The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-15
MAJOR WILL IS
FILED IN COURT
FOR PROBATION
ia Joint VIII Executed by Mr.. and
Mrs. Major, Each Naming
Other 40 Beneficiary;
No Bond 10 Asked

jamie u. Major, wife of the late
L. ID. Major, cattleman and oil MIL
owner, whose death occurred several
weeks ago at Ryan. Is sole beneti'
clary OF the Major estate, ac'
cording TO a petition for probation
of will filed in the county court oil
Grady county. Hearing on the petit
tIon ia set for Tuesday. January lS,
at 10:O0 o'clock.
A copy OF the will is attached to
the petition filed by the widow.
The general character and proba-
bic value of the estate is given IN
the petition as follows: real and per-
sonal property of the probable value
of s2,OOO,0OO with an estimated in.
debtedness, contingent and other
wise, OF $15O,OOO
The will, made in Jefferson county
is a conjoint mutual one made by
both Mr.. and Mrs. Major, 1t slys In
part:
Name Each Other.
ain recognition of. the fact that
all we now have and all we expect
to accumulate represents the fruits
of our joint endeavors. and each re-
posing implicit faith and confidence
In the other, we each do hereby
nominate and appoint the other in
dependent executor or executrix oil
this, our last will: that is to say
the said l.. d. Major appoints the
said jamie B Major Independent exc
cutrix, without bond, Of his will
should he die first, and the sale
jamie B Major appoints the sale
L D Major independent executor
without bond or her will should sh'
die first
We each direct that after sucl
debts as are properly payable shal
have ben paid that all our propert.
/ of whatever and all kinds whethe
real personal, or mixed, shall pas
absolutely to the other; that is Z
say, that 7, the said L. d. Major Civ
and bequeath all my property 0
whatever kind to my wife, jamie L
Major, and |, the said jamie B. Major
give and bequeath all my propert,
of whatever kind, to my husband, l
D. Major.
Don't Disnherit Children.
I'VE have six living children bori
of our marriage, and the fact tina
they are not bequeathed anything
herein in person is not to be takel
as an effort on our part to disin
herit them, for we each believe tha
in case Of the death of either of us
said children will receive create
benefits under the bequeaths hereil
made than they would if we were t.
make special bequeaths to them AM
this memorandum is made for tn
purpose of showing the intention Q
each of us to bequeath the entir
property Of each of the other in tn
belief that the survivor will adequate
ly provide for our children.
We each desire that the cou1
having jurisdiction shall admit thi
will to probate upon the death {
the first one Of us, and that sal
court exercise no further jurisdictio
than to admit the will to probat
: and receive and file an inventory {
]. our estate, after which we desir
that said court exercise no furthe
jurisdiction to the end that til
spirit and intent of this will may
; carried out by the executor or ex
cutrix without let or hindrance."
t Children named in the petite
l. filed by Mrs. Major are: Don Majo
r age "a; Howard Major, age 49, Lee
+ Major, age 90; Mary Major, age |,
|. Louise Major. age To- Raehel Majo
r age II; jamie B. Major, age 5.
II Mr.. Major owned one of the lar
t. est ranches in this section of Il
state. He also owned controlling |