Wills: Frederick Miller, 1896: Schuylkill County

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                Will of Frederick Miller, 1896

Know all men by these Presents that I Fredric Miller of Eldred
Township Schuylkill County Penna (Farmer) In good health and of sound
mind and memory, Do make and publish this my last will and Testament
hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made
and as To my worldly Estate and all the property real and personal or
mixed of which I shall be Entitled at the time of my decease I Device
Bequeath and dispose Thereof In The manner following to wit

(First)  It Is my will That all my Just Depts and Funeral expenses
Shall by my Executors hereinafter named be paid and if my Estate as
soon after my Decease as shall by Them be found conveniant

(Item) 2 I give to my Widdow if There Is one, all of my household
Furnature She desires to have.  I also give To her The use
Improvement and Income of my Dwelling house where we Lived In at the
time of my Decease, To have and To hold The same To her for and
During her Natural life if she Stays my widdow.

(Item 3)  I give unto my son John R. Miller The Dwelling house where
he lives In at the time of my Decease and the farm with all the
appertinances belongin Thereto Shall after my Decease be Deeded unto
him, and also the house where my widdow if one Lives In Shall belong
to my son John after her Death and all The Furnature which I have
given unto her, In addition To The foregoing I give To my son John
Two hundred (Dollars) $200.00 In cash and of my Estate and the Farm
and all the Foregoing Shall by my Will and Testament be Valied To him
at Fifteen hundred Dollars my son John R. Miller Shall procure The
necesarry provision for the Support of my said widdow for and during
her Natural Life.

(Item) 4 I give unto my Daughter Rebeca, Intermarried To Felix W.
Yoder, The house and Parcel of ground In Pitman Belonging To Said
Tract and also from my land joining The said Premises Running
Northwardly To The Public Road, containing Twenty five acres more or
less and Same also a Tract of wood land containing 10 acres more or
less and all Its profits Income and advantages That result Therefrom
all This Shall by my will be valied To her for Fifteen hundred
Dollars and deeded unto the said Rebeca, By my Executors

(Item 5)  I give To my Daughter Mary, Intermarried To Nathan
Schreffler, the Farm with appertinances where she now Lives at The
Execution of This will with the Exception of a Peace or Tract of
woodland which Is herein willed To Rebaca (my Daughter) which
Property I will To her the sum of Twenty hundred Dollars, Five
hundred Dollars of The said Sum Shall be Paid To my Executors before
a Deed will be given to the said Mary Intermarried to N. Schreffler
by my executors.

(Item 6) I give to Mary C. Reiner Fifty Dollars To Be paid To her By
my Executors as soon as praticable.

(Item 7) The peace of woodland Lying In Northumberland County and the
Tract which I have Bought from The George Kobles Estate Shall Be Sold
By my Executors and Deeded By Them To The purchaser and The Balance
of all my Personal property shall by my Executors Be Sold and The
Remainder Thereof be equally Devided To my Three children or lawfull
heirs.

Next and lastly I Do Nominate and appoint W.B. Rodenberger and my son
John R. Miller To Be The Executors of This my last will and Testament.

In Testamony Whereof, I The said Fredric Miller have To this my last
will and Testament herein contained subscribe my name and affix my
Seal This 19th Day of September In The year of our Lord one Thouasnd
Eight hundred and Ninety six.

Fredt Miller

Signed sealed and published and Declared by The said Frederick Miller
as and for his last will and Testament In The Presance of us who at
his request and In his Presance of us and each of us have subscribed
our names as witnesses Thereof

E.S. Willier
W.H. Rodenberger