Will of Robert Douglass, 1894, Morrow Co., Oregon
Surnames: Douglass

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Morrow County, OR; Volume A, page 34

State of Oregon, County of Umatilla } ss
In the matter of the Estate of Robert Douglass, deceased.
Filed for the record and probate June 9th 1880.
Letters Testamentary filed Oct. 10th 1894, J. W. Morrow Clerk

J. B. Keeney, clerk
To all Persons to whom these presence shall come greeting,

Know ye that the will of Robert Douglass, deceased, a copy of which is hereto
attached has been duly proven in the County Court for the County aforesaid,
and that William M. Douglass who is named as executor therein, has been duly
appointed such executor by the Court aforesaid this therefore authorizes the
said William M. Douglass to administer the estate of the said Robert Douglass,
deceased according to law.

In testimony whereof I, J. B. Keeney, clerk of the said County Court have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this 3 day of
August 1888.

[seal - County Court, Umatilla Co., State of Oregon]
J. B. Keeney, clerk
by M. F. White, deputy

State of Oregon, County of Umatilla] ss

It do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States
and the Constitution of the State of Oregon, and that I will faithfully
perform, according to law, the duties of executor of the estate of Robert
Douglass, deceased, so help me God, 

Will
In the name of God, I Robert Douglass of the County of Umatilla, State of
Oregon of the age of thirty three years, and being of sound mind and memory do
make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament, in manner following
that is to say. I give and bequeath to my son William M. Douglass all my real
estate and personal property of all kinds I may be possessed of at the time of
my death, the following sums of money to be paid by said William Douglass to
my children.

First: To Ann Eliza the sum of two hundred dollars.

Second: To Sophy Jane the sum of two hundred dollars.

Third: To John Levi the sum of two hundred dollars.

I hereby appoint my son the said William M. Douglass sole executor of this my
last Will and Testament without requiring any security whatever.

Robert [his mark x] Douglass

The within instrument was at the date thereof signed, sealed published and
declared by the said Robert Douglass and for his last will and testament in
presenc eof us, at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each
other have subscribed our names as witness thereto and the above instrument
was at the date thereof declared to us by the said Robert Douglass the
testator therein mentioned, to be his last will and testament, and he at the
same acknowledged to as and to each of us that he signed and sealed the same
and we thereupon at his request and in his presence and in the presence of
each other, signed our names thereunto as attesting witnesses dated the 23rdof
March 1880.
Umatilla County, State of Oregon.
Lucus D. Smith
Manuel J. Sylvia
C. A. Gridley

State of Oregon }
County of Umatilla }

I, J. B. Keeney County Clerk in and for Umatilla County, State of Oregon do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Last Will
of Robert Douglass, decd as the same now appear of Record in my office and in
my custody and the whole thereof.

Witness my hand and the seal of the County Court hereunto affixed this 3rd day
of August A.D. 1880.

J. B. Keeney Co. Clk

State of Oregon}
County of Umatilla} ss

I, B. S. Burroughs County clerk in and for said county and state, and ex-
officio Clerk of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County
do hereby certify that the foregoing has been by me compared with the original
and that it is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such
original, as the same appears of record and on file at my office and in my
custody.

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court this 19th day of July A.D. 1894.

{seal} B. S. Burroughs, Clerk, by deputy