In the name of God Amen.

I Augustus Doerr of the County of Perry and State of Missouri being of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament as follows:

• 1st I request that all my just debts & funeral expenses be paid.
  
  
• 2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary E. Doerr all my property real, personal and mixed, to have and to hold for and during her natural life. And I empower my wife if she deem best to do so, to dispose of any part of the property bequeathed to her.
  
  
• 3rd It is my will and desire that upon the death of my wife, should she survive me, or upon my death should I survive her, that my estate real, personal and mixed, remaining undisposed of shall be distributed as follows:
  
  
  • 1a. I will and bequeath to Sarah Ann Hoffman the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, which I direct shall be held, by my Executors hereinafter named, in trust and for her use and benefit, provided she survive me and my wife, and I direct that my Executors pay her from time to time out of said Sum and the income therefrom, such amounts as her necessities may require. Upon her death, should any part of the sum bequeathed to her remain undisposed of, or should she not survive me and my wife, it is my will and desire that the same be paid to my legatees hereinafter named in equal portions.
    
    
  • 2b. I will and bequeath the remainder of my Estate to my stepson, Thomas L. Phillips, and my sons Andrew E. Doerr and Edgar L. Doerr and my daughter Lillian A. Vessels wife of Dr. F. M. Vessels and Clara J. Delassus wife of Felix E. Delassus in equal parts to share and share alike.
    
    
• 4th I appoint my son Andrew E. Doerr and my stepson Thomas L. Phillips Executors of this my last Will and Testament and authorize and empower them to act without giving Bond and request that they be not required to give Bond . In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 19th day of June 1905.

Augustus Doerr

The foregoing instrument was at the date thereof signed and declared by the said Augustus Doerr to be his last will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at his request, and in his presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.

Chalmer F. Lucky
Bernard Huber

State of Missouri
County of Perry

In the vacation of the Probate Court. --

Be it remembered, that on this 27th day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Five before me Chas. A. Weber, Judge of the Probate Court, held in and for the County of Perry and State of Missouri, personally appeared Chalmer F. Luckey and Bernard Huber, who being duly sworn upon their oaths depose and say that they were present and saw Augustus Doerr sign the foregoing instrument of date June 19th 1905 purporting to be the last Will and Testament of him the said Augustus Doerr and heard him publish and declare the same to be his last Will and Testament and that at the time of signing the same, the said Augustus Doerr was of sound and disposing mind, and the these deponents subscribed their names thereto as witnesses to the same in the presence of the testator, and of each other, and at the request of the said Testator.

They further state that the aforesaid testator Augustus Doerr departed this life at Perryville in the County and State aforesaid on the 10th day of November 1905.

Bernard Huber
Chalmer F. Luckey

Sworn and subscribed before me Judge of the Probate Court of Perry Co. Mo. the day and year aforesaid.

Chas. A. Weber, Judge of Probate

State of Missouri
County of Perry

In the vacation of the Probate Court of Perry County, Mo. --

I Chas. A. Weber, Judge of the Probate Court with in and for Perry County, Missouri, having examined the foregoing instrument purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Augustus Doerr deceased, and signed by said Augustus Doerr died, late of Perry County, Missouri and having heard the testimony of Chalmer F. Luckey and Bernard Huber subscribing witnesses thereto, in relation to the execution of the same, do declare and adjudge said instrument to be the last Will and Testament of said Augustus Doerr deceased and the same is therefor admitted to Probate.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office this 27th day of December 1905.

Chas. A. Weber, Judge

Recorded December 27th 1905
Attest: Chas. A. Weber, Judge

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