Many of you are wondering why it's taking so long to get results. From emails received over the past few months, it's clear that many family members are under the impression that the genealogy report will get things rolling. Well the truth is that the genealogy report is just a very small part of a much larger set of tasks. Since most of you don't know what's all involved then here's a very brief summary of what we have to sort through:
1. Nearly 300 mineral companies (oil, lignite, gas, coal) and their particular sets of paperwork
2. Several hundred CD-ROMs worth of data
3. over 200 2-inch binders completely filled up
4. Several governments agencies
5. Court documents
and more!
So hopefully this helps to put a perspective on things and allow you to see what sort of patience is required to see this through.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Important Correction
Many of you may have already started calling the law firm mentioned in the email and the blog. Well you were calling the incorrect firm. The correct law firm and their contact info is below:
Anthony & Middlebrook, P.C.
5201 N. O'Connor Blvd
Suite 500
Irving, Texas 75039-3768
Office: (972) 444-0558
Fax: (972) 870-9053
Web: http://www.amlawteam.com/
Still ask for Judge Faith Johnson when you call.
Both law firms have a history with each other to some degree and and they both are housed in the same building. Apologies to all who were misdirected.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Law Firm
Hello Direct Heirs,
I guess many of you have now heard about a law firm that's offering to work with some of the family members. While sticking by our policy of not endorsing any particular attorney or law firm, we do feel that this law firm is of merit and is doing a decent effort at trying to offer their skills where possible. However, they are still a 3rd party and like all 3rd parties, their own business interest will come first so make sure that you are all business and focus on what they have to offer and what your needs are. Remember that they aren't the only attorneys in the world. Keep that in mind when talking with them no matter how attractive their pitch is.
One thing we must caution everyone on when dealing with any attorney's or 3rd parties in general: READ AND GET UNDERSTANDING BEFORE YOU SIGN ANY CONTRACT!!!
If anyone is trying to rush you into signing anything then that's all the more reason to be careful and ask more questions.
If you want to talk to representatives from this law firm then here's the contact info:
Judge Faith Johnson is the representative who is mainly speaking with the family. Here's a link about her background: http://www.dallasbar.org/judiciary/profiles.asp?item=54
A meeting is supposed to be held with Faith Johnson on Thursday of this week, 8-30-07. Now this meeting is ONLY for direct heirs or other family members authorized by direct heirs to attend. The only ones that are allowed to contractually agree with this law firm are direct heirs.
I guess many of you have now heard about a law firm that's offering to work with some of the family members. While sticking by our policy of not endorsing any particular attorney or law firm, we do feel that this law firm is of merit and is doing a decent effort at trying to offer their skills where possible. However, they are still a 3rd party and like all 3rd parties, their own business interest will come first so make sure that you are all business and focus on what they have to offer and what your needs are. Remember that they aren't the only attorneys in the world. Keep that in mind when talking with them no matter how attractive their pitch is.
One thing we must caution everyone on when dealing with any attorney's or 3rd parties in general: READ AND GET UNDERSTANDING BEFORE YOU SIGN ANY CONTRACT!!!
If anyone is trying to rush you into signing anything then that's all the more reason to be careful and ask more questions.
If you want to talk to representatives from this law firm then here's the contact info:
Brewer Law Group
5201 N. O'Connor Blvd
Fifth Floor
Irving, Texas 75039-3768
Office: (972) 870-9898
Fax: (972) 870-9053
Fax: (972) 870-9053
Judge Faith Johnson is the representative who is mainly speaking with the family. Here's a link about her background: http://www.dallasbar.org/judiciary/profiles.asp?item=54
A meeting is supposed to be held with Faith Johnson on Thursday of this week, 8-30-07. Now this meeting is ONLY for direct heirs or other family members authorized by direct heirs to attend. The only ones that are allowed to contractually agree with this law firm are direct heirs.
Friday, August 3, 2007
Weed and Seed completed
Hello all,
We have completed the weed and seed work. At this time, we are sorting through a lot of information and putting things in order. As was mentioned before, the weed and seed is but on small (but important) aspect of this entire journey. We appreciate the patience and kindness from most of you. Unfortunately there are a couple of people who have been very rude, ugly and downright immature but most of you have been very respectable.
