amp. = amputated
atr. = atrophy
chr. = chronic
diarr. = diarrhea
dis. = disease
frac. = fracture
g.s.w. = gun shot wound
inj. = injury
l. = left
ls. = loss
par. = partial
paral. = paralysis
r. = right
rheum. = rheumatism or rheumatic
shl., sh. = shell or shrapnel
shoul. = shoulder
w., wd. = wound
| Cert# | Name of Pensioner | P.O. Address | Cause for which pensioned | Monthly Rate | Date of original allowance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71,242 | Auffinger, Gertraub | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 196,666 | Babb, Catherine | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | June, 1882 |
| 94,656 | Barber, Addison D | East Saint Louis | wd. r. thumb | 4.00 | -- |
| 101,703 | Bard, Louisia | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | Oct., 1867 |
| 35,722 | Bauman, Morand | Belleville | loss l. eye | 18.00 | -- |
| 150,719 | Becherer, John F | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. rt. side of face | 4.00 | Jan., 1878 |
| 10,718 | Becker, Charles | Belleville | loss r. leg | 24.00 | -- |
| 192,819 | Bennett, Lucretia | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | July, 1881 |
| 118,183 | Berger, John | Summerfield | wd. r. leg | 4.00 | -- |
| 108,742 | Bevirt, Hezekiah B | Belleville | malarial poison | 8.00 | Mar., 1882 |
| 54,709 | Bickel, John | Belleville | wd. l. leg | 8.00 | -- |
| 135,361 | Bnettuer, Margaretha | Summerfield | widow | 8.00 | Oct., 1869 |
| 32,371 | Boyers, Emma J | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 206,733 | Breining, Andrew | East Saint Louis | ch. diarr. and dis. of abd. vis. | 6.00 | Apr., 1882 |
| 121,817 | Brendle, John | Belleville | wd. l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 4,484 | Bridges, Chas F | O'Fallon Depot | g.s.w. l. leg | 4.00 | -- |
| 36,357 | Brown, Henry | Belleville | wd. l. hand | 8.00 | -- |
| 160,007 | Buckley, Adelaide | East Saint Louis | dep. mother | 8.00 | Oct., 1872 |
| 69,094 | Butler, Wm | East Saint Louis | wd. l. hip | 6.00 | -- |
| 38,844 | Butz, John | Mascoutah | wd. r. foot | 6.00 | -- |
| 121,221 | Cabel, Elizabeth | Mascoutah | dep. mother | 8.00 | Nov., 1868 |
| 105,190 | Card, Barton J | Belleville | g.s.w. rt. thigh & amp | 24.00 | -- |
| 9,038 | Carey, Sarah A | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | Nov., 1863 |
| 40,362 | Carter, Edward W | Belleville | wd. abd., r. thumb, & l. thigh | 24.00 | Mar., 1865 |
| 104,731 | Challenor, Thomas | Belleville | wd. r. hip and thi | 10.00 | -- |
| 74,834 | Cogar, Charles L | Belleville | g.s.w. rt. arm | 16.00 | -- |
| 17,338 | Colby, Hannah V | East Saint Louis | widow | 20.00 | Oct., 1873 |
| 119,506 | Coulter, James R | Marissa | dis. eyes | 6.00 | -- |
| 195,976 | Davis, Alvina J | East Saint Louis | widow | 12.00 | June, 1882 |
| 73,005 | Davis, Philip F | O'Fallon Depot | wd. l. foot | 4.00 | -- |
| 6,266 | Davis, Wm | East Carondelet | broken arm and wd. r. leg | 8.00 | -- |
| 70,165 | Dernmit, Francis | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 10,027 | Dietz, Joseph | Belleville | wd. abdomen and r. hip | 24.00 | -- |
