Many of our ancestors did not
leave a will, but their estate still went through probate. Sometimes
this is better genealogically because all the heirs are named,
whereas in a will the testator can choose to only name certain ones.
This record from my
gt-grandfather's estate names his five children, their ages and
places of residence. You may notice that Nathan had 1 daughter who
was living in Canada and 4 sons, 2 who lived in Kansas and 2 who
lived in Oregon.
I found the listing of his
personal property quite interesting. He was living in a transition
time from the horsedrawn era to automobiles. I wonder why he had 3
automobiles. When I posted on 5 Feb 2017 for Nathan's birthday entry,
I included a photo of him and his son in the blacksmith shop. I was
glad to notice that blacksmith tools were included in his personal
property.
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