WILL OF William S. Cartwright, Monongalia County WV, Morgantown, WV USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Submitted by: Peggy Miller - October 31, 1997 __________________________________________________________________________ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF W. S. CARTWRIGHT - June 15, 1921 (William S. Cartwright) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I, W. S. Cartwright, of Monongalia County, West Virginia, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking any and all wills by me heretofore made. First: I direct that al my just debts and funeral expenses be paid at my death. Second: I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Mahala Cartwright, of said County and State, for and during her natural life, in case she shall survive me, all my interest in the farm on which I now reside, and which farm is now owned jointly by my said wife and myself, and is known as the "Home Farm", and is situate in Union District, Monongalia County, West Virginia, and together therewith all my interest in all and everything on said farm, and at the death of my said wife, all my interest in said farm and everything thereon, except the furniture in the parlor of the residence on said farm, to go to and be divided equally between my two beloved sons, William A. Cartwright and Charles H. Cartwright, share and share alike, and the furniture in the parlor of the residence on said farm to go to and belong to my beloved granddaughter, Florence Daffney Cartwright. Third: All of the money of which I die seized and possessed I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife, said Mahala Cartwright, to do with as she pleases for and during her natural life, and at her death, whatever sum may be left, if any, to be equally divided between my beloved daughters, Gertrude Males and Ida Poundstone, and my beloved son, James A. Cartwright, share and share alike. In Witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal, to this, my last will and testament, in Monongalia County, West Virginia, on this the 15th day of June, 1921. W. S. Cartwright (seal) Witnesses to mark of W. S. Cartwright, D. K. Marchand, A. L. Hartley The above signature of the testator, W. S. Cartwright, was made, and the foregoing will acknowledged by the said W. S. Cartwright, in the presence of us, two competent witnesses present at the same time; and we, the said subscribing witnesses, do hereby and hereunto subscribe our names to the said will in the presence of the said testator, W. S. Cartwright, and in the presence of each other, at the special instance and request of the said testator, W. S. Cartwright, this the 15th day of June, 1921. Witnesses: D. K. Marchand Witnesses: A. L. Hartley In the office of the clerk of the County Court of Monongalia County, West Virginia, in vacation of the Court on TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1931. WILL OF W. S. CARTWRIGHT This day before me John M. Gregg, Clerk of the County Court of Monongalia County, West Virginia, in the Clerk's office in vacation of the Court came Charles T. Herd and produced satisfactory proof that W. S. Cartwright died in the said county on the 25th day of November 1930, and that he was at the time of his death a resident of the said county and the owner of real and personal property therein. And the said Charles T. Herd presented a writing dated the 15th day of June, 1921, purporting to be the last will and testament of the said W. S. Cartwright, deceased, and offered the same for probate and record. Whereupon, came A. L. Hartley one of the attesting witnesses to the said writing who after being first duly sworn upon his oath states: That he was present at the time of the execution of the said writing and saw the testator sign his name thereto; that the said W. S. Cartwright signed and acknowledged the said writing as and for his last will and testament in the presence of the said A. L. Hartley and D. K. Marchand the other attesting witness thereto: That they the said witnesses at the request of the testator in his presence and in the presence of each other signed the said writing as witnesses thereto; that at the time of the execution of the said writing the said W. S. Cartwright was of sound mind and memory and was over the age of twenty one years. And it appearing that the said D. K. Marchand, one of the attesting witnesses to the said writing is a resident of Dormont, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and that his deposition is necessary to the proper proof of the said writing; it is therefore ordered that the deposition of the said D. K. Marchand as to the execution of the said writing be taken in Dormont, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or wherever he may be found, before some officer of the law duly authorized to take and certify Depositions, and that when so taken and certified that such deposition shall be returned to and filed by the Clerk of the County Court of Monongalia County, West Virginia, in his office in the manner provided by law. And it is further ordered that for the purpose of such deposition the Clerk of this Court shall transmit to the said D. K. Marchand to his last known Post Office address by registered mail, or by some other safe mode of conveyance, the said original writing together with a copy of this order. But before so doing he shall retain a true copy of the said writing in his office. Attest: John M. Gregg, Clerk. THE ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS WILL CAN BE FOUND AT THE MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINA COURT HOUSE. THIS WAS COPIED ON MAY 13, 1997. On the 23rd day of January, 1931 the will was admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded .