The Cuyaho County Archives has probate information if not the actual will. I got information which tied an uncle to his family from the archives. Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: <Etwistedsister89@aol.com> To: <OHCUYAHO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Info On Wills Needed > > In a message dated 7/25/2004 7:32:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > Arbyjones2@aol.com writes: > > if 'home-made' wills, that is a will drawn up by a > non-attorney, have to be filed? > Can a will be viewed by the public? > How and where can I view a will? > > > > > all of the Above "depend". first there would need to be property to be > divided a house or farm. Wills can be view with, it seems, some exceptions for the > "famous". If you know where they died and it was more or less where they > lived try the court house. Some counties are better about keeping the very old > documents. > Eliz > > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > Reminder: Please do not send GEDCOM's or large files to the list. > These must be sent to the user who requested them. Please contact the County Coordinator, Katie McClellan-Ross at (kathryn.ross2@verizon.net) with questions or concerns. > > ============================== > 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 > >