No matter how you arrived at a document, look at the pages before and after that document. When using actual bound books, the before and after pages often beg to be viewed. The researcher often views these pages when getting to the page that contains the item of interest. When using digital images, it’s helpful to look at the image appearing before and after the located item. In fact, it may be helpful to look at a few images before and after the item of interest. Full-text searches at FamilySearch and other sites often take the researcher right to the name of entry and those pages before may provide context and more information than the actual page that contains the name of interest. Before and after census pages […]
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When the word “administrator” is encountered in reference to the settlement of an estate, it typically means that the deceased individual left no valid will that could be admitted to probate. There’s one exception. That’s when an individual does leave a valid will which is admitted to probate and there’s no executor. Occasionally that’s because the testator fails to nominate an executor or the individual who is nominated to be the executor is unwilling to act, is unable to act, or refused the position by the court. In that case an administrator is appointed by the court to execute the will. It’s not the typical case, but it does happen. It’s also possible that the executor is approved, but asks to be removed from the position or dies […]
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