William Maxwell
John Maxwell
Jane Maxwell
(1842-1899)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. David Harpster

Jane Maxwell

  • Born: 1842
  • Marriage (1): David Harpster on 29 Nov 1877 in Xenia, OH
  • Died: 9 Apr 1899 at age 57
  • Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA
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bullet  General Notes:

Rootsweb research of Pat Palmer
Wyandot County Republican newspaper clipping -
6 April 1899 - Mrs. David Harpster age 57 years dead. Following surgery for cancer of the bowel. She was survived by a brother and three sisters

The will of Mrs. David Harpster
late of Harpster, was opened and read
In the probate court ot Wyandot county,
Tuesday morning. The documeo:
disposes of an estate that will amount
to probably 1150,000.
One of the largest bequests made
to Pauline Morgan thaler and Lena
Morgan thaler, who are given all the
household goods of every description
in and about the Harpster home-. To
the same persons, their heirs and assigns,
are made the following bequests-
"I also give to them and t<
their heirs and assigns forever six am
three-fourth acres of land, more 01
less, being the same premises devisee
to me by my late husband. David
Harpster. by item + of the second codicil
of his will,-said codicil being dated
the 26th day of March. 1896. I also
five to the said Pauline Morgan thaler
the sum of 110,000, and to the said
Lena Morgan thaler the sum of $10,-
000"
Other items of the will read as follows:
Item 3.— I give and bequeath to my
sister, Sarah M. Beatb, the sum of $10,-
000.
Item 4.— I give to each of the followng
persons the sum of $5.000, namely:
Sarah A. Sears, Ivy Harpster Bones
Ivy Sears Fowler, Francis Sears Lewis
and Laura J Sears.
Item 5 — r also give to my brother
George Maxwilt, $5,000, and to each ol
my sisters, Mrs, Mary Manor, Mrs.
liza Lamb and Ann Maxwell, the
sum of $5,000
Item 6— 1 give to my friend, Edith
Straw Carev, the sum of $1,000,
Item 7 — f give to my friend. Jane M.
jewls, the sum of $1.000.
Item 8 — 1 Rive to John T. Lewis the
:um of $1,000
Item 9— 1 Rive and bequeath to my
riend. Mrs M E T Wlant, the sum
if $500
Item 10— I give and bequeath to
William Ritterauer the sum of $500.
Item 11.— I Rive and bequeath (o Horace
H. Sears the sum of $5,000. to be
eld in trust by his father, Cyrus
Sears, aeid trust fund to be Invested by
taid trustee for the une of said
Hormc Stars during his natural life,
nd at liis death to KO to his heirs, and
ie to them distributed.
Item 12 — I give and bequeath to the
lenison university at Oranville, Ohio,
he sum of $5,000.
Item 13 — I hereby constitute and
ppoint John L l-*wis a trustee to
old mid invest for the use of tbo Bapist
church at Harps ten, Ohio, tho Him
f $5.000, said fund to be invested by
aid trustee, and the net proceeds or
ncame. from said investment to he
yearly to the trustees of. said
hurrh for the support of the reRulary
employed minister of surh church
so In OR as (he same shall remain a
egulJU'ly organized religion 3 body,
ud la case said building be destroyed
>r from any other cause said nrganfntlon
shall cea^e to exist us a church,
ben said trust fund herein created
hall be paid lo the tffcat reprcscnUjvt><!
of the Ohio Baptist ronfrrejfaiton,
Thf nieces of Mrs. Harpster. Mrs.
ifollio Maxwell ntid Mrs. Hathe Mason,
nil her nephew. Alfred Maxwell, share
ind share alike. 490 acres of land in
'Immpaifin county, Illinois. To the
ivins children of her brothers and slscrs.
except those mentioned alx>ve,
Ar^ Harpster bequeaths $1,000 each.
The will is dated March 17. 1899. A
odictl is attached, which is dated
April 6. 1899, the day upon which Mrs.
•farpner died. Item 5 of the codicil
pads' "This codicil is intended to
hange only the share of my niece,
tlrs. Hattie Mason, and my nephew,
If red Maxwell, mentioned in item
ourteen of my said will from owners
n fee to life estates to leave in trust
share that my nephew, William R.
may receive under my aald
will, and to more definitely define the
ime for which the trust fund men-
;oned In item thirteen of my last will
hall be named for the benefit of the
Bptfflt church of Harpster."
John L. Lewis is named as executor
f the will, and it is directed that he
hall not be required to give- bond to
\\ceed $20,000.


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Jane married David Harpster, son of George Harpster and Catherine Thomas, on 29 Nov 1877 in Xenia, OH. (David Harpster was born on 29 Dec 1816 in Mifflin County, PA, died on 29 Oct 1898 in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA.)




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