Wills: George W. Deemer, 1886: Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co

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        In the name of God Amen, I George W. Deemer of Kiskiminetas
Township Shady Plain P.O. Armstrong County Pa Being Sick and weak in body
but of Sound mind and memory, calling to mind the frailty and uncertainty
of human life and being desirous of Settling my worldly affairs and
directing how the estate with which it has pleased God to Bless me shall
be disposed of after my decease while I have strength and capacity so to
do, do make and publish this my last will and testament, and first I
commend my imortal being to him who gave it and my body to the earth to
be intered in a decent respectful manner by my executor herein after
named who shall have tomb stones erected at my grave.
        And as to my wourldly estate and all the property real, personal,
or mixed, of which I shall die seized & possessed, or to which I shall be
entitled at the time of my decease I devise bequeath and dispose thereof
in the manner following to wit
        Imprimis. My will is that all my just debts and funeral charges
shall by my executor herein after named, be paid out of my estate, as
soon after my decease as shall by him be found convenient.
        Item. I give and devise unto my two sons Linas T. Deemer & Henry
J. Deemer the farm on which I now reside for which they are to furnish a
home for my wife Hannah on the farm as long as she shall live and support
her comfortably in health and sickness and pay all doctor bills and
funeral charges, and then to pay each one of my children One Hundred
Dollars commencing at the Eldest one year after my decease.
Margaret Smeltzer one hundred Dollars, and in two years, Jane Hannah one
hundred Dollars, in three years Philip Deemer one hundred Dollars and in
four years John Deemer one hundred dollars and in five years Mariah
McCormic one hundred dollars and six years Nancy Jones one hundred
dollars and in seven years Agnus Shucter one hundred dollars and in eight
years Savila Kunkle one hundred dollars and in nine years Zina Deemer one
hundred dollars.
        I do nominate and appoint Henry Knappenbarge to be the Executor
of this my last will and testament.  In testimony whereof I the said
George W. Deemer have to this my last will and testament contained on
this sheet of Paper Subscribed my name and affixed my seal this Eleventh
day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighty
six.
                                                        George W. Deemer
        {Seal}
Witness
R.M. Barr
J.G. Walker

Armstrong County SS:    Personally appeared R.M. Barr and J.G. Walker
the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Will, who on their solemn oath
did say that they were present and did see and hear George W. Deemer
deceased, the testator therein named sign, seal, publish and declare the
same as and for his last will and testament, and at the doing thereof he
was of sound disposing mind, memory and understanding, to the best of
their knowledge and belief.

Sworn and subscribed before me, this            R.M. Barr
15 day of May, A.D. 1893                        J.G. Walker
R.S. Claymaker, Register