State of Missouri

County of Greene

 I, James N. Appleby of the County and State affore said do make and ordain this to be 

my last will and testament revoking all others.

It is my will and desire that all my just debts be punctaly paid also my physicians fee 

and funeral expenses.

1st  I devise and bequeath to my family of five children namely Elisabeth Margie 

Appleby  Susan Adaline Appleby Catherine Bell Appleby  Cyrus Duff Appleby and 

Benjamin Franklin Appleby, all of my house hold and kitchen furniture including 

evry thing in the house and kitchen also all my stock of cattle and hogs and all the 

provision grain and forage of evry kind also the growing crop also all my farming 

utential of evry kind.  My two head of horses I bequeath to my three above named 

Daughters.  I further will and bequeath to my family of five children to wit:  Elizabeth 

Margie Appleby  Susan Adaline Appleby Catherine Bell Appleby  Cyrus Duff Appleby 

and  Benjamin Franklin Appleby  Eighty acres of land that is to say the East half of the

North East quarter of Section thirty three (33) of Township thirty (30) of Range twenty-

one (21) with all the appertinances there to belonging to them and their heirs for 

ever  the  sons to have the North half and the Daughters the South half all to have an 

equal interest in the buildings while they remaine in the family but if any of them see 

proper to leave the family then they forfeit their interest in the Buildings and only retain 

their interest in the land.

2nd  I will devise and bequeath to my Sons Milton Bedford Applebyand George Harvy 

Appleby an Equal interest in the following twenty acres of land that is to say the East half 

of the north west quarter of the north East quarter of Section thirty three (33) of Township 

thirty (30) of Range twenty one (21) with all the appertinances thereto belonging to them 

and their heirs forever.

3rd.  I will and bequeath to my Daughter Margaret Jane Garrett and my three Sons David 

A. Appleby  Carson Appleby and William E. Appleby the West half of the South west 

quarter of the northwest  quarter of Section (34) of Township thirty (30) of Range Twenty-

one (21) with all the appertinances there to belonging to them and their heirs forever also 

two hundred dollars in money to be equaly divided among the four provided that David 

A. Appleby and William E. Appleby pay a certain note to which I am security to Mrs. 

AnnieFarmer, Eaer of the Estate of Osker Farmer deceased if they fail to pay Said note 

and my Estate has it to pay then what ever amount my Estate has to pay shall be deducted 

from their sheer in my Estate.  I here by appoint my Sons William E. Appleby and Cyrus D.

Appleby my Sole Executors to cary out the provisions of this my last will and testament 

and I direct that they Shall not be required to give any Bond in this case.

In testimony whereof I have hereto Set my hand and affixed my Seal this 3 Day of 

December 1888 in the presence of J M Hall and W. N. McMurry.

James Appleby seal

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