MUSKINGUM COUNTY OHIO - WILL: Elizabeth McComas BELL (filed 1902)
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Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth McComas Bell, widow of John Bevin Bell.
            Elizabeth born 1815, died March 24, 1902
                    submitted by Claud Bell  - 
			capcolectr@aol.com

In the name of the benevolent Father of all: - I, Elizabeth Bell, of Rich 
Hill township, Muskingum county, Ohio, do make and publish this my last 
will and testament: It is my will that all my just debts including my 
funeral expenses, and a suitable monument, or tombstone, to my memory, 
be paid out of my estate- Second: I give and devise to my beloved daughter, 
Elmira Bell, all the residue of my estate, both personal and real, to be 
hers absolutely. Third: If my daughter, Elmira Bell, should die before me, 
then I bequeath all my estate, both real and personal, to my beloved son, 
William E. Bell. Fourth: I do hereby nominate and appoint my son, Wm. E. 
Bell, executor of this my last will and testament, hereby authorizing and
empowering him to execute all the provisions thereof  -  
This section changed by codicil   
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4th day of 
March in the year 1887  

   her  

Elizabeth  X  Bell        seal  
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Signed and acknowledged by said Elizabeth Bell as her last will and 
testament, in our presence, and signed by us in her presence.   
W. L. West    John C. McGregor  
Codicil   
Whereas I, Elizabeth Bell on the 4th day of March 1887 made my last will 
and testament of that day do hereby declare the following to be a codicil 
to the same: On account of my son Wm. E. Bell removing to the far west I do 
hereby change section fourth of that will and do nominate Elmira Bell 
executrix in his stead of this my last will and testament hereby 
authorizing and empowering her to execute all the provisions thereof.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of 
May A D 1897  

   her  

Elizabeth  X  Bell        seal  
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Signed and acknowledged by said Elizabeth Bell as a codicil to her last 
will and testament in our presence and signed by us in her presence.  
        William L. West    L. D. Robinson  
Probate Court, Muskingum Co., Ohio  
Filed Apr. 10, 1902  A. J. Andrews,Jr. Probate Judge

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