BUTLER COUNTY, KANSAS
WILLS
1869 - 1901
for Surnames Starting with "H"
Transcribed by Lori DeWinkler
HADLEY, Hiram M. (Book D, pg. 38)
Died: on or about 17 July 1895 near LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Copy of Will could not be found
Wife: Elizabeth Hadley
Executor: F.L. Jones, custodian of will, absconded
Witnesses: William Brittain, W.R. Harrison, both living in Augusta, Kansas
HAINES, Anthony (Book D, pg. 416) late of Rockford, Winnebago Co., Ill.
Died: 6 Sept 1898 (age 53)
Will written: 14 Nov 1889 Codicil: 10 Mar 1894
Beloved Wife: Adaline Haines-executors Filed: 20 Sept 1898
Son: Frederick Haines-executors
Children: Laura Rivers
Jesse Haines
Frederick Haines
Witnesses: Robert Rewo - Rockford, Ill.
Charles M. Clark - Rockford, Ill.
R.F. Crawford - Rockford, Ill.
County Judge, Winnebago Co., Illinois: Rufus C. Bailey
Probate Judge: J.M. Randall Butler Co., KS
HALE, Edwin B. (Book B, pg. 402) late of Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Died: 9 July 1891 (Lake View Cem. Cleveland)
Will written: 23 Jan 1891 Filed: 15 July 1891
Wife: Susan C. Hale (exectrix)
Next of kin: Mrs. Ellen Bolton, Cleveland Willie B. Hale
Mrs. Alice M. Cowles Cleveland C. Hale-son
Mrs. Florence Rapell Cleveland Edwin V. Hale
Edith Hale Susan C. Hale
Witnesses: E.R. Perkins and George A. Tisdale - Cleveland, Ohio
Probate Judge: Henry C. White
HAMILTON, James (Book A, pg. 417)
Died: 19 Dec 1887
Will written: 6 Dec 1887 Filed: 17 Feb 1888
Wife: Mary Hamilton
Daughter: Johanah, wife of Martin Flanigan
Witnesses: Jesse W. Bales and Silas Magill
HAMINGTON, Samuel C. (Book A, pg. 40) Physician of Augusta, KS
Died: ca 4 May 1878 - Augusta, KS
Will written: 26 April 1878 Probated: 20 Sept 1879
Wife: Mary S. Hamington (Executrix)
Witnesses: A.C. James, Clerk of Dist. Court; Julia E. Kittredge; Frank R. Powell and C.N. James
Probate Judge: S.E. Black
HANES, Thomas M. (Book F, pg. 114) Butler Co., Kansas
Died: 24 April 1901
Will dated: 14 Jan 1901 Filed: 1 May 1901
Legatees: Martha S. Long, Magnolia A. Wood, Jackson E. Hanes,
Nora E. Dysant, Callie C. Black
Executors: Joe Rhoades and N.A. Yeager
Probate Judge: J.F. Glendenning
HARLAN, Elizabeth (Book E, pg. 395) late of Muskingum Co., Ohio
Died: Before 26 Sept 1899
Will written: 30 Dec 1896 Filed Ohio: 26 Sept 1899
Executor: F.F. Spangler Filed Kansas: 30 Nov 1900
Legatees: Harriet M. Shaffer, Mary Story, Milton H. Carter, Mary E. Harper,
niece, Cora B. Schaffer, Eolia Vest, Cora S. Ford, nephew, Frank M.
Schaffer and Fileston F. Spangler
Witnesses: F. Richards and W.A. Walter
HARPER, Thompson (Book A, pg. 179) Butler County, Kansas
Died: 9 Feb 1884
Will written: 16 Nov 1883 Probated: 28 May 1884
Wife: Susan Harper
Witnesses: Edwin M. Durley and Charlotte A. Durley
Probate Judge: E.D. Stratford
HARPSTER, James M. (Book F, pg. 174) Pitt Twp., Wyandot Co., Ohio
Died: Between March and April 1899
Will dated: 17 March 1899 Filed: 10 April 1899
Executor: John L. Lewis Butler Co.: 27 July 1901
Witnesses: Jared C. Kennedy, R. Casey and J.W. Bowman
Sisters: Sarah M. Heath, Mary Manar, Eliza Lamb and Ann Maxwell
Brother: George Maxwell
Others: Nieces and nephew - Baptist Church, Harpster, Ohio
Probate Judge: J.D. Lankes, Sandusky, Ohio
Probate Judge: J.F. Glendenning, Butler Co., KS
HARRIS, Harriet White (Book B, pg. 58)
Died: (unknown)
Will written: 14 Apr 1886 Filed: 31 Oct 1887
Husband: Benjamin C. Harris (deceased) Boston, Mass.
