Elisha Harris - Will

I, Elisha Harris a resident of Postville Allamakee Co. State of Iowa being of sound and disposing mind and memory and of full age do make publish and declare this to be my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.

First I direct my admmistrator & executor to pay all my just and legal debts and my funeral expenses.

Second: I have heretofore paid to each of my children by way of advancement certain amounts but I have paid to the following named children the following amounts more as such advancements than to my other children to wit: Maggie U. Powel $500.00, Chas A. Harris $500.00, Mary E. Taylor $200.00 and to Henry S. Harris $200.00 and in the distribution of my estate I direct that such advancements be charged to said children.

Third. I bequeath to Amanda J. Laughlin my piano.

Fourth I give devise and bequeath all the rest of my estate both real and personal to my children Mary E. Taylor, Wm Harris, Amanda J. Laughlin, Geo. W. Harris, Jas M. Harris, Caroline Hammel, Delila A. Redinour, Henry S. Harris, Maggie U. Powel, Charles A. Harris and to Rena McMartin, Willard Bollman and Maggie Green the children of my deceased daughter Nancy E. Bollman to be divided as follows: to each of my children one eleventh [1/11] and to the heirs of my daughter Nancy E. Bollman one eleventh [1/11] to be divided among them. The amount of the advancements stated in paragraph 2nd hereof is to be considered a part of the share of such child received hereunder and when added to the amount received by such child is to equal the amount [illegible word] hereunder by each child not charged with such advancement.

Fifth I nominate and appoint Ellison Orr the executor of this my last will and testament. Dated this 3rd day of Feby AD 1896.
//s// Elisha Harris
Witnesses: Ellison Orr & F.S. Burling.

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On this 3rd day of Feby AD 1896 before the undersigned and in our presence the forgoing instrument was signed by the above named Elisha Harris and [crossed out word] at the time of signing the same [illegible] declared it to be his last will and testament and asked us to sign the same as witnesses which is accordingly done in his presence and in the presence of each other.
//s// Ellison Orr, of Postville Iowa
//s// J.S. Burling, of Postville Iowa

Elisha Harris - Probate abstracts

-Affidavit of Death filed February 13, 1896:
I, James M. Harris being duly sworn to our oath say that Elisha Harris died on the 11th day of February 1896 at my residence in Postville. That at the time of his death he was a resident of Allamakee Co. IA.
//s// J.M. Harris.

-Estate administrator: Ellison Orr
-Appraisement bill, real estate dated November 22, 1897.
- Appraisal of personal property by E. [Evan] Swenson, Henry Webb & C.A. Abel on December 22, 1896 and filed on January 8, 1897.
- Bill for undertaking & casket - $40.00; undertaking fluid - $2.00; total $42.00. Submitted by J.B. Hart.
-Proof of will; notice appeared in the Postville Review on March 21, 1896.
-Bill for marker & inscription - $50.00. Submitted on August 15, 1899 by Ed H. Prior, Monuments.

-Bill for medical services:
Jan 3, 1896 - visit & medication $1.00
Jan 14, 1896 - medicine $.50
Jan 21, 1896 - do
Jan 28, 1896 - do
Jan 31, 1896 - visit & medication $1.00
Feb 3, 1896 - do
Feb 6, 1896 - do
Total: $5.50. Submitted by F.J. Becker MD.

-Bill for medical services:
Feb 6, 1896 - medical attention $1.00
Feb 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 - each visit $1.00
Total: $6.00. Submitted by Dr. Chas. W. Flynn.

-A document signed by each of the beneficiaries of the estate
- The sales bill of property sold at public auction January 30th 1897. The total sale brought $2,010.94. Buyers of items or livestock were C.A. Harris, H. Meine, G.W. Harris, E. Hubbard, W.J. H. Schultz, Jno Hammel, Wm. Harris, C.W. White, S.A. Harris, F.C. Barclay, R.B. Waters, Geo Waters, C.U. Abel, Wm. Leui, Jno Wick? & J.R. Laughlin

- A detailed listing of real estate and legal descriptions of the property inherited by his heirs.