Wills of Stoddard Co. MO  -  Blunt, Mose- Book B pg. 207-208
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Record Book of Wills
in the County of Stoddard, Missouri
Book B, p. 207-208

Date - June 13th 1898
This is the last will and testament of me Mose Blunt of Stoddard County
Missouri, I give and bequeath to my brother George Blunt one ($1.00) Dollar and
to the heirs of my brother John Blunt deceased One ($1.00) Dollar each and to
my beloved sister Nancy Blunt, I give and bequeath all of my real estate
consisting of Eighty (80) acres of land being and situated in Stoddard County
Missouri.  Also all of my personal property consisting of Cows Sheep and hogs
and all notes and accounts and remaining cash after all my just debts have been
paid, and any other personal property there may be such as house hold goods and
farming implements, to have and to hold during her life and I hereby appoint my
sister Nancy Blunt as my executrix of this my last will and testament.  In
witness where of I have hereunto set my hand this Thirteenth day of Jun 1898.

Mose Blunt - his mark

Witness to mark:
J.L. Slayden
F.M. Ladd
S.F. Jaffers

Proof of Will
State of Missouri, County of Stoddard
In the Probate Court
Be it Remembered, that on this the 27th day of July A.D. 1898 before me R.W.
Thompson Judge of the probate Court held in and for the county and State
aforesaid, personally appeared F.M. Ladd and J.L. Slayden who are two of the
subscribing witnesses to the annexed will of Mose Blunt deceased,  and being by
me first duly sworn depose and say That the said Mose Blunt the Testator
subscribed the same in their presence and published and declared said will or
Instrument of writing to be his last will and testament, and that at the time
of signing the same he the said testator was of sound and disposing mind and
more than twenty-one years of age, and that said deponents attested said will
as witnesses thereto by subscribing their names to the same in the presence of
the Testator and of each other and at the request of the said testator.
F.M. Ladd
J.L. Slayden

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 27th day of July A.D. 1898.
R.W. Thompson
Judge of Probate