There are probably at least a dozen situations I can think of that this happens Many times this has to do with name changes, marital status, divorce, etc. It may involve the same persons and property, but other aspects within the deed may be different. Research to determine family situations may be needed to determine the reason. Although in some cases a reason may be mentioned, this might not be the true cause. Emotional issues may be involved, such as disinheritence of someone not favored. Jeff Owens KDBarnett@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 7/23/2004 7:33:34 AM Central Standard Time, >FredRump@earthlink.net writes: >PS I have another question. Does deeding a property back and forth >make any sense to anyone. It seems that in 1950 my place was sold >(deeded) and bought right back again on the same date and time. >Doesn't make a bit of sense to me as to why anyone would do that. >Fred, That is a very good question. I have the same situation in some of my >genealogical data. I am looking forward to the answer. > > > > > >