Will of Bacus, Issac  Massac County, Illinois

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Source; Massac County, Illinois
Will Book A

Page 36

I Issac Bacus of the County of Massac and State of Illinois being confined 
to a bed of affiction, weak in body but of sound mind and memory do
constitute ordain and establish this to be my Last Will and Testament in the
name of God Amen.

After all my just debts are fully paid, first I will and bequeath to my 
beloved wife Jane Bacus all my personal property of every description. Also 
all the money I have on hand together with all notes and mortgages I hold 
for the payment of money during her natural life or widowhood to be disposed 
of as hereafter stated. My will and desire is that when my boys or any of them 
become of age that my said wife should divide my estate with them in _____ of 
advancement as she may think just and right. 

And further my desire is that if my said wife should marry again then my said
estate be equally divided between my children. 
And further my desire is that if my beloved wife should die without marrying
then all my estate of every description remaining not expended shall be sold
and equally divided between my children. And lastly my will is that my beloved 
wife Jane Bacus be appointed my Executrix and having full confidence in her 
honesty and integrity and that she will not be required to give bond and 
security as such Executrix this November 11th day. A. D. 1865.

                                               Isaac (his mark) Bacus

Signed by us as Witnesses by the request of the Testator and in his presence
and in the presence of each other the day and date above written.

Witness names
E. Smith
James L. Elliott

State of Illinois
Massac County

In the County Court of said County in probate November Term A. D. 1865.
Personally appeared in open court Elijah Smith and James L. Elliott Subscribing
Witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the Last Will
and Testament of Issac Bacus late of Massac County deceased who being duly 
sworn according to Law does depose and say each for himself that the foregoing 
is the Last Will and Testament of the said Isaac Bacus deceased. That he 
subscribed his name thereto as the attesting Witness at the request of the said
Testator and in his presence and in the presence of each other on the 11th day
of November A. D. 1865. That he then and there subscribed his name thereto in
his presence and declared the same to be his Last Will and Testament and that 
the said Testator at the time of executing the same as aforesaid was of full age
of sound mind and memory and under no constraint.

E. Smith
James L. Smith

Subscribed and sworn in open court this 14th day of November A. D. 1865

                                             L. P. Stalcup
                                             County Clerk

State of Illinois
Massac County

I, L. P. Stalcup County Clerk of the aforesaid county and State do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Last Will and Testament 
of Isaac Bacus as probated at a special Term of the probate court on the 
14th day of November A. D. 1865.

                                                       L. P. Stalcup
                                                       County Clerk