At 2:55 PM -0800 3/7/99, Jessie Moniz wrote: > >What are probate files? If he left an estate (with or without a will) there would be a filing in the county (that could be the county in which he died, the county in which he resided, or possibly somewhere else). BTW: I seem to remember that you said there was a "next of kin" listed on the death certificate (a Hazel or Helen Simons, or something). Did it give the relationship? Have you looked for her death? --Laurel