Son: George James Harris
Son-in-law: George G. Kennedy, Norfolk County, Mass.
Daughter: Harriet W. Kennedy
Niece of husband: Mary Annie Ingall, daughter of Amy H.
Grandchildren: Edith G. Harris, Sinclair and Mildred
Witnesses: George White, Austin Martin and Watson G. Cutter
HARRIS, Washington (Book D, pg. 350) late of Philadelphia, PA
Died: 10 July 1897 (9 a.m.)
Will written: 19 Dec 1890 Codicil: 29 April 1897
4 Daughters: Mary E. Harris Filed: 20 July 1897
Catharine R. Gramm
Eleanor B. Hagaman
Emma M. Harris
Granddaughter: Mary H. Hagaman
Witnesses: Francis A. Harrigan and Frederick Caston
HARRISON, George W. (Book A, pg. 362) Andover, KS
Died: 29 April 1887
Will written: 4 April 1887 Filed: 24 May 1887
Wife: Belle Harrison
Children: Benjamin T. Harrison, age 16
Rosa Belle Harrison, age 13
George Walter Harrison, age 7
Minnie May Harrison, age 5
Witnesses: H.T. Edwards, A.O. Burton and David Riddle
HART, Benjamin (Book B, pg. 369) of Pleasant Twp., Butler County, Kansas
Died: 19 Aug 1893 (age ca 73 in 1886)
Will written: 22 Feb 1886 Filed: 22 Aug 1893
My dear Wife: Catherine Hart (executrix)
Children: Sylvester Hart William Hart
Edward Hart M.E.J. Hart
Henry Hart John Hart
Angeline Hart
Witnesses: William Price and Albert W. Cumings
Probate Judge: M.H. Morrison
HART, Richard P. (Book B, pg. 396) late of Rye, Westchester Co., N.Y.
Died: (unknown)
Will written: 25 Dec 1886 Filed: 9 March 1892
Daughters: Amelia Howard Hart and Julia R. Hart
Sons: Richard P. Hart, Jr. (executor)
Walter L. Hart (executor)
William Howard Hart (executor)
Witnesses: William Simpson and John McCauley of New York City
Clerk of Court: H.P. Griffin of Westchest Co., N.Y.
HARTLEY, Zenas (Book A, pg. 369) El Dorado, Kansas
Died: ___ Oct 1886
Will written: 30 Sept 1886 Filed: 17 June 1887
Children: Clarence W. Hartley; Albert L. Hartley; Richard G. Hartley; Georgie B. Hartley; Florence Hartley
Granddaughter: Oolie Madison
Mentioned in will: William Paul
Witnesses: Mathias Hartley (48 years old) Woodford Co., Illinois
C.E. Lobdell, Lane Co., Kansas
HAWKS, Charles (Book F, pg. 416) Butler Co., Kansas
Died: 15 May 1902
Will dated: 5 March 1881 Filed: Will was rejected
Wife: Jane Hawks
Other legatees: Henry Hawks, 42; Gertrude Florence McFadden, 36;
Valerie Constance Young, 34; Roland Victor Hawks;
Sarah Ann Finney and Emily Jane Hawks
Probate Judge: J.F. Glendenning
HAWLEY, George A. (Book B, page 354) Butler County, Kansas
Died: 26 March 1893 (ca 62 in 1892)
Will written: 20 Dec 1892 Filed: 1 April 1893
Wife: Sarah (Samantha) A. Hawley
Beloved Son: George P. Hawley, age 20 (executor)
Adelaide Franklin, age about 38, St. Louis, Missouri
Nellie M. Godfrey, age 31, El Dorado, Kansas
W. F. Hawley, age 21, El Dorado, Kansas
Witnesses: James F. Nye, Fairview Twp. and Richard Parsons, El Dorado
Probate Judge: M.H. Morrison
HAYDEN, J.B. (Book E, pg. 199) late of Lake County, Ohio
Died: Late 1894/1895
Will written: 12 Sept 1893 Filed: 2 Jan 1900
Wife: Eliza W. Hayden (executrix) To Probate: 13 Feb 1895
Son: Benjamin Albert Hayden
Daughter: Alice Hayden
Witnesses: Frances Henry and A.S. Stratton
HAYES, Dr. J. Bryon (Book F, pg. 290) Canadaigua, Ontario Co., N.Y.