| 43,908 | Donner, Albert | Mascoutah | wd. l. buttock | 8.00 | -- |
| 14,430 | Dressler, Louis | Mascoutah | wd. r. eye & hd., and epilepsy | 18.00 | -- |
| 20,878 | Ehrhard, Wm | Belleville | wd. r. hip | 13.33 1/3 | -- |
| 35,701 | Eisele, Peter | East Saint Louis | wd. r. arm | 18.00 | -- |
| 121,071 | Eldridge, William H | East Saint Louis | shell wd. l. leg | 4.00 | -- |
| 3,349 | Engelman, Adolph | Shiloh | wd. r. sh'r. | 15.00 | -- |
| 146,920 | Ensor, James H | East Saint Louis | wd. l. leg | 8.00 | -- |
| 18,712 | Entz, Frederick | Belleville | wd. l. shoulder | 6.00 | Oct., 1863 |
| 128,905 | Ewing, Catherine | Lebanon | widow | 8.00 | May, 1869 |
| 94,199 | Fairbrother, Henry C | East Saint Louis | wd. r. arm | 6.00 | -- |
| 204,018 | Ferguson, David L | Nat'l Stock Yds | injury to abdomen | 4.00 | Mar., 1882 |
| 61,466 | Fisher, Christoph | Floraville | wd. l. shr | 8.00 | -- |
| 122,199 | Fitzmorris, Patrick | East Saint Louis | wd. left thigh | 4.00 | Oct., 1873 |
| 182,646 | Foster, Helen B | East Saint Louis | widow | 19.00 | Dec., 1878 |
| 162,265 | Fritz, John | Lebanon | wd. r. leg, and inj. to r. arm and side | 10.00 | Aug., 1879 |
| 119,630 | Frost, Leopold | Belleville | shell wd. r. side | 8.00 | -- |
| 9,467 | Gaertner, Henry | East Saint Louis | chr. dysentery | 4.00 | -- |
| 221,529 | Gartner, Andrew | East Saint Louis | g.s.wd. l. thigh | 4.00 | Dec., 1882 |
| 199,069 | Gaudkrodger, Hartley | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. l. shoulder | 2.00 | Dec., 1881 |
| 135,696 | Gehue, Elizabeth | Summerfield | widow | 8.00 | Oct., 1869 |
| 35,465 | Grieser, Louis | Belleville | wd. r. thigh | 18.00 | -- |
| 224 | Grimm, Minna D.E.F. | Belleville | widow | 20.00 | -- |
| 61,832 | Gull, John | New Athens | g.s.wd. l. sh'r. | 8.00 | -- |
| 68,080 | Guy, Louis | Centreville Sta'n | wd. r. hip | 12.00 | -- |
| 174,320 | Haegle, Joseph | Mascoutah | dep. father | 8.00 | Jul., 1876 |
| 137,165 | Hageman, Geo | West Belleville | injury to abdomen | 4.00 | -- |
| 33,128 | Haly, Michael | East Saint Louis | wd. l. hip & l. side of head | 8.00 | Oct., 1864 |
| 31,213 | Hardin, Rebecca A | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 115,591 | Harttman, Charles | Belleville | wd. l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 128,801 | Hawes, Hester | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | May, 1869 |
| 33,126 | Heberkorn, Jacob | Mascoutah | wd. l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 84,045 | Hebner, Mary | Lebanon | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 137,475 | Hecker, Frederick | Summerfield | wd. l. thigh | 22.50 | -- |
| 38,409 | Heely, Theodore | West Belleville | wd. l. sh'r j'nt | 8.00 | -- |
| 182,382 | Heinernan, Martin | Belleville | g.s.w. l. arm | 4.00 | Feb., 1881 |
| 157,645 | Heinzelman, John | Belleville | wd. r. arm | 4.00 | Mar., 1879 |
| 221,839 | Hellmuth, Conrad | Lebanon | shell wd. r. sh'r, and heart dis. | 8.00 | Dec., 1882 |
| 81,623 | Hender, Wm E | Nat'l Stock Yds | wd. l. leg | 6.00 | -- |