In addition to working on this, our team has also been dealing with our own individual personal priorities as well so everyone needs to take this into account as well. We aren't getting any type of payment from this at all. So, like most of you, we have to work and take care of our families and balance everything else around that. In the meantime, we are staying the course and are determined to get this done in one way or another. We will be getting in contact with family members in the coming days ahead about what's next. Until then, just keep us in your thought and prayers. Goodbye for now and thanks in advance for being available when needed.
We have completed the weed and seed work. At this time, we are sorting through a lot of information and putting things in order. As was mentioned before, the weed and seed is but on small (but important) aspect of this entire journey. We appreciate the patience and kindness from most of you. Unfortunately there are a couple of people who have been very rude, ugly and downright immature but most of you have been very respectable.
In addition to working on this, our team has also been dealing with our own individual personal priorities as well so everyone needs to take this into account as well. We aren't getting any type of payment from this at all. So, like most of you, we have to work and take care of our families and balance everything else around that. In the meantime, we are staying the course and are determined to get this done in one way or another. We will be getting in contact with family members in the coming days ahead about what's next. Until then, just keep us in your thought and prayers. Goodbye for now and thanks in advance for being available when needed.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Updates...
Hello Family,
We are just about finish with the necessary work on the weed-and-seed. We will be updating you soon on the next steps in our journey so please remain patient and keep coming back here at least once a week for updates. Remember that we reserve the right to only assist those family members who have been cooperative with out efforts thus far. So if you have done your part in accordance with what we requested then expect to be kept up to date via your personal email on things that would be beneficial to you. Because of the public nature of the Internet, some things will only be sent via email if it's of a sensitive nature. Thanks.
We are just about finish with the necessary work on the weed-and-seed. We will be updating you soon on the next steps in our journey so please remain patient and keep coming back here at least once a week for updates. Remember that we reserve the right to only assist those family members who have been cooperative with out efforts thus far. So if you have done your part in accordance with what we requested then expect to be kept up to date via your personal email on things that would be beneficial to you. Because of the public nature of the Internet, some things will only be sent via email if it's of a sensitive nature. Thanks.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Highly recommended reading material for family
While we are going through the weed and seed information sent in to us, we want to refresh everyone’s memory about some suggested reading material that was discussed at the April 1st meeting. The following web link will help educate everyone on what to expect in the process:
http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/j/f/jfwise/wilson.htm
Please study this information carefully as many times as possible. This should keep everyone busy and focused on the big picture while we work through this family project.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Response to rumors and misinformation....
There are a few misinformed individuals starting to spread false information and causing some confusion among family members. We address these below:
1) A judge is collecting money from family members: ANSWER: False.
Doing something like this would cause any judge to lose his/her job in addition to facing criminal penalties.
2) The genealogy report has been completed and is now going to be taken to a judge for approval: ANSWER: False
As of April 28th, 2007, the genealogy report is NOT yet complete.
3) Weed and Seed project is the same as the “Affidavit of Heirship”.
ANSWER: False.
Sending in an Affidavit of Heirship to the Family Research Team in place of a Weed and Seed will be inadequate for our purposes. Please review the message board to see what the requirements are for the Weed and Seed project.
4) The Willis Family Research Team is the same as the Family Committee.
ANSWER: False.
Please use the provided communication methods to get information about what the Research Team is doing. Consulting with someone outside of us about our initiatives could cause confusion and HOLD BACK PROGRESS.
5) Weed and Seed will be posted on the message board. ANSWER: False
ALL Weed and Seed information is to be sent to willisfamilygroup@yahoo.com for internal use of the Research Team.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Deadline for Weed and Seed...May 7th, 2007
Hello all,
In order to speed things along we are requesting that all direct heirs (with computer access) email their "weed and seed" information no later than Monday, May 7th, 2007. Thats a little more than 2 weeks from the time of this writing. This should be enough time for everyone to help out. If you dont know what to do then read the previous post on this message board about the weed and seed.
If you are family and you want to benefit from our information then we ask that all heirs send us their own 'weed and seed' information.
After the May 7th deadline, we are reserving the right to ONLY assist those who ahave sent in their weed and seed information. We've posted enough information online to keep everyone informed about general information but specific questions not answered online will be reserved for those who are cooperating with our efforts.
In order to speed things along we are requesting that all direct heirs (with computer access) email their "weed and seed" information no later than Monday, May 7th, 2007. Thats a little more than 2 weeks from the time of this writing. This should be enough time for everyone to help out. If you dont know what to do then read the previous post on this message board about the weed and seed.
If you are family and you want to benefit from our information then we ask that all heirs send us their own 'weed and seed' information.
After the May 7th deadline, we are reserving the right to ONLY assist those who ahave sent in their weed and seed information. We've posted enough information online to keep everyone informed about general information but specific questions not answered online will be reserved for those who are cooperating with our efforts.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
First task...Weed and Seed...instructions
Hello family,
Its been several days since a new post has been added to this message board so here is another one. If you dont know by now then you all should be working on the 'weed and seed' portion of our family project. If you dont know what to do then here's a quick run down:
1) Make a list of all surviving immediately related family members on the Willis side of the family ONLY. This would include:
--legally adopted children
--first cousins (on the Willis side)
--Siblings (born from your parent on the Willis side)
--Immediate Aunts and uncles (siblings of your parent on the Willis side)
2) Make a special note of anyone who has a questionable lineage with the Willis family. An example of questionable lineage would be step kids (or "play cousins") who grew up in a Willis heir's household but didnt get adopted by the heir.
3) Send the weed and seed list to willisfamilygroup@yahoo.com
Thats it! That's all there is to it.
By taking the above very simple first steps, our family can cover alot more ground in genealogy work then what the genealogist can do alone. Thats if everyone works together. By cooperating on this, we can accomplish (as a group of 200/300 family members) alot more in a lot shorter time frame than one individual genealogist.
Although there's a professional genealogist working on our behalf, one person cannot match the efforts of hundreds of people in the same family and working together in an organized manner.
Its been several days since a new post has been added to this message board so here is another one. If you dont know by now then you all should be working on the 'weed and seed' portion of our family project. If you dont know what to do then here's a quick run down:
1) Make a list of all surviving immediately related family members on the Willis side of the family ONLY. This would include:
--legally adopted children
--first cousins (on the Willis side)
--Siblings (born from your parent on the Willis side)
--Immediate Aunts and uncles (siblings of your parent on the Willis side)
2) Make a special note of anyone who has a questionable lineage with the Willis family. An example of questionable lineage would be step kids (or "play cousins") who grew up in a Willis heir's household but didnt get adopted by the heir.
3) Send the weed and seed list to willisfamilygroup@yahoo.com
Thats it! That's all there is to it.
By taking the above very simple first steps, our family can cover alot more ground in genealogy work then what the genealogist can do alone. Thats if everyone works together. By cooperating on this, we can accomplish (as a group of 200/300 family members) alot more in a lot shorter time frame than one individual genealogist.
Although there's a professional genealogist working on our behalf, one person cannot match the efforts of hundreds of people in the same family and working together in an organized manner.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
New email address to report recent sicknesses and deaths
Hello Family,
We're still putting together material to have everyone work on so sit tight. We will be sending something out in the the next couple of days or so. In the meantime, we are establishing a method of getting the word out about Willis heirs who are gravely ill in a hospital bed or have passed on recently. We're doing this for 2 reasons basically:
1) To reach out to other family members going through tough times.
2) To keep up with the changing dynamics of the family make-up so that it can be adjusted accordingly on any records affecting our family business.
If you know of anyone among the Willis heirs who is being hospitalized for a serious life threatening illness OR just passed away, then please send details to the following email address:
willisfamilycares@yahoo.com
Someone from our team will contact you asap.
We're still putting together material to have everyone work on so sit tight. We will be sending something out in the the next couple of days or so. In the meantime, we are establishing a method of getting the word out about Willis heirs who are gravely ill in a hospital bed or have passed on recently. We're doing this for 2 reasons basically:
1) To reach out to other family members going through tough times.
2) To keep up with the changing dynamics of the family make-up so that it can be adjusted accordingly on any records affecting our family business.
If you know of anyone among the Willis heirs who is being hospitalized for a serious life threatening illness OR just passed away, then please send details to the following email address:
willisfamilycares@yahoo.com
Someone from our team will contact you asap.
Friday, April 6, 2007
A word about attorney's and other 3rd parties
After plenty of emphasis was placed on this subject at the April 1st meeting, it seems that there is yet some confusion about the information discovered and produced by the research team being used by 3rd parties. So let us say this again in another way:
The Willis Family Reasearch Team will N-O-T be sharing our information with any 3rd parties (attornies, banks, etc.) for any reason. We dont need them because WE have what THEY need and there's no point in having them profit from the work that we've already done ourselves. If ANY direct heir wants to hire any 3rd party for any reason then thats their prerogative. We dont have any problem with that at all. We've already explained the pros and cons with that but its your right to do so. However, let's make this clear once again, those 3rd parties will NOT benefit from our work. We hope this is clear with everyone now.
The Willis Family Reasearch Team will N-O-T be sharing our information with any 3rd parties (attornies, banks, etc.) for any reason. We dont need them because WE have what THEY need and there's no point in having them profit from the work that we've already done ourselves. If ANY direct heir wants to hire any 3rd party for any reason then thats their prerogative. We dont have any problem with that at all. We've already explained the pros and cons with that but its your right to do so. However, let's make this clear once again, those 3rd parties will NOT benefit from our work. We hope this is clear with everyone now.
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Answers to questions from April 1st meeting
Well here are the answers to your questions you wrote down on your info cards at Sunday's meeting. As was stated earlier; some may be answered directly via email to those who asked sensitive questions. Your question may have been abbreviated for the sake of time.
We're going to start the Q/A off with the most popular question that's asked in some form or another:
We're going to start the Q/A off with the most popular question that's asked in some form or another:
Qestion: How much longer until we get paid?
Answer: This is a 2 part answer--
1) Timeframe varies depending on how many people are willing to participate versus effort needed.
2) You can start on your own timeframe because you dont have to wait on anyone if you are a direct heir.
Q Do we need to set up a trust fund?
A Thats a personal decision.
A Alot more than most people realize.
Q What can I do to help?
A Keep your eye on this message board and your email inbox for futher developments.
Q Will heirs move forward collectively or should they hire personal attornies?
A Individual decision. We discussed this at the meeting
Q Whats the next step when info is presented to the judge?
A What info would that be? Any individual heir can move when they choose to do so
Q What heir are they trying to disinherit?
A Not to sure about this question. Please rephrase and send it via email.
Q Can you be more specific that "it a work in progress" regading the genealogy report?
A As was said at the meeting: "thats a question for the genealogist because she is the one working on it"
Q Who has direct contact with the genealogist?
A The "family committee" members would be able to answer this question. Contact one of them.
Q Do we still owe Tony Wright (attorney) any monies?
A The "family committee" members would be able to answer this question. However, he's only connected with the genealogy work. There's alot more to this project than the genealogy report.
Q How is this case styled in the court if it has been to court?
A This isnt a "court case" unless an heir has gone to court on their own behalf. Only aspect of this dealing with the court is the genealogy report itself because it has to be approved by a judge as being accurate.
Q How do I help my mom get her money?
A If your mom is a direct heir and she approves of you working on her behalf then stay plugged in to this message board and your email address you gave to us at the meeting.
Q Where was the money that was taken up at the last meeting (March 16th 2007)?
A You'd have to talk with the ones who held that meeting because we werent involved with that one. Ask the "family committee" members about this.
Q Can you tell me the line of succession the money will flow?
A Read the rules for "descent and distribution" in the Probate laws for the State of Texas
Q Why are some getting money and others arent?
