Q: How do I find 2nd cousins once removed? I was named in a will by a friend. She has no immediate family or first cousins.
She has not seen her relatives in decades. Since her two children passed away, I helped her with whatever she needed for a number of years. Is my only option hiring a genealogist? I have spend a couple of days on a genealogy website. I have found the name of a first cousin once removed. My friend was an only child. That is why I'm looking for cousins and first cousins once removed. Since my friend passed away at 98 years of age, it's likely that her first cousins are deceased and possibly some first cousins once removed as well. I found out her mother's siblings' names and the name of one of the siblings' only child. I can't get past that. As far as her father, who was born in the late 1800s, I can't find any information about any siblings he had. It will be a hardship financially for me to hire a genealogist. I was quoted a minimum of $4500. If that is my only option I will do so.
Thank you.
A: Have you probated the will. The public administrator will be cited and require a genealogist at estate expense. Thus, you cannot avoid this step.
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