Last Will and Testament for Patrick Shannon Transcribed by Lyman Morrison , Jan. 22,1994 I Patrick Shannon of DeWitt, Iowa, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make declare and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking any and all former wills by me made. 1st I give devise and bequeath to M. W. Shannon, James McDermott and Looke McDermott or to the survivors or survivor thereof all my property in trust to rent the real estate and collect the rents and income thereof and to pay my wife Julia Shannon for the term of her natural life the one half of said income and out of the remaining one half to pay the taxes, Insurance and reasonable repairs and the costs and expenses of the same including any charges that the Trustees may make or be allowed for their services. 2nd I direct my Trustees herein named to pay any and all my debts not secured by mortgage in which I am in any way obliged to pay. And to pay the remainder on the mortgage indebtedness against the land first paying the Interest thereon in each year. 3rd I hereby authorize and empower my executors or trustees or the survivors or survivor or any others appointed by the court to borrow money and to execute mortgages on any of the real estate I own at my death, to secure the payment thereof. The money thus borrowed to be used only to pay the debt existing against said land at the date of my death. 4th I direct my Trustees or executors or the survivors or survivor to hold said land for the term of Twenty One years after the death of my wife and to rent the same and collect the rents and to divide said rent after all the debts are paid as herein provided including the Taxes, Insurance and necessary repairs, equally among all of my children, namely: Mary McDermott, John E. Shannon, M. N. Shannon, Rose Kinney, T. L. Shannon, J. V. Shannon, Bridget Farrell, Wm. J. Shannon, Julia Skelley and Frances Smith. Except there is to be first to be taken out of the share going to my son John E. Shannon the sum of $500.00 which shall become a part of my estate, and out of the share that is going to Wm. J. Shannon whose note I am on as security for him the amount I or my estate will have to pay on said note and out of the share that is going to T. L. Shannon the sum of $700.00 which he is owing to me which with the amount I or my Estate has to pay for Wm. J. Shannon shall go into and become a part of my estate I do this to make them even with the other children. Except as to my son J. V. Shannon he is not to receive any part of my estate of the income directly but the share that is going to him I devise to M. N. Shannon as Trustee for the said J. V. Shannon and for his family should he have any, said Trustee to use the income for the benefit of said J. V. Shannon or for his family in such a way and manner as in his judgement will best advance his or their interests. If the said J. V. Shannon should live to exceed the 21 years herein mentioned the said Trustee is still to hold said property for his benefit unless in the judgement of said Trustee the said J. V. Shannon can with safety manage and care for his own property whereupon the Trustee may release said property to said J. V. Shannon. 5th On the event of the death of any one of my family before the expiration of the 21 years herein mentioned the income going to the so dying shall go to the child or children of his or her body, if she or he has any, if not his or her share shall revert to my estate and be divided the same as if no such child had lived at the date of my death. 6th At the expiration of said 21 years all of my property real person and mixed is to be divided among my childrens share and share alike and on the event of any one or more of my children dying before the expiration of said 21 years or before my death leaving a child or children of their body surviving their child or children shall inherit their parents share of my property and I direct my Trustees or executors to settle with all parties interested on the 1st of March of each and every year. 7th I direct my Executors or Trustees to procure a lot in a Catholic cemetery for myself and any of my family who desire to be buried in it, and pay for the same. If I have I have not done so before my death. The size of twenty by twenty five feet and put a stone wall around the same three feet high above the ground and at least three feet deep below the ground as soon can be done after my death and when the death is all paid against my estate to erect a monument on the center of the west wall around said lot which will cost about $400.00, besides the foundation and to pay for the same out of the income of the real estate before dividing with the heirs as herein set forth. 8th I nominate and appoint as Trustees and executors of this my will M. N. Shannon, James McDermott and Looke McDermott exempt them from giving any bonds or security whatever as such Trustees and executors. I also appoint M. N. Shannon Trustee to handle and care for my son J. V. Shannon's share herein directed and exempt from giving any bonds or security as such Trustee. I call as witnesses to this my last will and testament my friends B. B. Wolfe, T. L. Connole and R. L. Bourne of DeWitt, Iowa and ask them to act as such witnesses dated at DeWitt , Iowa this 2nd day of December, 1902. Signed -----Patrick Shannon We the undersigned witnesses have subscribed our names to this instrument in the presence of Patrick Shannon and in the presence of one and other and he has signed it in our presence and declared it to be his last will and Testament. Signed--B. B. Wolfe, T. L. Connole, R. L. Bourne.