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Other possible places to look if children seem to have dropped off the census with the family and you find no record of them being dead. |
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How to search through deeds, what all the jargon on the deed means, there's more genealogy clues in a deed besides where your ancestor lived, even mortgages can hold hidden clues as well. |
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You know that GGGGrandpa Harry Goodyear owned land in a certain town, but you can't find a deed. Why? Plus there's other things in deeds then deeds. Also, the reason to check Miscellaneous Records. |
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"Betterment" land or otherwise known as a land grant or contract through a Land Company. These are different than deeds. |
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"The Will is nice Monty, but I'll take the Probate File behind door number two !" What a person intends to happen after they die is often different then what really happens. |
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This will cover other records held in the County Clerks Office, and Surrogate's Court that you may not have know existed or did not think to look in. |
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(The first five topics are completed, the last one is in progress.) |