| 73,672 | Herbert, John | O'Fallon Depot | wd. r. hip | 8.00 | -- |
| 14,493 | Herbstman, Clemens | Summerfield | hemplegia | 72.00 | -- |
| 130,799 | Herman, Catherine | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 93,346 | Herpin, Jacob | Heinrickstown | wd. r. leg | 4.00 | -- |
| 40,960 | Heser, Wm | Freeburgh | wd. l. side neck | 6.00 | -- |
| 111,556 | Hess, Jacob | Belleville | wd. r. arm | 3.00 | -- |
| 184,042 | Heuer, Maria Ann | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | May, 1871 |
| 11,326 | Hill, David | Freeburgh | surv. 1812 | 8.00 | Jan., 1882 |
| 36,081 | Hinterberger, Christ | East Saint Louis | wd. breast | 6.00 | Dec., 1864 |
| 193,196 | Hoecklin, Simon | Belleville | g.s.w. both thighs | 6.00 | July, 1881 |
| 161,561 | Hoenny, Chas | Belleville | effects sunstroke | 20.00 | July, 1879 |
| 202,235 | Hoftheer, Frederick | Mascoutah | inj. of l. foot | 4.00 | Jan., 1882 |
| 172,687 | Hood, James | Lenzburgh | inj. lft. shoulder | 6.00 | -- |
| 180,576 | Hood, Jane | West Belleville | widow | 8.00 | Mar., 1878 |
| 200,595 | Hopke, August | Marissa | dis. eyes | 8.00 | Jan., 1882 |
| 180,243 | Hughes, Margaret J | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | Mar., 1878 |
| 67,187 | Irwin, George | Lenzburgh | anch. lft. wrist | 8.00 | -- |
| 222,778 | Jung, Jacob | Belleville | g.s.wd. 1. thigh | 4.00 | Dec., 1882 |
| 95,501 | Karch, John | Mascoutah | wd. r. thorax & l. arm | 8.00 | -- |
| 18,290 | Kastrier, Daniel | Belleville | injury to abdomen | 6.00 | -- |
| 33,125 | Keller, Reinhard | Mascoutah | wd. l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 131,627 | Kessler, Elizabeth | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 9,596 | Ketchum, Catharine | Belleville | mother | 8.00 | Dec., 1863 |
| 140,842 | Kinnah, Joseph | Belleville | injury to abdomen | 4.00 | -- |
| 186,687 | Kirby,Polly | Summerfield | widow | 8.00 | Jan., 1880 |
| 36,243 | Kircher, Henry A | Belleville | loss r. arm and l. leg | 36.00 | -- |
| 90,211 | Kneffner, William C | Belleville | wd. thorax | 20.00 | -- |
| 11,123 | Krieger, August | Belleville | loss l. leg | 18.00 | -- |
| 28,306 | Lehr, Appolonia | Fayetteville | widow | 8.00 | Aug., 1864 |
| 16,520 | Lloyd, Henry L | Rentchler | g.s.w. l. shoulder | 6.00 | -- |
| 185,819 | Lohberg, Louisa | East Carondelet | widow | 8.00 | Oct., 1879 |
| 23,697 | Louth, Jacob | Floraville | stiff l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 168,136 | Lyth, Francis W | Lebanon | dis. heart | 12.50 | May, 1880 |
| 192,427 | Maedel, Catharine | Smithton | widow | 14.00 | May, 1818 |
| 58,260 | Maloney, Patrick | East Saint Louis | wd. r. leg & ankle | 8.00 | -- |
| 23,458 | Marks, Geo. B | New Athens | wd. l. thigh | 8.00 | -- |
| 159,193 | Marshall, Sumner B | East Saint Louis | wd. r. leg | 4.00 | Apr., 1879 |
| 17,656 | Mayes, Francis M | Lebanon | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 189,297 | McFarland, Amanda | O'Fallon Depot | widow | 20.00 | Aug., 1880 |
| 81,074 | McIntyre, George E | East Saint Louis | ulcer rt. leg | 8.00 | -- |
