Dallas County, Dexter, Iowa Will Records Box A-8, Case 3789

WILL

I, Sylvia Samantha Aten of Dexter, Dallas County, State of Iowa, being of lawful age and of sound and predisposing mind do make, declare and publish this to be my last Will and testament hereby revolking any and all other Wills by me having been made.

1. It will be the duty of my Executor hereinafter named to pay all my

just debts including my last sickness and funeral expenses and the cost of this administration out of any moneys coming into his hands.

2. It is my wish that a headstone be used at my grave location on the

James Bishop Lot in Knoxville, Iowa, Cemetery, at not to exceed a valuation of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

3. I hereby authorize my executor hereinafter named, to sell and convey

by good and sufficient title any real estate of which I may die, seized at as

early a date as possible without sacrificing on the valuation. The object

being to convert said real estate into money for the purpose of settling this

estate.

4. I hereby make the following equests to the heirs of my deceased

brother, Calvin H. Bishop to wit;

I hereby give and bequeath to Mrs. Gynetha Houston, Steelville, Mo. the sum of One Hundred Fifty Dollars to be her own absolutely.

I hereby give and bequeath to Mrs. Callie Johnson of ElPaso, Texas the sum of

One Hundred Fifty Dollars to be her own absolutely.

I also give and bequeath to Mrs. Jennie Bishop of Trask, Mo., the surviving

widow of Calvin H. Bishop, deceased, the sum of Two Hundred Thirty-three and

34/100 Dollars, to be her own absolutely and I give and bequeath to Gladys

Bishop of Trask, Mo. the sum of Two Hundred Thirty-three and 33/100 Dollars to be her own absolutely. I also give and bequeath to Fred Bishop, Trask, Mo., the sum of Two Hundred Thirty-three and 33/100 Dollars when he has reached the age of eighteen years, the same to be his own absolutely.

5. I hereby make the following bequests to the heirs of my deceased

brother Abijah Wines Bishop to wit; I give and bequeath to Mrs. Lillie Esteb of Kingston, Mo., the sum of Four Hundred Dollars to be her own absolutely.

I give and bequeath to Albert Bishop, St. Joe, Mo., the sum of Two Hundred

Dollars to be his own absolutely. I give and bequeath to Chester Bishop of Kingston, Mo., the sum of Two Hundred Dollars to be his own absolutely.

I give and bequeath to Charles E. Bishop of Kingston, Mo. the sum of Two

Hundred Dollars to be his own absolutely.

6. I hereby make the following bequests to the heirs of my deceased

brother John Q. Bishop, to wit; I hereby give and bequeath to Estel Peeters in Montana, the sum of One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars, to Millie Anthony, Pleasnatville, Iowa, One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars, to Edith Hardin, Sheridan, Iowa, One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars, to May Anderson, Sheridan, Iowa, One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars, to Lula Bishop, Knoxville, Iowa, One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars, to Jenevive Vivins, Des Moines, Iowa, One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars, to Abijah W. Bishop, Knoxville, Iowa, One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars, to Glen Bishop, Knoxville, Iowa, One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars, to belong to them, and each of them absolutely.

7. I hereby give and bequeath to Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa, the

sum of Fifty Dollars, to be their own absolutely.

8. I hereby give and bequeath to the Ladies Aid Society of the

Presbyterian Church of Dexter, Iowa, the sum of Fifty Dollars to be their own

absolutely.

9. I hereby give and bequeath to the Woman's Missionary Society of the

Presbyterian Church of Dexter, Iowa, the sum of Fifty Dollars to be their own

absolutely, of which Twenty-five Dollars shall be used for the Women's Home

Missionary Society and Twenty-five Dollars shall be used for the Women's

Foreign Missionary Soceity.

10. I hereby give and bequeath to the Presbyterian Church of Dexter, Iowa, the sum of Three Hundred Dollars to be their own absolutely.

11. I hold in my name real estate mortgage given by John Robertson and wife for Thirty- five Hundred Dollars, dated February 26, 1920, and due March 1st, 1925, upon the North-east Quarter (NE 1/4) of the North-east Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section Eleven (11) Township seventy-seven (77) North, Range Thirty (30), West of the Fifth P.M. Adair County, Iowa, Twenty-eight Hundred Dollars of this sum belong to me and the remainder or Seven Hundred Dollars belongs to and was contributed by Carrie Carrothers. It is my wish that the interest from my part of this said loan, together with any rents upon real estate shall be paid to Mrs. Jennie Bishop, surviving widow of Calvin H. Bishop, for the support of herself and two chidlren until said property has been duly disposed of, because of the crippled condition of the widow and the financial condition of the family, it is my wish that these payments be made monthly to them or as fast as received by my said Executor.

12. Any other funds remaining in the hands of my said Executor after the

above bequests have been duly paid, I give and bequeath to Gladys Bishop and

Fred Bishop, children of my deceased brother, Calvin H. Bishop, of Trask, Mo.,share and share alike.

13. I hereby nominate and request that the Court appoint F.H. Fitting,

Dexter, Iowa, Executor of this my last Will.

In WITESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and subscribed my name,

declaring this to be my last Will and Testament;

Done at Dexter, Iowa, this Sixth day of August A.D. 1920.

Sylvia Samantha Aten

We hereby certify that on this 6th day of August, A.D., 1920, Sylvia

Samantha Aten, to us personally known, did in our presence sign the foregoing

instrument and declare the same to be her last Will and Testament; and we, at

her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other, do hereby

subscribe our names as witnesses thereto.

Done at Dexter, Iowa, the day and date last above written.

Nellie E. Neal

Carrie Carrothers

S Bishop