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Record Book of Wills
in the County of Stoddard, Missouri
Book B, p. 115-117
State of Missouri, County of Stoddard
In the Name of God Amen. I Violett E. McCallum of the county and State
aforesaid being of sound mind and Disposing memory and being conscious of the
uncertainty of Life and the certainty of Death, Do Make constitute and publish this
as my last will and Testament.
1st. Owing to the fact that I have no children I give to My Brother Elijah S. Taylor
one dollar and to my Brother Elisha R. Taylor I give and Bequeath out of my
estate one dollar.
To my husband Jesse W. McCallum I give and bequeath all the remainder of my
property of every kind and Description both real and personal after the payment of
my debts and burial Expences.
3rd. I appoint Thomas A. Wrights
pg. 116
My sole Executor to this my last Will and Testament This___day___A.D. 1873:
Signed
Violett E. McCallum
State of Missouri, County of Stoddard
We W.B. Sprinkles and J.W. Sprinkles attest the above will by subscribing our
names hereto as witnesses in the presence of the Testatrix and in the presence of
Each other.
This ___Day___A.D. 1873
W.B. Sprinkles
J.W. Sprinkles
State of Missouri County of Stoddard
In the Probate court (Vacation) County of Stoddard
Be it Remembered that on this the eleventh day of May A.D. 1885
personally appeared before the undersigned P.G. Wilson Judge of the probate Court
of the county and State aforesaid, William P. Sprinkles and J.W. Sprinkles, the
subscribing witnesses to the annexed Will on the copy of the original will which
has been destroyed by fire as they are informed and believe which was the will of
Violett E. McCallum the testatrix subscribed the same in their presence and
published the same will or Instrument of writing a copy of which is hereto attached
as her last will that she, the said Testatrix was at the time of publishing her said
Will of sound mind and more than twenty one years of age and that they the said
deponents attested said will as witnesses thereto by subscribing their names to the
same in the presence of the said testatrix, and the presence of Each other.
W.P. Sprinkles
J.W. Sprinkles
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 11th day of May A.D. 1885.
P.G. Wilson
Judge of Probate
State of Missouri, County of Stoddard
In the probate court of Stoddard County I P.G. Wilson Judge of the Probate
court of Stoddard County having Examined the foregoing Instrument purporting to
be a true copy of the Last Will of Violett E. McCallum and signed by her and
having heard the testimony of W.P. Sprinkles and J.W. Sprinkles subscribing
witnesses thereto in the relation to the Execution of the said Last Will of which the
foregoing is a copy, Do declare and adjudge said Instrument to be the Last will and
testament of the Said Violett E. McCallum Deceased late of Stoddard County
Missouri.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
Probate Court at office in Bloomfield this the Eleventh day of May A.D. 1885
P.G. Wilson
Judge of Probate Court
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