Geale, John

ID
4093
Nationality
English
British
Occupation
Yeoman
Summary
Left a will despite being uneducated and illiterate. During probate of the will, a judge at first refused it, saying Geale could not have understood it. But after Geale's lawyer described in detail Geale's natural signing and gestures showing that he had in fact understood the will, the judge reversed himself and accepted the will.
References
American Annals of the Deaf and Dumb, v.23 no.3, July 1878, p.176-178.
Dates
fl. 1860