Posts in June 18, 2017

If your landowning ancestor has no probate, consider the following: the land was sold before the death–check land records the land was transferred after the death by the family without court action–check land records there was a partition suit–check non-probate court land records nothing was done until the surviving spouse died–check land records there was no land–check property tax records to confirm this Genealogy Tip of the Day is proudly sponsored by GenealogyBank. Try their “GenealogyBank Search” and see what discoveries you make.