Last Will and Testament
Gustav Krahn


English translation.  Original in German.
Copy
IV. 21/14.
3. Notary register No. 225 Year 1914.
Dealings.
Dramburg the 4th May 1914.
In front of the undersigned Notary in the Kingly County Cout of Stetting, Paul Rosenfeld and the invited witnesses by name:
1st. the retiree Gustrav Rost from here.
2nd. the Olckerbunger retiree Wilhelm Fredel from here.  [Okckenburger, Ackerburger]
Deponent today:
the retiree, used to be Building Constructor [architect] Gustav Krahn from here known personally.  The deponent explained that he would like to give a writing with instructions in case of his death and gave the Notary an open writing [letter] which is enclosed in the record and explains.

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The given writing contains my Last Will.  The value of the object was declared as 21,000 Mark.  In presence of Notary and the witnesses whom were all present through all of the dealings, the Records was read aloud, authorized from the Testator, and from him signed by his hand as follows.  Observe that the dealings with the deponent who is a little hard of hearing was held in such a loud manner.  Also the reading of the record was so loud that the deponent surely and without doubt understood everything.  Who also assured that, after being questioned about it.

      Gustav Krahn
      Gustav Rost
      Wilhelm Frendel
      Paul Rosenfeld, Notary

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Enclosure of the given Record of today.

Dramburg the 4th May 1914.
Paul Rosenfeld, Notary
My Last Will and Testament

I Gustav Krahn appoint with this to be my sole heir my daughter the wife of the master mason August Witte, Marie maden name Krahn in Dramburg.  My wife Wilhelmine maiden name Kuhl, if she outlives me should however as long as she lives have the usufruct of my house and property (in register of Real estate recording office in Dramburg Book X Page No. 360 recorded) and also from the mortgage of 12000 Mark reistert for me on which at thtis time owned by the Steffenschen married couple.  In register of real estate from Dramburg Book XIII Page No. 466 recorded.

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Property in Section III No. 1.
If demanded my heir must register this usufruct for my wife in the register of the real estate recording office.  The cost will be my heir’s responsibility.  Should the mortgage before the death of my wife be cancelled on the side of the debtor, then the capital of my wife must be secured otherwise with a yearly interest of at least four percent.
The heir is not allowed to cancel the mortgage or dispose or sell the property without my wife’s permission for as long as my wife lives.
In the remaining I will my other children.

a. my daughter, the wife Emma Baum maiden name Krahn in Stargard (at this time Breite strasse No. 9) 1400 M (one thousand four hundred Mark) and further their three children Martha Gross Kopf maiden name Baum

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 in Berlin, Elizabeth Baum here and Frieda Baum at this time in Stargard each one each 700 Mark (seven hundred mark) in all to Emma Baum and her children together 3500 Mark.

b. My son Gustav Krahn bricklayer [mason] in Berlin: 1800 M (one thousand eight hundred mark) so that he together with the 1800 Mark which was the cost of his apprentorship in the Builder school will have received 3600 M from me.

I will further leave my stepson Emil Kuhl in America:  2900 Mark (two thousand nine hudnred mark) further the already above mentioned Elisabeth Baum if she bears with us in the housekeeping and cares for us and stays with us and does not leave us until our both death that means until mine and my wife’s death then another 300 M (three hundred mark)

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which she will also receive if she has our blessing to leave.

In the extent of this Will I want to direct/let know the named eligible people that there is the above named mortgage of 12000 Mark with interest from the time of mine or my wife’s death, if she outlives me, otherwise my death.
Possibly there could be the interest after 6 (six) months after my wife’s death or respectively my own death should be paid cash within the named date.

Substitute heirs are to be the offspring of my heirs also in place of the Legatee their possible offspring.  Should any of my Legal portion heirs not be satisfied, then he will receive the Legal portion by which the added portion be omitted.

In Emma

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Baum’s case also the part that goes to her children.  And Gustav Krahn’s case his cost for the apprentorship will be added on to make it even.

Any earlier Last Will instruction on my side are herewith void.  These instructions today is the only true Last Will.

Dramburg the 4th May 1914
signed
Gustav Krahn

To Mister Emil Kuhl
 in
 U.S. America