It is further my will that all my personal property of every discription that may be on the farm at the time of my death and also the use of this farm up to the time of the sale without rent shall be given to my daughter Alice Whitnah and son Lewis Oscar Whitnah as some compensation for the care they have taken of me in my old age provided that they pay all my just debts and the tax on the farm. And it is my will that my daughter Margart Alice shall take charge of the minor heirs portion of the estate at the time of sale and shall invest it as she may think best and shall turn it over to him when he becomes of age. If he dies before reaching his majority she shall divide the money with all the other heirs equally.
And I here by appoint my daughter Margart Alice Whitnah sole executor of this my last will.
Witness my hand this 5th day of January 1897.
Joseph H. Whitnah
witness J. H. Dalton
witness Wn. Depew
Filed May 31st 1897 Josph A. Zwart judge of probate.
Record of Inventories, 1886-1917, Page 134
Iron County, Missouri
FHL film 2030343
Executor's or Administrator's Inventory, Certificate and Affidavit.
INVENTORY
INVENTORY of all the Real and Personal Estate of Joseph H. Whitnah deceased, lat of Iron County, Missouri, describing the property, situation and title to the Real Estate, the books and papers, the debts due to the deceased, the names of the debtors, the dates of the contracts, the amount of interest due, and the rate of interest thereon, and all Personal Property of whatever character, made by Margaret Alice Whitnah & Louis Oscar Whitnah Administrators of said deceased, and John Difer and J.H. Dalton Witnesses appointed to aid in making the same.
Dated at Ironton, Mo., this 11th day of June 1897.
REAL ESTATE as follows:
[none listed]
Also, PERSONAL PROPERTY, GOODS AND CHATTLES, as follows:
one black horse 14 years old
one red cow
two calves
two sows
7 pigs
one mower and hay rake
one plow
one harrow
one double stove
cast and harness
grain cradle
heating stove
book sack
two beds
two stands
8 chairs rocking chair
two tables
one clock
Real Estate as follows
Lot 1 and west half lot two NE 1/4 Sec. 1
Twp 33 R. 4 E.
N. pt E 1/2 lot 2 NW 1/4 and S. Pt. W 1/2
Lot 3 NW 1/4 sec 3 Twp 33 R 4 E
Certificate of Witnesses.
WE, the undersigned Witnesses, appointed by the Probate Court of Iron County, State of Missouri, to accompany and aid the Administrators in opening and examining the papers and money of Joseph H. Whitnah deceased, late of Iron County, Missouri, and in making and Inventory of them, assembled at the late residence of said deceased, on the 11th day of June A.D. 1897, and then and there performed the duty assigned to us, and certify the foregoing to be a full and complete Inventory of the same.
Dated Jun the 11th 1897.
John Dike
J.H. Dalton
Witnesses
Affidavit of Executor or Administrator.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
County of Iron
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 11th day of June 1897, before me Judge of the Probate Court of Iron County, personally appeared Margaret Alice Whitnah and Louis Oscar Whitnah Administrators of Joseph H. Whitnah deceased, late of Iron County, Missouri, who being by me duly sworn, on their oath says, that the foregoing is a full Inventory and description of all the Moneys, Goods, Chattels and Estates, real and personal, Books, Papers, Evidences of Debt and of Title of the said deceased, and of all debts due or becoming due, so far as they can ascertain them* and that they were not indebted or bound in any contract to the deceased at the time of his death, except as stated in the Inventory.
Margaret Alice Whitnah
Louis Oscar Whitnah
Sworn to and subscribed before me, at Ironton, Mo, this 11th day of June 1897.
Jos. A Zuart,
Judge of Probate & official Clerk
*if there be a Widow, except such property as the law (Homestead or otherwise) absolutely reserve to her.
Filed for the record the 11th day of June
1897.
Jos. A. Zuart, Judge of Probate