Family Tree · inheritance history review
Minerals pass through families in fractions. We trace the path.
A great-grandparent’s half interest becomes four eighths, then twelve twenty-fourths, and somewhere along the way a deed or a will moves one of them out of the family. The review builds a private family tree and a separate, dated timeline of those transfers, with the evidence for each link labeled honestly.
- What you see
- A private tree, a transfer timeline, an evidence status on every link, and the documents that would close each open question.
- What it is not
- Proof of ownership. A relationship is a reason to look, never a substitute for the recorded chain of title.
- Who else sees it
- Nobody. Not buyers, not relatives, not a lead list. Living people’s details stay out unless you supply and approve them.
Early access. Inheritance reviews are prepared by hand from your request, internal reference data, and available records. Results are reviewed before they reach you.
What you see
- Verified by a recorded document
- Candidate match, evidence pending
- Open question, documents needed
- Interest left the family
How a review runs
Private request
Share the names, places, and papers you have. Living relatives’ details are private by default and are never published.
Reference matching
Researchers compare your request with internal reference data and public records. Identity matching is recorded with its sources so it can be checked.
Reviewer workspace
A reviewer resolves namesakes, conflicting relationships, missing generations, and uncertain links before anything is labeled as reviewed.
Your history report
An owner-facing report with document requests and an export of the reviewed research. You can ask for corrections at any time.
Chain of title, separately
Before any acquisition relies on the result, a reviewer confirms the chain of title from probate and recorded conveyances. The tree informs that work; it does not replace it.
Rules we keep
Relationship is not ownership
Being descended from a mineral owner is a reason to look, not proof of an interest. Every link stays labeled by its evidence.
No outreach to relatives
A review for you does not enroll anyone else. Contacting a relative needs that person’s own authorization.
Private by default
Access controls limit who can see a tree. Living people’s details are withheld unless you supply and approve them.
Corrections welcome
Every report has a correction path. Reviewed conclusions are not silently overwritten when new data arrives.
About the reference data
Family-history research uses an internal reference database the business maintains on West Virginia mineral ownership and the families it passed through. Its coverage, structure, and evidence quality are reviewed before results are shown to owners. Probate and recorded conveyances remain separate evidence in every case: the database says where to look, the county record says what is true.
Questions owners ask
I only know my grandmother’s maiden name and a county. Is that enough?
Yes, as a starting point. Add approximate dates and any places you have heard mentioned. The review tells you whether the records point anywhere and what would be needed to continue.
Will my family tree be shared with buyers or other companies?
No. Personal research is never published as a lead directory. The business behind this site is itself the prospective buyer, and that relationship is disclosed on every page that invites a transaction.
Can the review tell me what my share is?
It can show the recorded fractions and the transfers that produced them, each with its source. A confirmed share depends on a reviewed chain of title, which is a separate step the report describes.