Bedford Co. VA will: M.F. Booth, 1918
contributed by Fred Boothe <fboothe@mindspring.com>

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Last Will and Testament of M.F. Booth
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Bedford County, Virginia Will Book 35, Page 293

Office of Commissioner of Accounts,
Bedford Circuit Court.

To Bedford Circuit Court:

I hereby certify that I have examined the foregoing inventory and 
appraisement of the personal estate of Marcella F. Booth, and that 
the same is in proper form.

Given under my hand this 26th day of March 1918, as Commissioner 
of Accounts of Bedford Circuit Court.

E.C. Burks, 
Commissioner of Accounts


Bedford Circuit Court Clerk's Office, March 26th, 1918.

This inventory and appraisement of the personal property of the 
estate of  M. F. Booth, deceased, with the certificate of the 
Commissioner of Accounts of said Court annexed, was this day 
delivered to the Clerk of the Said Court and admitted to record.
Teste:
/s/ S. M. Bolling, Clerk


Bedford City VA Febuary the 9 1914

Well Lee I will write you a few lines this evening what I want 
you to do with the money that I have in the Banke Willy put it 
in the Banke for me he nos how much it is and if I never live to 
nead it I want it devided  equil with you & John & Ad & Anner that 
is what I want dun with it it ant much But its mine & thats what I 
want dun with it I dont no how long I will be here with you all Willy 
put it in the Bank and he will be the one to draw it out of the Bank 
to devide it up I dont no wether I will have any more to put in or not 
So you can put this a way to ceep when needed written by 
your Mar M. F. Booth to Lee Powers

Bedford Circuit Court Clerks Office, March 19th, 1918.
This paper writing, bearing date the 9th day of February, 1914, 
purporting to be  the last will and testament of M. F. Booth, deceased, 
was this day filed in said Office:  and thereupon William E. Powers and 
Robert W. Powers, being duly sworn, testified that they are well 
acquainted with the handwriting of the testatrix, and verily believe that 
the said writing and the signature thereto are wholly in the handwriting 
of the said testatrix.  Whereupon the said paper writing is admitted to 
probate as the true last will and testament of the said M. F. Booth, deceased.
And no Executor or Executrix being nominated in said will, on the motion of
Tazwell A. Booth, a son of said testatrix, he is appointed Administrator 
of the estate of the said M.F. Booth, deceased, will the will of the said 
M.F. Booth, deceased, annexed, in due form.  And thereupon the Tazwell A. 
Booth made oath, according to law, and with William E. Powers, his surety, 
who justified as to his sufficiency, entered into and acknowledged a bond 
in the penalty of six hundred dollars, conditioned according to law, and 
certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration on the 
estate of the said M. F. Booth, deceased, with her will aforesaid annexed, 
in due form.  And said bond is approved and admitted to record.

Teste:
__________  Deputy for S.M. Bolling, Clerk.


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Submitted by Fred D. Boothe (fboothe@mindspring.com)

Note:  The spelling and punctuation, or lack thereof, in the will of 
M.F. Booth is presented exactly as shown in the court records - they are 
not typographical errors.

M. F. Booth is Marcella Frances Booth, wife of Charles Robert Booth.
She was the daughter of Alexander Wade and Lucinda E. Nance and was 
born September 23, 1837 (see Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of
Health, Division of Vital Records File #286 - Certificate of Death.
She died January 17, 1918 of grip and was buried in the home cemetery.)

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