Vonda DeMerritt has shared this great research tip with me and I feel it is worth passing along! Has anyone used this resource? > I thought this was worth passing along! > > > >The following is from a Minnesota Genealogical Newsletter. "In the lower > > left corner of most old deeds you will find two to four witnesses. The > > first one is always from the husband's side, the next two from the > > wife's side. That is to protect her one-half dower rights under the law= > . > > Nothing you will ever use will give greater clues to maiden names".< > -- Sue Soden <nagonan@mcleodusa.net> *^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*^*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*'*^*'*^*'* IAGenWeb Project County Coordinator Benton County: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iabenton/ Jasper County: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajasper/ Linn County: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialinn/ USGenWeb Archives Census Project: Iowa Federal Census Coordinator http://www.usgenweb.org/census or http://www.usgenweb.net/census *^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*^*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*^*'*'*^*'*^*'*