In a message dated 5/24/2005 4:01:02 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > X-Message: #7 > Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 20:17:28 -0500 > From: "Cheryl Rothwell" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Message-Id: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [ILLOGAN] Abstracts > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="windows-1250" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > There are people who do what George has described for a living. Having done > some of that I vote for abstracts! <g> > > May I suggest that you consider making a copy of the abstract[s] and > donating the copies to the Logan County G&H to help others in the future. > > One of the interesting things about the abstracts is that there are deeds in > mine that are from the prefire period, ie, from February 15, 1839, to the > courthouse fire on April 15, 1857. > > If you missed George's detailed message the first time through I'll leave it > below. > > Cheryl Rothwell > [email protected] > Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan > Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb > Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al Cheryl: Does this mean that it could be possible to find something more about Logan County's first probate Judge, Michael Mann? There has always been some mystery here, and difficult to pursue because of the court house burning. Michael was certainly a fairly large landowner. JOHN

John Dean, yes maybe. Do you know where that land was and who lives there now? The title company needs that. Then you'd have to order a copy of the abstracts for that land. Ideally I'd start with the land he owned when he died because I would think his will would be in that one. Of course, if you know the current owner you might ask them if they already have the abstract and will make you a copy. Sometimes there is no abstract. Here's a horror story. I grew up on land my family had owned for the last 140 years. At some point in there there was an abstract made but it was before 1910. The property didn't change hands after that date and there was never a need for another one. A few years ago, after my aunt died, my uncle and my cousin took the abstract to the attorney when he was drawing up some papers. He lost it. The title company never had a copy, wasn't in business when the abstract was created. It cannot be replaced. Cheryl Rothwell [email protected] Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.16 - Release Date: 5/24/2005