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Will

Hardin County, Kentucky Will Book E, p 327-328
I Josiah H Yager of the county of Hardin and State of Kentucky do make and publish this as my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made First I wish and direct that my body shall be buried in a decent Christian like manner without pomp or Show by the side of my first wife and the grave to be enclosed with hers with the same kind of iron railing (2d) After my just debts and funeral expences are paid - I do will and bequeath to my beloved wife Julianer Yager as her own forever the following named property never to be accounted for my her as any part of my estate Viz one negor man named Jo one large bed and bedstead one trundle bed and bedstead and all the clothing for the same made by her since our marriage also the family clock and the buggy and choice of horses
3d I appoint my beloved wife Juliann Yager as my Exectrix and wish that she shall be qualified as such by court without secruity That she collect all money that is due me or may become due me Sell all the household and Kitchen furniture farming utensils and stock off all Kind except such as she may need for her own use of which she is to be the sole Judge.
4th It is my will that my wife as my executrix shall choose two disinterested persons who shall put a cash value on all the property that the may keep except such as by this will given to her and cash notes that are on hand after my dets are paid
5th Furthermore I will that my wife shall have the interest on all monies now due me or that may becoame due me and the house and lot on which I now live But at her death or marriage that all my property both real and personal be equaly divided between my three daughters Elizabeth F English Lettitia S H Chandler and Sarah Jane Finney or that the property should all be sold and the money equally divided 6th I furthermore will and direct that the inventory of property and cash notes shall be returned to court and made a record of for the benefit of my children
7th I furthermore will and direct that my wife shall loan out all monies that may come into her hands having it well secured the interest of which that is now due me or may accrue to be used by her for her support wile she remains my widow
8th I hereby authorise and empower my wife to make all deeds and conveyances that the law would require me to make and the same shall be as valid and binding as if done by myself In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name this Thirty-first day of March 1860.
Albert Josiah H Yager
W F Coombs
J E Williams At a county court began and held for Hardin county at the court house in Elizabeth town on the 10 of July 1860 the foregoing Instrument of writing perporting to be the last will and testament of Josiah H Yager deceased was produced in court and proven in due form in law by the oaths of W F Coombs and J.E. Williams subscribing witnesses thereto and the same was established and ordered to record Whereupon I have truly recorded the same in my office this 14 day of July 1860
W T Samuels Clerk