The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-11
LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM R.
OFFUTT AND NEIL c.. FRALEY
ORDER OF PUBLICATION


singer, Deceased, ct al VS.. Sophie
Campbell, ct al.
No. BATE Equity. In the Circuit Court
for Garrett County, Maryland.
The object of this bill is to have the
Court construe the meaning of the
Last VIII and Testament of Martin
Filsinger, Deceased.
The bill states:
FIRST:-That Martin Filsinger,
late of Garrett County, Maryland, de-
ceased, died on the 18th day of May,
1919, leaving Last Will and Testa-
ment duly executed to pass real es-
tate.
SECOND:-That on the same day
of the execution of the Last Will and
Testament by the said Martin Fill
singer, his wife, Catharine Filsinger,
executed a Last viii and Testament
and the said Catharine Filsinger died
on the LIST day of January, 1928.
THIRD:-Both of said wills above
referred to were duly admitted to pro-
bate by the Orphans Court for Gar
rett County, Maryland, and your or
ator, Philip Filsinger, qualified as Elk.
ecutor in said Court and filed an ac-
counting as such Executor with the
said Court.
FOURTH:-Thata at the time of the
death of the said Martin Filsinger he
was seized and possessed of tract of
land containing approximately 76
acres, being the residue of the tract
of land acquired by the said Martin
Filsinger from Henry G. Davis and
Kate A. Davis, his wife, by deed dated
October II, 1901, and recorded in Liber
e. 2. T., No. 40, folio 256, one of the
Land Records of Garrett County,
Maryland.
FIFTH That the said Martin Fill
singer departed this life on the 10Th
day of May, 1919, testate, leaving sur
yiving him as his heirs at law and next
of kin Philip Filsinger, a son, who
married Mary J. Filsinger; Herman
Filsinger a son, who departed this life
intestate, leaving surviving him as his
heirs at law and next of kin the fol-
lowing named children: Sophie Camp
bell, married to Owen Campbell; Cora
Tippen, married to James Tippen;
Emma Jennings, married to Fred Jen-
nings; Conrad Filsinger, single;
George Filsinger, married to Stella
Filsinger; Albert Filsinger, single;
Herman Filsinger, married to Gladys
Filsinger; William Filsinger, married
70 Winona Filsinger; Pearl Condry,
married to Joseph Condry; Nellie
Weisenborne, married to Joseph Weis-
enborne, and Esther Filsinger, an in
FAINT under the age of twenty-ond
years; Adolph Filsinger, son, who
departed this life interstate, leaving
surviving him as his heirs at law and
next of kin, his widow, Elizabeth Fill
singer, and the following named chill
dren: Carl Filsinger, married to Cath
crime Filsinger; Gilbert Filsinger,
married to Helen Filsinger; Harry
Filsinger, single; Adolph Filsinger,
married to Alice Filsinger; Mary
0remusz, married to John Oremusz;
Elizabeth Maseheim, married to Al
fred Maseheim; Pauline Maus, mar
ried to John Maus, and Emma Weis-
enborne, married to Elmer Weisen-
borne; Ida Linenbogger, a daughter,
who departed this life intestate, leav-
ing surviving her as her heirs at law
and next of kin the following named
children: Irene Shepard, married to
James Shepard; Emma Green, mar
ried to Emmett Green; Marie Linen
bogger, single; Adolph Linenbogger,
married to - Linenbogger; Will
liam Linenbogger, married to Eva
Linenbogger; Arthur Linenbogger,
married to Mary Linenbogger; Owen
Linenbogger, single; Herman Linen
bogger Wilson, married to --- LIN
anbogger Wilson; Emma Brant, a
daughter, who departed this life leav-
ing surviving her her husband, Gilbert
Brant, and the following named chill
dren: Verona Decker, Pauline Bloom,
Elwood Brant, married to -
Brant; Clayton Brant, married to
- Brant; Gilbert Brant, married to
- Brant; Lily Wise; Otto Filsinger, a
son, who departed this life leaving
surviving him as his heirs at law and
next of kin, his widow, Pearl Fill
singer, now married to William burst,
and the following named children:
Paul O. Filsinger, married to -
FiEsinger; Catherine Filsinger, sin
gle; Marie Wicklow, married to Clark
Wicklow, and Edward Filsinger, sin
gle; Mary Mills, daughter, and Til
lie LOgSuOH, daughter.
SIXTH That your orator, Philip
Filsinger, having been advised that
under proper construction of the Last
Will and Testament of his said father,
Martin Filsinger, he acquired title to
the real estate above referred to and
on February 26, 1927, he and his wife,
Mary J. Filsinger, executed mort
gage in the sum of $4500.00 to the
Garrett National Bank of Oakland,
Maryland, a corporation.
SEVENTH: That the said Garrett
National Bank of Oakland, Maryland,
a corporation, is now in receivership
and the said John H. Hoffman is Re-
ceiver for the said corporation.
EIGHTH:-That it is commended by
the said Philip Filsinger that accord
ing to the true construction Of the
Will of the said Martin Filsinger that
it was plainly his intention and desire
that all of his estate, both real and
personal, should go to him after the
payment of certain specific requests
as set out in the said Will, and that it
was plainly the intention of Martin
Filsinger and Catharine Filsinger, his
wife, the father and mother of your
orator, Philip Filsinger, that any es-
tate owned by them at the time Of
their death, should go to the said
Philip Filsinger, absolutely.
NINTH:-That your orator, Philip
Filsinger, acquired title to the real