Defiance County OhArchives Court.....Bauer, Albin 1892 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Hobart slhobart@sbcglobal.net November 21, 2005, 2:07 pm Source: Defiance County Records Center Written: 1892 Will & Estate of Albin Bauer – Bauer 6 Defiance County Records Center, 510 Court Street, Defiance, OH 43512 419-782-8918 #1 Albin Bauer Will In the name of the Benevolent Father of All: I Albin Bauer of the City of Defiance, Ohio, being about 59 years of age and being sound in mind and memory, and realizing the uncertainty of life and certainty of death, and desiring to arrange my worldly affairs, make publish and declare this to be my first and last will and Testament. Item First = It is my will and desire that my just debts and funeral expenses shall first be paid out of my estate. Item Second: After the payment of any just debts and funeral expenses as provided in Item first, It is my will and desire, and I hereby devise and bequeath to my beloved wife all the remainder of my property both real and personal, with full power to sell and dispose of the same as she may see fit. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of February AD 1892. Albin Bauer Signed and acknowledged by said Albin Bauer as his last will and testament in our presence and signed by us in his presence. Peter V. Ziegler Reside at Defiance O F. Waliffer “ “ “ “ #2 Application to Probate Will Application to Probate Will In the Probate Court of Defiance County, Ohio. Albin Bauer Deceased And now comes Joseph Bauer and produced for admission to Probate in said Court, the Last Will and Testament of Albin Bauer late a resident of the Township of Defiance in Defiance County, Ohio, who died on the 15th day of November A D 1892, leaving an estate in said Defiance County. Said Testator died leaving Elizabeth Bauer his widow and the following persons, all of his next of kin resident in the State of Ohio. _________________________________________________________________ Name Age of Degree of Kinship P.O. Address Minors _________________________________________________________________ Katherina Wyrsch daughter Defiance O Joseph Bauer son Defiance O Mary Schmucker daughter Omego, NY Lucy Schmucker daughter Omego NY Michael Bauer son Defiance O Sophia Lenskey daughter Toledo O Rosa Bauer daughter Defiance O Maggie Bauer daughter “ “ Elizabeth Bauer widow “ “ ___________________________________________________________________ The State of Ohio, Defiance Joseph Bauer County, $$: The above named Joseph Bauer having been first duly sworn says the statements of the foregoing application are true as he verily believes. Joseph Bauer Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this 22nd day of November A. D. 1892. H. G. Baker, Probate Judge #3 Notice to Heirs Notice to Heirs. In Probate Court. The State of Ohio, Defiance County, $$. To Catharine Wyrsch, Joseph Bauer, Mary Schmucker, Lucy Schmucker, Michael Bauer, Sophia Lenskey, Rosa Bauer, Maggie Bauer & Elizabeth Bauer You are hereby notified that on th e 22nd day of Nov A.D. 1892, an instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Albin Bauer, late of Defiance Township, in said County, deceased, was produced in open Court, and an application to admit the same to probate was on the same day made in said court. Said application will be for hearing before this Court on the 2nd day of December A.D. 1892, at 2 o’clock P.M. Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 22nd day of Nov A. D. 1892 H. G. Baker Probate Judge and Ex-Officio Clerk of said Court #4 Signing of Receipt We, the undersigned, persons within named hereby acknowledge service of the within notice this 22nd day of November A. D. 1892. Joseph Bauer Michael Bauer Mary Schmuker Lucy Schmuker Cathrin Wyrsch Rosa Bauer Maggie Bauer Sophia Lanskey Elizabeth Bauer (? possibly wrote Louise which may be her middle name?) Mrs. Lenskey, please sign the above and return to me at once and oblige. H. G. Baker Probate Judge #5 Probate of Will Probate of Will Revised Statues Secs 5926-5929 The State of Ohio Defiance County SS In Probate Court Personally appeared in open Court Peter V. Zeigler and F. Walsiffer the subscribing witnesses to the last Will and Testament of Albin Bauer late of Defiance Township in said Defiance County, deceased; who being duly sworn according to law, to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, in relation to the execution of said Will, depose and say: That the paper before them bearing date the 26 day February A. D. 1892, purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Albin Bauer now deceased is the Will of said deceased Albin Bauer that they were present at the execution of said Will, and at the request of the Testator, respectively subscribed their names to the same as witnesses, in his presence; that they saw the said Albin Bauer deceased, sign and seal said Will and heard him acknowledge the same to be his last Will and Testament, and that the said Albin Bauer at the time of making, signing and sealing said Will, was of full age, of sound mind and memory, and not under any restraint. Peter V. Ziegler F. Walsiffer Sworn to and subscribed by said witnesses, in open Court, this 2nd day of December A. D. 1892 H. G. Baker Probate Judge Additional Comments: This is a complete typed version of the Probate Record on the death of Albin Buaer. Albin is the brother of Joseph Bauer, Jr. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/defiance/court/bauer5nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 6.3 Kb