Aff - Bensch, Raymond H_10/25/1960. � •
STATE OF INDIANA
SS:
COUNTY Q`F GIBS�N
To the Auditor of Gibson Count�, Indiana
and To Whomsoever Else it may Concern:
says:
Sanford Trippet being first duly sworn upon oath deposes and
That he was the attorney for the estate of Luc� C.Bensch, de-
ceased, and is the attorney for the estate of Raymond H. Bensch,
deceased, each late of Los Angeles County, State of California,
each of whom died testate, in said state of California; that said
Lucy C.Bensch died on or about August 24, 1950; that she died the
owner of real estate situated in Patoka and Montgomer� Townships
Gibson Count�, Indiana, which real estate was devised and disposed
of, b� her said 1`ast will and testament, which will was duly pro-
- bated in the Gibson Circuit Court, Gibson County, Indiana, on Dec.
15, 1950, as a foreign will, as shown by Will Record N pages 115-119;
That by the terms of her said W�11, Item 3 thereof, all of said real
estate was devised to her husband, Raymond H. Bensch. Tba.t said
Raymond H. Bensch, died testate, a resident of Los Angeles County,
State of California, on or about July 4, 1959, as this affiant is
informed and believes; that he died the owner of the said neal es-
tate situated in Patoka Township and Montgomer� Township, Gibson
Count�, Indiana, devised to him by his said fonmer wife, Y,ucy C.
Bensch; that his said last will and testament was duly probated
as a foreign will by the Gibson Circuit Court, of Gibson Count�,
Indiana on the day of June, 1960, and is recorded in Will Record
0 page 573-580 in the Clerk's office of said Court, and said will
is in full force and effect at this time.
That by the terms of said will, all of his estate, including
said real estate, is bequeathed and devised to the Bank of �merica
National Trust and Savings �ssociation of Los Angeles, in trust for
the use and benefit of his two children, namely,-
s Raymond C. Bensch, age 23, and Michael J.Bensch, age 19,
both residents of the State of California.
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That said real estate is described on the tax duplicate for
taxation purposes, as follows:
l. Pt S4I4. Sec.7 Twp.2 S., R.11 W., in Patoka Township, containing
55.37 acres in the name of Lucy C.Bensch, alone.
2, �n undivided 1/3 part in value of the two following tracts in
Patoka Township,-
Pt SW4 Sec.7 Twp.2 S., R.11 W, 49.90 acres
Pt NW4 SE4 Sec.7 Twp.2 S., R.11 W, 40 acres.
and undivided one third part in value of the following three
tracts in Montgomer� Township,-
Pt NE47 Sec.23 `I�rp.2 S., R.12 W, 120 acres
NW� NE�, Sec.l3, �.rp.2 S., R.12 W, 40 acres
NW4 NE�, Sec.23, Twp.2 S., R.12 W, 40 acres, Forest Reserve
That this affidavit is made primarily for the purpose of hav=.
ing transierred for taxation purposes, on the tax records of Gibson
I. - . --
Count�, Indiana, said real estate situate in �$a,'�oka Township, Gibson
, County, Indiana, to-wit: Pt SW4 Sec.7, `I�ap.2 S., R.11 W, containing
., . .55.37 acres, more or less, now carried on said records in the name
. of Lucy C. Bensch, alone; that all the remainden of said real
• estate owned b� the said Raymond H. Bensch, deceased, at the time
. of his death, located in both Patoka Township and in Montgomer�
.Township, was at his death, owned b� him as tenants in common,along
with Mary G. Couts, and Frederick McCullough. That the said Gib-
son Count� Auditor advises that no change be made in the name of
said Bensch at this time, as to said real estate owned as tenants
in common, as set out in said tax duplicate, but"that said real
estate should be continued on said tax duplicate as now listed there-
in; and affiant further saith not.
Subscribed and sworn to
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before me thiso°�....�da� of 0'ctober, 1960.
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