Christian Keister Will of 1910
Will of Christian
Keister.
This
being my last will and testament and being of sound mind I dispose of my
property after death after my burial expense is paid and such expense as may be
attached thereto. I dispose of my
property as follows.
1st. I want my House & Lot in Blacksburg, Va.
sold and other remaining proceeds after paying my own expenses for burial
&c to go to my daughters Alice and Lizzie now in the Hospital at Marrian, Va. In case either of the two daughters mentioned above should die
her burrial expenses is to be paid out
of said fund deriving from sale of the said House and lot designated, then the
remainder is to go to the one still living
of the two above mentioned.
2. I furthermore desire that each of my
children shall have one ($1.00) Dollar out of the proceeds of the sale of my
property.
3rd. After the death of Alice & Lizzie should
there be any money left out of the sale of said property, it shall be equally
divided among my children.
4th. I want C. L. Price to act as my Executor
after my death and to sell my property and dispose of the proceeds as I have
directed but if he thinks it best to rent the property for awhile and let the
proceeds go to the two girls mentioned he may do so. It is further my desire that my expense that the said C. L. Price
has to incur looking after Alice &
Lizzie shall also be paid out of sale of my property.
Given
under my hand and seal this the 19th day of August 1910.
...
Virginia. In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court
of Montgomery County November 18, 1912.
Will of Christian Keister Dec'd.
A
paper dated the 19th day of August 1910 purporting to be the last will and
testament of Christian Keister deceased was produced in office by C. L. Price
the Executor therein named and proven by the oaths of said C. L. Price and Byrd
Anderson the two subscribing witnesses thereto, who being duly sworn testified
that they were present with the testator and in the presence of each other at
the time of the Execution Acknowledgement and attestation of said will. And that they signed their names as
witnesses at his request and further that to the best of their Knowlege and
belief that said Keister was of sound mind at the time wherupon said will is
admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded. And C. L. Price the Executor named in said will made oath as the law
directs and entered into Bond in the penalty of $1200.00 conditioned &
payable according to law with Byrd Anderson his Security therein who justified
as to his sufficiency and said bond being acknowleged by the obligors is
ordered to be recorded and a Certificate is granted the said C. L. Price for
obtaining probate of said will in due form.
Teste Geo
M Wilson Clerk
HOME / ROSEBERRY-SUTTON
/ KEISTER-FOSTER
/ HOWELL-BURNOP
/ Surname
Index