| 191,420 | McManus, Michael | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. l. shoulder | 6.00 | June, 1881 |
| 216,264 | McNamara, Patrick | East Saint Louis | varicose veins l. leg | 4.00 | Aug., 1882 |
| 21,565 | Meinhardt, John | Lebanon | loss l. leg | 18.00 | -- |
| 117,310 | Meteer, John T | East Saint Louis | wd. l. leg | 4.00 | -- |
| 87,631 | Micke, Conrad | East Carondelet | wd. thorax | 10.00 | -- |
| 212,733 | Miller, Charles | Belleville | g.s.w. r. arm & side | 6.00 | June, 1882 |
| 201,555 | Miller, James F | Lebanon | inj. r. side & breast | 4.00 | Jan., 1882 |
| 31,047 | Miller, Margaret | Belleville | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Jan., 1881 |
| 152,610 | Miller, Wilson | East Saint Louis | partial blindness r. eye | 8.00 | Apr., 1878 |
| 184,421 | Millward, Hannah | East Saint Louis | dep. mother | 8.00 | June, 1879 |
| 198,264 | Mitchell, Elchany T | Marissa | shell wd. r. elbow | 4.00 | Nov., 1881 |
| 138,644 | Moore, Agnes | Freeburgh | dep. mother | 8.00 | Jan., 1870 |
| 287,293 | Moore, Lewis W | Belleville | injury to abdomen | 20.00 | Apr., 1880 |
| 144,571 | Murray, Samuel | East Saint Louis | wd. l. hand | 2.00 | -- |
| 179,185 | Myers, William J | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. of rt. shoulder | 2.00 | Nov., 1880 |
| 124,313 | Neitzling, Albert | West Belleville | wd. l. thigh | 3.00 | -- |
| 60,614 | O'Brien, Henry D | East Saint Louis | wd. r. shr. | 18.00 | -- |
| 115,295 | Oliver, Maria | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 83,832 | O'Neill, Hugh H | East Saint Louis | injury to abdomen | 4.00 | -- |
| 15,740 | Orr, Joseph P | Lenzburgh | wd. rt. arm | 5.00 | -- |
| 131,879 | Orton, Clarissa | Summerfield | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 2,305 | Owen, Sarah Jane | Belleville | widow | 30.00 | -- |
| 9,972 | Padfield, Catherine | Belleville | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Oct., 1878 |
| 9,052 | Perry, John | Belleville | loss both eyes | 72.00 | -- |
| 186,464 | Pierson, Charlotte | O'Fallon Depot | dep. mother | 8.00 | Dec., 1879 |
| 72,524 | Pobst, Caspar | New Athens | injury to abdomen | 6.00 | -- |
| 175,296 | Pope, Richard | Belleville | dis. of abdominal viscera | 18.00 | Oct., 1880 |
| 140,216 | Powell, William H | Belleville | g.s.w. rt. shoulder | 7.50 | Aug., 1876 |
| 218,465 | Quick, Geo. C | Belleville | dis. of feet | 8.00 | Sept., 1882 |
| 145,795 | Raban, Geo | Caseyville | wd. l. leg | 1.00 | -- |
| 27,306 | Raffel, John | O'Fallon Depot | wd. r. arm | 6.00 | -- |
| 180,864 | Rector, George W | Marissa | chr. diarr. | 6.00 | Jan., 1881 |
| 106,614 | Reese, John | West Belleville | minors of | 12.00 | Dec., 1874 |
| 148,196 | Reinbold, Mathias | Summerfield | wd. r. thigh | 4.00 | -- |
| 63,475 | Renner, Maria A | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | Jan., 1866 |
| 150,353 | Reynolds, John B | East Saint Louis | wd. l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 140,651 | Riedel, John | Smithton | wd. r. hip | 4.00 | -- |
