Little Mahanoy Township: Northumberland County, PA: Wills
LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM D. RAKER, 1885

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In the name of God Amen.

I William D. Raker of Little Mahanoy Township Northumberland County and State of 
Pennsylvania, being sick of body, but 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 any time heretofore made.

First--I direct that my body be decently interred in the grave yard, attached to the 
       Lutheran Church, near the house of C. H. Raker.

As to such estate as it had pleased God to intrust me with I dispose of the same as 
follows, viz:

Item 1st, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Catherine, all my property, 
	  consisting of real, and personal, during her natural life.

Item 2nd, I order that after the death of my widow all the property belonging to my 
	  estate shall be sold at public sale by my executors hereinafter named, and 
	  after the payment of my just debts, what there remains shall be equally 
	  divided among my twelve children.

Item 3rd, And lastly I hereby constitute Isaac and Galen Executors of this my last 
	  will and testament also authorizing them to give deed or deeds for my real 
	  estate when sold, the same as I would if living.

In witness whereof I, William D. Raker, the Testator, have to this my will written on 
half a sheet of Legal cap paper, set my hand and seal, this Eleventh day of February A.D. 
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.


Signed, sealed, published and declared	}				his
by the above named William D. Raker as	}			William  x  D. Raker (SEAL)
and for his last will and testament, in	}				mark
the presence of us, who have hereunto	}
subscribed our names at his request as	}
witnesses thereto in the presence of 	}
said Testator and of each other.	}

			C. H. Raker
			J. R. Hilbush

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State of Pennsylvania,
County of Northumberland } ss.

		BE IT REMEMBERED That on this 28th day of February A.D. 1885 before me 
George D. Bucher, Register for the Probate of Wills and granting of Letters of
Administration in and for said County, personally appeared C. H. Raker and J. R. Hilbush
the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last
Will and Testament of William D. Raker late of the Township of Little Mahanoy County and 
State aforesaid, deceased, who being duly sworn according to law did 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 }				C. H. Raker
		Geo. D. Bucher	  }				J. R. Hilbush
		REGISTER	  }



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COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND, SS.

We, James F. Raker, Isaac F. Raker and Galen F. Raker do swear that as executors of the
foregoing last Will and Testament of William D. Raker deceased we will well and truly
administer the goods and chattles, rights and credits of said deceased, agreeably to law,
and that we will comply with the provisions of the law relating to collateral inheritances.
And we do further swear that he died on the 12th day of February A.D., 1885.


								James F. Raker
								Isaac F. Raker
								Galen F. Raker

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid and letters testamentary granted
unto James F. Raker, Isaac F. Raker and Galen F. Raker above named.

								Geo. D. Bucher, Register