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From: "David Cagle" <>
Subject: Re: [TNHARDIN] Looking for legal records of Edwin Ledbetter lawoffice
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 07:58:06 -0600
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Unless someone in the family probates the will, there is no law that it be
recorded. I am not a lawyer, just my opinion.
David


----- Original Message -----
From: "Benny Cooper" <>
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Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 10:25 PM
Subject: [TNHARDIN] Looking for legal records of Edwin Ledbetter law office


>I am posting this as a long shot. I am trying to locate a possible
>existing
> will of my uncle L V Cooper of Hardin County. He passed away in March of
> 1998 in Savannah and the last legal document I have with his signature was
> from the Hardin County courthouse was a deed dated Feb 18, 1998. This
> document was prepared by Edwin Ledbetter, Attorney-at-law of Hardin
> County.
> I believe Mr. Ledbetter died about 1999 and I need to find out where his
> records might be found. I believe he may have helped my uncle draw up his
> last will and I need to find a copy. For some reason there is no record
> of
> this will being filed at the courthouse (at least they could not find any
> record when I was there during this past December). I would like to find
> out who might have received Mr. Ledbetter's records after his death.
> Surely
> they were put on file somewhere. Any help would be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Benny Cooper
> Columbus, MS
>
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