| 34,310 | Riegel, Valentine | Shiloh | wd. r. chest | 8.00 | -- |
| 28,965 | Ripley, Elizabeth | Belleville | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Mar., 1880 |
| 221,688 | Roberts, Edgar A | East Saint Louis | inj. r. ankle | 8.00 | Dec., 1882 |
| 185,583 | Roth, Chas V. Roffy | New Athens | g.s.wd. l. chest, aff. lung | 8.00 | Mar., 1881 |
| 40,103 | Roth, John | Belleville | loss l. leg | 24.00 | -- |
| 217,949 | Russ, Frederick | Belleville | insanity | 24.00 | Sept., 1882 |
| 217,678 | Rusz, Hermann | Belleville | g.s.wd. l. thigh | 4.00 | Sept., 1882 |
| 87,880 | Sanders, William R | East Saint Louis | scurvy, diarr | 8.00 | -- |
| 108,473 | Sauer, Bernard | Belleville | paral. or rheum | 18.00 | -- |
| 190,496 | Sayers, John | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. l. arm | 4.00 | June, 1881 |
| 60,840 | Scheel, Frederick E | Belleville | wd. r. ankle | 15.00 | -- |
| 10,521 | Scheid, Charles | Freeburgh | wd. l. shoulder | 4.00 | -- |
| 34,827 | Scheve, Charles | Mascoutah | anch. r. hip joint | 18.00 | -- |
| 171,219 | Scheve, Fred'k J | Mascoutah | wd. r. hip | 4.00 | Aug., 1880 |
| 188,847 | Schmidt, Anna Maria | Summerfield | widow | 8.00 | June, 1880 |
| 86,674 | Schmidt, Carl | East Saint Louis | wd. l. arm, scurvy | 8.00 | -- |
| 86,859 | Schneider,Frederick | Belleville | dis. eyes | 8.00 | -- |
| 58,768 | Schnittker, Charlotte | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | Nov., 1865 |
| 30,534 | Schonder, Margaretha | Belleville | widow | 15.00 | -- |
| 43,983 | Schroeder, Jacob | Lebanon | loss l. leg | 18.00 | -- |
| 43,184 | Schwartz, William | East Saint Louis | wd. face | 4.00 | May, 1865 |
| 135,913 | Schweighardt, Henry | Belleville | injury to abdomen | 4.00 | -- |
| 31,284 | Seibert, Franz | Belleville | wd. l. hip | 4.00 | -- |
| 110,412 | Sharum, Thomas J | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. right shoulder | 6.00 | -- |
| 110,674 | Shaw, Lucetta C | Lebanon | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 123,823 | Shelton, Daniel D | Belleville | diarr., & c | 6.00 | July, 1863 |
| 16,808 | Siegrist, Charles | Belleville | wd. thorax | 18.00 | -- |
| 107,707 | Simon, Frederick | East Saint Louis | ch. diarr | 4.00 | Feb., 1871 |
| 184,795 | Sinclair, Elizabeth | East Carondelet | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 102,904 | Singer, Mary A | O'Fallon Depot | dep. mother | 8.00 | Nov., 1867 |
| 59,887 | Smith, Mary | Fayetteville | dep. mother | 8.00 | Nov., 1865 |
| 187,125 | Soner, Jacob | Belleville | g.s.w. l.hand | 2.00 | Apr., 1881 |
| 72,465 | Sorg, Catherine | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | May, 1866 |
| 21,426 | Speigelburg, Samuel | Belleville | wd. r. thigh | 6.00 | -- |
| 29,753 | Spindler, Anna M | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | Sept., 1864 |
| 13,787 | Spoenemarm, Anna M | Belleville | widow | 15.00 | -- |
| 134,809 | Stark, Wm J | Lebanon | chr. diarr. | 4.00 | -- |
| 36,436 | Steitle, Frank | Lebanon | wd. l. knee & thigh | 8.00 | -- |
