I'm new to the Camden list, and this is my first experience doing research in a New Jersey county. I'd be grateful to learn how one would obtain some sort of property record for a house owned/mortgaged (per 1900 census, located at 227 Cooper in Camden 1st Ward). Also, I'm wondering if anyone can tell me whether it's possible that probate (1917) might have occurred in Camden for a death occurring in NYC with (the above) property in Camden involved. A little background: Research on this person has been difficult owing to the fact that he was an actor, raised in Philadelphia, who worked on Broadway from the 1890s until his death in 1917, and living in Camden at least part of that time. To complicate matters further, he changed his name from Herman Charles Dexheimer to Charles D. Herman at some point, whether officially or not I do not know, but he married in Philadelphia in 1886 as Dexheimer and the family appears in 1900 as Herman, and I don't know what their names really were legally changed. I'll appreciate any insights you may have to offer, ~ Elsa in Allegany County, Maryland >

Hello Elsa, I believe I can help you with the first part. If the property stands today, it should be fairly simple. Either you or someone who can do the research for you would need to go to the office in Camden where these records are kept. You will probably start at the Assessor's Office. There you should be able to get the volume and page where the information is stored in town records. I don't know whether all states keep these records in the same way but you will probably find these records in the office of the Town Clerk. Once there, you should be able to work your way back through previous owners--finding different volumes/pages for each-- until you find the person you are looking for. As these are public records, you should have no trouble getting the information. I have no idea if you can do this through the clerks there--for a fee. If not, you can either do it yourself or find someone in the area who can do it for you. Generally, when you are there in person you can request help as needed as most places are quite cooperative. Good luck Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elsa Vorwerk" <elsavorwerk@mindspring.com> To: <NJCAMDEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 11:55 AM Subject: [NJCAMDEN] Camden property records, probate > I'm new to the Camden list, and this is my first > experience doing research in a New Jersey > county. I'd be grateful to learn how one would > obtain some sort of property record for a house > owned/mortgaged (per 1900 census, located at > 227 Cooper in Camden 1st Ward). Also, I'm > wondering if anyone can tell me whether it's possible > that probate (1917) might have occurred in Camden > for a death occurring in NYC with (the above) > property in Camden involved. > > A little background: Research on this person has > been difficult owing to the fact that he was an actor, > raised in Philadelphia, who worked on Broadway > from the 1890s until his death in 1917, and living in > Camden at least part of that time. To complicate > matters further, he changed his name from Herman > Charles Dexheimer to Charles D. Herman at some > point, whether officially or not I do not know, but > he married in Philadelphia in 1886 as Dexheimer and > the family appears in 1900 as Herman, and I don't > know what their names really were legally changed. > > I'll appreciate any insights you may have to offer, > > ~ Elsa in Allegany County, Maryland > > > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 9/18/2003