Phelps County, Missouri Genealogy Trails

Wills and Probates

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ANDREW FULTON

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2008}
Will Book A & B - pages 477-478

25 March 1893

I, Andrew Fulton of Phelps County in the State of Missouri realizing the certainty of death and the uncertainty of life and desiring to make such disposition of my estate as to me seems just and proper, do make and publish to be my last will and testament in manner as follows to wit:

1st. I desire that my just debts be first paid out of my estate.

2nd. My two daughters, Cassender Hoagland and Ann Eliza Fulton having each hereto fore received their portion of my estate by, advancements, I will and bequeath to each of them the sum of five dollars ($5.00) deeming same with what they have hereto fore received from me to be a fair distribution to them.

3th. I will, give, devise and bequeath unto my son James R. Fulton, the east half (1/2 of lot two (2) of the north east quarter (1/4) of section one (1) in township thirty-seven (37) of range nine (9) in Phelps County, Missouri.

4th. I give, will, devise and bequeath unto my son William H. Fulton, Lot one (1) of the north east quarter (1/4) of section one (1) of the township thirty seven (37) range nine (9) west in Phelps county, Missouri.

The above bequest are made subject to the Dower rights of my wife, if living at my death.

Reposing special confidence in Robert Meriwether I hereby name him as executor of this my last will and testament.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal this 25" day of March 1893.

Andrew Fulton

The foregoing will is this day signed by the said Andrew Fulton, in our presence, he being of sound mind and declaring the same to be his last will and testament and we attest the same as witness thereto and sign our names as such, at the request of the said testator, in his presence and in the presence of each other.

H. H. Hohenchild of Rolla, Mo.
John Harden of Rolla, Mo.

Proof of Will.

State of Missouri) In Probate Court
County of Phelps) ss.

Be it remembered that on the 14" day of Jan. 1904, personally appeared before me, Albert Neuman, Judge of Probate Court of the county and State aforesaid, H. H. Hohnchild, one of the subscribing witnesses to the will of Andrew Fulton, deceased and being by me first duly sworn, depose and say, that he and John Harden now deceased, were present and that the testator subscribed the same in their presence and published said will or instrument of writing as his last will, that he the said testator was, at the time of publishing his said will as witnesses thereto by subscribing their names to the same in presence and at the request of said testator.

H. H. Hohenchild

In witness whereof, I, Albert Neuman, Judge of the Probate Court of Phelps County, have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court at office in Rolla, Mo this 14th day of January 1904.

Albert Neuman, Judge of Probate

(Certificate of Probate not typed)

Obituary of Andrew Fulton, December 24, 1903

This obituary was found at the Rolla Public Library on micro tapes of the Rolla Herald Democrat paper dated January 7, 1904

Died

December 24, 1903 Andrew Fulton in his eighty-fourth year. He was born March 19, 1920. He was married twice, his first wife was Miss Sarah Brewer, the date of first marriage is not to be had at present. His first wife died in 1882, and his second marriage was to Miss Caroline Paul, Dec. 14^{th
1886. He was the father of eight children, four of the children preceded him
to the Spirit Land, and four are left, James, William, Annie, and Mrs.
Cassie Hoagland. James was the only child that could be by his bed while in
his last hours as the other children were too far away. He had read his
Bible with care and often related to the writer, Bible incidents that
occurred in olden times. The precious old book shows that he had made a
study of its sacred volume and it was my privilege to talk with him on his
death bed, he said to me and others that he would not get well, but that he
had always trusted the Lord and was not afraid to die. He said he was
christened in infancy and was reared in the Presbyterian father and had kept
the faith and henceforth there is a crown of eternal life laid up for our
brother. His remains were laid to rest in the Roach cemetery and was
followed by a host of friends, some of them had known him about forty years.}

His wife and children, step children and grand children have our sympathy in this trying hour.

^{W. L. Merrell}
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