Pleas at the Court House in Ironton, in the County of Lawrence and State
of Ohio, of the Lawrence County Probate Court at a Session thereof, held
at the Place aforesaid on the 17th day of April AD 1869, Before, C.B.
Egerton sole Judge of Said Court.

The State of Ohio Lawrence County, Be it remembered that on the
Seventeenth day of April AD 1869 there was produced in open court for
Probate an instrument of writing purporing to be the last will and testament
of Joseph Pancake late of Said County deceased, which will reads in the
words and figures following to wit

  "In the name of the Benevolent Father of all, I Joseph Pancake of Lawrence
County Ohio, do make and publish this my last will and testament - Item 1st
I give and devise to my beloved wife the farm on which we now reside situate
in Lawrence County Ohio containing about 172 acres during her natural life
and all the stock house hold goods and furniture provisions and other goods
and chattles which may be thereon at the time of my decease during her
natural life as aforesaid.  She however selling so much there of as may be
sufficient to pay my just debts.  At the death of my said wife the Real
estate aforesaid I give and devise to my heirs provided that they shall pay
General and Joseph my Sons the sum of $100 each provided that they shall
stay and take care of the things and family til they become 21 years of age.
I do hereby nominate and appoint my beloved wife Guardian of my children
General Pancake, Ellen P. Pancake, Joseph Pancake, Martha Pancake, Eliza
Pancake, Elizabeth Pancake until they arrive at the proper age or
intermarry.  I desire that no appraisement and no sale of my personal
property be maid and that the Court of Probate direct the omission of the
same in pursuance of the Statute.  I do hereby revoke all former wills my me
made in testimony hereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal this 17th day
of February in the year AD 1868
                                            his
                                     Joseph  X  Pancake    (seal)
                                            mark

Signed and acknowledged by said Joseph Pancake as his last will and
testament in our presence and signed by us in his presence
                                       Daniel W. Hall
                                       Clark Corn


The State of Ohio Lawrence County SS=Probate Court
Personally appeared in open Court Daniel W. Hall and Clark Corn the
Subscribing to the last will and testament of Joseph Pancake deceased who
being duly sworn according to law to speak the truth the whole truth and
nothing but the truth in relation to the Execution of said Will, depose and
say that the paper before them purporting to be the last will and testament
of Joseph Pancake now deceased is the will of said deceased, and the words
"and appoint my beloved wife Guardian" were interlined before the execution
thereof, that they were present at the execution of said will, at the
request of the testator subscribed their names to the same as witnesses in
his presence and that they saw the said Joseph Pancake deceased sign and
seal said will and heard him acknowledge the same to his last will and
testament, that the said Joseph Pancake at the time of [unreadable] said
will was of legal age and of sound and disposing mind and memory and under
no undue or unlawful restraint whatsoever.
                                                     Daniel W. Hall
                                                     Clark Corn
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this        )
17th day of April AD 1869 CB Egerton Probate Judge)


Lawrence County Probate Court Saturday April the 17th 1869
In the matter of the last Will and Testament)
of                                          )  Probate of Will
Joseph Pancake deceased                     )

         This day was produced in Court an instrument of writing purporting
to be the last will and testament of Joseph Pancake late of Lawrence County
deceased, and thereupon came Daniel W. Hall and Clark Corn the subscribing
witnesses therto and testified to the due execution thereof as the last
will and testament of said Joseph Pancake deceased, and it appearing to the
Court from said testimony that at the time of the execution of said will
the said Joseph Pancake was of full age of sound mind and memory and not
under any undue or unlawful restraint, it is ordered that said will together
with the testimony aforesaid and the order be recorded.

Added March 14, 1999