Ralph has been bragging lately that his acreage in the swamp was increased because his uncle "donated" him 15 more acres.
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Okay Ethan, I will.
As noted previously, the Ralphaswamp parcel is 26.67 acres total. Ethan currently owns a half interest in the property, or 13.3 acres. His uncle Howard (who goes by his middle name, Louis) owns the other half. So, first of all, his uncle at most has only 13.3 acres to give, not 15.
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Here's the current year tax assessment for the property. The "FR" on the Extended Legal section refers to the former owner(s) of interest in the property. The Copelands own the parcel to the east, and between 2004 and 2013, they and Clyde/Howard/Ronnie traded pieces of their respective land to make up the parcels as they stand today. Clyde's sister Effie sold
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Now, onto the claim that his uncle has already donated him the other half of the property. Unfortunately for Ethan, all property records/deeds/instruments are recorded and uploaded with the county clerk on a daily basis. Here are all property records from Caldwell Parish with the name Ralph:
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As you can see, there are no documents more recent than June 2020, which is the original probate transfer from Ronnie's estate to Ethan made following his death. And as I mentioned, new documents are uploaded daily to this records portal. So no, Howard/Louis has not transferred or donated any land to Ethan as of right now. Maybe he just hasn't had a chance to file the transfer, right, Ralph?
Now, as far as inheriting any land or homes from his uncle. When Grandpa Clyde passed away in 2008,
his obituary lists only 2 grandchildren, which would have been Ethan and Evan. So it appears that Louis never had any children of his own. HOWEVER, Louis is married to Rachel (nee O'Bryan) Ralph, and she still survives. If Louis were to precede her in death, then all his properties and other assets would pass to her. And that could be a problem for Ethan.
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Because you see, according to the family tree page that she set up, she's been married
at least twice before Louis and has four children from one of those marriages. And I can confirm thanks to boomers who leave their profiles public on facebook that at least one of those children has children of their own. From the looks of this family photo Rachel posted on her facebook, maybe all of them do. Know who isn't present in this lovely family reunion photo? I'll give you ONE guess.
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Presuming Louis dies before Rachel and doesn't specifically leave Clyde's former properties to Ethan, ALL of these children and grandchildren of her would be the ones standing to inherit the Ralphaswamp and the "
$200k house" , not him. Oh, and speaking of that house in West Memphis, Louis and Rachel don't live there. They live in Tennessee. That means they are renting it to someone else. I wonder why they don't let Ralph and Amanda live there, especially if they plan to give it to Ralph?? Sure does make one wonder.
Edit: Not my video, but today someone apparently did some sort of either virtual or
drone flyover of the Ralphaswamp. Wanted to add it here for posterity.
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