When I need to find wills or probate records, I usually start at FamilySearch to see what is available. I go to their online catalog, enter the place name, and see what is available under the “probate records” category. Seeking the Probate of James B. Leeds Recently, I was seeking the probate of James B. Leeds who appeared to have died in Ripley County, Indiana, between the 1840 and 1850 censuses. The FamilySearch result page showed two items under probate records: Probate for Nov. 1818 to Feb. 1837 – too early for James Will records for 1839 to 1922 –...
Randy posted his Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Challenge… and it’s based on one of my posts! Neat! So, here are the rules: Dana Leeds on the Enthusiastic Genealogist blog asks “Did/Do Your Children Know Any of Their Great-Grandparents?“ I thought that would be a great Saturday Night Genealogy Fun question – so please share your response with us in a blog post of your own, in a comment on this blog post, or in a Facebook or Google+ post. For extra credit, or in case the answer is “No,” then please answer the question for yourself, or your parents Randy,...
Paula Stuart-Warren posted about the birth of her first great grandchild. Then, she talked about how many great-grandparents her children knew, and how many great-grandparents she knew. That got me thinking about the relationship my daughter has had with four of her great-grandparents. (I only had one great-grandparent living when I was born, but she lived across the country and died when I was less than 2 months old.) One of my husband’s grandmother’s died when my daughter was about 14 months old. Sadly, she had an advanced case of Alzheimer’s. She kept thinking my baby girl was a baby...