That is beacuse it could have been sold on auction or default and was bought right back the same day by some one.. Check the tax records for this one. ----- Original Message ----- From: <sully@vnet.net> To: <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 5:02 PM Subject: [DMU] Deeding property back and forth > 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. > > > >Keith of East Texas > > > > Sometimes this was done to provide a clear line of property title. For > example, when several people had owned the property jointly and conveyed > their shares separately in various deeds. > > Kathy of Charlotte, NC > > > > ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== > To un-subscribe from DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L (in MAIL mode), send a message to <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L-request@rootsweb.com> with just the word "unsubscribe" (no quotes)in the text and turn off your signature. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

On 23 Jul 2004 at 16:19, jo wrote: > That is beacuse it could have been sold on auction or default and was > bought right back the same day by some one.. Check the tax records for > this one. ----- Original Message ----- From: <sully@vnet.net> To: > No, no. Bessie Levin had plenty of money with maid and butler too boot. She lived here until her 80s with her maid who was a lifelong companion. Her son then put mom into a nursing home, fired the maid and pretty much stripped the house to bare bones. It was not a nice scene. Fred 26 Warren St. Beverly, NJ 08010 FredRump@earthlink.net 609-386-6846 "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)