Andrew Kuhn Sen
Will and Testament
I Andrew
Kuhn Sen of the County
of Shelby in the State of Indiana do now make and publish this my Last Will and
Testament hereby revoking all former wills by one at any time heretofore made
viz
1st I direct that after my death my body be buried in a
manner becoming my circumstances in Life
2nd I give and devise to my beloved wife Anna Mariah
Kuhn all my Real Estate and personal property during her natural life
to use and dispose of as she ay see proper to do, except the Real Estate is not
to be sold by her but to be used by her as she may see fit to do as long as she
lives and she may sell any of the personal property she chooses so to al.
I further direct that she pay all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon
after my death as she can and if there is not money enough on hand at the time
of my death that she sell enough of my personal property either at public or
private sale as she thinks best.
3rd At the death of my said wife the Real Estate
aforesaid and personal property belonging to her as then remains unconsumed and
unexpended I give and direct be equally divided among my legal heirs in law
4th I do hereby appoint my beloved wife Anna
Mariah Kuhn my Executrix of this my last will and testament authorizing
her to ?? adjust and discharge all my just debts
In testimony
whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal this 18" day of September AD
1865.
(Signed) Andrew Kuhn {{seal}}
Signed sealed and declared by the said Andrew Kuhn senr to be his last Will and
Testament in presence of us who at his presence have subscribed our names as
Witnefses hereunto in the presence of each other this day and year above
written.
Michael Theobald
George Michael Kuhn
| The State of Indiana | }} | ss.
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Shelby County| }} |
Be it
remembered that on the 26" day of February AD 1870 Michael Theobald
and George Michael Kuhn the subscribing witnefses to the within and
foregoing last Will and Testament of Andrew Kuhn late of said County, deceased,
personally appeared before J. G. Wolf Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
of Shelby County, in the State of Indiana and being duly sworn by the clerk of
said Court upon their Oath declared and testified as follows
that is to say: that on the 15" day of September AD 1865 they saw the
said Andrew Kuhn sign his name to said instrument in writing as and for his last
Will and Testament, and that these deponents at the same time heard the said
Andrew Kuhn declare the said instruments inwriting to be his last Will and
Testament and that the said instrument in writing was at the same time at the
request of the said Testator and with his consent attested and Subscribed by the
said Michael Theobald and George M Kuhn in the presence of said testator and in
the presence of each other as subscribing witnefses thereto, and theat the said
Andrew Kuhn was at the time of the signing and subscribing of said instrument in
writing as aforesaid, of full age (that is more than twenty one years of
age) and of Sound and disposing mind and memory and not under any coercion or
restraint with the said deponents verily believe, and further deponents say not
(signed) {{ Michael Theobold
{{ George M Kuhn
Sworn to and subscribed by the said deponents before one
{{S}} J G
Wolf Clerk of said Court, at Shelbyville the 26" day of
February 1870
J G Wolf clerk
| State of Indiana |
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| Shelby County |
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I JG Wolf clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Shelby County, Indiana, do hereby certify that the within annexed
Will and Testament of Andrew Kuhn has been duly admitted to probate and duly
proved by the testimony of Michael Theobald and Geo M Khun[sic] the subscribing
witnesses thereto that a complete record of said Will and of the testimony of
the said Michael Theobald and George M Kuhn in proof thereof has been by me duly
made and recorded in Book No 1 of pages 271 and 272 of the Record of Wills of
siad County
In attestation whereof I have hereunto subscribed my
name and affixed the seal of siad Court at
Shelbyville this 20" day of February 1870
J G Wolf Clerk &c
Transcribed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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