Record Book of Wills
in the County of Stoddard, Missouri
Book D Will 87

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

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

State of Missouri
County of Stoddard
This June the 17th 1915
Essex, Missouri
E.B. Trotter, a Farmer
this is my Last Will

I hereby appoint George W. Trotter to administer on my Estate. I want my personal property divided as follows.

First my widow Mary E. Trotter must have Six Hundred $600.00 Dollars then One Hundred dollars for a coffin One Hundred dollars for a monument and Two Hundred Dollars for an iron fence around the grave of my self Brother Sister and former wifves thereby enclosing 7 graves.

Then the balance of the personal property to be Equally divided among my Eight heirs.

Signature of E.B. Trotter - his mark

The said E.B. Trotter at his home South East of Essex, Mo. 5 miles on this the 17th day of June 1915 Signed and sealed this instrument and published and declared the same as his Last Will in our presence and we at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto written our names as subscribing witnesses.
John H. Cansey
John C. Snider
Mrs. Ella Cansey

Before me personally appeared
John H. Cansey
John C. Snider

Ella Cansey as witnesses to the above instrument this June 17th, 1915.
William T. Arnold
Notary Public
/pg. 2/

State of Missouri
County of Stoddard

On this 7th day of July, 1915, before me the undersigned M. Walker Cooper, Judge of Probate personally appeared George W. Trotter, who being duly sworn, says that to the best information and belief of affiant, E.B. Trotter, died testate at home near Essex, Missouri on the 1st day of July, 1915 having as his heirs at law, Mary E. Trotter, widow, and the following children: H.A. Trotter, Julia A. West, Malinda J. Butler, George W. Trotter, William S. Trotter, John J. C. Trotter, Martha P. Miller and Herman Trotter.
George W. Trotter

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of July, 1915
M. Walker Cooper
Judge of Probate

PROOF OF WILL

STATE OF MISSOURI
County of- Stoddard In the- Probate -Court of Stoddard County, Missouri

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this - 7th -day of-July -, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and- Fifteen, before me -M. Walker Cooper, Judge - of the-Probate -Court, held in and for - the County of Stoddard -and State of Missouri, personally appeared - John H. Cansey and Mrs. Ella Cansey - who being duly sworn upon -their -oath, depose- - and say- -that - they -w -ere - present and saw -E.B. Trotter - sign the foregoing instrument, of date - June 17th- 19 -15 - purporting to be - - the Last Will and Testament of h -im - the said - E.B. Trotter - 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 - E.B. Trotter -was of sound and disposing mind, and that th -eir - deponent -es - and -John C. Snider - other 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.
John H. Cansey
Mrs. Ella Cansey

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- of Stoddard County, Missouri

I, - M. Walker Cooper, Judge - of the-Probate-Court- of Stoddard -County, Missouri, having examined the foregoing instrument purporting to be - - the Last Will and Testament of - E.B. Trotter - deceased, and signed by said -E.B. Trotter - deceased, late of-Stoddard -County,- -and having heard the testimony of -John H. Cansey - and - Mrs. Ella Cansey - 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 -E.B. Trotter - 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 - 7th - day of -July - 19-15
M. Walker Cooper
Judge of Probate
/pg. 3/

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 - E.B. Trotter - 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 -George W. Trotter - ha -s - been appointed execut -or - 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 said Testator, we do hereby authorize -him - the said -George W. Trotter - as such Execut- or -, to collect and secure, all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of the said - E.B. Trotter - 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 -him - by said Last Will and Testament, so far as there shall be property and the law charge - him - ; and in general to do and perform all other acts which are now or may be hereafter required of -him - by law.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I -M. Walker Cooper, Judge - of the Probate Court in and for said County, have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court at office in-Bloomfield Missouri-this -7th - day of -July -, A.D. 19-15
M. Walker Cooper
By- Judge -of said Court.

EXECUTOR'S BOND, or Bond of Administrator with Will Annexed.

We, - George W. Trotter - as Principal and -J.M. McColgan and John Rice - as Securities, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Missouri in the sum of - Five Thousand - DOLLARS, for the payment of which we do hereby bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents.

Sealed with our seals and dated at-Essex, Missouri -in the State aforesaid, this -7th -day of -July -A.D. 19- 15

The Condition of the Above Bond is, That if the said -George W. Trotter, Executor -of the Last Will and Testament of - E.B. Trotter - deceased, late of-Stoddard -County, Missouri shall well and faithfully execute the said Last Will and Testament, and shall make true and faithful inventories, returns, and settlements of accounts of the Estate of the said Testator, according to law, and shall, moreover, do and perform all other matters and things touching the execution of the said Last Will and testament, as are or shall be prescribed by law, or enjoined on - him - by the order, judgment or decree of any Court having competent jurisdiction, then this obligation to be void and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force.
George W. Trotter
J.M. McColgen
John Rice

I. -M. Walker Cooper, Judge - of the Probate Court of-Stoddard -County, Missouri, hereby certify that the above BOND was signed and executed in my presence.
M. Walker Cooper, Judge - of Probate.

Filed - - day of - -19-
-Judge of Probate

Recorded the foregoing BOND this -7th -day of -July -19-15
M. Walker Cooper -Probate Clerk



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