A Just like any other thing worth having in this world. They went out and put forth the effort and reaped the benefits.
Q What happend to $5K taken up atthe last meeting?
A The "family committee" members would be able to answer this question.
Q How will fake family members be dealt with?
A According to the laws of the land.
Q How much money do we know is there?
A Who is "we"? If you are a direct heir, then your focus should be on your portion. Anything else is nonessential for you because you'll only get whats coming to you and nothing more.
Q Will the heirs have a copy of the genealogy report when its completed?
A Thats the plan in general. If you've PAID your portion ($50.00) to the "family committee" or any other designated person for this then you should be getting your own personalized copy of the report with only YOUR direct link information on it. The current rough draft report has all of the family on it. This isnt the correct way to distribute it because thats sensitive information about people's whereabouts and contact information.
Q Is the genealogy report complete?
A No
Q Do you know the actual amount or estimate?
A See above answer to a similar question.
Q How do we get on the team?
A Keep coming back to this blog and checking your email for more developments
Q Do I need my birth certificate?
A Yes
Q Will there be any backpay from where it begins?
A Yes, if you know what you are doing.
Q When do we need an oil an gas attorney?
A You can hire one on your own if you'd like but thats your decision alone.
Q Does the genealogist need help?
A We wouldnt know since we dont talk to her. The "family committee" members would be able to answer this question.
Q How much its going to be?
A how much is "what" going to be?
Q How many children does Anderson Willis have?
A Check the genealogy report when its completed
Q How much money is involved and how will it be disbursed?
A Disbursement is explained in the Probate law fo the State of Texas. Money amount is based on how much is owed to you and what you can locate.
Q Why cant we get info?
A About what? Can you be more specific?
Q What can I do to help?
A visit this blog on a regular basis
Q How can I get a copy of the genealogy report to see if my name is on it?
A When its accurate, completed and ready to go then we'll try to let everyone know in a timely fashion.
Q What is the status of our case?
A Its not a court case in a general sense. Its more of a "recovery effort". The court is being used mainly to approve the genealogy report when it is finalized.
Q When will the geneaology report be read?
A There wont be a reading of the report. The idea is for everyone to have their own copy
Q How many children supposed to get paid?
A Just the direct heirs only.
Q How may geneations are they paying?
A The closest generation to Anderson Willis for any given situation until those people themselves die. Then its the immediatly next generation who will get paid unless a will is present. Then its a matter of who the inheritance is willed to.
Q My father would like to know how he would keep up with information?
A Its assumed that he doesnt have Internet connection. If this is so then we should have a phone number for him if the Info Card was filled out
Q How can we better our situation on the gealogy list?
A By helping to clean it up and make sure that only real family members are listed.
Q Could we get family members to help the genealogist?
A Yes of course. This is what we are working on now so that everyone, who wants to, can help out by helping to clean up the genealogy report. More on that coming soon.
Q When will all of this legal stuff be done?
A The more heirs helping out, the faster we can go.
Q What way will you weed out the fake family members?
A Discreetly
Q What companies are invloved
A Confidential information
Q If I paid the wrong leg what was asked, do I still get credit?
A (Im assuming this is about the genealogy report) It doesnt matter which leg you paid it to. Just make sure you have a reciept for your payment so that you can get your copy of the report.
Updates...
Hello again family. We know that many of you have been waiting to get the answers to your questions you asked at the April 1st meeting on the contact forms. We will start posting those answers shortly and HOPE to have them all posted on this blog (message board) within the next 24 hours. Due to sensitive nature of some of the questions and the public nature of this blog, some of you may get answers directly to your email instead of being posted here. Stay tuned and thanks for your continued patience.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Slide Show Questions from the April 1st meeting
The following are the prepared questions and answers that were provided in the presentation at the meeting this past Sunday.
The new individual questions that were asked on the contact sheet handouts will be posted at a later time. There were hundreds of questions, so it will take a while to sort through and post the answers for those. In the meantime, here are the prepared questions and answers for your convenience:
Question: What's going on with this genealogist report?
