Posts in March 6, 2020

Always take a close look at the real estate inventory of your relative. Don’t just ignore the legal description as “legal mumbo jumbo.” While an estate is normally probated by just one county court, there may be real property mentioned in other counties as well. The specific records of how that real property was acquired will be located in the county where that property is physically located. There may not be a separate probate file in the other county if the property is in the same state. There should be separate land records in the county where the property is located. It may be that the person own real property in another state as well. All of those other locations could lead to additional information on your ancestor.