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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 08:13:50 EST

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From: "William T. Ray" <>
To: "Ed Foley" <>
Subject: Fw: Wiley Lakins
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 20:48:30 -0800
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-----Original Message-----
From: William T. Ray <>
To: <>
Date: Thursday, February 26, 1998 8:20 PM
Subject: Fw: Wiley Lakins

>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Barbara Pugh <>
>To: William T. Ray <>
>Date: Saturday, February 14, 1998 8:21 PM
>Subject: Re: Wiley Lakins
>
>
>>WILL OF WILEY LACOCKE
>>
>>Will Book A & B - page 84
>>
>>I, Wiley Lacocke of the county of Phelps & State of Missouri being of
sound
>>mind and memory considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory
>>Life do therefore make ordain, publish and declare this to be my Last Will
>>and Testament that is to say:
>>
>>first after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the residue of my
>>estate real and personal I give & bequeath and dispose of as follows to my
>>beloved wife Louisa Lacocke one third of my real estate or a child part as
>>she may choose of all the real estate in the county of Phelps and State of
>>Missouri.
>>
>>To my children I give and bequeath to remainder of my real Estate all so
>>all my perishable property after being sold on a cash sale shall be
equally
>>divided among my several children to:wit-My daughter Amrica Ray Alexander
>>A. Lacocke, Joseph F. Lacocke, Martha A. Lacocke, Jane Lacocke, Wiley
>>Lacocke and George H. Lacocke. With a distinct understanding that my Son
>>Joseph L. Lacocke is entitled to one bay mare & horse which is his own
>>property.
>>
>>Likewise I make and constitute & appoint James H. Dyer George W. Ray and
my
>>son J.F. Lacocke to be my executor of this my Last Will & testament hereby
>>revoking all former wills by me made in witness I have hereunto subscribed
>>my name in presence of this 22nd day September 1867. attest E.N.
Eddleman,
>>Thomas E. Dyer. (seal) Wiley Lacocke
>>
>>State of Missouri) In vacation of probate court for said County of
Phelps)
>> county.
>>Be it remembered that on this 3rd day of Oct. 1867 personally appeared
>>before the undersigned C.H. Frost clerk of the probate court of the county
>>& State aforesaid E.N. Eddleman & Thomas E. Dyer the subscribing witnesses
>>to the annexed will of Wiley Lacocke and being by me duly sworn depose &
>>say that the said Wiley Lacocke the testator subscribed the sum in there
>>presence by making mark thereto and published the said will or instrument
>>of writing as his Last Will that the said Testator at the time of
>>publishing his said was of sound mind and more than twenty one years of
age
>>and that the said deponants attested the said will as witnesses thereto by
>>subscribing their names to the above in the presence of said testator.
>> E.N. Eddleman)
>> Thos. E. Dyer)
>>In witness whereof I, C.H. Frost clerk of probate court in and for said
>>county have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court at
office
>>3rd day Oct. 1867 (s.s.)
>> C.H. Frost)
>>C.H. Frost.clerk
>>probate court.
>>
>>WILL OF ABNER RAY
>>Will Book A & B pages 57-58
>>
>>"In the Name of God Amen"
>>I, Abner Ray of the county of Phelps and state of Missouri being of sound
>>mind and memory, considering the uncertainty of this frail and Transitory
>>life do there make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my Last Will
and
>>Testament that is to say first of all my just debts is paid and discharged
>>the residue of my estate real & personal I, give bequest to and dispose of
>>as follows:
>>
>> My son David Ray, my son G.W. Ray and my son Abner Ray to have my real
>>estate to be divided equally between them. that is to say my land lying
in
>>the county of Phelps in the state of Missouri known as the Abner Ray lands
>>the remainder of Estate of property and money I desire shall be equally
>>divided between my children, that is to say, David Ray, my son George W.
>>Ray, my son Abner Ray my daughter Tabbitha Sisco, my daughter Mary Hell
my
>>daughter Rebecca Gaddy, my daughter Martha Rodgers and my daughter Bertha
>>Ray.
>>
>>Likewise I make, constitute and appoint my son David Ray and George W. Ray
>>executors of this my Last Will and testament and hereby revoke all former
>>wills by me made witness whereof have hereunto set subscribed my name and
>>affixed my seal this the 20th day of November in the year of Our Lord
1864.
>> Abner Ray
>>
>>(attest)
>>James H. Dyer)
>>Wiley Lacock)
>>
>>
>>State of Missouri)
>>County of Phelps) Be it remembered that on this day personally appeared
>>before me the undersigned clerk of the county court with in and for said
>>county James H. Dyer and Wiley Lacock to me personally appeared to be the
>>identical persons whose names are signed to the above foregoing will as
>>subscribing witnesses thereto and being by me duly sworn according to law,
>>on oath depose and say they and the subscribing witnesses to said will
that
>>they signed the same as such witnesses at the request of the said testator
>>that they each so subscribed their names in manner aforesaid in the
>>presence of said testator Abner Ray and in the presence of each other that
>>at the date of said will and at the time of the beginning the some the
said
>>Abner Ray was of sound and disposing mind and memory & further say not
that
>>they are not related to the said Testator
>> J.H. Dyer.
>> Wiley Lacock.
>>
>>Sworn to and subscribed before me.
>>In testimony whereof I have here unto signed my name officially and
affixed
>>the seal of said court at my office in Rolla MO this 26th day of November
>>1864
>> C.P. Walker
>> clerk
>>(filed for record Nov. 26, 1864
>>(recorded Nov. 30, 1864.
>> C.P. Walker clerk)
>> by C.H. Frost DC.)
>>******
>>
>>----------
>>> From: William T. Ray <>
>>> To: Barbara Pugh <>
>>> Subject: Wiley Lakins
>>> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 11:28 PM
>>>
>>> Barbara,
>>>
>>> Do you know anything about the George Ray that was the executor of Wiley
>>> Lakins Will ?
>>> Wiley apparently died in 1867 in Phelps County. Lousia his wife was a
>>Ray. I
>>> am thinking this was Lousia's brother.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

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