Noble-Belmont-Guernsey County OhArchives Wills.....Groves, Lewis April 29, 1871
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Source: Noble County, Ohio Wills, 1851-1884, Volume 1, Page 492
Written: April 29, 1871
Recorded: April 6, 1872

Noble County, Ohio Wills, 1851-1884, Volume 1, page 492
Lewis Groves Will
  Be it know to whom this writing shall com that I Lewis Groves of the County 
Noble and state of Ohio do make and Publish this as and for my last Will and 
Testament.
Item 1st.  It is my Will that all my just debts including funeral expenses and 
cost of administering my estate be first paid out of my personal Estate and 
that the residue therefrom including all moneys and credits and personal 
property of every king and description be equally divided among my four 
daughters namely Rachel Wilson, Matilda Joseph, Mary A. Danford and Rosanah 
Vorhies.
Item 2nd.  I give and devise to my daughter Mary A. Danford for and during the 
period of her natural life the north East quarter of the North East Quarter of 
section six “6” in township Seven “7
 of Range nine “9” in the Township of Noble County of Noble and State of Ohio 
and supposed to contain forty four acres, and at her death said lands to pass 
and vest in fee simple in two of my grand daughters being children of said 
Mary A. Danford namely Arizona R. Danford and Oseola Danford each in equal 
proportions, and should either of one of said grand daughters die prior to her 
mother then the survivor is to have all of said lands in fee Simple at the 
death of said Mary A. Danford and should both of said Grand daughters die 
Prior to the decease of their said Mother then said land is to pass and vest 
in fee simple in my four daughters subject to the life Estate of said Mary A. 
Danford & in equal proportions to wit – Rachel Wilson, Matilda Josephs, Mary 
A. Danford and Rosanah Vorhies.
Item 3rd.  I give and devise to my three daughters namely Rachel Wilson, 
Matilda Joseph and Rosanah Vorhies in fee simple in equal proportions to each 
the following described Real estate situate in the county of Shelby and State 
of Iowa and described as follows to wit the south east quarter of section 
four”4” in Township Eighty one “81” North of Range Thirty Eight “38” West.
Item 4th.  I give and devise to my Grand son Taylor Joseph the following 
premises in fee simple situate in the county of Noble and State of Ohio and 
described as follows to wit – All of the West half of the North East quarter 
of Section Six “6” in Township Seven “7” of Range nine “9” except about thirty 
two acres owned by Josiah Neswanger off the South end, Also I give and devise 
to said Taylor Joseph in fee simple the south West quarter of the South East 
quarter of Section Thirty one “31” in Township eight “8” of Range nine “9” in 
the county of Noble and State of Ohio.  The first described piece being in 
Noble Township and the latter in Buffalo township.
Item 5th.  I do hereby nominate and appoint Josiah Neswanger executor of this 
my last will and Testament   I hereby revoke all former Wills by me made.
  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and set this 29th day of 
May in the year 1871.
Lewis Groves
  Signed and acknowledged by said Lewis Groves as his last Will and Testament 
in our presence and signed by us in his presence the.  The word pass in the 
9th line from top of 2nd page was written before signing by Testator
Jabez Belford
D.S. Spriggs
Filed for probate April 6, 1872


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