WILL: Carol Krueger; Buffalo, Erie County, NY (1900) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.org *********************************************************************** Copyright 2002 Joanna St. Clair (gjclair@optonline.net) Last Will and Testament. I, Caroline Krueger of the City of Buffalo County of Erie and State of New York, do make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, that is to say: First. - I direct the payment of my just debts, if any. Second. - I give and bequeath to my daughter's children of the late deceased Anna: Five $5.00 dollars, share and share alike.] Third.- I give and bequeath to my daughter Minnie Karnetz,: All my Clothes, and to my son Michael Krueger, bureau, and the balance of furniture, also money on the Buffalo Savings Bank, share and share alike, to the said daughter Minnie and son Michael . I do direct that my said executor shall not be obliged to give security as such. Likewise, I make constitute and appoint Michael Krueger to my executor of this, my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal, the 24th day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six Charles A. Klocke, Notary Public (mark of) Caroline Krueger We, whose names are hereto subscribed, do certify that Caroline Krueger the testator, subscribed her name to this instrument in our presence, and in the presence of each of us, and at the same time she declared in our presence and hearing that the same was her last will and testament, and requested us, and each of us, to sign our names thereto as witnesses to the execution thereof, and which we hereby do in the presence of the testator and of each other, this 24th day of November 1896, the day of the date of the said will, and write opposite our names our respective places of resisence. Charles A. Klocke residing at 1164 Lovejoy St. Dorcass? Slinderff? residing at 207 Gald (sic) St. ============================ Surrogate's Court, Erie County, New York In the Matter of Proving the Last Will and Testament of Caroline Krueger, Deceased To the Surrogate's Court of the said County of Erie: The petition of Michael Kruger residing at the City of Buffalo in the said County of Erie respectfully shows: Your petitioner alleges that Caroline Krueger last of the City of Buffalo in said County of Erie, died in said City of Buffalo on or about the 15th day of August 1900 and that the said decedent was at the time of her death, a resident of the said County of Erie. Your petitioner further alleges, upon information and belief, that the said decedent died seized of no real property, the estimated value of which is $____ and possessed of personal property, the estimated vaulue of which is $100. Your petitioner further alleges that the said decedent left a Last Will and Testament which bears date the 24th Day of November 1896 relates to real and personal property, and nominates and appoints your petitioner Executor thereof, and that no previous application has been made for the probate thereof. And your petitioner further alleges, upon information and belief, that the ________ and only heirs at law and next of kin of said decedent her surviving, with their ages, relationship, places oresidence an postoffice addresses set opposite their names respectively, are as follows: Name, Age, Relationship, Residence and Post Office Address Minnie Karnetz, full age, daughter, Akron, Erie County, NY Michael Krueger, full age, son, Buffalo, NY your petitioner, Carrie Schmidtendorf-Herman, 18, grandchild, Buffalo, NY Charles ", 16, grandchild, Buffalo, NY Henry ", 15, grandchild, Buffalo, NY Ella ", 12, grandchild, Buffalo, NY John ", 10, grandchild, Buffalo, NY Edward ", 7, grandchid, Buffalo, NY That the deceased left no widower. And your petitioner further alleges upon information and belief, that all of the above named persons are of sound mind. Therefore your petitioner prays that said last Will and Testament be admitted to probate, and established as and for the Last Will and Testament of said testat (sic) valid to pass real and personal property; that said heirs at law and next of kin of said decedent be cited to attend the probate thereof; that Letters Testamentary issue to the executor in said Will named and that all such process and proceedings may be had and taken in this proceeding, for that purpose, as the law may require. Dated this 31st day of August 1900. (Signature of) Michael Krueger = = = = = = = = STATE OF NEW YORK County of Erie City of Buffalo Michael Krueger being duly sworn say that he is the petitioner in the above entitled proceeding; that he has read the foregoing petition by him subscribed, and know the contents thereof, and that the same is true to the knowledge of deponent, except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st Day of August 1900 (signature of) Michael Krueger Wm B. Goefe? Cous of Dads, Ruffer Co, NY? STATE OF NEW YORK Erie County City of Buffalo Michael Krueger do swear that I am the Executor named in the Last Will and Testament of Caroline Krueger late of the City of Buffalo in said County of Erie, deceased; that I am a citizen of the United States a resident of the City of Buffalo in said County of Erie, upwards of the age of twenty-one years, and that I will well, faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of Executor of and under the said Last Will and Testament. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 31st day of August 1900 (signatures of) Michael Kruger and Wm B. Goefe? cous of Dads, Buffalo, NY