My great-great-grandfather Christian Pearson died on October 16, 1908. A brief review of the last years of his life will help explain how his will was sorted out. We know from a letter written in January 1905 that Christian was very anxious for his son Will (my great-grandfather, also known as P.W.) to come home […]
1996 German Heritage Day in Loose Creek, Missouri
Last time we talked about the Kreifels family, I introduced you to Elizabeth Kreifels’ great-grandfather, Mathias Blommer. He came to America in 1840 with his wife and eight children. Although the Blommers originally settled in Lisle Town, Missouri, they soon settled in Loose Creek, Missouri. Here they found an established community of Rheinlander Germans. The […]
John Martinson probate records, Part 3
In the last post on this topic, we looked at John Martinson’s estate inventory as prepared by his brother, Lars Martinson. In addition to the assets initially itemized by Lars, two other claims were submitted to the court. One by John’s daughter, Matilda, for a loan of money and another by John’s son-in-law Hugo Carlson […]
John Martinson probate records, Part 2
In our first look at John Martinson’s probate records, we saw the petition for probate that included a list of his heirs, the property that he owned, and the request made by his son Andrew that Lars Martinson, John’s brother, be appointed administrator of the estate. The petition was filed with the court on February […]
John Martinson probate records, Part 1
I had intended to go through all my Saunders County probate records in chronological order but discovered this morning that I had skipped over John Martinson. So let’s back up to 1901 and take a look. John Martinson was my great-great-grandfather on my dad’s maternal side. He was born in 1833 in Sweden with the […]
