Living in the County Archive: Wills
It’s a New Year and a new series for Record of the Month! “Living in the County Archive” will feature a different record series housed within the Licking County Records and Archives each month. We will examine what each record is, where it comes from, and why it’s important. For the month of January, our spotlight is on Will Records. Originating from Probate Court, Wills are a legal document addressing a person’s last wishes and how they want their property distributed after their death. These documents have a lot of historical value when conducting genealogical research because these records typically list the names of a spouse and children. This information helps us to trace and verify familial linage. Licking County Record and Archives houses some of the County’s historical loose will packets beginning in the mid 1830’s and in to the mid 1960’s. Here we have a will packet from 1950: On this sleeve we can see when the will, when the application for Probate, and when the heari