| 78,357 | Stepham, Charles | Ridge Prairie | wd. r. hip | 13.33 1/3 | -- |
| 193,510 | Stieff, Caroline | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | Oct., 1881 |
| 113,481 | Straubinger, Benedict | Fayetteville | wd. r. sh'r, aff. lung | 4.00 | -- |
| 18,480 | Suonwicht, Herman | Freeburgh | wd. l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 3,296 | Sutherland, George | Nat'l Stock Yds | g.s.w. rt. leg | 15.00 | -- |
| 80,261 | Taff, George | Belleville | wd. l. hip | 12.00 | -- |
| 21,076 | Teter, David W | Lenzburgh | wd. lft. hand | 6.00 | -- |
| 95,927 | Thiving, Mary E | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 164,780 | Thoen, Philip | Belleville | inj. to abdomen, dis. lungs | 16.00 | Feb., 1880 |
| 190,338 | Thoene, Henry | East Saint Louis | ch. rheum. | 4.00 | June, 1881 |
| 88,570 | Thompson, John | Centreville Sta'n | amaurosis r. eye, left eye st. impaired | 18.00 | -- |
| 160,093 | Traband, Henry | Lebanon | inj. l. hip | 8.00 | May, 1879 |
| 97,253 | Triplett, William G | Freeburgh | wd. back | 4.00 | -- |
| 183,446 | Truthman, Joseph | Belleville | dep. father | 8.00 | Mar., 1879 |
| 147,149 | Tyler, Erastus J | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. finger, affect hand | 4.00 | July, 1877 |
| 66,347 | Voegli, Helena | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | Dec., 1867 |
| 2,372 | Wakefield, Mahala | Belleville | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Apr., 1872 |
| 187,000 | Walsh, Mary | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 39,604 | Wangelin, Hugo | Belleville | loss r. arm | 80.00 | -- |
| 66,025 | Wangelin, William E | Belleville | wd. r. hand | 8.50 | -- |
| 183,413 | Warnock, Joseph | East Saint Louis | inj. back | 6.00 | Feb., 1881 |
| 121,922 | Washler, Anna M | Millstadt | dep. mother | 8.00 | Dec., 1868 |
| 179,011 | Wetzlaw, Gustav | Belleville | minors of | 19.00 | -- |
| 171,634 | White, James | East Saint Louis | inj. spine and dis. heart | 4.00 | July, 1880 |
| 17,098 | Whittington, Wm C | Lebanon | g.s.wd. r. arm | 2.00 | -- |
| 140,736 | Wiegand, Herman | Belleville | wd. r. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 188,695 | Wieland, Barbara | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | June, 1880 |
| 148,711 | Wild, George | Belleville | wd. l. shoulder | 2.00 | -- |
| 80,808 | Wolf, Henry | Marissa | inj. r. sh'r j'nt, anch. from g.s.w. | 12.00 | -- |
| 43,981 | Wolz, John | Mascoutah | loss. finger and wd. r. hd. | 4.00 | -- |
| 110,115 | Woods, Wm I | Lebanon | injury to abdomen | 4.00 | -- |
| 70,202 | Wright, Thomas | Belleville | wd. chest and thigh | 8.00 | -- |
| 200,511 | Wright, Wardeman | East Saint Louis | ch. diarr | 4.00 | Jan., 1882 |
| 38,411 | Zierrath, Carl | New Athens | wd. r. thigh | 4.00 | -- |
| 91,487 | Zimmerman, Cath'n | Mascoutah | dep. mother | 8.00 | Mar., 1867 |
Transcribed by Linda Potter, proofread by Dorothy Falk, contributed by Deb Haines.
Miss Little's 1st Grade Class
Fall 1917 or Spring 1918
Eugene "Gene" Hartmann, age 6 years, is the first boy of the front row.
In the name of God, Amen!
