THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
JOHN BAKER

Know all men by these present that I JOHN BAKER of the County of Dade and the State of Missouri. Being of sound and memory and knowing that life is short and death is serton, I do make this my Last Will and Testament.

First my will is that all my just debts and nesary funeral expenceses shall by my executor hereinafter shall be paid out of my estate as soon after my decise as shall by him found convenient. I give devise and bequeath to MARTHA BAKER, my beloved wife, one choise cow and all of my household and kitchin furnutor and six hundred dollars in cash to be low and managed by my executor to the best advantage for her benefit during her life.

The remainder to be sole by my executor and devided eaqueal between the following named heirs. Begainge with my son ZACKRIAH BAKER & my daughters ABIGALE IRBY & MARGRET WITHEROW & LOUISA BOZE, MARY CRAGG & ICY LITERAL & HARIT SMITH & MANERVY DILDAY and my sons PORTER BAKER & JAMES and THOMAS and ANDREW BAKER and MISSOURI A POINDEXTER, my daughter.

After the death of my beloved wife it is my wish and will that all of the household and kitchin furniture be eaqueally divided between the girls above named. And the money left by me for the support MARTHA BAKER my wife, if there should be any left at her decest then it shall be eaqually devided between the above named heirs thirteen in all.

It is my will for my executor to sell and deed my real estate when at some time in the futear when it will sell for the best price that can be obtained and the deed maid by him shall bee as binding against my heirs as if tho I wase living and sign it myself.

And lastely I do nominat & apponit my son ZACKRIAH BAKER to be my executor of this my Last will and testament.

In testimony whereof I the said JOHN BAKER have to this my Last will and testament I have subscribed my nam and affixed my seal this 20th day of November 1885.

John (X) Baker (seal)

Signed sealed declared by the said John Baker as and for his last will and testament in the presenes of us who at his request and in his presences and in the precences of each other have subscribed our names as witness thereto.

William T. Hastings (seal)
George Wilson (seal)