To add to Joe's comments I have found land records that list a female and will state who her first husband was, one time listed that a female and her brother owned the land. One time female as guardian and listed child's name. Sale of property can give you an idea of when they left the area. From such record I know my gggrandpa Smith left KS in 1881. From land records I found he had homesteaded and got the papers; knew he was in PA in 1870 and they showed he filed in KS in 1871. Here in Bourbon Co., KS have property listed by range and township in a seperate book from the deeds; you can find when someone purchased the land, go to that book and follow the land from the first transaction to the present owner which can lead to family members. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Walker" <joe_walker_2000@yahoo.com> To: <CALOSANG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 7:01 AM Subject: Re: [CALosAngeles] Deed or Property land look up > > Deborah <ladyfelix@directvinternet.com> wrote: I have always been curious what genealogical aspect deed and property records play. What information would you be looking for? > > Deborah, > > Tracing property records can be helpful for several reasons. First of all, a lot of people on these lists don't know ANYTHING about their relatives. We are very transient here in America, and aren't very good at passing information to our grandchildren, etc. Well, sometimes we do but oftentimes the info that becomes part of a person's family history is wrong! > > Let's say I know my grandfather lived at 4500 York Blvd, L.A. 42 in 1950. How do I know that? Well, you transcribed the DCT. I go look at the house and it's still there. I get copies of the property records and find out that it was owned from 1938-1956 by Frank and Dolores Walker. Hummm...who are they, I ask? I then find out that they were my grandfather's brother and sister-in-law. Now I have more names to plug into my family tree. > > I've also tried to look up property records at Norwalk and they were no help at all. You need a parcel number or some confusing thing like that. > > Joe > > I have only ventured twice up to the second floor in Norwalk to look at Real > Estate Records. Second floor has records after 1958 (I believe) and the > 1st floor (across from the vital records) before that. I went in there > once, but the gentleman behind the counter did not seem to want to be > helpful that day, so I am putting it off for more time. The room is full of > books and microfilm. > > Deborah > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ADRIENNE STEFANIK" > To: > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 3:55 PM > Subject: [CALosAngeles] Deed or Property land look up > > > > Hi, listers. > > > > I do appreciate if anyone who can look up deed or property for Wilmington, > > Los Angeles. I am looking for Silva/Sylva Family. Last name can be > various > > spelling due pronunication differently. It is Silvia,Silvey, Silveria, > > Slyvia, etc. > > > > 1870 and 1880 Census for Wilmington > > Antonio and Emilia(Emily or Amelia) Silva/Sylva lived with children Mary,2 > > and Joanna(infant). They lived in Wilmington in 1868 until after 1870 > > because Mary(b.1868) might be born in Wilmington. Antonio was remarried > with > > Rosaria probably after 1876. In 1880, Antone and Rosaria lived with > > children Carolina 12, Mary 12, Joanna 10, Emilia 4 in Wilmington,Los > > Angeles. Antonio was a fisherman or mariner. > > > > I do appreciate if anyone can help me to look up for deed and property > > records from 1870 to 1880. > > > > Thanks in Advance, > > Adrienne Stefanik > > San Pedro,California > > I am not able to look up at Norwalk Vital office or Los Angeles Vital > office > > due my schedule limits and my daughter's care. I do appreciate your help. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more