Record of Wills - No. 1
Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
Transcribed by: Teresa Young
No. 1067
Page 9 & 10.

Towson County, Choctaw Nation

December 7, A. D. 1904.

The Will Of The Lives

'Ano, yosh a chit anrmpa aiahle anompo houlele kat. Nana amme 'a sha tok a Lyman Baken akash ibback payoka chiho Im missa li kat yakohuee putta. Chucka and yakue micha Iskalle Yohnee cha aboho na na Ittola Aiena Illappak Atoknia illit as a Kania hayokano. Lyman Baken akosh na na Illappat In me yah ibbak pay okat nauch cha che ho. In massali Holke.

Yihme na Witness of asha ho anompa ulhtokowa aiahle mako Ella toh li shke Anompa Anompohaule.

Signed by Sally Holman

Witnesses:

Towson County, Choctaw Nation

December 7, A. D. 1904.

The Will Of The Lives.

I myself say the true, that what I have or that belongs to me will now be his of his own, Lyman Baken, of things as theirs. One house, all or whole of the allotment, all the money and all the furniture within the house. After I am dead and gone these are all belong to Lyman Baken and to do anything with it as he see fit.

I have made will before witness as these things to be true. I have spoken these words myself.

Signed by Sally Holman

Witnesses:

Central District, Indian Territory

I, H. E. Nohio, do solemnly swear that the attached copy of the will of Sally Holman, is a true and correct translation of the will of said Sally Holman, from the Choctaw to the English language as near as the same can be make.

Signed by H. E. Nohio

Subscribe and sworn to before me this the 24th day of January 1905.

Tho. D. Latham, US Commissioner

PROOF OF WILL

United States of America

Indian Territory, Central Judicial Division

Personally appeared before me, Clerk of the United States Court in the Indian Territory and Judicial Division aforesaid J. L. Christie and C. B. Jefferson to me well known, who being duly sworn say: That they are the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Sally Holman, deceased. that said instrument was executed at the time, place and by the person therein named; that said Sally Holman the Testatrix was at the time of signing said instrument upwards of twenty-one years of age and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and that in the presence of both of these affiants he declared it to be her last will and testament and subscribed her name thereto in the presence of both of these affiants; that at the request of said Testatrix said affiants wrote their names to her will in their presence and in the presence of each other; that the subscriptions to the foregoing instrument of writing are genuine and that said instrument which is hereto attached is the identical one that affiants so witnessed and saw the said Sally Holman sign.

Signed by:

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23 day of January 1905.

Tho. D. Latham, US Comr'

CERTIFICATE OF PROBATE OF WILL

To all persons to whom these presents shall come Greeting:

Whereas the last will and testament of Sallie Holman, deceased, has in here for us, been exhibited, proved and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the United States Court, in the Indian Territory for the Central District at Antlers, a copy of which will is hereto annexed; and such will accepted by the Clerk to Probate, and certificate thereon granted.

And it appears that Lyman Bacon has been appointed in and by said Will to execute the same, and is a beneficiary thereunder.

We do hereby authorize him, the said Lyman Bacon to be Executor of said Will, to collect all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits which was the property of the said Sallie Holman, at the time of her death, in whomsoever's hands or possession they may be found and to performs all such duties and acts as may be required of him by law.

Witness my hand and official seal this 24th day of January 1905.

E. J. Fannin, Clerk

Filed for record January 24, 1905.