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19 December 2014

Mortgages Without Deeds?

I almost overlooked a real property mortgage my great-grandparents executed in 1905. I didn't think they owned any real estate so saw no reason to look in the mortgage records.

However, they did use my great-grandmother's 1/10 interest in her father's farm as collateral for a mortgage. There never were any land deeds for the property in her name as the property was involved in an unrelated court action after the mortgage was paid off.

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