Hood County, Texas - Wills: Will of Maggie Umphress
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MAGGIE UMPHRESS

The State of Texas}

County of Hood } I, Maggie Umphress, a citizen of Hood County, Texas, being
of sound mind and disposing memory, am desirous of making
disposition of such property as I own at the time of my death to the end
that it may serve the best purpose Therefore I hereby make, publish
and declare this my last will and testament.

1. After my death all my Just debts must be paid as soon as may be
convenient but at such time and in such manner as may not injure said
estate. That is to say no property shall be sacrificed in order to pay
debts.

II. It is my desire that my body shall be buried in a Christian-like manner
and in such manner as may be suitable to my station in life.

III. I hereby give, devise and bequeath to my beloved husband, Ras
Umphress, all property of every kind that I may own at the time of my
death, to include all real estate, all personal property, all money,
chases(?) in action and any and all property of every kind without any
exception.

IV. As I have and place implicit confidence and trust in the fidelity and
honesty of my said husband, Ras Umphress, I hereby nominate,
constitute and appoint him Executor of this, my last will and testament and
it is my desire that he shall not be required to give any bond or
security as such executor but that he shall have the full and complete
control of the estate, as hereinafter provided without such security, and I

further direct that my said executor shall have and exercise all the powers
herein given without the action or control of the Probate or other
court and shall be and act, as such executor, independent of any said
courts save and except that he shall have the will probated and recorded
as is now or may hereafter be required by law.

V. I hereby give, grant and convey unto my said executor, full power and
authority to manage, control, sell as in any other manner dispose of
any or all of my said estate in such manner and on such terms as to him may
seem proper and this without the authority of any court, and to
make, execute and deliver, in proper, any and all deed or deeds,
conveyances, bills of sale or as other evidences of sale or conveyances
that
may be necessary to a full and complete. Carrying out of the provisions
hereof to the end that my said executor will not be in any manner
incumbered or hindred in the management sale, control or disposition of
said estate or any part thereof in such manner as he may see proper.

I hereby make, publish and declare this my last will and testament in the
presence of J.M. McCuan and W. W.F. Cooper, whom I have
requested to sign the same as such in my presence, at my request and in the
presence of each other this 30 day Oct. 1908.

Maggie Umphress

We, J.M. McCuan and W.F. Cooper sign the foregoing instrument as
subscribing witnesses, at the request of the said testatry therein named in

her presence and in the presence of each other on the date last above
herein written. J.M. McCuan

W.F. Cooper

(Vol. J. pg. 30-33, Probate Court)