In Re Estate of Wolfner

During their early married life, Charles W. Bidwill and his wife Violet adopted two sons, Charles W. Bid-will, Jr., in 1928, and William V. Bidwill in 1933. Charles W. Bidwill, Sr., died on April 19, 1947, and subsequently, on September 28, 1949, his widow married Walter H. S. Wolfner. She died on January 29, 1962, and by her last will and testament left the bulk of her estate to her two adopted sons. After the will was filed for probate in Cook County on February 6, 1962, Charles W. Bidwill, Jr., made proof of heir-ship, and testified that decedent was married twice, that of the first…