Scurry Co., TX., Wills - William T. MANRY 
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     William T. MANRY; SCURRY COUNTY, TEXAS                                      
                                      
     The State of Texas County of Scurry: In the Estate of William T. Manry,
deceased. To the Honorable County Court of Said County:
Your petitioner Mary L. Manry, fete sole and late the wife and now the
widow of William T. Manry, deceased, respectfully shows to the court:
     1st. That your petitioner Mary L. Manry, resides in Scurry County, Tex.
     2nd. That William T. Manry is Dead.
     3rd. That he died on Saturday the 7th day of April A. D. 1906, at
Snyder, in the County of Scurry, and State of Texas.
     4th. That at and before his death the said William T. Manry, and his 
domicile and permanent residence in the County of Scurry and State of
Texas, and that his principal property was at the time of his death in 
said County and State.
     5th. That at the time of his death the said William T. Manry was seized
and possessed of real and personal property of the probable value of
$ 40,000.00 and left a written will duly executed and herewith filed in
which your petitioner was appointed executrix.
     6th. That your petitioner is not disqualified to accept Letter
Testamentary as Executrix.
     7th. That said will provides that on the death of either of the parties
to the will (It being a joint will between the said William T. Manry 
and Mary L. Manry) the Survivors shall become the executor or executrix
of said will upon qualifying in the manner provided by law, Whereupon 
the courts of the land shall have nothing to do with administer-- same 
except to require an inventory and appraisement of our said estate to 
be made and returned in the manners provided by law. 
Where upon your petitioner prays that citation be issued to all parties
interested in said estate as required by law, that said will be admitted
to probate, that letters testamentary be issued to your petitioner and
that such other furthers orders as to the court may seem proper.
     
     Signed: Mary L. Manry
     
     William C. Higgins
     Attorney for Mary L. Manry.
     
The State of Texas County of Palo Pinto
Known to all men by these presents that we William T. Manry and wife 
Mary L. Manry, of the town of Snyder, Scurry County, Texas, both of 
sound mind and disfasing memory and being desiours of disposing our 
worldly affairs while we yet have suffirent health and strength do each
for himself and herself hereby make and publish this his and her Last 
will and Testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made or 
hereafter claimed to have been made by us or either of us.
     
1st. It is the desire of both of use and we so hereby will and direct 
that on the death of either of us, the survivor and our beloved 
daughter, Lillian Manry, shall have and take, share and share alike all
that we won and possess (same being all community property) consisting
of real estate, stock of goods in said town of Snyder, Scurry county 
Texas, personal property of every kind sown??, notes, assignees, rights,
of action to all sorts and kinds wherever situated.
     
2nd. it is further our will and we so direct that on the death of either
of us, the survivor shall become the executor or executrix, or the ease
may be, of this will, inforce nullifying in the manner found by law, 
whereinfore the courts of the land shall have nothing to do with 
administrator same except to require an inventory and appraisement of
our estate to be made and returned in the manners furnished by law.
     
3rd. No further desire and so will and direct that in the case of the 
death of both of us, our beloved daughter Lillian Manry, shall have take
own and possess, in her own right all that we now own and possess, 
wherever situated in by our right, same being community estate of ours
as aforesaid, and in case the said Lillian shall still be a minor we 
shall desire that the proper court shall appoint a suitable person 
guardian of the person and estate of said minor, and give haul for the
faithful discharges of his duties as such, 

Witness our hands at Muice?? Weces?? 
as this the 4th day of April AD. 1906
     signed: William T. Manry
     
     Mary L. Manry
     
     attached Witness
     A. C. Leslie
     J. R. Manry
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