Wills: Rebecca Riegel, 1908: Reading, Berks County

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        Will of Rebecca Riegel--Berks County, 1908

  I, Rebecca Riegel, wife of John H. Riegel, of the city of Reading, in
the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, being of sound disposing
mind and memory, and considering the uncertainly of life, do make this,
my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me
heretofore made.
  I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mary, who has faithfully assisted
me in my household duties, all my china, silverware and other articles,
used as furnishings or ornaments in my residence at the time of my
decease, to use and possess the same during  the term of her natural
life, and after her death to be divided equally between my children then
living, and the child or children of any deceased child or children, such
child or children of a deceased child or children to take their share
which their parents would have recieved had they survived; and the
articles to be divided on the basics of their valuation as will appear in
the inventory and appraisement of my estate.
  I direct my hereinafter named Executors to invest the sum of One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and pay the income thereof to my daughter,
Mary, during the term of her natural life, and upon her decease, to
divide the principal equally between my children then living, and the
child or children of any deceased child or children, any grand-children
to take the share which their parents would have recieved had they
survived.
  Fearing that my husband, through pressure of business and other
engagements, might neglect to attend, within a reasonable time, to having
a head-stone elected at my grave, I direct my Executors to purchase and
cause to be erected a head-stone, with suitable inscriptions, the same
not to cost over Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) should no head-stone have
been erected by my husband within one year form the time of my death.
  All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal or
mixed, wheresoever the same may be, I give, devise and bequeath unto my
children, living at the time of my decease, and the child or children of
any deceased child or children, in equal shares; recieved had they
survived.
  I nominate, constitute and appoint my son William W. Riegel, and my
daughter-in-law, Anna Riegel, wife of Dr. Walter S. Riegel, the executors
of this my last will and testament.
  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this twenty-fifth day
of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight.
(1908). Rebecca E. Riegel seal
  Signed by the testator as her last will and testament, in the presence
of us, who, in her presence, and at her request, have hereunto subscribed
our names as witnesses.
Mary A. Ellis                 660 N. 12th St. Reading, Pa
Lillie M. Fry                  Vinemout, Pa