Answer: Its still a work in progress and isn’t yet complete at this moment and time.
Q: Why are there rumors floating that we still owe Attorney Wright $5000. + dollars?
A: We wouldn’t be the best ones to tell you that since we haven't dealt with Tony Wright. We have some members of the family committee here who can best answer the status with Tony Wright at this point in time.
Q: What is the status of our inheritance?
A: Some people are getting theirs while others aren't
Q: What do we need to do as a family to move this process forward, without losing ground we have already covered?
A: Become organized and work together with one another in harmony.
Q: What information do we need to prove to the oil companies that we are entitled to royalty payments concerning royalties produced from Anderson Willis property?
A: This will be explained in this presentation
Q: Are there family members still living on or possessing property that Anderson Willis owned at the time of his death?
A: Maybe so. There’s still a lot of data to be sorted out but I would venture to say that most of it is probably known at this time.
Q: When we do prove to the oil companies that we are entitled to the Anderson Willis inheritance; will the family or the oil companies choose the order of payments?
A: Each adult direct heir has the right to go to the oil companies themselves directly at any time they are ready to do so. No one has to wait on anyone else.
Q: Why wasn't the Anderson Willis family lawsuits of the past a success?
A: You’ll have to speak with those family members who were there during those times for that answer.
Q: If all else fails, would the family consider talking to an attorney who works directly with the oil companies?
A: Approaching the oil companies is an individual effort in general. If someone wants their money then they can go to the companies themselves. It’s their legal right.
Q: What type of progress has been made with the Genealogy report?
A: It is yet to be completed.
Q: How much progress have we really made with all that has been done and legal documents that have been submitted to the oil companies by family members and our legal representatives?
A: This is an individual effort for each direct heir. No “we’ is involved unless you and other direct heirs have decided to work together.
Q: Is it true that Primerica has a trust fund set-up from the Anderson Willis case?
A: Any family member doing business w/ Primerica or any other 3rd party is an individual choice. This goes for attorney’s as well. There’s no one bank, attorney or any other 3rd party that is called the “official” representative for the family.
Q: How far has the research team gotten?
A: There’s a mountain of information discovered but a lot of work yet to be done to sort it out. The more people that lend the hand, the faster everyone can get paid.
Q: How much longer will it be before we expect to see our first check?
A: That’s an individual effort for each direct heir. Some people have already started to receive checks for along time now. Some of them are very huge checks too.
Q: Do we have enough people working on the research team? If not how can I get involved?
A: There’s plenty of work to be done and we’d love for more family members to pitch in. Stay tuned to this presentation to find out how to get involved.
Q: When will the genealogy report be completed?
A: That’s a question for the genealogist herself. I don’t imagine anyone here knows that answer with any certainty.
Q: After the genealogy report is completed what is our next step?
A: Watch the rest of this presentation to find out.
Q: Who hired The Wright Law firm and the Genealogist?
A: The research team cannot accurately answer that question since we weren’t present when this was done.
The new individual questions that were asked on the contact sheet handouts will be posted at a later time. There were hundreds of questions, so it will take a while to sort through and post the answers for those. In the meantime, here are the prepared questions and answers for your convenience:
Question: What's going on with this genealogist report?
Answer: Its still a work in progress and isn’t yet complete at this moment and time.
Q: Why are there rumors floating that we still owe Attorney Wright $5000. + dollars?
A: We wouldn’t be the best ones to tell you that since we haven't dealt with Tony Wright. We have some members of the family committee here who can best answer the status with Tony Wright at this point in time.
Q: What is the status of our inheritance?
A: Some people are getting theirs while others aren't
Q: What do we need to do as a family to move this process forward, without losing ground we have already covered?
A: Become organized and work together with one another in harmony.
Q: What information do we need to prove to the oil companies that we are entitled to royalty payments concerning royalties produced from Anderson Willis property?
A: This will be explained in this presentation
Q: Are there family members still living on or possessing property that Anderson Willis owned at the time of his death?
A: Maybe so. There’s still a lot of data to be sorted out but I would venture to say that most of it is probably known at this time.
