Will Book C, Pages 495-496

Last Will and Testament of Judith Clark O’Connor 

Will 

I, Judith Clarke O’Connor, at this time a resident of Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, and being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made: 

            I desire that all of my property consisting of real estate, personal property or mixed property shall be converted into cash and divided as follows: 

Item 1. I desire that all of my just debts be paid. 

Item 2. I give and bequeath unto Reverend Sylvester Eisenman, or his successor at St. Paul, South Dakota, one sixth of my estate for the benefit of the Indian Missions of the Roman Catholic Church. 

Item 3. I give and bequeath unto the Society of the Propagation of the Faith with central office in New York being a society for the promotion of the Roman Catholic faith the one sixth part of my estate. 

Item 4. I give and bequeath unto the Right Reverend Joseph Chartrand, Bishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, dioceses, or to his successor, one sixth of my estate to be used, for the education of some student for the priesthood of the Indianapolis Dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church. 

Item 5. I give and bequeath unto the pastor and assistant pastor of St. John’s Roman Catholic Church at Loogootee, Indiana, to the pastor of St. Martin’s Roman Catholic Church and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Martin County, Indiana, and to the pastor of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Daviess County, Indiana, to be divided equally between them, one twelfth part of my estate, to be used for masses for the repose of the souls of my deceased uncle Francis McNally and his family and immediate relatives. 

Item 6. I give and bequeath unto the same pastors as named in the preceding item number 5 the same amount named therein to be used for masses for the repose of my soul and souls of my immediate relatives. 

Item 7. I give and bequeath unto Reverend Joseph F. Gerdon or to his successor as pastor of St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Loogootee, Indiana, one sixth of my estate to be used for the benefit of the school of such parish. 

Item 8. I give and bequeath unto Catherine Mackall, my beloved sister, of Daviess County, Indiana the sum of Five Hundred dollars. 

Item 9. I desire that a monument costing not more than One Hundred dollars shall be placed in St. Peter’s cemetery of Montgomery, Indiana for the memory of my deceased brother John Clarke.

 Item 10. I desire that a monument costing not more than one hundred dollars shall be placed over my grave.

 Item 11. I desire that all the residue of my estate, if any, be divided between the Roman Catholic orphan asylums of the Indianapolis, Indiana, dioceses, they to share equally in same.

 Item 12. I constitute and appoint James L. McGovern of Loogootee, Indiana, executor of this will.

             Witness my hand and seal this the 19th day of October, 1923.

                                                            Judith Clark O’Connor

             The foregoing instrument, signed, sealed and acknowledged by said Judith Clarke O’Connor, as and for her last will and testament in our presence, who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto this the 19 day of October, 1923.

                                                             Mrs. Nellie Madden,
                                                            James L. McGovern.

 
PROOF OF PROBATE OF WILL.
STATE OF INDIANA,
MARTIN COUNTY, SS.

             Before me, Elmer Harding, Clerk of the Martin Circuit Court, personally came James L. McGovern, one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of Judith Clark O’Connor, late of Martin County, Indiana, deceased, and being duly sworn on oath says that he was present at the execution of said last will, that the same was duly executed, that at the time of the execution thereof, said testatrix was of full age to devise her property, of sound mind and memory and not under any coercion or restraint, that said testatrix requested this affiant and Mrs. Nellie  Madden, to sign said will as witnesses thereto, which they accordingly did in the presence of said testatrix, and in the presence of each other as subscribing witnesses thereto.

                                                                        James L. McGovern.

 Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 21st day of March, 1924.
                                                                        Elmer Harding, Clerk.