I, John Messenger, of St. Clair County,
State of Illinois, being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory,
do make and publish this my last Will and Testament:
FIRST: It is my Will
that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be fully paid, as I do not know
of owing any debts other than the public taxes at this time, and believing that
one of my executors hereinafter named or appointed will have ample means in his
possession to meet the first item above, therefore,
SECONDLY: It is my
Will that there should not be any public sale of any property, personal or real,
that I may be possessed of at the time of my decease, and
THIRDLY: Having
met the demands of a mortgage deed for thirty acres of land situate on the
Eastern end of Survey No. 371 of Claim No. 577 signed by Julius Kiefhaber and
wife as will fully appear by reference to the said deed, and the endorsement on
the back thereof, it is my WIll that the record thereof should be cancelled by
Executors, if not done by myself before my deacease, and that eleven acres of
said thirty acres should be conveyed in fee simple to Ida Amelia Kiefhaber
(daughter of my daughter, Minerva Olivia) if she should live past minority, said
eleven acres being about the amount of money advanced out of my own funds to
meet the sum due to Jacob Badgley, the mortgagee, at the purchase cost per acre,
and
FOURTHLY: It is my Will that the following described piece or parce
of Land should be vested in fee simple to Daniel I. M. Phillips, if he should
live past minority, or to his mother if she survive him. The description of said
piece follows:
Beginning at the South West corner of a piece of land
formerly conveyed by me to a Baptist Church, on which there is now a cemetery,
Thence North to another corner of the same, thence East to another corner of the
same, Also thence North to the stone quarry rivulet, Thence north to G. P.
Lienisch's line, Thence West to a line of Abraham Badgeley's land, Thence along
the same Southward to a line of my daughter Amanda's land, thence with the
several lines thereof East, South East, and South to a point due West of the
place of beginning. Thence to the same including an area not yet ascertained be
the same more or less.
The names of my surviving children are as follows:
Amanda, B. Franklin, Charles Holt, Elon Lee, Minerva Olivia, Matthew Lyon and
Pamelia Anne, to each of whome (previous to this date) I have made such a
dividend by deed of conveyances, and as I considered a reasonable and equitable
divident during my life time. Therefore,
FIFTHLY: It is my Will that all
the property in my right at the time of my decease (except such as is herein
enumerated and marked in the accompanying schedule) to be delivered to the care
and keeping of my son Elon Lee Messenger, as guardian of the same, to be by him
divided in an equitable manner (from time to time) among the several families of
grand children that are now born and survive their minority, and having prepared
triplicate schedules of the principal part of my remaining property, bearing
date herewith, one copy to be delivered to each of my Executors herein appointed
(if any survive) and one copy to be filed in the office of the Recorder of Will
on which schedules several items are marked by me, to those grandchildren to
whom I want them delivered by the above named guardian, at such periods of time,
as they may have arisen to a proper age to take care of the same, and
It
is my Will and wish that the Book Case, Books and paper therein contained should
remain stationary in possession of my guardian (or his assigns) as a Library for
each and every one of my children and grandchildren that they may want to call
at the deposit and examine them, unless they are purchased at or near their
marked value and the money deposited with my guardian for further dividend, and
having full confidence in the rectitude of my son, Elon Lee Messenger as
Guardian and protector of the property made over into his care and keeping,
under the inspection ofhis assistant Executor (if he survives) I am willing to
trust his judgment in the divident of all articles not marked by me on the
Schedule and
LASTLY: I hereby constitute and appoint my son Elon Lee
Messenger and William McClintock to the Executors of this last Will and
Testament revoking and annulling all former Wills made by me, and ratifying and
confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.
In Witness
Whereof I have hereunto set my seal
(SEAL) JOHN MESSENGER
the seventeenth
day of June, in the year of our Lord One Thousand and Eight Hundred and
Forty-Six
Signed, sealed and published and declared by the above John
Messinger to be his last Will and Testament in presence of us who have hereunto
subscribed out names as witnesses in the presence of the testator.
Abraham
Badgeley
John Pate, XX (His mark)
Contributed 2025 May 31 by Celia Messenger Hartmann, transcribed from Genealogy of the Messinger Family by Estelle Messinger Harrington, published in 1934, pages 46-48, a partial listing of John's personal properties and his appraised value of each can also be found in the book
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