which was the
will of Violett E. McCallum the testatrix subscribed the same in their presence
and published the same will or Instrument of writing a copy of which is hereto
attached as her last will that she, the said Testatrix was at the time of
publishing her said Will of sound mind and more than twenty one years of age
and that they the said deponents attested said will as witnesses thereto by
subscribing their names to the same in the presence of the said testatrix,  and
the presence of Each other.
W.P. Sprinkles
J.W. Sprinkles

Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 11th day of May A.D. 1885.
P.G. Wilson
Judge of Probate

State of Missouri, County of Stoddard
In the probate court of Stoddard County I P.G. Wilson Judge of the Probate
court of Stoddard County having Examined the foregoing Instrument purporting to
be a true copy of the Last Will of Violett E. McCallum and signed by her and
having heard the testimony of W.P. Sprinkles and J.W. Sprinkles subscribing
witnesses thereto in the relation to the Execution of the said Last Will of
which the foregoing is a copy, Do declare and adjudge said Instrument to be the
Last will and testament of the Said Violett E. McCallum Deceased late of
Stoddard County Missouri.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
Probate Court at office in Bloomfield this the Eleventh day of May A.D. 1885
P.G. Wilson
Judge of Probate Court