Ellen Connor Sullivan Will, 1916

Ellen Connor Sullivan had a will drawn up on April 5, 1916.  The year after her husband, Philip J. died.  The will reads:


IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN

I, ELLEN SULLIVAN, of the City of Evanston, in the County of cook and State of Illinois, being of sound mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament:
FIRST: I order an direct that my Executor herinafter named pay all my just debts and funeral expernses as soon after my dcease as conveniently may be.
SECOND: After the payment of such funeral expernses and debts, I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved children, MARY HOY, ANNIE GAHAGAN, JAMES P. SULLIVAN, FRANK J. SULLIVAN, PETER I. SULLIVAN, ALENXANDER A. SULLIVAN, CHARLES P. SULLIVAN, and PHILIP M. SULLIVAN, all my property, real, personal or mixed, of whatesover kind an description, and wheresoever situated, of which I may die seized and possessed of, share and share alike.
LASTLY, I make, constitued and appoint THOMAS H. HOY to be Executor of this, my last Will and Testament, and I further direct that he may or shall not be required to give any bond or security for the porper discharge of his duty, herby revoking all former Wills by me made.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have herunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal, the 5th day of April in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and sixteen (1916).
Signed by Ellen Sullivan
This instrument was on the day of the date thereof singed, published an declared by the said Testatrix, ELLEN SULLIVAN, to be her Last Will and Testament, in the poresence of us who at her request have subscribed our names thereto as witnesses, in her presence, and in the presence of each other.
Signed:
Charles J. Connor 1220 Maple Ave
Wm T. Connor 1220 Maple Ave.
Mary L. Connor 1220 Maple Ave
(All three signers are the children of James C. Connor and Hannah Doyle, i.e., her nephews and niece)