WILL: Christian C. HANLEY, 1895, Taylor Township, Blair County, PA

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Blair County, PA Will and Probate Record

Will of Christian C. Hanley late of Taylor Twp deceased

In the name of God Amen, I Christian Hanley of Township of Taylor in the County 
of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and memory and 
considering the uncertainty of life do therefore make, ordain, publish and 
declare this to be my last will and testament. I direct first that all my just 
debts shall be paid after which my beloved wife Barbara shall select what she 
wants for her own use out of my personal property to have and to hold for her 
separate property the balance of my personal property after my wife Barbara has 
designated what article she wants I direct to be sold and the proceeds divided 
equally among my children, as to my real estate I direct that the income from 
the farm, or so much of it as may be necessary, shall be applied to maintain my 
beloved wife Barbara so long as she may live, she to have privilege of taking 
all the fruit of any kind she may want for her own use during her natural life 
also to have the garden in front of the house for her separate and sole use so 
long as she may live and to live on the farm occupying the home so long as she 
may so desire. I direct that my executors take charge of my real estate and 
apply the income so far as necessary to maintain my wife Barbara who is also to 
have the privilege of keeping a cow, on the farm to be pastured in summer and 
fed in winter free of charge and be furnished proper stabling for said cow any 
excess of income from farm over what is needed for the support of my wife 
Barbara. I direct to be applied to keeping up repairs and improving the farm 
during the natural life of my wife Barbara, and after the death of my wife 
Barbara I direct that my real estate may be sold and the proceeds divided 
equally between all my children namely David Hanley, Andrew Hanley, John Hanley, 
Jacob Hanley, Mrs. Frances Markey, Mrs. Susan Kurtz, Mrs. Maggie Hite and the 
children of Mrs. Lizzie Ayres.

I hereby appoint my son David Hanley and Jacob B. Snowberger my executors of 
this my last Will and testament, In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my 
hand and seal this the Twenty Second day of July A.D. 1895.

Christian (his "X" mark") C. Hanley

Witness
H.C. Lorenz
Jacob B. Snowberger

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Blair County, S.S.

This 12 day of September A.D. 1895 before me J. Lee Plummer, Register for the 
Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for the County of 
Blair, personally came H.C. Lorenz and J.B. Snowberger the subscribing witnesses 
to the above will, and being duly sworn according to law, did depose and say 
they were personally present and saw and heard Christian C. Hanley, the testator 
sign by making his mark, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the foregoing 
instrument of writing as and for his Testament and last will that they signed 
their names in the presence and at the request of the said Testator and in the 
presence of each other and that at the time of so doing the said Testator was of 
perfect and sound mind, memory and understanding, to the best of their knowledge 
and belief.

H.C. Lorenz
J.B. Snowberger

Sworn and subscribed before me

J. Lee Plummer, Register

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Blair County, S.S.

Before the Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of 
Administration in and for the County of Blair, personally came D.C. Hanley who 
being duly sworn does depose and say that as executor of the last Will and 
Testament of Christian C. Hanley deceased, he will well and truly administer the 
goods and chattels, rights and credits of said deceased according to law, and 
also will diligently comply with the provisions of the law relating to 
collateral inheritances.

D.C. Hanley

Sworn and subscribed before me September 12, A.D. 1895

J. Lee Plummer, Register.

D.C. Hanly, Executor of Christian C. Hanley, late of Taylor Twp. deceased.

Memorandum.

Died September 1 1895. Proof of death filed September 12 1895. Renunciation of 
Jacob B. Snowberger filed September 12 1895. Letters Testamentary on the estate 
of Christian C. Hanley late of Taylor Township deceased, were on the 12 day of 
September A.D. 1895 granted to D.C. Hanley of the same place. Witness my hand 
this 12 day of September 1895.

J. Lee Plummer, Register

Inventory and appraisement filed Dec 21 1895 amount $737.77
Widows appraisement filed Dec 21 1895 amount $12.00