Record Book of Wills
in the County of Stoddard, Missouri
Book B, p. 258-261

I B.H. Rutland declare this to be may last will and Testament.
First, My eternal interests and hopefully committed to "Our Father who are in heaven".
Second: I will and bequeath after the payment of my debts, all my property, both real and personal, to my grandson Jefferson Davis Rutland.
Third: I appoint Coppie (sometimes written Copitola) Rutland, (the mother of my grandson) my executrix, and the Guardian of my grandson; and desire that neither as executrix nor as Guardian shall she be required to give bond.
Advance, Stoddard County, Missouri, on the night of the 14^th of December A.D. 1897.

B.H. Rutland

Witnesses
Sarn W. Rhodes
A.S. Rhodes
J.H. Schonhoff

Filed, examined and approved and admitted to Probate June 27 1900
Thos. Connelly
Probate Judge
Recorded June 27" 1900
R. L. Allen, Clerk of Probate

Proof of Will
State of Missouri, County of Stoddard
In Vacation June 25 1900
Be it Remembered that on this the 25^" day of June A.D. 1900 before me Thos. Connelly, Judge of probate Court, held in and for the county and State aforesaid, personally appeared S.W. Rhodes, who is one of the subscribing witnesses to the annexed will of Dr. B.H. Rutland deceased, and being by me first duly sworn deposes and says That the said Dr. B.H. Rutland the Testator, subscribed the same, and published and declared said will or Instrument of writing to be his last will and testament and that at
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the time of signing the same he, the said testator was of sound and disposing mind, and more than twenty-one years of age, and that said deponent attested said will as witness thereto, by subscribing his name to the same in the presence of the Testator and of each other and at the request of the said testator.
Sam W. Rhodes

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 25^th day of June A.D. 1900.
Thomas Connelly
Judge of Probate
Filed this 25"day of June 1900
R.L. Allen Clerk of Probate
Recorded this 27" day of June A.D. 1900
R.L. Allen, Clerk of Probate

Proof of Will
State of Missouri, County of Stoddard
In the Probate Court
Be it Remembered that on this the 27^th day of June A.D. 1900 before me Thomas Connelly, Judge of probate Court, held in and for the county and State aforesaid, personally appeared J.H. Schonhoff, who is one of the subscribing witnesses to the annexed will of Dr. B.H. Rutland deceased, and being by me first duly sworn deposes and says That the said Dr. B.H. Rutland the Testator, subscribed the same, and published and declared said will or Instrument of writing to be his last will and testament and that at the time of signing the same he, the said testator was of sound and disposing mind, and more than twenty-one years of age, and that said deponent attested said will as witness thereto, by subscribing his name to the same in the presence of the Testator and of each other and at the request of the said testator.
J.H. Schonhoff

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 27^th day of June A.D. 1900.
Thos. Connelly Judge of Probate
Filed and recorded this 27"day of June 1900
R.L. Allen
Clerk of Probate

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State of Missouri, County of Stoddard
In Probate Court of Stoddard County,
I Thos. Connelly , Judge of the Probate court of Stoddard County, State of Missouri, having Examined the foregoing Instrument purporting to be the Last Will of B.H. Rutland, deceased and having heard the testimony of S.W. Rodes and J.H. Schonhoff, subscribing witnesses thereto, in Relation of the Execution of the same, do declare and adjudge said Instrument to be the Last Will and testament of said B.H. Rutland deceased, late of Stoddard county, Missouri.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at office in Bloomfield this 27"day of June 1900.
Thos. Connelly
Probate Judge

Letters Testamentary
State of Missouri
County of Stoddard
To all to whom these presents shall come - Greeting:
Know ye, that the last will and testament of B.H. Rutland, deceased, late of Stoddard County, Missouri, hath in due form of law been exhibited, proved and recorded, in the office of the Judge of the Probate Court of Stoddard County, Missouri, a copy of which is hereunto annexed; and inasmuch as it appears that Capitola Rutland of said County and State has been appointed Executrix in and by said Last Will and Testament 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 and testament May be executed according to the request and instruction of the Testator, we do hereby authorize her the said Capitola Rutland as such Executrix, to collect and secure all and singular, the good and chattels, rights and credits, which were of the said B.H. Rutland at the time of his death, in whosoever hands or possession the same may be found, and to
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perform and fulfill all such duties as may be enjoined upon her by said Last will and Testament so far as there shall be property, and the law charges her to do; and in general to do and perform all other acts which are now are or may be hereafter required of her by law.
In Testimony whereof I Thos. Connelly, Judge of the Probate Court in and for said County of Stoddard hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal for the said court at office in Bloomfield, this 27^th day of June, A.D. 1900.
Thos. Connelly
Judge of Said court
Filed and recorded this 27^" day of June A.D. 1900
R.L. Allen,
Clerk of Probate

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