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Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Record Book of Wills in the County of Stoddard, Missouri Book D Will 136 {This is a form page, the words written in italics are the handwritten words} LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Last Will of Cassie Fox I, Cassie Fox of Stoddard County, Missouri being of sound mind and disposing memory hereby make publish and declare this my last will and testament. In as much as my daughter Hattie King has for a number of years labored hard for me and my family I think it more just that she should have all my property and that my other daughters Nellie Swindle, Nora Stroup and Bertie Craddock should not share therein. I do hereby devise and bequeath to my said daughter Hattie King all the property, real, personal and mixed, including all ch.... in action, which I may own at the time of my death, unto my said daughter, Hattie King, to her and her heirs forever. I hereby declare and publish to A. T. Walborn and Fay Magee the above and foregoing to be my last will and hereby sign the same in their presence and request them to sign their names as witness thereto this 5th day of May 1921. Cassie Fox The above and foregoing was this day signed in our presence by the therein named Cassie Fox and published and declared by her to us, to be her last will and testament, and she requested that we sign the same as witnesses thereto which we do in her presence and in the presence of each other and do hereby state that at the time of making same, the said Cassie Fox is of sound mind. All done at Bloomfield, Missouri, this 5th day of May 1921. Fay Magee A.T. Wilborn /pg. 2/ State of Missouri County of Stoddard On this 27th day of June, 1921, before the undersigned M. Walker Cooper, Judge of the Probate Court personally appeared W.H. Fox, who being duly sworn, says that to the best information and belief of affiant Cassie Fox died testate at St. Louis, Missouri, on the 15th day of May, 1921, leaving as her heirs at law William Fox, husband; Bertie Craddock, daughter; Hattie King, daughter; Nellie Swindle, daughter; and Nora Stroup, daughter. W.H. Fox Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27th day of June, 1921. M. Walker Cooper, Judge of Probate PROOF OF WILL STATE OF MISSOURI County of- Stoddard In the- Probate -Court of Stoddard County, Missouri BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this -27th -day of-June -, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and-Twenty-one, before me - M. Walker Cooper, Judge - of the-Probate -Court, held in and for - the County of Stoddard -and State of Missouri, personally appeared - Fay Magee and A.T. Wilborn - who being duly sworn upon -their -oath, depose- -and say- -that - they -w -ere - present and saw - Cassie Fox - sign the foregoing instrument, of date -May 5th - 19 - 21 - purporting to be - - the Last Will and Testament of h -er - the said -Cassie Fox - and heard - her -publish and declare the same to be h - her - Last Will and Testament, and that at the time of signing the same, the said -Cassie Fox -was of sound and disposing mind, and that th - ese - deponent -s attesting witness -es - subscribed their names thereto as witnesses to the same in the presence of the testat -rix - and of each other, and at the request of the said testat - rix- who was more than 21 years of age at the date of so declaring and signing said instrument. Fay Magee A.T. Wilborn Sworn to and subscribed before me, -M. Walker Cooper, Judge -of the-Probate -Court, the day and year first aforesaid. M. Walker Cooper, Judge of Probate CERTIFICATE OF PROBATE STATE OF MISSOURI County of-Stoddard -}In the-Probate -Court- of Stoddard County Missouri I, - M. Walker Cooper, Judge - of the-Probate-Court-Stoddard -County, Missouri, having examined the foregoing instrument purporting to be - - the Last Will and Testament of -Cassie Fox - deceased, and signed by said - Cassie Fox - deceased, late of-Stoddard -County,-Missouri -and having heard the testimony of -Fay Magee - and - A.T. Wilborn - subscribing witnesses thereto, in relation to the execution of the same, do declare and adjudge said Instrument -is - the Last Will and Testament of said -Cassie Fox - deceased, and the same is therefore -admitted to probate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office this -27th - day of -June - 19-21 M. 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