Genealogy Jottings

An ancestor’s will makes good reading and provides insight to his family structure and circumstances. A couple of weeks ago I felt letdown upon learning that none of my Norwegian family in Montana left wills or probated estates. I had felt certain that since they owned land, I would find estate settlements for them. But the County Clerk in Sheridan County could not find a file for either Ole Bentsen or his father Lorents. These men must have disposed of most of their property before they died without a need for a formal probate proceeding. Convenient for the family, but disappointing for me.

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