Posted on: Perry Co. Il Wills Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/PerryWill/4 Surname: Copple, Hooey, Gant, Topping ------------------------- Mary Ann Copple was born Mary Ann Topping about 1839 or 1840 in Ohio. She first married Levi Gant in 1855 and had one daughter, Sarah Amanda. Levi died in Perry County in 1860, and Mary Ann then married Peter Hooey with whom she had three children. Mary Ann and Peter were divorced in 1885, and in 1890 Mary Ann married Albert Copple. "Last Will and Testament of Mary A. Copple I, Mary A. Copple, of the city of DuQuoin, Illinois, being of sound mind and memory, do make and declare this to be my last will, that is to say: First: I direct that all my just debts be fully and promptly paid, as soon as may be after my death. Second: I direct that in a reasonable time after my death a suitable monument be erected over my grave. Third: I give, devise, and bequeath unto my sons, Mark A. Hooey and William T. Hooey, all my estate of whatsoever kind or character, real, personal and mixed, to have and to hold unto them, their heirs and assigns forever. Fourth: I am not unmindful of my grandchildren, but I do not desire to will them or either of them anything, as their mother has heretofore had her full share. In testimony of the above I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 31st day of January, A.D. 1899. Mary A. Copple (Seal) The above instrument was signed and sealed by the said Mary A. Copple, and by her declared to be her last will, in our presence; and we, at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have signed our names as witnesses thereto. Dated January 31, 1899. W.E. Brookings B.W. Pope*" (*May also be B.N. Pope) Transcriber's Note: At the time of Mary Ann Copple's death, only her two sons, William and Mark Hooey, survived her. She is buried at Cudgetown Cemetery beside her second husband, Peter Hooey.