Belmont Co. Ohio

I, Everit Oxley of Colerain Township, Belmont Co. and state of Ohio being advanced in years but of sound discriminating mind and memory and being desirous of so arainging my affairs that peace and harmony may prevail among my children when I am called away do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows that is to say. First : it my will that all my just debts funeral expenses and the cost of settling my estate be fully paid. And in order to satisfy the above claims and to pay the hereinafter named legacys it is my will that my executor sell or cause to be sold all the property that I may own at the time of my decease both real and personal within one year after said event and upon such terms and payments as are usual in such cases. And it is my will that my said executor be invested with full authority to sell Deed and convey my real estate and do all other acts in connection therewith that I myself could do if living, and that his signature and seal as my executor shall be legal and valid. And it is my will that my estate be divided as follows: To my son, Eli who I consider had had about his share of my estate in the land he now holds in Athens County in this state. I will and bequeath the sum of $45, To my son William in addition to what he has previously received, I will and bequeath the sum of $150.00, To my other three sons John, Daniel and Elisha, I will and bequeath the sum of $500.00 each, And to my two daughters Elizabeth Walker, and Anna Argo, I will and bequeath the sum of $450.00 each, and to them their heirs and assigns forever, And to my two granddaughters the children of my son, David, deceased, I will and bequeath the sum of $150.00 with the interest that may accumulate thereon until they come of age, to be equally divided between them should they both live, But in the event of the decease of one of them, the survivor to inherit the entire bequest, but if neither should live to a state of majority then it is my will that the amount be equally divided between my two daughters Elizabeth and Anna or their heirs of the survivors of them. And I further direct that my herein named executor or appointee of the court proceed to place that last named upon the settlement of the estate on interest o in some reliable stocks so that the aforesaid orphans can reap the benefit of all it can reasonable amount to in the aggregate until they arrive at the respective ages of eighteen Years, And if unforeseen contingencies should arise impairing the value of property so that my estate could not pay the legacies as above specified then and in that case the deficit shall come off of such of the heirs in proportion to their respective shares, And it is my will that the residue of my estate should any remain after the full and intire payment of what is herein before provided for, shall be equally divided between my three before mentioned sons biz, John, Daniel and Elisha, share alike in addition to the bequest herein before provided for Or to their heirs should they either of them decease previous to the distribution of my estate.

And in conclusion I hereby constitute and appoint my friend Samuel S. Tomlinson the executor of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me made and rectifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ____ day of

April in the year One thousand eight hundred and sixty six.

His

Evert X Oxley

Mark

Signed published and declared by the above named Everit Oxley as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request have signed as witnesses to the same.

John Kasley
James V. Stilwell
April 27^th 1866