Subseries 2 - Teilungs Kontrakt (Agreements regarding distribution of estates)

This sub series consists of "Teilungs Kontrakt." which is a type of last will and testament, and was used by Mennonites for hundreds of years, even before coming to Manitoba. Usually, upon the death of a spouse, 50% of the estate was given to the surviving spouse and the other half evenly divided among the children. If the children were minors, the money plus interest was held in trust until they reached the age of majority. If the children were minors and both parents had died, guardians were appointed. Over time the secular "will and last testament" became the norm, a large part of the function of the Waisenamt disappeared. Money held in trust could be lent out, and interest gathered. Abbreviations in the records often represent names of respective Waisenamt managers: DW – Diedrich Wiebe; CTF – Cornelius T. Friesen; HGK – Hein G. Klippenstein; JE – Jacob Enns. Note: when the term "(bound)" is used in regards to several of the Estate Appraisals & Valuations files, where documents have been bound loosely (with string) after the fact. In some cases the binding may be such that facing pages are not related to each other. These files will have a special printout explaining how to navigate the volume.
Location: Volume 6311.