Wills: Ellis T. ERDMAN, 1912: Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland County, PA

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Book 14,  Pages 389-390
Northumberland County Court House, Sunbury, PA
[hand written]

Will of ELLIS T. ERDMAN, deceased.

	In the name of God, I, ELLIS T. ERDMAN, of Upper Mahanoy in the County of
Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania being of sound mind, memory, and understanding, do make
and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at
anytime heretofore made.-
	As to such estate as it hath pleased God to intrust me with, I dispose of the same as follows, viz.:

	First, I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid by my Executors, herein after
named, as soon as conveniently may be after my decease.

	Second, I give, device and bequeath in trust unto my beloved wife, AMELIA ERDMAN, all my
property, real, personal, and mixed during her lifetime.

	Third, after her death, I give, devise, and bequeath unto my beloved friends, NORA
FETTEROLF, widow of JAMES FETTEROLF, deceased, and  KATE FETTEROLF intermarried to
JOHN FETTEROLF their heirs and assigns forever all my property real, personal, and mixed of what
nature or kind solvent be and remaining in trust of my beloved wife, AMELIA ERDMAN, at the time of
her death.

	And I do nominate, constitute and appoint my said wife, AMELIA ERDMAN, Executor of this
my last will and testament, with full power and authority to sell at public sale part or all of my personal
property and convert the same into money.

	In witness whereof, I, ELLIS T. ERDMAN, the testator, have to this my will set my hand and
seal this Twenty third [23] day of December A. D. 1912.	
E.T. ERDMAN (seal)

Signed, Sealed, published and declared by the above named ELLIS T. ERDMAN, as and for his last will
and testament in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names at his request as witnesses
thereto in the presence of the said testator and of each other.
R. P. Geist
James E. Hoch

State of Pennsylvania}
County of Northumberland}
	Be it remembered that on this Thirtieth [30th] day of January A.D. 1913, before me E. V. Nicely,
Register for the Probate of Wills and granting of Letters of administration in and for said County,
personally appeared R. P. GEIST and JAMES E. HOCH the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing
instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of ELLIS T. ERDMAN, late of the
Township of Upper Mahanoy, County and State aforesaid, deceased, who being duly sworn according to
law do declare and say that they were personally present at the execution of the same and saw and heard
the testator therein named, sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the same as and for his last will and
testament, and that at the time of so doing he was of sound disposing mind, memory and understanding to
the best of their knowledge and belief.
Sworn and Subscribed to before me}  R. P. Geist
E. V. Nicely, Register                          }  James E. Hoch



Be it Remembered, that on this Thirtieth day of January A.D. 1913, before me was proved, approved, and
insinuated in due and common form of law the last Will and Testament of ELLIS T. ERDMAN, late of
the Township of Upper Mahanoy, County and State aforesaid, deceased, who died on the 11th day of
January, A.D. 1913, and that letters testamentary with a copy of the will annexed were granted unto
AMELIA ERDMAN, the Executrix therein named.
Witness my hand,
E.V. Nicely, Register