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Comment by Ann Gribbins on October 17, 2009 at 8:57pm: Caridine, that is a great idea. Doesn't probate clerks need the county that he owned land in?

Comment by Carldine H. (Martin) Van Allen on October 16, 2009 at 7:35pm: Ann
There should be a probate where he lived if he had property there. The 3rd greatgrandfather I referred to died in Vernon County, MO but the probate I found was in Adams Co, ILL. I also found a probate for someone who died in ILL but lived in WA and the probate was in WA.

Comment by Ann Gribbins on October 14, 2009 at 2:47pm: Diane, B renda and Caridine, I appreciate your suggestions. All I have found out was that they came over from Ireland. I can't even find siblings or children. I contacted Lycoming and they found out where they were buied, dates and locations in the cemetery but nothing else. As far as probate goes, it would help to find out where he died, etc for the requesting of the probate. Thanks again for your help. Ann

Comment by Carldine H. (Martin) Van Allen on October 13, 2009 at 9:06pm: Ann have you tried to get a probate for him in where he lived? I have a 3rd greatgrandfather that was an early settler and is buried in Adams County Illinois. When I got his probate there was a bill for transporting his corpse from Vernon County Missoui back to Illinois.

Comment by Kate Tarpey on October 13, 2009 at 4:56am: Would like to find out what happened to five of my father's aunts who emigrated from Charlestown in Co Mayo, Ireland to Philadelphia. Whether they married and had a families or not. Their names were, Mary Owens (b:1878), Catherine Owens(b:1880), Agnes Owens(b:1890), Ellen Owens(b:1894) and (Annie Owens b:1897)

Comment by Christine Kay Olsen-Needham on October 12, 2009 at 3:37pm: This is for Cynthia Brewer-- Hi! I have Brewer family in Filmore, Pike, Indiana. They are related to my dad's side and the Hedden name. After the Heddens left Pike Co, Indiana, they moved to Johnson Co., Missouri, and sold their land in Filmore to the Brewers, who were married into the family.

Comment by Brenda Sack on October 12, 2009 at 2:31pm: Ann, maybe the historical society of Lycoming Co will have newspapers microfilmed in which a funeral notice was published. A local funeral home might still have some records on his interment. Good luck.

Comment by Diane Butcher Clemmons on October 12, 2009 at 2:08pm: Dianne, I have used the company "Vital Records" occasionally. They are expensive, but at least they called me and refunded my money when they couldn't find the record. Maybe I just caught the researcher on a good day.

Comment by Diane Butcher Clemmons on October 12, 2009 at 2:06pm: Lois, if you have any hints as to what church they were married in, they may be willing to look back in their records, even if you don't know the date, but do give them a range. Depending on how old the record is, you may be looking for a marriage bond found at the county clerk level.

Comment by Diane Butcher Clemmons on October 12, 2009 at 2:03pm: Ann, is there any chance the person was living with someone else in another state when he died? Elderly folks often lived with family members. I found a 98 year old ancestor living with her grandson in WI and she was buried in MO with her husband. Look for others with whom he might have been living and that state would have the death record.