"A History of My People and Yours", Claud Nelson McMillan (5.1888), 1956

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THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HIRAM LAKE

The same being a correct copy of his will as written and signed by him and
is copied from the original will in the hand writing of Hiram Lake.

"Know all men by these presents, that I Hiram Lake of the Town of Owen
County of Winnebago and State of Illinois do make and ordain this my last
will and Testament in manner and form as follows to wit

That I give and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth Lake all of my household
goods and furniture, beds and bedding to have, and use as long as she shall
live. When she has done with them they are to be divided between Rachel
A. Hulett and her children equally and Sarah A. Gleaseman and her children,
equally, and it is my desire that Rachel and Sarah divide them without
interference of executor, and if my wife Elizabeth Lake should die before
I do, it is my desire that the household furniture should run in the same
channel as above directed when I have done with it.

"Second I do give and bequeath to Albert Hulett all my real and personal
estate of every description including corn in the fields, grain in the stack
and corn in the crib to have and to hold for Marston Hulett, until he arrives
at the age of twenty one in case he takes hold and helps to labor on said
property and lives until twenty one years of age, then said property is to
go to said Marston A. Hulett, and if he fails in these obligations then to
go to John Mortimor Hulett, if he fails in the above described obligation
for Marston W. Hulett, and to go to him at twenty one years of age, but if he
should die or fail to fill the above obligations before he is twenty one years
of age then the property to go to Albert Hulett for his own use and forever.

"It is my wish that Albert Hulett deed the west half of the north east forty
of the northwest fourth of Section twelve Town forty five. Range one east
to the one west. West thro the rest of the property fall to

I do make and appoint Albert Hulett sole Executor of this my last will and
Testament and it is my desire if can be that the Probate Court require no
bonds and Security for under the circumstances I think it will be unnecessary.

Fourth. It is my desire and is hereby made a condition of this will, if
this property falls to Marston W. Hulett or John Mortimore Hulett or Albert
Hulett as above described that they take care of my wife Elizabeth as long
as she lives.

Witness name and Seal at Owen this twelfth day of October in the year of
Our Lord, one Thousand Eight hundred and Seventy two.

(Signed) Hiram Lake Testator (Seal)

Witness D. V. Waite, James Franklin Burley.

This will filed Oct. 19, 1872. Proved Oct. 21, 1892.

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