Below describes the easement from Mrs. Staffelbach to the county to build a road. This road is before the old cement Co just before you come into Buffalo, Iowa. Surnames: Staffelbach (Last Will and Testament) No. 30. Josephine Staffelbach, ack. ) EASEMENT and signs Josephine B. ) (For reference) Staffelbach ) Dated November 20, 1924 ) Ack'd November 20, 1924 to ) Filed November 21, 1924 ) Book 75 Ld. D. page 532 Scott County, Iowa ) Conveys "for road purposes and for use as a Public Highway, the following described premises situated in the County of Scott, State of Iowa, to-wit: "A strip of land 100 feet wide, lying adjacent to and northerly of the north side of way line of C.R.I & P.R.R. Beginning at the East line of N. & S. Township Road located on the West line of Section 18, T. 77 N. R. 3 E.; thence running easterly 639 feet more or less. Also a strip of land 100 feet wide, lying adjacent to and northerly of hte north right of way line of C.R.I. & P.R.R. Beginning on the N. & S. 1/4 line of said Section 18 thence running westerly 1249 feet more or less. Above described tracts containing 4.34 acres more or less. For road purposes." No. 31. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA IN AND FOR SCOTT COUNTY In the Matter of the Last Will ) and Testament ) ) of ) Probate No. 19520 ) Josephine B. Staffelbach ) April 2, 1943. Verified petition of LeRoy Staffelbach for probate of Will filed. Same states that Josephine B. Staffelbach died a resident of Scott County, Iowa, on November 12, 1942, and left an instrument purporting to be her Last Will, dated February 21, 1931, and left the following as her only heirs at law: Hazel Staffelbach, daughter, LeRoy Staffelbach, son, Earl Staffelbach, son, all of legal age, and states that the deceased died a widow. Prays that the Court fix a day for hearing of the matter of probate of said instrument and direct personal service of notice of such hearing. April 2, 1943. Ordered by the Court that April 8, 1943 at 9 o'clock A.M. in siad Court be fixed as the time of hearing of the probate of said instrument; that notice be given by personal service to the heirs at law mentioned in the petition, at least two days before the time of hearing. April 2, 1943. Notice of probate, setting forth time and place of hearing of probate od said instrument in accordance with foregoing order, filed. Endorsed thereon is the following: We the undersigned, hereby accept due and legal personal service of the foregoing notice, with copy thereof, at Davenport, Iowa, this 2nd day of April, 1943, and certify that we are the daughter and two sons of said deceased, and we hereby consent and request that the aforesaid instrument dated February 21, 1931, purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Josephine B. Staffelbach be admitted to probate. Signed LeRoy Staffelbach Hazel Staffelbach Earl Staffelbach April 8, 1943. Ordered by the Court that said Will be admitted to probate and that Hazel Staffelbach, LeRoy Staffelbach and Earl Staffelbach, named in the Will as such, be appointed fExecutors without bond and that they give notice of their appointment by posting at three public places in Scott County, Iowa, one of which shall be at the Court House. WILL Item I. Bequeaths personal property to Hazel Staffelbach. Item II. Directs payment of debts. Item III. All the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, of whatever kind and nature, and wherever situated, whether the same be real, personal or mixed, I hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved children, Hazel Staffelbach, of Davenport, Iowa; LeRoy Staffelbach of Chicago, Illinois; and Earl Staffelbach of Chicago, Illinois, share and share alike, to have and to hold the same unto them and to their heirs and assigns, absolutely and forever. Item IV. I hereby make, constitute and appoint my said children, Hazel Staffelbach, LeRoy Staffelbach and Earl Staffelbach, Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, and I exempt them from the necessity of giving bond for the execution of the same. Dated February 21, 1931. Signed Josephine B. Staffelbach Two witnesses. April 8, 1943. Executors' oath filed and Letters issued to Hazel Staffelbach, LeRoy Staffelbach and Earl Staffelbach. April 8, 1943. Proof of posting notice of appointment of Executors, filed. Same shows posting on April 8, 1943, at three public places in Scott County, Iowa, one of which was at the front of the Court House. April 17, 1943. Claim of Treasurer of Scott County, Iowa, for an unstated amount, filed. July 19, 1943. Probate Inventory, Report of Beneficiaries and Description of Real Estate, filed. Beneficiaries: Hazel Staffelbach, LeRoy Staffelbach, Earl Staffelbach, all of legal age. Same sets forth that deceased died a widow, also no children born after execution of Will. Description of real estate: All that part of the S. W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18 and that part of the N. W. frac. 1/4 of Section 19, all in Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M. in Scott County, Iowa, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the center of the road 5.90 chains South of the North East corner of the S. W. 1/4 of said Section 18, Township and Range aforesaid, thence South 62' West along the center of the road aforesaid 19.01 chains, thence South 29.06 chains to the Mississippi River, thence Northeasterly along the meanders of said river to a point where the East line of said S.W. 1/4 of Section 18, Township and Range aforesaid, intersects said river, thence North 29.10 chains to the place of beginning, containing 47 acres, more or less, and other lands. Total value of estate $26,436.83. July 26, 1943. Application for Relief from Appraisement for Inheritance Tax Purposes, filed. Same sets forth identically the sme beneficiaries, the same description of real estate and the same total value of estate as set forth in Probate Inventory. Endorsed thereon under date of July 23, 1943, is the consent of the State Tax Commission of the State of Iowa, consenting to the relief of this estate from appraisement for inheritance tax purposes. Also endorsed thereon under date of July 26, 1943 is an order of the Deistrct Court of Scott County, Iowa, ordering this estate relieved from appraisement for inheritance tax purposes and decreeing that the transfer of the assets of said estate to the persons entitled thereto is exempt from the imposition of an inheritance tax. July 25, 1944. Certificate of State Tax Commission, Income Tax Division, State of Iowa, certifying that no State Income Tax is due in said estate, filed. July 25, 1944. Executors' final report filed. Same states that deceased left as her only heirs at law and as the only beneficiaries under her Will the following children: Hazel Staffelbach, LeRoy Staffelbach and Earl Staffelbach, all of age, and that deceased died a widow and had no children born after the execution of her Will. That more than six months expired since they gave notice of their appointment as Executors; that the funeral expenses and expenses of last sickness have been paid and that said estate is not subject to Federal Estate Tax, Iowa Estate Tax and that there is no Income Tax due or unpaid the State of Iowa and that all claims against said estate have been paid. Prays that final report be approved, Executors discharged and estate closed. Attached is certificate of Treasurer of Scott County, Iowa, certifying that all personal taxes due and to become due from said estate have been fully paid. July 25, 1944. Order prescribing notice of final report, filed. Same fixes August 1, 1944 at 9 o'clock A.M. in said court as time and place of hearing on final report and orders that notice be given by posting at the front door of the Court House in Davenport, Iowa, at least five days before time of hearing. July 25, 1944. Proof of posting notice of final report, filed. Same shows posting in Scott County, Iowa, at the front door of the Court House on July 25, 1944. August 1, 1944. Final report approved, Executors discharged and estate fully and finally closed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L