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Copied from the original
located in the Carroll County Genealogical Society files, Carrollton, Ohio.
The following was transcribed by Bette Ina Brown.
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
EDWARD LAFFERTY
DATED: October 16, 1903
Date of Death: October 26, 1903
IN THE NAME OF THE BELOVED FATHER
OF ALL: AMEN.
I, EDWARD LAFFERTY, of the Township of East, County of Carroll and
State of Ohio, being about sixty five years of age, and of sound and
disposing mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this my LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT, hereby revoking and making null and void all
other Last Wills and Testaments by me made heretofore:
FIRST: My Will is, that all my just Debts and Funeral Expenses
shall be paid out of my Estate, as soon after my decease as shall be
found convenient.
SECOND: I Give, Devise and Bequeath to the following persons:
I give all my wife’s bodily wearing apparel from head to foot: MRS.
B. J. HESTON and MRS. SAMANTHA SHAW equally;
My bodily wearing apparel to brothers, JACKSON and JOHN LAFFERTY,
equally;
The largest picture of self and wife, give to CORA and MAGGIE
LAFFERTY;
The large pictures of father and mother Long to MARY E. IDEN;
The enlarged picture of Mother Lafferty to JACKSON LAFFERTY;
The large picture of Christ reflected goes to CORA and MAGGIE
LAFFERTY;
The Crosses on Calvary to go to MRS. B. J. HESTON;
The picture of Washington and wife to JOHN LAFFERTY;
My Large Pictorial Family Bible to the STILLFORK CHURCH;
The large bureau to VERNA NOLING;
My watch and its appurtenances to AUSTIN RAY;
My ____ legged footstool to MRS. MAY RAY;
The cupboard or table dishes to MRS. B. J. HESTON, MRS.
SAMANTHA SHAW, CORA and MAGGIE LAFFERTY;
The Crucifixion of our Savior to MRS. B. J. HESTON.
The _____ Rug to MRS. SAMANTHA SHAW;
The cushions and rugs to MRS. B. J. HESTON and SAMANTHA SHAW, CORA
and MAGGIE LAFFERTY;
Enough money out of my estate to finish the inscription on our
monument.
All my property both real and personal to be sold to best advantage,
public or private, and divided in the following manner:
Out of the ONE HALF Edward J. Long to receive FIFTY DOLLARS
($50.00) to be given to him as soon as estate can be settled. Out
of the same half EDWARD LONG, SON OF GEORGE LONG, to get FIFTY
DOLLARS ($50.00) to be set aside as soon as estate can be settled
and left in his father’s care, George Long, to be paid to son with
int. accrued when he arrives at the age of 20 years.
And the BALANCE OF THE FIRST HALF to be divided equally between JOHN
HESTON, JESSIE A. HESTON and MRS. LIZZIE KELLEY, wife of John
Kelley.
Of the SECOND HALF I will to EDWARD LAFFERTY, son of Elmer W.
Lafferty, the sum of FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00) to be left in care of
his father until he is 20 years of age with accrued int., and FIFTY
DOLLARS ($50.00) to be left – EACH OF E. W. LAFFERTY FAMILY NOW
LIVING.
The BALANCE OF THE SECOND HALF to CORA and MAGGIE LAFFERTY equally.
Any one of the heirs becoming dissatisfied with the division of the
property forfeits their interest and that to be equally divided
between the heirs mention interested in that part.
It is further my will and wish that ROBERT ARTHUR act as my
EXECUTOR.
In Testimony whereof, I have set my hand to this my LAST WILL AND
TESTAMENT, at home, this 16TH DAY OF October in the year
of our Lord One Thousand 9 Hundred and 3.
Signed: Edward Lafferty
The foregoing Instrument was signed by the said EDWARD LAFFERY in
our presence, and by him Published and Declared as and for his LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT, and at his request, and in his presence, and in
the presence of each other, we hereunto subscribe our Names as
Attesting Witnesses, at his home this 16th day of
October, A.D. 1903.
Witnesses Signed:
Robert Arthur, resides at Augusta
Frank L. Cox, resides at Kensington
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