Last Will and Testament of
			Fenton William Lawler

I, Fenton William Lawler, of Vail, Crawford County, and State of Iowa,
do hereby make and publish this, my last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking and making null and void all other Wills and Testaments by me
heretofore made all the property, real, personal, and mixed, of which
I shall die seized or possessed, or to which I shall be entitled at
the time of my decease I give, devise, and bequeath and dispose of in
the manner, following, to wit;

Paragraph 1 My will is that all my just debts and funeral charges
shall first be paid out of my estate by my executor.

Paragraph 2 I give and devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife Kate
Lawler, and her heirs, my home and homestead, with all its furnishings
and furniture, in Vail, Iowa and described as Lots six and seven (6&7)
Block twenty six (26) Fifth addition Town of Vail, Crawford County,
Iowa. I also give and bequeath to my beloved wife, during her lifetime
only the sum of Eight Hundred ($800.00) Dollars per year which sum
shall be paid to her annually in the amount of $200.00 each, by my
sons George Lawler, William F. Lawler, daughter Gertrude M.
O'Connell, and Joseph P. Lawler my son, and I make the payment of said
sum of Eight Hundred ($800.00) Dollars, a charge and lien upon my real
estate.  I further give and bequeath to my beloved wife the rest,
residue and remainder, of my estate, not hereinafter disposed of.

Paragraph 3 I give, devise, and bequeath, unto my son George Lawler,
and his heirs, the undivided three twentieths (3/20ths) of the real
estate hereinafter described.

Paragraph 4 I give devise and bequeath unto my son William F. Lawler,
and his heirs the undivided three twentieths (3/20ths) of the real
estate hereinafter described.

Paragraph 5 I give, devise, and bequeath, unto my beloved daughter,
Mrs.  Gertrude M. O'Connell and her heirs, the undivided seven
twentieths (7/20ths) of the real estate hereinafter described.

Paragraph 6 I give devise and bequeath unto my son Joseph P. Lawler,
and his heirs the undivided seven twentieths (7/20ths) of the real
estate hereinafter described.

Paragraph 7 The real estate devised, and referred to in the four
preceding paragraphs is my farms and farm land in Jackson and West
Side Townships Crawford County Iowa and ???? particularly described as
follows, to wit; the North East Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section twenty Six
(26): The North Half (N 1/2) of the North West Quarter (NW 1/4) and
about seven (7) acres in the north west part of the South Half (S1/2)
of the North West Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section Twenty five (25) and the
South Half (S1/2) Of the North West Quarter (N W 1/4) of Section Two
(2) Township Eighty Four (84) North, Range Thirty Seven (37) ??? all
West of the 5th P. M. U. S. Survey.

Paragraph 8 Said real estate described in the last preceding paragraph
is devised to my sons and daughter charged with the payment of Eight
Hundred ($800.00) per year to my wife during her lifetime, which
charge is made a lien upon said real estate in favor of my wife, and
the devises herein to my three sons, and to my daughter, and made,
subject to the payment of $200.00 by each of them annually to my wife.

Paragraph 7 I give devise and bequeath, to my son George Lawler, and
his successor, as trustee, the sum of Five Thousand ($5000.00)
Dollars. In trust, for my grandson Joseph L. Downey, to be paid and
delivered to him, when he becomes 212 years old.  This bequeath to
include my Liberty Bonds at par and enough cash to make the sum of
Five Thousand ($5000.00) Dollars.. In the event of the death of my
grandson the said Joseph L. Downey, before he becomes 21 years old,
the trust herein noted shall terminate, and said trust fund shall be
paid to my wife, or if she be not then living, to be distributed in
equal shares to my children, now living, and their heirs, if any of
those now living, be then dead.

Paragraph 10.  I give and bequeath to my brother Patrick J. Lawler, if
he be living, the sum of Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars. This bequest
to be void, if beneficiary not be living.

Paragraph 111 I give and bequeath unto Rev. Father James Murphy, and
his successor, as pastor of St. Ann's Catholic church, Vail, Iowa, the
sum of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars to by him expended for the purpose of
celebrating masses for the happy repose of my soul.

Paragraph 12 All of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate,
real, personal and mixed of whatever kind nature, and character, and
wherever situated and located of which I shall die seized and
possessed of, or to which I shall be entitled, I give, devise, and
bequeath, unto my beloved wife Kate Lawler, and her heirs, and the
bequests and devised herein made to her an in lieu of dower,
distribution share and homestead, and any clause she may have, in or
to or against my estate.

Paragraph 13 I nominate and appoint my son George Lawler to be the
executor of this my Last Will and Testament, without bond.

In Testimony, whereof, I the said Fenton William Lawler, have
subscribe my name this 18th day of April A. D. 1919
		Signed Fenton William Lawler

Signed by the said testator Fenton William Lawler, as and for his Last
Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request, and
his sight, presence, and in the presence of each other, have
subscribed our names as attending witnesses hereto, this 18th day of
April A. D. 1919.

Signed 		John Hickby
		Maurice O'Connor
		M. J. O'Connell

The final report was issued on the 25th day of October, A. D. 1920.
Signed by Mrs. Kate Lawler Will F. Lawler, Joe P. Lawler Gertrude M.
O'Connell Jos. Leo Downey, (by Leo Downey) Geo Lawler trustee for
Joseph Leo Downey.

Photocopied from original documents on June 21, 1995 at Denison, Iowa
Retyped by Lyman Morrison, 1995
Comment; He must have been near death from the looks of signature. Lyman
Morrison