Wills: Mathias Kerschner, 1891: Shamokin, Northumberland Co, PA

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                Will of Mathias Kerschner, deceased

I , Mathias Kerschner of the Borough of Shamokin in the County of
Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania being of sound mind memory and
understanding to make my last will and testament,  

And first I direct that my body be decently interred in the grave yard at St.
Peter's Church in Shamokin Township.  

Item,  I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Catharine Kerschner all my
personal property absolutely and forever.   Item,  I give bequeath and devise
to my beloved wife Catharine Kerschner the use and occupancy of all my real
estate so long as she shall remain my widow and if she should not Marry again
then she is to have the use and occupancy of my real estate during her natural
life   And at the death of my widow or should she marry again I direct that all
my real estate shall be sold and the money be divided as follows:  to my son
Henry Kerschner,  I bequeath one share To the wife and children of my son
Daniel Kerschner, one share To my son Joseph Kerschner one share To my daughter
Rose Kerschner one share To my daughter Lucinda Kerschner one share  The money
thus divided between my children to be for their own proper use and [illegible]
forever.

And lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my----to be the executor of this my
last will and testament, and authorize him to cary[sic] out my requests   In
witness thereof I Mathias Kerschner the testator have to this my will and
testament written on one sheet of paper set my hand and seal the fifteenth day
of November A. D.  one thousand eight hundred and Ninety.

Mathias Kerschner    SEAL

At Shamokin this fifteenth day of November 1890 the above named Mathias
Kerschner signed and sealed this instrument and published and declared the same
as and for his last will and we in his presence and at his request and in the
presence of each other have hereunder subscribe our names as witnesses. 
Witnesses
J. R. Conrad
E. W. Keller

State of Pennsylvania  
County of Northumberland ss
Be it remembered that on this 9th day of March A. D. 1891 before me personally
appeared J. R. Conrad  +  E. W. Keller the subscribing witnesses to the
foregoing instrument of [illegible]ing to be the last will and testament of
Mathias Kerschner late of the Borough of Shamokin county and State of foresaid
deceased, who being duly sworn according to law did declare and say that they
were personally present at the execution of same and saw and heard the testator
therein named:  sign, seal, publish, pronouce and declare the same as and for
his 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              
Urias Bloom,                      J. R. Conrad
Register                          E. W. Keller
                                                                                
        
Be it remembered that on this 9th day of March A. D. 1891 before me was proved
approved and insinuated in due and common form of law the last Will and
testament of Mathias Kerschner late of the Borough of Shamokin county and State
of aforesaid deceased who died on the 9th day of February A. D. 1891.

Witness My hand
Urias Bloom, Register         


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