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                           EXTRACTS OF
              Wills Probated in Mason County Michigan
                              1886

Probate of Wills, 1885-1895, Lib. A.
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Pages 41 - 45

WALTER TIMMERMAN
date of death:   31 December 1886  
date of will:    13 November 1886 
date of probate: 18 February 1887
spouse:          None
petitioner:      Isaac Ives

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     Last Will and Testament of WALTER TIMMERMAN, deceased
     
     Memorandum of agreement
     Entered into between WALTER TIMMERMAN of the Township of
     Custer, County of Mason, and State of Michigan
     and ISAAC IVES of the Township, County and State afore-
     said. Witnesseth, that the party of the first part, agrees
     to lease or rent for a period of two years, from and after
     the date of this instrument, the following described
     parcel of Land, known and described as the N. E. 1/4 of
     N. W. 1/4, Section 18, 18-16., containing 40 acres, to the
     party of the second part for and upon the following
     considerations, - The party of the Second part to clear
     and fence ten acres of the above described property, within
     the time specified above.
       And it is further provided that upon the death of the party
     of the first part (if it Should occur within the time above
     noted,) the party of the Second part on virtue of the agree-
     ment is to become the owner of the above mentioned property,
     that is to Say the N. E. 1/4 of the N. W. 1/4, Sec. 18, 18-16.
       The party of the first part reserves 10 acres of timber on
     the South E. corner of the above named property.
       In witness whereof we have hereunto Set their hands and 
     Seals this thirteenth day of Nov. 1886.
     
                                          his
                                   Walter  x  Timmerman
                                          mark
                                       Isaac Ives
   
   John A. Bryant}
   C. E. Bailey  }
   
                 Sworn statement made by one of the witnesses con-
                 cerning Said Will.
                 
   State of Michigan}
   County of Mason  } ss
                 
                 When I drew up the memoranda of agreement between
                 WALTER TIMMERMAN and ISAAC IVES relative to the
                 N. E. 1/4, of the N. W. 1/4 Sec. 18, 18-16, Mr.
                 TIMMERMAN requested the introduction of a clause
                 providing that the Property in case of his death
                 Should become the property of Mr. IVES. I there-
                 upon remarked that Such a clause would be in
                 effect a will, to which he replied "Yes".
                 John A. Bryant
                 
   Subscribed and sworn to before me, }
   this 18th day of February 1887     }
                 B. J. Goodsell,
                  Judge of Probate
                
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