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Re: PROBATE RECORDS

ALL RESIDENTS OF WAPELLO COUNTY, PAST AND PRESENT

Posted By: Della Schults (email)
Date: 10/14/2004 at 00:09:54

In Response To: Re: PROBATE RECORDS (Mabel Lou Kissinger)

I've been reading all the messages posted about the problem with the probate records. I guess I am the one that started this all as I originally sent Mary an e-mail asking her for suggestions on how to obtain probate inforamtion after I had been told by the probate clerk in Wapello County that the records were not available. She posted the concern on the message board, for which I am grateful. However, I don't think any of us are getting straight answers from anyone! Mary is currently visiting in Iowa and I just got the following message from her today. As you can see from the message there is still a question as to where the records actually are. Are they in Utah or the old jail house in Ottumwa, or where???

Mary's message to me:
I also stopped by the Genealogy library at the
Genealogical Society. The lady I know there told me that they didn't finish
copying the Probate Records, and said they are being stored at the OLD JAIL!
Don't know what to make of that!

Della again! I also do not like the information in on of the postings that stated records can be destroyed after 40 years! That is just not acceptable!

Where do we go from here? How do we get straight answers? We need to decide what course of action we are going to take as a united body of genealogy researchers and move forward before the records disappear forever.

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