My great-great-grandfather John Froman died in about 1871. I found his Orphan's Court file in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, ordered it, and learned that he died intestate. While I was working on his file I ordered the file of his widow, Catherine (Saylor) Froman, who died on December 20, 1928. It arrived a few days ago.
It was a pleasure to see that this file was typewritten: no illegible handwriting to decipher. A quick overview of the file showed me that all of her children were named and included the daughters' married names. I had most of this
information from my aunt's family records but having the information again gives a little more credence to what may have been family legend or mis-copied information. I'm learning that nothing about my ancestors should surprise me but I was surprised to see that Catherine died intestate just as her husband had. I don't know why that's a surprise considering that she was a female in the early 1900s and probably still had few rights.
With both John and Catherine having died intestate, I'm wondering if I'll have a whole family of intestates.
--Nancy.
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Yay for the typewriter! I have a typewritten Chancery Cause and it's filled with typos -- pre-White Out, obviously.
ReplyDeleteWell, yes, the typewritten word is easier to read but the errors probably make it difficult to be sure you understand exactly. Perhaps she/he was new to the job. I would be a terrible typist to have a job where I didn't have spell-check and auto-alert to misspellings. I always think I wouldn't have to be such a good proofreader if I were a better typist!
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