Could someone look to see if there are any wills listed for Malinda H. Manes Briggs or
William R. Briggs. Malinda died in 1909. I think William R. Briggs died in 1899-1910.
I would like to know how to get adoption records in about 1870s. William R. Briggs
adopted Alice M. (not sure of her name unless Manes) and her brother William F. (real
father McChristy but could have gone by Manes) in 1870s. They were both born out of
wedlock. I am trying to determine if McChristy was also father of Alice M. Briggs
Kennedy. I think I might know the attorney who handled that adoption if they really went
through the court system or the children just adopted his name when he married their
mother Malinda H. Manes.
Thank you.
L.B. Hartley