Died: 17 July 1890
Will dated: 13 July 1890 Filed: 31 July 1890
Legatees: Mrs. Anna Wilber
Edward G. Hayes, son
George Byron Hayes, son
Chester C. Hayes, son
Mary Wilber, daughter-friend of above
Executors: Edward, George and Chester Hayes
Henry M. Field
HAYES, James S. (Book C, pg. 437)
Died: 13 Sept 1895
Will written: 2 Sept 1895 Filed: 23 Sept 1895
Executor: Grant L. Hayes
Legatee: James Hayes
Witnesses: F.W. Emery, Samuel B. Park, F.C. Johnson
HAYES, Sarah A. (Book F, pg. 305) Canadaigua, Ohtario, Co., N.Y.
Died: 5 Nov 1898
Will dated: 14 Sept 1891 Filed: 22 Dec 1898
Grandsons: Edward G. Hayes, George B. Hayes and Chester C. Hayes (executors)
Executor also: William G. Antes
Witnesses: Clara and Elizabeth Coleman
HEARN, Thomas (Book C, pg. 52) of Butler County, Kansas
Died: 30 Jan 189
Will written: 5 Feb 1895 Filed: 9 Feb 1895
Brother: John Hearn
Executor: John Miller, Murdock Twp., Butler County, Kansas
Witnesses: Ed. C. Ellet and J.W. Morrison
Probate Judge: W.E. Kilgore
HEGWEIN, Christopher (Book C, pg. 1) of Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri
Died: (unknown) (age 70 in 1888)
Will written: 20 April 1888 Filed: 7 Aug 1894
1st niece: Anna R. Moriarty, Chicago, Cook Co., Ill.
2nd niece: Anna Frietsch, wife of David, Hainsville, Lake Co., Ill.
Executor: Morris Moriarty
Witnesses: S.W. Spangler and August Joradsky, K.C., Mo.
Probate Judge: M.H. Morrison, El Dorado, Kansas
HENNING, Herman (Book F, pg. 83) Newport Twp., Washington Co., OH
Died: Before 18 Feb 1875
Will written: 6 Feb 1874 Filed: 18 Feb 1875
Daughter: Maria Burger, son, John Henry Henning, Grandson, John H.S. Henning;
son, Wm. H. Henning; son-in-law, John Burger
Executor: John Burger
Witnesses: Hermann Rosenbusch and John T. Hill
Probate Judge: A.W. McCormick, Wash. Co., Ohio
J.F. Glendenning, Butler Co., KS
HENRIE, Joseph (Book E, pg. 231)
Died: 18 Nov 1899
Will written: 24 Jan 1887 Filed: 11 Jan 1900
Wife: Mary Henrie (executrix)
Children: James Clark Henrie; Martha Jane Rand; William V. Henrie
Witnesses: J.K. Cubbison and Daniel Boyden
HERZIG, Ferdinand (Book F, pg. 153) Burns, Kansas
Died: 21 May 1901 Will was not witnessed-denied probation
Wife: Josephine Herzig, age 39 yrs. Petitioner-Josephine given permission to
Children: Kare A. Herzig, son 15 yrs. file for letters of Administration 5 June 1901
Hugo Herzig, son 14 yrs.
Rudolph Herzig, son 12 yrs.
Hattie Herzig, dau. 11 yrs.
Julia Herzig, dau. 9 yrs.
Frank A. Herzig, son 7 yrs.
Rosa C. Herzig, dau. 6 yrs.
Ellen Herzig, dau. 4 yrs.
Maxamillion Herzig, son 2 yrs.
