The Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio
21 January, 1949

CHURCH GIVEN
$1000 BEQUEST
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Will Of Carrie Gilliland
Admitted to Probate

    JACKSON,  Jan 21. --  A fund of $1000 is provided for the Methodist Church of Jackson under the terms of the will of Miss Carrie B. Gilliland of Jackson. The will has been admitted to probate by Judge M. D. Slavens.
    The will provides for the establshment of a Carrie B. Gilliland fund in trust, the income to be used for the use and support of the church.
    Also admitted to probate on the same day was the will of Miss Gilliland’s sister, Mrs. Ida G. Newvahner of Jackson. Both wills were executed July 10, 1935.
    Mrs. Newvahner’s will leaves $15,000 and real estate to her sister, and the residue to her husband, John H. Newvahner, Jackson banker. He will receive the residue of the Gilliland estate also.
     Mr. Newvahner has been appointed to serve without bond as executor of both estates. Mrs. Newvahner died Sept. 12, 1943, and her sister on Dec. 3.
    Both estates will be appraised by James W. Morgan, Damon Grow and Henry Brookins. Mrs. Newvahner’s estate is estimated to consist of $2,000 in personal property and $4,000 in real estate and the Gilliland estate is estimated to consist of $3,250 personal property and $8,000 in realty.

-- transcription by Kate Maynard, 2011