Unclaimed Money
Shirley Spooner, a subscriber who descends from the Florida Weedman family recently sent a note asking if I could identify any of the Weedman family members who had unclaimed money being held by the State of Florida. She referred to a site that was specific to Florida and, in fact, we were able to identify a couple of family members shown there.
We contacted the brother of one (both attended the last Weedman National Family Gathering in Fayette County, PA) to advise there was unclaimed money due to them.
My interest was aroused and I quickly Googled Weedman in North Carolina and was disappointed when my name wasn’t listed. But, other Weedman’s were!
Then, I did a national search which covers most of the states but not all and was surprised to find 108 family members who had unclaimed money. Among the states not listed include: Arkansas, California, Oregon, Indiana and Illinois – all with a number of Weedmans living there.
So, we looked further and found that both Arkansas and Indiana had sites for unclaimed money. In Arkansas, I found my late brother had an unspecified amount of money being held. I notified two of his children so they could pursue the matter. In Indiana, we found over $5,800 due to one particular family and wrote a family member so they could pursue the matter.
I had previously thought these things were scams designed to gather personal information for unsavory purposes but have changed my mind!
So, if you are interested, you might do a little internet work to see if you or your family might have unclaimed money and take steps to get your hands on that which may be yours for the asking.
Here are some web sites you might pursue and the number of Weedman claims shown on each:
National site http://www.missingmoney.com/ 108
Indiana https://www.indianaunclaimed.com/apps/ag/ucp/index.html 7
Oregon http://mscfprod2.iservices.state.or.us/dsl/unclaimed_property/search.cfm 3
Arkansas http://www.state.ar.us/auditor/unclprop/search.php 2
Illinois http://www.cashdash.net/programs/cash-dash/Owner/ 18
These states are listed since they are not included in the national site. I found on one state site a warning that there are firms that will try to claim on behalf of individuals for a fee. So, approach the State directly if you have money due you. It is unclear how you claim on behalf of deceased individuals but this is certainly something that needs to be pursued.
If you have success in making a claim, please let us know.
Page last updated on Sunday, February 22, 2009 .