Probate Judge: J.F. Glendenning
HILBISH, Jacob (Book C, pg. 406) Colfax Twp., Davis Co., MO
Died: Before 22 Aug 1893
Will written: 15 Aug 1893 Filed: 22 Aug 1893
Wife: Jane Hilbish
Annie Hilbish Agnes Clackner
Georgia Hilbish Armornon Hilbish
Wilson Hilbish Aaron Hilbish
Harriet Kramer James Hilbish
Charles Hilbish David Hilbish
Executor: William Roney
Witnesses: William Roney, Stephen Norton and William A. Curtis
HILDRETH, Charles C. (Book E, pg. 252) late of Muskingum Co., OH
Died: Before 27 Oct 1899
Will written: 19 April 1889 Codicil: 20 Apr 1889
Wife: Sarah Ann Hildreth (executrix) Codicil: 20 Apr 1889
Executor: John C. Harris, a friend Filed: 10 Feb 1900
Brother: George O. Hildreth, deceased brother's children - S.P. Hildreth
Deceased Sister's children: Mrs. Mary Ann Putnam
Sister: Mrs. Harriet Meansn
Witnesses: H. Eugene Printz and George A. Allen
HILDRETH, Sarah A. (Book B, pg. 341) late of Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio
Died: (unknown)
Will written: 31 Aug 1889 Filed: (unknown)
Next of Kin: Virginia B. Metcalf, Susan E. Lake, both sisters
Brother: Clarence H. Swearigen and Clarence W. Lake, nephew, son of Susan
Executor: John C. Harris
Witnesses: A.W. Train and Howard Culbertson
Probate Judge: George L. Foley - Zanesfille, Ohio
HOLLY, Goerge (Book A, pg. 61) of Hickory Twp., Butler County, Kansas
Died: 25 June 1880
Will written: 25 June 1880 Probated: 21 Sept 1880
Son: Squire Holly
Daughters: Mary E. Fleming, Sally J. Ramsey, Delida H. Laughlin, Francis Mend, Aleuetta Drake and Hannah
Holly
Witnesses: J. Bluilile, E.B. Lavender and George Edgar
Probate Judge: S.E. Black
HUBBARD, Ezra F. (Book E, pg. 1) of Batavia, Genesee Co., N.Y.
Died: 19 Jan 1891
Will written: 3 Nov 1890
Wife: Harriet M. Hubbard
Son: Frederick N. Hubbard (deceased)
Son: Erastus B. Hubbard - whereabouts unknown
Grandchildren: Minor children of Frederick: Belle Hubbard and Delbert
Daughter: Helen M. Rumsey of Rochester, N.Y.
Grandson: Ezra F. Rumsey of Leslie, Ingham Co., Michigan
Executor: Eugene D. Hull
Witnesses: Decatur C. Lewellyn - Bergen, N.Y.
Newton M. Hull - Bergen, N.Y.
Probate Judge: J.M. Randall, Butler Co., KS
HUDLEY, Hiram M. (Book D, pg. 21) West Linca, Vernon Co., Wisconsin
Died: 17 July 1895
Will written: __ March 1894 Filed 3 Feb 1896
Wife: Mrs. Philison Hudley - residing in Nebraska
Daughters: Mrs. Clarissa E. Seely and Louisa M. Stokes of Wisconsin
Legatee: Elizabeth Hudley, daughter-in-law
Witnesses: William Brittain; William R. Harrison, both of Augusta, KS
and Mrs. F.L. Jones-address unknown to applicant
HULL, Silas (Book C, pg. 93)
Died: 22 Aug 1895
Will written: 18 April 1895 Filed: 2 Sept 1895
Wife: Cornelius Hull, executrix
Witnesses: C.C. Jones, C.E. Lobdell and B.R. Leydig
Probate Judge: W.E. Kilgore
HUMMEL, George (Book F, pg. 215) Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co., PA
Died: Prior to April 12, 1893
Will dated: 13 Jan 1891 Codicil: 12 April 1893
Beloved wife: Sarah Hummel
Daughter: Catherine D. Hummel (executrix) and John L. Shelly, executor
Daughters: Susan K., Mary W., Elizabeth G. Hummel
Witnesses: D.J. Beitzel and Jacob H. Koller
Probate Judge: J.F. Glendenning
George Hummel buried in Old Stone Church Cem., Hampden Twp., PA
HUNGERFORD, Maria P. (Book E, pg. 306) late of Westfield, Chautauqua Co.
Died: 22 Nov 1895
Will written: 15 March 1890 Filed: 12 April 1900
Executors: Samuel L. Wetmore and John Arthur Skinner
Legatees: Nieces and nephews named (16 in all)
Witnesses: Frank W. Crandall, Clarence F. Parsons and E.A. Skinner
HUNT, George W. (Book B, pg. 168) Butler County, Kansas
Died: 26 June 1890
Will written: 27 May 1890 Filed: 7 July 1890
Wife: (deceased)
Heirs: George D. Miller; Drlila Beardsley, Clark County, KS;
Charles F. Miller, Matoon, Ill.; Lydia A. Wolf, Clark Co., KS
(Wife's children by former husband)
Sons: Joseph L. Hunt and J.O. Hunt
Executor: William F. Benson
Witnesses: DAniel Boyden; H.W. Schumacker; Vincent Brown
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