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Willis Henry Bittick
Estate of W. H. Bittick
Probate File No. 1441, Book L, Page 535-539
LaGrange, Fayette Co,
[page
535]
No. 1441
Estate of W. H. Bittick decd
Petition
The State of
To
the Honb J. C. Stiehl, Judge, etc
Your
petitioner Sarah Bittick
a
resident citizen of said State and
County,
respectfully represents that
her
husband W. H. Bitick died a resident
of
said Sate and county on or before
the
2d day of January AD 1883 leaving
a
lawful Will by which your petitioner
is
appointed executor.
Petitioner
further alleges that she is not
legally
disqualified from accepting said appointment
Therefore
petitioner prays for notice
of
this application and upon expiration
thereof,
that said Will which is herewith
filed,
be probated, for Letters Testaimen-
ary
and for all such orders as may
be
necessary in the premises.
Teichmuller & Dunn Attys for petitioner
Endorsed
Filed Febry 12t 1883
Joseph Ehlinger CCC
By O. L. Praetorius, Deputy
No. 1441
Notice Post
The State of
of
Whereas
Mrs. Sarah Bittick has filed
in
my office her petition, praying
to
have the Last Will and Testament
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of W. A. [H.] Bittick dec’d probated and for Letters
testamentary,
this is therefore to command you
to
post up three copies of this notice, for 10
days,
at three of the most public places in said
county,
one of which must be at the court
house
door, and no two of which shall be in
the
same town or city, citing all persons
interested
in said Estate to be and appear
before
the County Court of said county
at
the court house there of, in the town of
LaGrange
on the 19 of March AD. 1883,
then
and there to contest said petition
if
they wish to do so. Herein fail not, but
make
due return, certifying how you
have
executed the same.
Given
under my hand and seal of this
Court,
at office in the town of
this
the 12 day of Febry 1883.
{L.S.} Joseph Ehlinger
Clerk County Court F.C.
By O. L. Praetorius Deputy
Endorsed
Issued Feb 12 - 1883.
Joseph Ehlinger CCC
By O. L. Praetorius Dpty
Come
to hand Febry 12th 1883 under
-excuted
same day by posting three
copies
of this notice in three public
places
in the county no two of which
were
in the same city and town.
Jno. T. Rankin Shff
By Wm. M. Lewis Dpty
Filed
Febry 13. - 1883
Joseph Ehlinger CCC
by O. L. Praetorius Deputy
No. 1441
The State of
Affidavit
March
term A.D. 1883. In the Estate
of
W. H. Bittick, decd.
This
day personally appeared in open
Court
M. C. Redding, who being duly
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sworn says that the instrument of writing
submitted
to him dated the 30th day of December
A.D.
1882 was signed by W. H. Bittick, whose
signature
appears thereto and who declar-
ed
said instrument to have been made and
executed
by him as his Last Will and Testament
to
affiant B. W. Bristow and W. S. Chunn,
who
at the request of said testator in his
presence
and the presence of each other
have
also thereto signed their names as
subscribing
and attesting witnesses
Affiant
further states that at the time
of
the execution of said instrument on
said
30th day of December A.D. 1882
the
said testator W. H. Bittick was over
the
age of 21 years and of sound mind,
and
that each of said subscribing witnesses
were
also over the age of fourteen years,
and
affiant further states that the said
W.
H. Bittick has since on or about the
2d
day of Jany? A.D. 1883 departed this life
M. C. Redding
Sworn
to and subscribed before me
This
the 20th day of March A.D. 1883.
Joseph Ehlinger
C.C.C.F.C.
Endorsed
Filed
Joseph Ehlinger
C.C.C.F.C.
No. 1441
The State of
Last Will
Fayette
and State of
the
certainty of death and the uncer-
tainty
of life and being of sound mind
do
make and declare this my last Will
&
Testament, revoking all others here-
tofore
made by me. 1st I give and be-
queath
to my Son W. A. Bittick one
dollar.
2d
I give and bequeath to my son Hiram
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J. Bittick one dollar
3d
I give and bequeath to my Son O. D.
Bittick
one dollar
4th
I give and bequeath of my Son Solomon
Bittick
one dollar
5th
I give and bequeath to my Son Thomas
Bittick
one dollar.
6th
I give and bequeath to my son Fred
Bittick
one dollar
7th
I give and bequeath to my daughter
Anna
Whitworth widow of Gar-
land
Whitworth one dollar
8th
I give and bequeath to my son William
Monroe
Bittick all my real & personal
estate
that I may have or own at the
time
of my death I hereby appoint my
beloved
wife Sarah Bittick my Exec-
utrix
of this my last will & testament
&
it is my request that she may not be
subject
or allowed to give bond in car-
rying
out the provisions of this - instru-
ment
Witness my hand this 30th day
of
December A.D. 1882.
W. H. Bittick
Attest
B.
W. Bristow
W.
S. Chunn
M.
C. Redding
Endorsed
Filed Febry 12 - 1882
Joseph Ehlinger C.C.C.
By O. L. Praetorius Dpty
No. 1441
I do solemnly swear that the writing
Oath
which has been offered for probate is
the
last will of W. H. Bittick deceased
so
far as I know or believe, and that
I
will well and truly perform all the
duties
of executrix of said will
of
the estate of said W. H. Bittick
deceased.
her
Sarah X
Bittick
mark
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Sworn to and subscribed to before me this
the 20th day of March A.D. 1883.
{L.S.} Joseph Ehlinger
Endorsed
Filed
Joseph Ehlinger
C.C.C.F.C.
I
here by certify the foregoing to be a true
and
correct copy of the Petition, Notice Post,
Affidavit,
Last Will and Oath in the
Estate
of W. H. Bittick decd.
Recorded
Attest: Joseph Ehlinger
C.C.C. Fayette Co.
Notes:
Attorney’s:
Hans Teichmuller and B. F. Dunn, lawyers
Witnesses:
M. C. Redding
William
S. Chunn
B. W.
Bristow
Deputy: O. L. Praetorious?
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