--part1_29.812f9b8.26b02de2_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/25/00 10:44:01 PM Central Daylight Time, BG2QLT writes: << I just received this tip in the Coles Co IL newsletter via Ventura Co CA Gen. Soc., Dec. 1999, et al. Perhaps it will help someone who is new to researching. 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 are 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. Carol >> --part1_29.812f9b8.26b02de2_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <[email protected]> From: [email protected] Full-name: BG2QLT Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 23:44:01 EDT Subject: Genealogical Research To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 109 I just got this from a genealogical researcher friend of mine. Jim I just received this tip in the Coles Co IL newsletter via Ventura Co CA Gen. Soc., Dec. 1999, et al. Perhaps it will help someone who is new to researching. 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 are 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. Carol --part1_29.812f9b8.26b02de2_boundary--