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In the Matter of the Heirship of Minka Fecht, Deceased
Now this matter coming on to be heard on evidence adduced in
open court as to the heirship of Minka Fecht, deceased, late of Carthage, in the
County of Hancock and State of Illinois, and the Court being sufficiently
advised in the premises, doth find and declare that the said Minka Fecht
departed this life intestate on the 17th day of December, A. D.
1937, leaving him surviving,
No widow and George J. Fecht, his brother, Lubbie Fecht, his
brother, John W. Fecht, his nephew and Marie
Fecht, his niece, children of his deceased brother, Roll Fecht; John Huls, his
half-brother; Tena Knowles his half-sister; John Fecht, Jake Fecht, Martin
Fecht, Charles Fecht, George Fecht and Henry Fecht, nephews, and Mattie Burg
and Mary Timberlake, his nieces, all of whom are the children of his deceased
sister, Annie Fecht.
As his sole heirs at law.
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It is a really good example of why one should never change any names in a document or make any corrections. It may seem a little bit strange that Minka Fecht's sister is named Annie Fecht.
There is one minor "error" in the order, but it's not one of the names and it's not really an error. The order was more specific in a few cases than statute required, and, failing to be that specific later, potential confusion may be the result.
We'll look at this document in an upcoming issue of Casefile Clues.
And this is one where I already know the answer--and I'll say that except for Minka actually being Mimka and Roll occasionally being Rolf, the names are right. Mimka Fecht is a first cousin of my great-grandfather and this family, while confusing on the surface, is fairly well-documented.
Stay tuned.