Finishing up the plat today on a simple survey for a young fellow who will build a simple mansion on the tract that is now cow pasture.?ÿ Earlier this year I completed a survey for his father relative to donating a chunk of ground to a volunteer fire department.?ÿ I have done numerous surveys for his grandfather over the decades.
It is possible I have worked for three generations of other local families but I would have to think about that for some time.?ÿ Two generations is quite common.?ÿ This got me to wondering if anyone here has performed surveys for four generations of a family.
I believe I have...except it was all at once and not over a period of time.
Great-granny ( in her nineties I think) ordered survey of her large land holding spanning three sections.?ÿ Her grown children were all deceased.?ÿ Her adult grand-daughter and spouse were given a portion of the land along with their college aged son given another portion. Anyway, all in all it at least spanned four generations.
At the same time they were moving properties around within a couple of trusts.?ÿ Part of my task was to prepare the conveyances.?ÿ Great-granny was to come to my office (along with everyone else) to sign all these conveyances.?ÿ Her grandson-in-law called me the day before and told me she enjoyed diet Dr. Pepper so I made sure I had some on hand.
When everyone arrived I asked if I could get anybody coffee or water or a soft drink.?ÿ Great-granny said "only if you have diet Dr. Pepper".?ÿ She got her drink and was happy.?ÿ The grandson-in-law winked at me.?ÿ Everything went great after that.
Those multi-generational jobs like that can be really fun or a giant pain in the rear.?ÿ Someone is being generous.?ÿ Someone is being greedy.?ÿ Others may not really want to get what they are to receive for any one of a thousand personal reasons.?ÿ The common battle cry is, "It doesn't really matter.?ÿ We're all family here."?ÿ They never want to grasp the concept that none of them will live forever, that ugly divorces happen, that nasty lenders sometimes foreclose on their collateral and other bad things can happen that changes "It doesn't really matter." into " Oh, Lordy, what did we do to ourselves!?!?"
Those multi-generational jobs like that can be really fun or a giant pain in the rear.?ÿ Someone is being generous.?ÿ Someone is being greedy.?ÿ Others may not really want to get what they are to receive for any one of a thousand personal reasons.?ÿ The common battle cry is, "It doesn't really matter.?ÿ We're all family here."?ÿ They never want to grasp the concept that none of them will live forever, that ugly divorces happen, that nasty lenders sometimes foreclose on their collateral and other bad things can happen that changes "It doesn't really matter." into " Oh, Lordy, what did we do to ourselves!?!?"
I once worked for a family that had operated a tree farm and several orchards for years and years.?ÿ The beautiful original (c. 1890s) 2 story farmhouse was centered in the property and used as an office when I first saw it.?ÿ Several family members had built nice homes spattered about the land.?ÿ A few years later I prepared a survey for the great-grandson who was remodeling the old house for his residence.?ÿ The house and 2 1/2 acres was deeded to him at that time.
Things went as they sometimes do and the great-grandson's ex-wife wound up with the place in a divorce.?ÿ The only fly in the ointment was that a large-diameter agricultural well operated by the family farm provided water for almost everyone out there...including the old farmhouse.?ÿ The well was not on the 2 1/2 acres and the family had disconnected the water when the house was deeded to the ex-wife.?ÿ She was forced to have her own well drilled although she sued.
It took about three years to settle everything.?ÿ I never got so sick of running out there and digging up my pins to show any one of several parties where the stupid property line was located.
And the maintenance of the 1300' road and easement up to that property is another legal dispute that I think is still going on...
Done a few for 4 gens...no 5's yet. 😐
Survey for a dad (born 1902), daughter (1934), grand daughter (1955), great grandson (1979).?ÿ
I have a 5 but not quite sure yet.
Man, born 1966, married without children, just cleared the title on his home place where he was born.
It was his grandma's place, she is long deceased.
Three siblings with children, Lots of cousins with children. That part of town almost everyone is related in some manner, many by blood.
His desire is to will the place to all Blood relatives (by name), but keep his house separate for his wife of many years.
kinda a genealogy project combined with a lot split. Some of the potential heirs are thinking of subdividing Parts now.
Spoke last week with an elder in the family, she is nearly 90, his Aunt (but not Blood, no dog in the game). She has a good grasp on it all and is considered the ultimate authority.
It is looking like there may be a bona fide 5 generations here, not really sure.
out of personal curiosity and I am looking out for any sign of cross breading, but I doubt there is any.
