Last Will And Testament
STATE OF WISCONSIN *** COUNTY COURT FOR JUNEAU COUNTY
At a special term of the County Court within and for said County of Juneau,
begun and held at the Court House, in the City of Mauston, in said County,
on the third Tuesday of January, A.D., 1909.
Present Hon. M. L. Bunnell, County
Judge
In the Matter of the Last Will and Testament of George Braund,
Deceased.
The Application of W. J. Herriot and Warren Van Hoosen,
administrators de bonia non with the will annexed of the estate of George
Braund, deceased, for the settlement and allowance of their final account,
and the assignment of the residue of said estate to such other persons as
are by law entitled thereto, coming on to be heard at this term; and it appearing
that due notice of the time and place of hearing has been duly given as required
by law, and by the order of the Court, made herein on the 14th day of December,
1908:
And the said administrators de bonis non having appeared
in person, and by their Attorney, J. A. McFarlane, and A. D. Gill, guardian
ad litem for Frederick Braund, incompetent, having appeared and consented
thereto, and no one having appeared in opposition thereto;
And after hearing the allegations, proofs of the parties
and all the evidence, and upon examination of the accounts and vouchers of
said administrators, the Court finds: -
That the amount properly chargeable to said administrators,
is Eight Hundred Thirty-one and 59/100 Dollars ($831.50).
That the amount properly allowed and credited to them
is Six Hundred Eighty-six and 25/1000 Dollars ($686.25).
That the residue in their hands is as follows; Cash proceeds
of personal property: One Hundred Forty-five and 34/100 Dollars
($145.34).
That said George Braund, deceased, died seized of the
following described real estate, to wit: - The South Half of the South-west
Quarter (N.W.1/4) of Section Number Twelve (12); the North Half of the South-west
Quarter (N1/2 of S.W.1/4) of Section Number Twelve (12); the North-east Quarter
of the North-west Quarter (N.E.1/4 of N.W.1/4) of Section Number Eleven (11);
and the North-west Quarter of the North-west Quarter (n.W.1/4 of N.W.1/4)
of Section Number Thirteen (13); all in Township Number Fifteen (15), North;
of Range Number Two (2), East, in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
That said real estate above described and hereinafter
assigned in accordance with the terms of the last will and testament of said
deceased is wholly exempt and free from any inheritance tax under the laws
of this state.
That said George Braund, deceased, left his surviving,
Mary A. Braund his widow, now deceased, and NOra Van Hoosen, George Braund,
Merrick Braund, Aaron Braund, Moses Braund, Frederick Braund and Lydia Herriot,
children of said deceased; and Lydia Lynch and George Van Hoosen, grandchildren
of said deceased, and the only surviving children and heirs at law of Betsy
Van Hoosen, deceased, who was a daughter of said George Braund, deceased;
and Inez Derr, Guy L. Braund, Ernest A. Braund, Aaron E. Braund, John Braund,
Maud Nesbit, Olive Liscomb and Myrtle Burman, also grandchildren of said
deceased, and the only surviving children and heirs at law of Solomon Braund,
deceased, who was the son of George Braund deceased, all of full age and
under no disability, except Frederick Braund, incompetent, who has a general
guardian.
That Betsy Van Hoosen and Solomon Braund, both deceased,
died prior to the time of the death of said George Braund, deceased, and
that their said children are by law entitled to the sum so bequeathed to
their respective parents.
WHEREFORE IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED, that the account
of said administrators de bonis non with the will annexed, as stated as
aforesaid, be and the same is hereby allowed.
That in accordance with law and the last will and testament
of said George Braund, deceased, there is hereby assigned to each of the
persons hereafter named, the amounts set after each of their names, respectively:
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Nora Van Hoosen, One Hundred Dollars, $100.00
George Braund, One Hundred Dollars, 100.00
Frederick Braund, One Hundred Dollars,
100.00
Merrick Braund, One Hundred Dollars, 100.00
Aaron Braund, One Hundred Dollars, 100.00
Moses Braund, One Hundred Dollars, 100.00
Lydia Herriot, One Hundred Dollars, 100.00
Lydia Lynch, Fifty Dollars, 50.00
George Van Hoosen, Fifty Dollars, 50.00
Inez Derr, Twelve and 50/100 Dollars, 12.50
Guy L. Braund, Twelve and 50/100 Dollars, 12.50
Earnest A. Braund, Twelve and 50/100 Dollars,
12.50
Aaron E. Braund, Twelve and 50/100 Dollars,
12.50
John Braund, Twelve and 50/100 Dollars, 12.50
Maud Nesbit, Twelve and 50/100 Dollars, 12.50
Olive Liscomb, Twelve and 50/100 Dollars, 12.50
Myrtle Burman, Twelve and 50/100 Dollars, 12.50
That all the residue of said personal estate, consisting
of the money, goods, chattels, rights and credits aforesaid, be, and the
same is hereby assigned to the administrators of the estate of Mary A. Braund,
deceased.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED, that the real estate
aforesaid, left by said deceased be and the same is hereby assigned in accordance
with the terms of the last will and testament of said George Braund, deceased,
and that the same is exempt and free from any inheritance tax lien or
liens.
Dated this 19th day of January, A.D. 1909.
By the Court,
M.L. Bunnell, County Judge