CRAWFORD COUNTY OHIO - Mary Ann Spraw, will, June 4, 1891
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

I, Mary Ann Spraw, of the township of Polk, county of Crawford and State
of Ohio, being about seventy five years of age and being of sound and
disposing mind and memory, Do Make, Publish and Declare this my Last
Will and Testament, hereby revoking and  making null and void all other
Last Wills and Testaments by me mad heretofore:

FIRST - My Will is that all my just Debts and Funeral Expenses shall be
paid out of my Estate as soon after my decease as shall be found
convenient.

SECOND - I Give, Devise and Bequeath to my beloved husband George A.
Spraw all my estate real and personal, during his natural life.  My said
husband is to have full use and control of the same and all the rents
income and profits thereof.

THIRD - I direct my executor hereinafter named to put up a monument over
my grave and remains and over the remains of my husband not exceeding in
value or costing over one hundred and fifty dollars.

FOURTH - After the death of my said husband I direct my said executor to
sell and convert all my estate then remaining into money and divide it
equally among my children viz:  Lewis A. Spraw, William B. Spraw, Ella
Davis, daughter of my son Henry Spraw, Catharine Purkeypile, Elmira
Emshoff, Sarah A. Purkeypile, Amelia Snyder, the children and heair at
law of my deceased daughter Elisabeth Gearhart and Leon S. Spraw to the
heirs of said Elisabeth Gearhart one ninth and to said Lewis A. Spraw,
Wm. B. Spraw, Ella Davis, Catharine Purkeypile, Elmira Emshoff, Sarah A.
Purkeypile, Amelia Snyder and Leon S. Spraw, each one ninth excepting
and deducting the following advancements heretofore made to wit:  from
Lewis A. Spraw share five hundred dollars, from Wm. B. Spraw share seven
hundred dollars, from Ella Davis share two hundred dollars, from
Catharine Purkeypile two hundred dollars and Elmira Emshoff three hundrd
dollars and Sarah Purkeypile seven hundred dollars.  The children of my
deceased daughter Elisabeth Gearhart together take one ninth or one
share.  My executor is authorized to sell my real estate at private sale
and to make deeds for the same.  Personal property to be sold at
auction.

FIFTH - I hereby nominate and appoint my friend F.A. Keen, Esq. executor
of this my last will and testament.

In Testimony Whereof, I have set my hand to this, my Last Will and
Testament at Galion, Ohio, this fourth day of June in the year of our
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and ninety one.

                    X - her mark     Mary Ann Spraw
                    (name written by someone else)

The foregoing instrument was signed by the said Mary Ann Spraw in our
presence, and by her published and declared as and for her Last Will and
Testament, and at her request, and in her presence, and in the presence
of each other, we hereunto subscribe our Names as Attesting Witnesses,
at Galion Ohio this fourth day of June A.D. 1891.

               H. C. Calibart (?)     resides at Galion Ohio
               E. F. Klopp          resides at Galion Ohio

Application to admit the will to probate

To the honorable James C. Tobias Judge of the Probate Court of Crawford
County, Ohio.  I hereby make application to have the last will and
testament of Mary Ann Spraw deceased, admitted to probate, and that an
order be made by the court fixing a day when testimony will be heard on
the admission of said last will and testament, and for an order
notifying Elmira Emshoff, Amelia Snyder, L.A. Spraw, Catherine Purkey,
Ella Davis, William Spraw, George H. Spraw who are residents of Ohio,
and heirs at law and next of kin to said decedant of the time and place
of this hearing of said testimony.
                    F.A. Keen

State of Ohio
Crawford County   ss          F.A. Keen
being sworn, say the above named are all the heirs and next of kin to
the witin named decedent that resides in the State of Ohio.

                    F.A. Keen
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of January, 1892.

                    C. Kimminger
                    Deputy Clerk
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(Stamp at top of separate sheet)     Office of F.A. Keen, Notary Public

Galion, O
The following are the names of the heirs of Mary Ann Spraw, deceased:

     Sarah Purkey, Detroit Michigan
     Elmira Emshoff, D_____, Ohio
     Amelia Snyder, Westal (?), Van Wert Co., OH
     L.A. Spraw, Westal (?), Van Wert Co., OH
     Catharine Purkey, Lake St., Delaware, OH
     Ella Davis, Galion
     William Spraw, Galion
     Leon A. Spraw, an imbecile, Galion
     and the children of Elisabeth Gearhart residing in and about
          Napoleon, OH
         Mrs. Sarah Norring (?) and 3 others

  Appraisors   Henry Langhbaum (?)
            John Shimmaker
               Salaman Shawber