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More US indexing projects? Would love to index county wills.

CynthiaRush1
CynthiaRush1 ✭
March 2, 2022 edited August 16, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

I love to index, but would like to work with US projects. I would especially like to work with indexing the early wills. Is there a project coming where we can index county wills? They are a wonderful way of linking family members, and I have found several wills that have helped me to link family members as well as find hints to take me further back in my research. Please consider county wills as projects with family member links.

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  • CynthiaRush1
    CynthiaRush1 ✭
    March 2, 2022

    PLEASE CONSIDER PROJECTS FOR COUNTY WILLS AND PROBATE PACKETS . . .

    Have found wills and sourced as follows: example for Jesse Davies (1812-1883) ID #LHQC-4YP:

    TITLE: Jesse Davis Will, Champaign Co, IL Wills, Vol 3 page 507-508, Image 673-674, Written 3 Nov 1882, Probated 29 Apr 1885

    Jesse Davis' Will names the following:  

    Wife: Elizabeth Davis

    Youngest daughter: Elvy Elizabeth Davis


    Would also like to index Probate Files: example for Jesse Davies (1812-1883) ID #LHQC-4YP found and sourced as follows:

    TITLE: Jesse Davis Probate File, Champaign, IL Probate Packets #1425, Images 561-584, Henry Christleib administrator, dated 24 Jan 1887

    Jesse Davis Probate Packet lists the following information:

    Letter from son Samuel A. Davis, Chetopa, KS dated 18 Oct 1885; includes note due from Jesse Davis dated 1871 in Belmont Co, OH

    Paperwork states Jesse Davis died 12 Feb 1883 in Champaign Co, IL

    Claim on estate filed by Samuel A. Davis names widow Elizabeth Davis and the following children of Jesse Davis: Samuel A. Davis, Isaac Davis, Mathew Davis, Alfred Davis, Elijah Davis, John Davis, Susannah Davis, Elva Davis, and James Davis.

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 2, 2022

    We can't request indexing projects. I also love to index wills and have done a few projects with them. They are usually kind of difficult and more advanced projects.

    Here is a link to the Help Center article that helps to explain why we can't make requests:

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/can-i-make-an-indexing-request-for-records

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