I Samuel Job of Oregon County, Missouri, doth make this my last will being in my proper mind, to my three children - William S. Job, Sinthy Kerrick, the wife of (?sp? initials) Kerrick, and Sarah Jones, the widow of John Jones, deceased.
- 1st First
My horse stock and equal division according to valuation
- 2nd
My cattle stock and equal division according to valuation
- 3rd
My hog stock and equal division according to valuation
- 4th
_____all my land, estate to be divided equally with above named heirs
- 5th
All my monies , notes and accounts to be equally divided as above
- 6th
All the house and furniture, except Mary the servant girl_______which she made herself______equally or alone _________-
- 7th
and Mary the servant girl to stay and remain on with Sarah Jones until William S. Jobe shall return the ___ if he is willing to take her and treat her well and is willing to make his her home for life. I don't want her to serve no one else.
- 8th
My rifles, guns, I want William S. Jobe's little son, Monroe Jobe to have _____himself.
- 9th
I appoint William S. Jobe and William Hall my executors of said will.Subscribed to this the fourteenth day of March AD. 1859.
His Samuel Jobe MarkWitnesses (Both signed with their marks)Eli Jobe Elijah Jobe
Be it remembered day personally appeared before me undersigned justice of the county written and for state aforesaid. Eli Jobe (2nd name got left out but should be Elijah) Jobe, both of whom known to me to attest ___________ living by me _________said that Samuel the said instrument as his mark unto will signed their names to as witnesses and _______of the testator. That they he was in his right mind _____he made his mark and cause, etc. said will to written and _______
I give under my hand this 9th day of May 1859.
State of Missouri
County of Oregon
Simpson Couch, President