Surnames: Voss Daufman Staffelbach/Last Will and Testament included ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No. 28. The German Savings Bank of ) SATISFACTION Davenport, Iowa, by Chas. N. ) Cons. Full payment Voss, President and Ed. ) Dated January 3, 1910 Kaufman, Cashier - corporate ) Ack'd January 3, 1910 seal affixed ) Filed January 4, 1910 ) Book "G" R. & A. page 610 to ) ) George T. Staffelbach and wife ) Acknowledges satisfaction of mortgage recorded in Book 44 of Land Mortgages, page 29 in the office of Recorder of Scott County, Iowa. Acknowledgment recites that said instrument was executed by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation. No. 29. 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. 10666 ) George T. Staffelbach, ) Deceased ) December 5, 1921. Proof of death filed. Same states that George T. Saffelbach died a resident of Scott County, Iowa, on November 30, 1921. December 5, 1921. Will filed, opened and publicly read. WILL. 1. Directs payment of debts, etc. 2. "I hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Josephine B. Staffelbach, all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate and property, real, personal and mixed, of whatsoever kind and nature, and wherever situated, to have and to hold the same unto her and to her heirs and assigns, absolutely and forever. 3. "I hereby make, constitute and appoint my said wife, Josephine B. Staffelbach, sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, and I exempt her from the necessity of giving bond for the execution of the same." Signed George T. Saffelbach Three Witnesses. Dated May 31, 1921. December 5, 1921. Ordered by the Court that the matter of probate of said Will be heard January 2, 1922 at 9 o'clock A. M. in said Court and that notice be given by publication in the Daily Times, once a week for three consecutive weeks, the last publication to be at least ten days prior to the time of hearing. December 24, 1921. Proof of publication of notice of probate filed. Same shows publication in the Daily Times on December 6, 13, 20, 1921, as ordered. January 3, 1922. Order admitting Will to probate, filed and Josephine B. Staffelbach named in the Will as Executrix, appointed as such, without bond and directed to give notice of her appointment by posting at three public places in Scott County, Iowa, one of which was to be at the Court House. January 9, 1922. Executrix' oath filed. January 9, 1922. Letters issued to Josephine B. Staffelbach. January 9, 1922. Proof of posting notice of appointment as Executrix, filed. Same shows posting on January 9, 1922, in three public places in Scott County, Iowa, one of which was at the Court House door. January 9, 1922. List of heirs and description of real estate, filed. Heirs: Josephine B. Staffelbach, widow; Earl T. Staffelbach, LeRoy N. Staffelbach and Hazel R. Staffelbach, children, all of legal age. 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 N.E. 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 the said river to a point where the East line of the 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. January 9, 1922. Preliminary Inheritance Tax Report filed. Same sets forth identically the same persons and the same description of real estate as set forth in List of Heirs and Description of Real Estate. July 27, 1922. Commission to Inheritance Tac appraisers, issued. August 15, 1922. Report of Appraisers, filed. Same fixes value of real estate at $20,000.00 and personal property at $156.35. February 19, 1923. Executrux' final report filed. Same states that said estate is not subject to an Ingeritance Tax to the State of Iowa; that more than one year has expired since Executrix gave notice of her appointment as such and that she has paid for funeral expenses, all expenses of last sickness of deceased and all debts of deceased and that no claims have been filed against said estate. That Petitioner, Josephine B. Staffelbach, who is the widow of said deceased, is sole devisee of all property of said deceased and is now in possession of same and as an individual, waives notice and consents to the discharge of Executrix and to the closing of said estate. Prays that final report as Executrix be approved; that she be discharged from any further duties as such and estate closed. February 19, 1923. Ordered by the Court that Executrix' report be and it is hereby approved and confirmed, Executrix discharged and estate 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