Wills: ZIMMERMAN, Elizabeth, 1883: Patton Township, Allegheny County, PA
	Will Book Volume 26, Page 91, Number31
	Will filed March 15, 1883

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Knowing the uncertainty of
humain life.
I Elizabeth Zimmerman of the 
Township of Patton County of Allegheny
and State of Pennsylvania - being
of Sound mind and Memory do
make This my last Will and testa-
-ment as follows to wit.
Item	First I Set appart the Sum of two
	hundred dollars for the purpose of
	defraying my funeral expenses and
	Erecting over my grave head and
	foot Stones of marble the cost of
	Said Stones Shall not be less than the
	Sum of fifty dollars in the Cross
	Roads Cemetery - I hereby direct my
	Executors to attend to and See that
	these instructions are faithfully
	carried out. if any money Should
	remain unexpended of this Sum
	it is to be divided equally between
	my exectutors.
Item	I give devise & bequeath to my Son
	William My Spring Wagon and 
	the Set of Single harness - I give
	to my Grandson Wm J. Zimmerman
	my wheelbarrow - I give to my
	grandaughter Elizabeth Mary Zimmerman
	the Bed and Bedding being the Bed
	I lie on also a double coverlet
	to go with Said Bed.
Item	I gie and bequeath to my Son
	Williams Wife Sarah my other bed
	and bedding.
Item	I direct my Executors to Sell the 
	residue and remainder of my 
	personal property the money deri-
	ved from Said Sale to be divided
	equally between my Daughters
	Margaret, Elizabeth, Mary Ellen and
	Nancy Jane
Item	I give and bequeath to my grand
	daughter Margaret J Robison the 
	Sum of fifty dollars -
Item 	I give and bequeath to my Grand
	daughter Elizabeth (My Son Michaels
	Daughter) the Sum of fifty dollars - 
Item 	I give and bequeath to my Daughter
	Margaret intermarried with Reed
	Gibson the Sum of one hundred
	and fifty dollars -
Item	I give and Bequeath to my daughter
	Elizabeth intermarried with George
	Robison the Sum of one hundred
	and fifty dollars
Item	I give and bequeath to my daughter
	Mary Ellen intermarried with
	Andrew Tilbrook the sum of one
	hundred and fifty dollars
Item	I give and bequeath to my Daughter
	Nancy Jane Lang intermarried
	with George H. Lang the Sum of one
	hundred and fifty dollars
Item	I give and bequeath to my Daughter
	Elizabeth my New Black Cashmere
	dress
Item	I give and bequeath to my Daughter
	Margaret my Brown dress
Item 	I give to my Daughter Nancy Jane
	my double Woolen Shawl - also two
	pairs of New Stockings
Item	I hereby Constitute and appoint my
	Sons Michael and William the Executors
	of this my last Will and testament
In Witness whereof I hereunto Set my
hand & Seal this 27th day of February AD 1880
			 her
		Elizabeth x Zimmerman	  (LS)
			 mark
Signed Sealed published and declared
by the within named testatrix to be
her last Will and testament in
presence of us who subscribed our
names in presence of one said
testatrix and of each other

		John Scott Resides in Kansas
		Peter Double Swn. March 15/83
		John C. Haymaker swn to sig.of
		John Scott March 15/83
____________________________________________________________
	STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA}
	  Allegheny County   } SS

		Be it Known, That on the Fifteen 
day of March A.D. 1883 before me Phillip Hoerr
Register of Wills &c in and for the County aforesaid, came Peter Double
one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing
last will and testament of Elizabeth Zimmerman
deceased, and on his solemn oath did depose
and say that he was present and did see and
hear Elizabeth Zimmerman, the testatrix
therein named sign (by making her mark)
seal publish and declare the same as
and for her last will and testament, and
at the time of so doing she was of sound
mind and memory to the best of his know-
ledge and belief and at her request and in
her presence he subscribed his name as a 
witness thereto., Also on the same day came
John C. Haymaker and on his solemn
oath did depose and say that he was well
acquainted with John Scott (the other subsc-
ibing witness) his handwriting and sig
nature and that the signature to the 
foregoing instrument of writing is in his
(John Scotts) own proper handwriting as
he verily believes, And that he now resides
in the State of Kansas.

Given under my hand, this 15th day of March A.D. 1883
			Phillip Hoerr
				      Register

Now, March 15th A.D. 1883 the testimony of the 
above named witnesses being sufficient, I do hereby admit the foregoing Will to
Probate, and order the same to be recorded as such.
	Given under my hand the above date.
			Phillip Hoerr
				    Register.