Death Records Now

I am not sure if anyone knows the answer to this. My father died in the state of California in 2004, and my sister and live in Pennsylvania. He hadn’t been in contact with us for years, before he got sick very quickly and died. My sister and I had no relationship with the controlling woman he was married to. Any questions asked her were not answered, and we let it go. We have since learned the wife has dementia. Not sure where she is. My sister and I are trying to find out if my father had a will or whats happening to the property out there? We have heard just recently through friends of my fathers out there, that the property is deteriorating and no ones been around the house for awhile. I would like to know what is public record out there and can I find it online? Such as property tax. if the house is paid off. Up for sheriff sale? Or if he had a will. Our father was cremated and my sister I know his ashes are there somewhere in the house. If nothing else we would like to at least get his ashes,and bring them home, but before we would go out there, we want to make sure the house isn’t getting sold for back taxes. We don’t know who his lawyer was and we are basically stuck trying to find out information. Any help someone could give me as to guide me in the right direction would be appreciated. I was able to at least get his death certificate, but that’s about all.

If your father had a will and it was probated then it is public record. Call the probate court in the county in which your dad lives and ask if there was an estate opened under his name. Also, if you have the address of the property you can get a title company to check for a nominal fee to see if the property is in your dad’s name still. If it is, and there has been no estate opened, and you cannot find a will, then his next of kin are entitled to the property.

My Granddad past away in 1973, he worked for the Rail Road. How could I find out where his death benefit went to whom it may of been given. Also if there was a will at time of death. Would this all be public Record.

Wills are public records. Death benefits and beneficiaries of life insurance or annuities, are not.

Ok I gotta start from the beginning. I’m thirteen. I was practically raised by my Grandma- she was the sweetest, nicest, most brilliant Grandma ever- even during my parents divorce- I thought shE would never die. Me and my moved from the west coast(California) to the east. Just about 2 years ago GRandma Ruth died. My dad said she left a will and said he would send me a copy but never did but he did read it to me over the phone. I canny remember well but I believe it sad that I could have her jewlery and everything else that I wanted. She gave me her
life, possesions, love. I never inquired about what happened to things entrusted to me in the will, assuming that I would be able to reclaim them once my dad told me where they were or sent them to me. A year later he died of a seizure. I never got anything that was meant for me- her jewlery and several items that always characterized her- a couple head scarves, a pair of simple studs, a pair of thick glasses. I never got a small bottle full of her ashes that were promised to me as well. Is there any permenant record of wills in california or deaths or something or someone that can help me reclaim what is rightfully mine?

im so sorry…. that sound awful. yes i know they keep records my mother works for the government…go find someone like the police and they can tell you how to track and maybe where to find the will.

The information I need is at the Nacogdoches County Court House of couse in Nacogdoches Texas . I’m try to locate a will probated in very late 1993 or very early 1994.

YOUR COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING HAS ALL YOUR RECORDS.

My favorite Genealogy website is www.ancestorology.com It’s a Genealogy website focused on research in the midwest, particularly Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. They have information on the following:

Birth Announcements
Marriage Announcements
Obituaries
Yearbooks
Funeral Books
Military Records
Newspapers
Probates
Wills
Marriage Licenses
Death Certificates
Land Records
Tombstones
Cemetery books
Atlases
County Assessor Records
County Tax Records
County Court Docket Records
County Census Records

And if I need a specific record the do not have they will make a special trip just for the particular record I am looking for.

www.cyndislist.com
which lists THOUSANDS of websites for research.
If you limit yourself to one.. you are kind of cutting off your nose.
if you limit yourself to the internet for research.. you are just getting the tip of the iceberg.

My father passed away in 1997 and his wife in 2005. I am searching for a record of their wills. My dad’s name was Sharp C Downs and her name was Faye V Downs and they lived in Brandon, Mississippi at the time of their deaths.

Need to go to the county courthouse in Brandon. If probate was filed, the records would be there. Can also check records in their names.