A deadly proximate cause
Immediate, ultimate, proximate Reader Trudie Davis-Long was puzzled by some of the terminology found in death certificates she’s seen. In some cases, the word used to described the cause of death was “ultimate.” In others, “proximate” (on some forms,...A voidable issue
The difference at law A colleague posed the question to The Legal Genealogist yesterday: was it possible for a minor to buy land? And despite my enormous predilection for using the answer “it depends” when it comes to legal matters,1 the answer here is really simple....A matter of friendship
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Greek, part law French, even part Anglo-Saxon. And all confusing. The Legal Genealogist assures you, dear reader: the relationship didn’t morph in all the years of Clarence Wells’ life. Joe Wells is clearly the...Much obliged
The language of the law. Part Latin, part Greek, part law French, even part Anglo-Saxon. And all confusing. The pace of life continues to pick up as The Legal Genealogist heads into the summer institute season so… Snippets. When, as and if time allows. Though...It’s a crime
Maintenance as an offense There is — ulp!! — just one week to go before the 44th annual conference of the National Genealogical Society begins in Sacramento, California. Themed Our American Mosaic, this conference will draw speakers, exhibitors and...A matter of local law
Remember the mantra! Okay, fans of The Legal Genealogist, here’s your pop quiz for today. What’s the mantra around these parts? Yep, you know it. You can probably recite it in your sleep: If we want to understand the records, we have to understand the law...Snippet: those -ix endings!
Bring on the ladies… There it is. Right there in the document open on The Legal Genealogist’s desk. Evelyn, handling the estate. Or Shirley, leaving a will. So… is Evelyn the deceased’s daughter, perhaps? Maybe a sister? Is Shirley a single...The clues in official bonds
About the best FAN Club evidence ever… Reader Diane George ran into an issue that many genealogists encounter when looking at records of our ancestors. She’d come across an 1895 Wisconsin newspaper article that noted that C. G. Crosse and J. E. Morton of...Indentures indeed
Not just for servants or apprentices A Vermont librarian was a little confused by a word used to describe a donated record. Patti Houghton Arrison, librarian at the Weathersfield, Vermont, Historical Society, was delighted to have the record: an 1857 document...Subscribe by Email
