Person:Harrison McElhone (1)

At a Surrogate's Court, held in and for the County of Ulster, at the Surrogate's Office, in the City of Kingston, in said County, on the 1st day of June, 1903.

PRESENT: HON. CHARLES DAVIS, Surrogate.

The last will and testament of Harrison McElhone was admitted to probate and proved as a will of real and personal estate which together with the proofs in relation thereto, is as follows:-

In the Name of God, Amen, I, Harrison McElhone of the Town of Shawangunk, County of Ulster and State of New York Being of sound Disposing Mind and Memory and considering the uncertainty of this life Do therefore Make Ordain Publish and Declare this to be my last will and Testament in manner and form following:

First:- I herein direct my executor hereinafter named to pay out of my personal property all my just debts if any there be and my funeral expenses.

Second:- I give and devise and bequeath to my daughters Ida DuBois and Annie DuBois and my son William McElhone my Life Insurance Policy held by me against the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York and I direct my executor to collect the amount of said Policy therein named and pay to my daughters Ida and Annie Dubois and my son William McElhone the full amount to be equally divided between them share and share alike.

Third:- I give, devise, and bequeath to my son Walter G. McElhone the use and enjoyment of all the income derived from the remaining balance of my property both real and personal during his natural life and after the Death of my Son Walter G. McElhone I give and devise and bequeath to my daughters Ida and Annie DuBois and my son William McElhone all of my propery both real and personal to share and share alike forever.

Fourth:- I also direct my executor hereinafter named to sell the real estate if any there be and safely invest the amount derived there from and the interest of the sum realized from such sale to be paid to my son Walter annually or at such times as my executor may deem it necessary to be paid.

Fifth:- I make, constitute and appoint my friend Elias Mulford of Shawangunk, N.Y. to be sole executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me make. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal and subscribed my name this 11th day Feb. A.D., 1901.

From "Shawangunk Hearths" by Frank Metz as told to Vera Seely. The first postmaster that I knew (in Walkill) was Harrison McElhone. He was the grand father of Mrs. May DuBois Ressel. We had four mail trains a day, 7:36 a.m., and 4 p.m., south; 11 a.m. and 6:14 p.m. north. Ephram Dubois met each train and carried two mail bags from the railroad station to the post office on a bicycle. One bag would be over his shoulder and the other would be over the cross bar. Postage for letters was two cents, post cards one cent. In 1900 Everett B. DuBois bought the post office property. In 1904, Mr. DuBois was appointed postmaster and he put his father-in-law, Harrison McElhone, in charge of it. ...

I have in my possesssion an old book in which is recorded a program that appears to be a Sunday School home talent show. This was in the year of 1878. Lottie Terwilliger's name appears on the program, along with such names as Frank Wilkin, Josiah Phinney, Emma Wilkins, Harry Millspaugh, Anna and Ida McElhone, and many more whom I do not know. ...