*** Source: Early California Wills, California: California Society, D.A.R., 1952, 952 pgs; Volume 2. *** ---page 3--- Phineas Banning Wilmington, Los Angelws Co., Case Number 3902 in files of Clerk of Los Angeles Co., Cal. Dated 7 March 1883 Probate 16 March 1885 1st wife (Rebecca Sanford) William, Joseph B., and Hancock were her sons 2nd wife: Mary Hollister Daughters: Mary W., Lucy T. Executrix: Mary H. Banning, his wife. Witnesses; George E. Long, Date Sstreet, Los Angeles. Edward F. Spence, 139 Olive St. "" Property; Personal Property: $171631.75 Real Estate: 26115.00 One half of undivided property to wife, the other half to children, share and share alike. ***************** George A. McComber from Cass Co., Iowa, d. Los Angeles Co. Case No. 309, Cass Co., Iowa. Copy of will sent to Cal. Case No. 3907 in Los Angeles Co.; Copy of will on file. Date 6 March 1880 Probated , Iowa, 4 Mar. 1885 Died: 1881 Probated, Cal. 3 Apr. 1885 Lucy Evelyn McComber, wife d. intestate in Iowa 17 Nov. 1883 Son: Name not given, taken into home of uncle, Frank J. McComber Dau. Mary E. McComber, taken into home of her maternal grandfather, Wm. Terry. Lived in California. Witnesses: LeGrande Hardenburg, William Murman, and I. Casad all of Lewis Cass Co., Iowa. Executors: Frank J. McComber of Iowa. Wm. Terry, California. Property: That in California, a poor house also land,tools and no income after husband's death. Wife returned to home in Iowa, where she died in 1883. Estate settled in 1885. ****************** Josiah Trask Los Angeles, California Case No. 3970 Will in files of Clerk, Los Angels, Co. Date: 30 July 1883 Probated 1 March 1886 Wife: Lucy E Trask, Sole Heir, Sole Executor. Witnesses: Samuel Holyland, and B.H. Harbert, Los Angeles. Property: Household effects, gold, watch and shotgun. ---end---