The Markow Family Tree

STRAUSE - On July 30, 1944, LEAH, beloved wife of the late Samuel Strause of Charlotte, N.C., and beloved mother of Jerome, Julius, and Etta Strause, Mrs. Celia Gordon and beloved sister of Mrs. Robert L. Kushnick, Mrs. Esther Silberman, Mr. Joseph Jacobs, Aaron Jacobs and Max Jacobs, of Baltimore, Mrs. E. Frohman, of Charlotte, N.C. Funeral from Sol Levinson and Bros. Home, 1124-26 West North avenue, on Monday, July 31, at 4 P.M. Interment in United Hebrew Cemetery, Altz Chaim Congregation, Washington Boulevard. In mourning at 3439 Reisterstown road. [Please omit flowers.]

This is an exact but typewritten copy of this document and is paragraphed, indented, punctuated, or not, exactly as written. The Will is handwritten in script on 11x17 paper. The attorney who drew this will was I.S. Gromborov, 218 E. Lexington Street. The witnesses are Israel S. Gromborov, 218 E. Lexington Street and Tillie Schreiber, 2131 Linden Avenue. It was filed in the Orphan’s Court of Baltimore City. Records show it to be No. 37, Case 387. Last Will and Testament Of Abraham Jacobs I, Abraham Jacobs of Baltimore City, in the State of Maryland being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and being aware of the certainty of death and of the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous of setting my worldly affairs and therefore be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God Almighty to call me hence do therefore make publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, to wit: - First and principally. I commit my soul into the hands of the Almighty God and my body to the Earth to be decently buried in accordance with the rights of the Jewish Synagogue. Second. After all my debts and funeral expenses are paid, I give devise and bequeath all my property real personal and mixed in manner following to wit: - A.The sum of Three Hundred Dollars to the Hebrew Friendly Isn and Aged Home and the sum of Two Hundred Dollars to the Hebrew Free Loan Association. B. The sum of Five Hundred Dollars to my stepson Aaron Jacobs and the sum of Two Hundred Dollars to my friend Wolf Glasner. C.The sum of Five Hundred Dollars to each of my grandchildren Silvan Silverman, Paul Silverman, Sadie Silverman, Morris Silverman and Louis Silverman, Jerome Ostrovsky, Julius Ostrovsky, Yetta Ostrovsky and Celia Ostrovsky. All the rest and residue of my estate real personal and mixed I give devise and bequeath to my children Joseph Jacobs, Rose Kushnick Esther Silverman Leah Ostrovsky Rebecca Froman and my grandchildren Sadie Jacobs Celia Jacobs Jerome Jacobs and Florence Jacobs children of my deceased son Louis Jacobs in manner following to wit an equal share to each of my said children Joseph Jacobs Rosa Kushnick Esther Silverman Leah Ostrovsky and Rebecca Froman and one share to my said four grandchildren so that the said four grandchildren receive the share that their Father Louis Jacobs, would have received had he survived me. I have made no provision in this Will for my beloved wife Mollie Jacobs because she has been provided for in our Anti Nuptial Agreement recorded among the Land Records of Baltimore City. I thereby constitute and appoint my beloved son Joseph Jacobs and my beloved son-in-law Rober L. Kushnick to be my executors of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other Wills and codicils heretofore made by me and I desire them to be excused from giving any bond for the faithful performance of their duties. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this 20th day of February 1922. his Abraham X Jacobs (SEAL) mark Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Testator Abraham Jacobs as and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses Israel S. Gromborov 218 E. Lexington St. Tillie Schreiber 2131 Linden Ave. Baltimore City SS: On this 26th day of March 1924 came Israel S. Gromborov and made oath in due form of law that he does not know of any Will or Codicil of Abraham Jacobs late of said City deceased other than the above instrument of writing and that he received the same from Testator and the Testator died on the 16th day of March 1924. Sworn to in open Court Test: Edwin R. Downes Register of Wills for Baltimore City Baltimore City SS: On the 26th day of March 1924 came Israel S. Gromborov and Tillie Schreiber the two subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last Will and Testament of Abraham Jacobs late of said city deceased and made oath in due form of law that they did see Testator sign and seal this Will that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last Will and Testament that at the time of so doing he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory undertstanding and that they subscribed their names as witnesses to this Will in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other. Sworn to in open Court Test: Edwin R. Downes Register of Wills for Baltimore City In the Orphans Court of Baltimore City: The Court after having carefully examined the above last Will and Testament of Abraham Jacobs late of Baltimore City deceased and also evidence adduced as to its validity Orders and Decrees this 26th day of March 1924 that the same be admitted in this Court as the true and genuine last Will and Testament of the said Abraham Jacobs deceased. Judges – Myer J. Block – Harry C. Gaither – William M. Dunn