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Nevada County Wills - Volume 4 (MM-35-K) (313 pages)

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IN THE NAME oF GOD, AMEN.
«Charles Phelps, of Phelps Hill, County of Yeveda, State of California, of the age
of seventy-six years, and being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not acting unduress, menace, fraud, or under the influence of any person whatever, do makes, publish and
declare this my last will and testament in the manner following, that is to say:
First: I @épeot that:my body be decently buried with a due regard bo my situation in
life.
Secondly: I devise and bequeath all the property that I may die possessed of to mya
daughter, Cora J French of Brame Province, of Quebec Canada to the exelusion of all other
person or persons whatsoever, and all other persons are intentionly ommitted herefrom and
from sharing in my estate.
Lastly: I hereby nominate and appoint P F Simonds the executor, of this my last wil
and tesatment without bonds and hereby revoke all former wills by me made.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto eet my hand and seal this 3lst day of October,
in the year of our Lord one thousand Nine Hundred and three.
Charles Phelps (seal)
The foregoing instrument consisting of one page besides this, was at the date hereaif, .
by the said Charles H Phelps signed and sealed and published as, and declared to be his last
will and testament, in presence of us who at his reques$ and in his presence, and in the presence
of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
Ben A Bost
Residing at Nevada City Cal.
C R Quackenbush
Residing at Nevada City Cal. {
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COUNTY OF NEVADA
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
In the Matter of the Estate of
CHARLES PHEBPS, Deceased. CERTIFICATE OF PROoF OF WILL AND THE FACTS FOUND.
State of California,
County of Weveda . oe
I, F T Nilon, Judge of the said superior court do hereby certify.
That on the 30th day of November, A D 1903 the annexed instrument was admitted bos
probate as the last will and testament of Charles Phelps, deceased, and from the proofs Saken,
bid examinations had therein, the said Court finds as follows;; :
That said, Charles Phelps died on or about the 3d day of November A D 1903, in the Co.
unty of Nevada, State of California, that at the time of his death he was 4 eesident of the
County of Nevate at oeeeae: stete of Californias that the said annexed wat: wes duly executed
by said decedent, in toe: said County of Nevade aforesaid, State of ‘California. 4 and signed, by
said testator in ihe. presence of C Re Sunckenmaeh ond Be ‘Ren A ee the ' . scribing
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