Record Book of Wills
in the County of Stoddard, Missouri
Book D Will 119

{This is a form page, the words written in italics are the handwritten words}

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

I, William H. Larsen, of Stoddard county, Missouri, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, hereby make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament.

It is my will that after my death my wife Effie Larsen shall take full charge of all my affairs and operate and manage the same as fully as if I were managing the same myself.

To my said wife Effie Larsen, I give, devise and bequeath all my property of whatever kind or character, real, personal, or mixed and wherever situated. Said property shall belong to my said wife during her natural life or her widowhood. At her death or re-marriage, it shall go to and be equally divided among my children, namely, Edgar M. Larsen, Edith May Davidson, Alvin Leslie Larsen, Lolla Lucile Larsen and William Charles Larsen.

My said wife shall have full power of disposition of all said personal property and she shall have full power to dispose of said real estate for the purpose of paying my debts and she shall also have full power to mortgage, re-mortgage or convey by deed of trust said real estate or any part thereof for the purpose of paying my debts or of transferring said indebtedness to other loaners or creditors. The said right hereby given to my said wife to dispose, mortgage, re-mortgage or convey by deed of trust being given to her only during her life or until she shall re-marry, in case of her re-marriage any recital in any deed or conveyance made by my said wife of my said real estate shall be considered true and such conveyance shall be considered to have been made by her under the said power of disposition hereby given her.

I have one thousand dollars Fraternal Insurance in the Modern Woodmen and this is made payable to my son, Alvin Leslie Larsen, and the other one thousand of the same policy is made payable to my son William Charles Larsen, and I also have insurance in the Brotherhood of American Yeomen and this is made payable also to my son William Charles Larsen. It is not my wish that the share of either said Alvin Leslie Larsen or of said William Charles Larsen in my other property shall be in any wise reduced or affected by the fact that said insurance is made payable to them. It is my wish, however, that my said wife Effie Larsen shall use enough of said insurance money belonging to said William Charles Larsen to build on my home place a suitable dwelling house for my said wife and the children remaining at home. She should keep an account of such expenditure so far as reasonably practical /pg. 2/ and in the final division of my property among my said children, it is my wish that said amount of said insurance money so used by my said wife shall, without interest, be first repaid out of my said property to my said son William Charles Larsen, he still to share equally with the others in the remainder of said property.

My said wife Effie Larsen shall have full power to pay my debts and to manage my property as here in provided without any orders or authority of or from the Probate Court or any court.

In case it should become necessary to sell all my property to pay my debts, then in whatever surplus might remain it is my wish that my wife and each of my said children shall share equally in such surplus, the same and the share of each one to belong to him or her absolutely.

I request that if practical the amount of said insurance money belonging to said son William Charles Larsen that my said wife shall use in building a dwelling on my home place shall not exceed the sum of fifteen hundred dollars and it is my further wish that my said wife shall use such part of said insurance money belonging to said son William Charles Larsen as may be necessary for that purpose in paying expenses of my last sickness and my funeral expenses and my other unsecured debts, said amount so used for that purpose by my said wife to be returned to said William Charles Larsen, without interest, upon the final division of my property among my children as in the case of the money used in building a dwelling house aforesaid.

Witness my signature this 7^th day of October, 1919.
William H. Larsen

The above was published and declared by said William H. Larsen to us and in our presence to be his last will and testament and was signed by him as such in our presence, and we certify that at the time; the said William H. Larsen was of sound mind, and we in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other hereby subscribe our names as subscribing witnesses thereto this 7^th day of October, 1919.
Arthur T. Welborn
Scott Reed
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State of Missouri
County of Stoddard On this 24^th day of January, 1920, before the undersigned M. Walker Cooper, Judge of Probate Court, personally appeared Effie Larsen, who being duly sworn, says that to the best information and belief of affiant William H. Larsen died testate at Bloomfield, Missouri on the 12^th day of January 1920, leaving as his heirs at law Effie Larsen, widow; Edgar M. Larsen, son; Edith May Davidson daughter; Alvin Leslie Larsen, son; Lolla Lucile Larsen, daughter; and William Charles Larsen, son.
Effie Larsen

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24^th day of January, 1920.
M. Walker Cooper,
Judge of Probate

PROOF OF WILL
STATE OF MISSOURI
County of- Stoddard In the- Probate -Court of Stoddard Co., Mo.

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this -24th -day of-January -, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and- Twenty, before me -M. Walker Cooper, Judge - of the-Probate -Court, held in and for - the County of Stoddard -and State of Missouri, personally appeared - Arthur T. Welborn and Scott Reed - who being duly sworn upon -their -oath, depose- - and say- -that -they -w -ere - present and saw -William H. Larsen - sign the foregoing instrument, of date -October 7, - 19 -19 - purporting to be - - the Last Will and Testament of h -im - the said -Wm. H. Larsen - and heard -him -publish and declare the same to be h -is - Last Will and Testament, and that at the time of signing the same, the said -Wm. H. Larsen -was of sound and disposing mind, and that th -ese - deponent -s attesting witness - - subscribed their names thereto as witnesses to the same in the presence of the testat -or - and of each other, and at the request of the said testat -or - who was more than 21 years of age at the date of so declaring and signing said instrument.
Arthur T. Welborn
Scott Reed

Sworn to and subscribed before me, -M. Walker Cooper, Judge -of the-Probate -Court, the day and year first aforesaid.
M. Walker Cooper,
Judge of Probate

CERTIFICATE OF PROBATE
STATE OF MISSOURI
County of-Stoddard -}In the-Probate -Court- Stoddard County, Mo.
I, - M. Walker Cooper, Judge - of the-Probate-Court-Stoddard -County, Missouri, having examined the foregoing instrument purporting to be - - the Last Will and Testament of - William H. Larsen - deceased, and signed by said -William H. Larsen - deceased, late of-Stoddard -County,- Missouri -and having heard the testimony of -Arthur T. Welborn - and - Scott Reed - subscribing witnesses thereto, in relation to the execution of the same, do declare and adjudge said Instrument -is - the Last Will and Testament of said -William H. Larsen - deceased, and the same is therefore - admitted to Probate

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office this - 24th - day of -January - 19-20
M. Walker Cooper,
Judge of Probate
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LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
STATE OF MISSOURI
County of-Stoddard

To all Persons these Presents shall come--GREETING:
Know Ye, That the last will of -William H. Larsen - deceased, hath, in due form of law been exhibited, proved and recorded, a copy of which is hereunto annexed; and Inasmuch as it appears that - Effie Larsen - ha -s - been appointed execut -rix - in and by said Last Will, to execute the same, and to the end that the property of the said Testator may be preserved for those who shall appear to have a legal right or interest therein, and that the said Last Will may be executed according to the request and instruction of the said Testator, we do hereby authorize -her - the said -Effie Larsen - as such Execut-rix -, to collect and secure, all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of the said - William H. Larsen - at the time of h -is - death, in whosoever hands or possession the same may be found; and to perform and fulfill all such duties as may be enjoined upon - her - by said Last Will, so far as there shall be property and the law charge -her - ; and in general to do and perform all other things which are now or may be hereafter required of -her - by law.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I -M. Walker Cooper, Judge - of the Probate Court in and for said County of Stoddard, have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court at office-this - 24th - day of -January -, A.D. 19-20
M. Walker Cooper,
By- Judge -of said Court.

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