Wayne County PA Archives Wills.....TEGELER, William H. May 1, 1871
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   Source: Wayne County Courthouse Will Book Pa-64-2-397
   Written: May 1, 1871
   Recorded: July 14, 1871
   
   No. 1334  Last Will and Testament of WH Tegeler, deceased.  Filed July 14, 1871
   
   In the name of God, amen.  I, William H. Tegeler of Damascus Wayne Co. Penna. 
   merchant being in poor health but of sound and disposing mind and memory do 
   make and declare this to be my last will and testament in the manner following 
   that is to say I order all my just debts, funeral expenses and charges of 
   proving this my will, be in the first place fully paid and satisfied.  And 
   after the payments there of and every part thereof ñ I give to my son 
   Christopher T. Tegeler the use of my farm situated in Damascus Township which 
   I value at three thousand dollars during his natural life and at his death to 
   be divided equally between his heirs, provided they have all arrived at the 
   age of twenty one years.  And if they have not all of them reached the age of 
   twenty one years, then the said farm must remain whole until they have when 
   the division aforesaid must take place.
   
   All of my real estate with the above exception, all my notes, bonds, 
   mortgages, judgements, money in the bank or other places where found.  I 
   require my executor to collect and convert to cash and then invest in real 
   estate with good and sufficient security for the benefit of my heirs.  My 
   executor I require as soon as circumstances will admit after my death to pay 
   over to my son Frederick William Tegeler the sum of one thousand dollars to be 
   collected from the foregoing real estate or personal effects ñ the balance is 
   then to be equally divided between my two sons above mentioned.  Frederick to 
   be charged with the one thousand dollars mentioned one half the balance to be 
   paid him when he has arrived at the age of twenty-five and the remainder when 
   he has reached the age of thirty.  
   
   My son Christopher is to receive the interest whatever it may be on the other 
   half of the monies collected from said real estate and personal property after 
   deducting there from ñ three thousand dollars.
   
   I give all the balance of my personal property of whatever kind or wherever 
   situated to my wife Catherine Tegeler for her sole use and benefit ñ and I 
   further require my two sons Christopher T and Frederick Wm. To pay twenty five 
   dollars each annually to my wife Catherine provided she shall so demand it of 
   them.
   
   And I do hereby appoint my wife Catherine Tegeler and James Lovelass, of 
   Damascus, father-in-law of my Christopher executors of this my last will.
   
   William H. Tegeler
   May 1, 1871
   
   Signed sealed and declared by the said Testator William H. Tegeler as his last 
   will and testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and at his 
   request have subscribed our names as witnesses thereof.
   
   Damascus.						Soroy(?) Bonesteel(?)
   May 1, 1871						Alexander Stewart
   							James Orr
   
   
   Additional Comments:
   William H. Tegeler died on June 23, 1871 and was 59; he wrote his will seven 
   weeks before he died.
   
   Christopher was married to his first wife, Amelia Marie Lovelass and was 25 
   years old when his father died.
   
   Frederick was 21 years old when his father died and was single.
   
   Catherine Tegeler lived 22 more years after her husband died.
   
   
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