Wills or Inventories
Located in the Pettis County Missouri Court House



 
**See Below for Further Info, such as LINKS to Wills 
Year Filed Name File # Page # Film #
** 1838 ESTES, John
** 1870 RAY, Nicholas O. 961 146
** 1903 RAY, Mathias 3329 157
1903 RAY, Mathias 3341 160
1916 RAY, William A. 4947 164
1922 RAY, G. H. 5768 329
** 1932 RAY, Joseph Robert 7307 239
1932 RAY, Joseph Robert 7375 253
1937 RAY, Lillie C 7992 41 5
1955 RAY, Ransom 11297 98 7
1961 RAY, Roy 12402 319 7
1961 RAY, George P. Mentally Ill 12406 320 7
** 1875 BURNS, Nannie 2023 310
1901 BURNS, Myrtle CVJ81-219P
1920 BURNS, Mollie 5553 286
1925 BURNS, Michael C. 6160 10
1946 BURNS, William 9373
1969 BURNS, Joseph Franklin,
Jenifer Lee, James Dean, Janet Eleanor
1916 WARDEN, Paul Minor 4858 147
1844 NELSON, James et al Minor 168 27
1844 NELSON, James et al Minor 194 32
1907 NELSON, Sewood G. Minor 3741 240
1910 NELSON, Joseph M. 4126 317
1927 NELSON, Robert H. 6417 61
1947 NELSON, Mary Chloris 9681 104 6
1950 NELSON, Nels. 10152 198 6
1951 NELSON, Cora A. 10388 246 6
1952 NELSON, Norman L. 10580 284 6
1952 NELSON, Edward 10603 289 6
1962 NELSON, Clarence Incomp. 12653 36 8
1964 NELSON, Carrie Leon Allegd. 
Incomp		 13016 157 8
1897 LUEKE, Fredrick 2726 35
1907 LUEKE, Christina 3795 251
1932 LUECK, John 7321 242
1945 LUECK, Alphons J. 9263 296 5
1957 LUECK, Lawrence A. 11534 146 7

**RAY, Nicholas --- Executors of his Estate were his wife Mariah RAY and Woodford RAY
Sale of his Estate is included in this folder but no written Will. William RAY bought a roan pony from the Estate.

**RAY, Mathias died Nov 10 1903--- Last wife Mary B. RAY. Children from first marriage- Nancy SWICK, Thomas B. RAY, George H. RAY, Elizabeth BEAM. Grandchildren - Thomas BEAM, Sarah BEAM. Child of the last marriage - James Lee RAY. Will written October 16 1894. Later a Petition for Refusal of Administration for Insuffeciency of Property was filed listing Mary-widow, James Lee, Goldie, and Erwin.

**RAY, Mathias - Click  HERE for Transcription of Will

**RAY, Joseph Robert - Click  HERE  for Transcription of Will

**ESTES, John - Click  HERE  for Transcription of Will

**BURNS, Nannie --- Written Will mentions her giving Nannie WHIPPLE $200 for sevice as general houskeeper and nurse from Nov 1884-Dec 3 1888. Also mentions sister Martha MARTIN and mentions Sarah HARRISON, William BURNS, James BURNS and Martha GREEN as children of her brother James BURNS. Executor of will N. W. WOOD





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