Genealogy

Research in the Raleigh County, WV Wills

ByTerri June 24, 2015June 21, 2015

Going through the wills of my some of my ancestors has been a bit eye-opening for me. My mom’s family came from West Virginia and by all counts, were poor. Truthfully, that was really only one side of the family; my grandmothers side. My Grandfathers line seems to be they were pretty well to do, at least the Warden line was.

While transcribing the will of Thomas Warden I was able to see how well the family did, at least with land. Thomas left a total of 700 acres of land to his children, plus one-third of all his land to his wife, Martha and finally the discussion of the farm for his son David J for the purpose of:

carrying on the suit against Susan Baldenburg + others and paying all costs in the case.

At this point, I have no clue what 700 acres of land would have cost in at this time, and I do not know exactly when or how Thomas acquired all the land. I guess that is research for another day.

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Terri O’Connell is a professional genealogist in the Chicago area, focusing on Midwestern United States Genealogy, with a main focus in Illinois and a special interest in Irish research. She is also the owner of Cruise Planners – O’Connell Cruise and Travel, a full service travel company. Their mission is to encompass the full family: vacations, reunions, and history travel. Terri is a travel enthusiast with a passion for genealogy and enjoys bringing the two together to assist her clients in their travel needs. You can find Terri online at www.facebook.com/cruiseplannersoconnell, www.facebook.com/tracingmyfamily.