Record Book of Wills
in the County of Stoddard, Missouri
Book B, p. 11&12

Know all men by these presents that I George Askew of the County of Stoddard and State of Missouri, do make, Publish and declare this my last will and Testament on Earth. Revoking all other Wills made by me at any other times. Viewing the uncertainty of Life and the certainty of death and being of Sound Mind and disposing Memory dispose of my Property both Real and personal in the following manner To Viz.
First My debts to be paid and their balance to go and remain the property of my beloved wife during her natural life and after her decease to be divided between My two daughters Evaline Dowdy and Elisabeth Hawkins share and Share alike, as to Susan Pasley I will her the sum of Five dollars in cash above what I have already given her in the way of advancements and that Balaam E. Dowdy be and is hereby made and constituted My lawful and lone Executor of this my last will & Testament. And after my decease I want him to sell off Enough of My property to pay all my debts if there is not money and notes Enough to pay Said debts. And my request is that my Slaves be divided and not Sold after the widows decease.
In Testimony whereof I have here unto Subscribed My name and affixed My Seal this 22 day of November AD 1862.

George Askew

We the undersigned witnesses Signed the above will in the presence of the testator and by his request and Signed his name by his request this 22^nd day of November AD 1862.
Witnesses:
Chiles M. Dowdy
William Singleton - his mark
John Simmons - his mark

State of Missouri, county of Stoddard
In the county Court of Stoddard county Missouri February Term AD 1864
Be it remembered that on this 10^th day of February AD Eighteen hundred and Sixty four Personally appeared in Open Court Chiles M. Dowdy one of the Subscribing Witnesses to the annexed will of George Askew and being first duly Sworn in Open Court the said Chiles M. Dowdy deposes and says that the said George Askew the testator produced the said will or instrument of writing and in his presence declared the Said instrument of writing to be his act and published the Same as his last will that the said testator was, at the time of publishing Said will of Sound mind and over twenty one years of age, and that the deponent attested Said will as a witness thereto by Subscribing
pg. 12
his name to the Same, in the presence of Said testator. Affiant further States that William Singleton and John Semmons, the other Subscribing witnesses to said Will Subscribed their names there to by making their marks, in the presence and at the request of the Said testator and also in the presence of this affiant. This affiant further Sates that the residence of the Said William Singleton and John Semmons the other Subscribing witnesses are unknown to this affiant.
Chiles M. Dowdy

Sworn to and Subscribed in open court this 10^th day of February AD 1864.
Adrian B. Owen Clerk
Filed for Record and Recorded the 10^th day of May 1865.
Adrian B. Owen Clerk

Book C, pg. 37 -Letters of Administration, George Askew, Balaam Dowdy
Book C, pg. 49-Release of Balaam Dowdy

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