Q: When we do prove to the oil companies that we are entitled to the Anderson Willis inheritance; will the family or the oil companies choose the order of payments?
A: Each adult direct heir has the right to go to the oil companies themselves directly at any time they are ready to do so. No one has to wait on anyone else.
Q: Why wasn't the Anderson Willis family lawsuits of the past a success?
A: You’ll have to speak with those family members who were there during those times for that answer.
Q: If all else fails, would the family consider talking to an attorney who works directly with the oil companies?
A: Approaching the oil companies is an individual effort in general. If someone wants their money then they can go to the companies themselves. It’s their legal right.
Q: What type of progress has been made with the Genealogy report?
A: It is yet to be completed.
Q: How much progress have we really made with all that has been done and legal documents that have been submitted to the oil companies by family members and our legal representatives?
A: This is an individual effort for each direct heir. No “we’ is involved unless you and other direct heirs have decided to work together.
Q: Is it true that Primerica has a trust fund set-up from the Anderson Willis case?
A: Any family member doing business w/ Primerica or any other 3rd party is an individual choice. This goes for attorney’s as well. There’s no one bank, attorney or any other 3rd party that is called the “official” representative for the family.
Q: How far has the research team gotten?
A: There’s a mountain of information discovered but a lot of work yet to be done to sort it out. The more people that lend the hand, the faster everyone can get paid.
Q: How much longer will it be before we expect to see our first check?
A: That’s an individual effort for each direct heir. Some people have already started to receive checks for along time now. Some of them are very huge checks too.
Q: Do we have enough people working on the research team? If not how can I get involved?
A: There’s plenty of work to be done and we’d love for more family members to pitch in. Stay tuned to this presentation to find out how to get involved.
Q: When will the genealogy report be completed?
A: That’s a question for the genealogist herself. I don’t imagine anyone here knows that answer with any certainty.
Q: After the genealogy report is completed what is our next step?
A: Watch the rest of this presentation to find out.
Q: Who hired The Wright Law firm and the Genealogist?
A: The research team cannot accurately answer that question since we weren’t present when this was done.
Is the Research Team the same as the "family committee"?
It seems that there is some confusion about whether the previously established "family committee" is the same as The Willis Family Research Team. Well let's put this confusion to rest now. We, the Research Team, are NOT the same as the "family committee".
Although the work regarding the genealogy report by the "family committee" is their main focus and an important one, the research team's focus is on the more broader and comprehensive picture that involves the genealogy report as well, but also includes the complete process of handling family business with mineral rights matters. Furthermore, we are not the ones dealing directly with the genealogist nor the attorney who is invloved with the genealogy report. That would be the "family committe". Contact one of them for more information about anything (including payments) to the attorney and genealogist working on this genealogy report. Our input in the genealogy report, at THIS point, is to make sure that those who are on it are supposed to be there.
Hopefully this will help everyone from now on to understand who is who.
Although the work regarding the genealogy report by the "family committee" is their main focus and an important one, the research team's focus is on the more broader and comprehensive picture that involves the genealogy report as well, but also includes the complete process of handling family business with mineral rights matters. Furthermore, we are not the ones dealing directly with the genealogist nor the attorney who is invloved with the genealogy report. That would be the "family committe". Contact one of them for more information about anything (including payments) to the attorney and genealogist working on this genealogy report. Our input in the genealogy report, at THIS point, is to make sure that those who are on it are supposed to be there.
Hopefully this will help everyone from now on to understand who is who.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Welcome to all Anderson Willis family members
This is the online message board for all official communication and general information about family matters concerning Anderson Willis descendants. Due to the public nature of the Internet (including this blog message board) some material dealing with sensitive information will NOT be posted here.
However, you can use the methods of communication obtained from the April 1st 2007 Family Meeting in Dallas, Texas to find out how, when and where to get information pertaining to our family. Please return to this message board as often as you'd like. As new information is sorted and deemed useful for your needs, it will be posted here as early as possible. In the meantime, feel free to add your own comments to this message board. Thanks and God Bless!
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