Vandenbark Family Papers,
News Items, Etc.
Last Will and Testament of
Mary Lucretia Vandenbark Knight
I, Mary L. Knight of the County of Muskingum and State of Ohio, being of sound mind and memory do make this my last Will and
Testament.
Item 1. I will that a monument be erected at my grave and that all of my legal debts be paid
including my funeral expenses, and that the residue of my money shall be paid to my legal heirs (of blood kin) share and share
alike.
Item 2. I bequeath to my brother Jacob Vandenbark one bed and bedstead. To Owen Vandenbark one
bed and bedstead. To Gershom Vandenbark one washstand and pitcher and one silver spoon (G.V.). To Susan Adams one (rose) quilt and
one half dozen silver knives and forks. To Hamlin Frazier one coverlid. To Kate Frazier one picture (B.S.). To Ray Frazier one
book (Our Father's House). To Elizabeth Welsh one gold watch and chain. To Ida Montgomery one half dozen tablespoons and one
large trunk. To Henry Montgomery one coverlid. To Mrs. M. E. Stitt one cloth cloak and one silk dress (green stripe). To Mrs.
Alta B. Stitt one family Bible. To the children of Rosa Brow{n} deceased (to the girl) one counterpains [?] (to the boy) one blanket.
To Flora McKnight one half dozen teaspoons. To Emma Siler one half dozen teaspoons. To
Mattie Stone one quilt (blue and white). To Carrie Richey one half dozen knives and forks. To Ellen Smart one blanket. To Blanch
Howell one counterpains. To Ollie Smith one sewing machine. To Jacob Vandenbark (Jr.) one coverlid. To Thomas Vandenbark one c
omfort. To Charles W. Frazier one coverlid (blue and white). To Mrs. Bessie Stitt half dozen teaspoons (initial) one quilt and
mother's picture. To Mrs. Cora Perry one dozen desert dishes and one half dozen china plates. To Jennie Thrap two dollars in cash. To
Mrs. Mabel Butler one blanket. To Gorgie Vandenbark one glass dish. To Allie Vandenbark one tablecloth. To Mrs. Emma Woodard one
blanket. To David L. Vandenbark five dollars. To John Vandenbark Jr. five dollars. To Wellington Vandenbark five dollars.
Item 3. I give and bequeath the residue of my clothing to my four (4) nieces, viz. Bessie Stitt,
Kate Frazier, Ida Montgomery and Lizzie Welsh.
Item 4. It is my will and desire that my husband (Reuben Knight) shall hold and have use
of during his natural life the farm that we now reside on, and it is my will that there shall be no timber cut on the said farm
except to keep up the necessary repairs of said farm during the occupancy of my said husband.
Item 5. I also will to my said husband Reuben Knight the residue of my household goods not
otherwise disposed of in this will.
Item 6. I will and direct that at the demise of my said husband that the said farm shall
be sold and the proceeds divided among my heirs (of blood kin) share and share alike.
Item 7. I nominate and desire that Mr. T.D. Adams of Dresden, Ohio shall act as executor
of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I hereunto placed my hand and seal this 25th day of
September A.D. 1902. Mary L. Knight. [Seal]
Signed, sealed, published and declared to us by the testator Mary L. Knight as and for her last will
and testament, in the presence of us, who at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names
hereunto as witnesses thereof.
S. Harvey Stitt
H. J. Butler Jr.
News Story: Fire Destroys Hardware Store
Owned by Owen Dorsey Vandenbark
According to an article appearing in the Hamilton Daily Democrat on Thursday, 18 January, 1894,
a fire broke out the night before in Dresden (population 1,500), a town about 10 miles north of Zanesville, in
Muskingum County, Ohio. The fire began in the Hardware Store of O.D. Vandenbark and destroyed several other buildings.
Adjoining communities were telegraphed for aid. The loss, which was partly insured, totalled $10,000 and fell mainly on
Vandenbark and L.S. Cassidy.
View the Vandenbark
family descendency chart.
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