Wills of Stoddard Co. MO  -  Miller, John C.  - Book B pg. 33-34
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Record Book of Wills
in the County of Stoddard, Missouri
Book B, p. 33-34

In the Name of God.  I John C. Miller of the county of Stoddard State of
Missouri Being weak in body but of Sound mind do make and publish this my last
will and Testament To Wit:
First I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mahalia all my property Real or
personal during his life or or as long as she remains Single to use and dispose
of as she thinks best for herself and children.
If my wife Mahalia should marry I want my property real and personal to be
divided equally among my children.  Andrew Jackson, John Newton, Sarah
Elizabeth, William, & George Washington.
I constitute and appoint as the executors of this my last will and testament
Calvin Riddle & Andrew Jackson Miller.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
pg. 34
my hand and affixed my seal this 16th day of February eighteen hundred & sixty
six.

John C. Miller - signed

Signed in the presence of the testator and at his request who declared the
above to be his last will & testament in the presence of each other.
Wm. C. Ladd
J.D. Smith
William McFarlen

State of Missouri, County of Stoddard
Be it remembered that on this 26th day of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy before me Caleb B. Crumb Judge of Probate
within and for the county of Stoddard personally appeared William McFarlen who
being by me duly sworn upon his oath deposeth and says that he was present on
the 26th day of February Ad 1866 and saw John C. Miller write his name to and
sign the foregoing instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of
him the said John C. Miller and heard him publish and declare the same to be
his last will and Testament and at that time the said John C. Miller was of
sound and disposing mind and that William C. Ladd, John D. Smith and this
deponent subscribed their names thereto as witnesses to the same in the
presents of the testator and of each other and at the request of the said John
C. Miller that said Ladd & Smith are dead.
Willaim McFarlen

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of November 1870.
C.B. Crumb Judge of Probate

County of Stoddard,
I Caleb B. Crumb Judge of the probate Court of Stoddard County having examined
the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and
testament of and signed by John C. Miller and the testimony of William McFarlen
the only remaining witness above named; do adjudge and declare the said
instrument of writing to be the last will and testament of John C. Miller
deceased.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Probate court of Stoddard county at office in said County this
26th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
C.B. Crumb Judge of Probate
Filed for record & recorded this 26th day of November 1870 in Book B of Wills
page 33 & c.
C.B. Crumb Judge of Probate