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Raymond McKinley Hudgins Jr

Forensic Title, Heirship & Probate Research | Burned-Record Specialist | McKinley Group, Inc.
The McKinley Group, Inc.
​Forensic genealogist specializing in complex land tenure, probate, & lineage verification
2025340460
Saltville, Virginia
United States
 
Currently accepting clients for...
  • Family History Research
  • Writing /Publishing
  • Other Speciality
Family History Research
  • Document Retrieval / Record Agent
  • Family History Research
  • Heraldry / Lineage Societies
  • Military
Speaking/Presenting
  • Family History Research
  • Methodology & Resources
  • Writing & Publishing
Other Speciality
  • Forensic Research
  • Heir & Probate Search
  • Heirlooms / Archivist
  • House Historian / Local History
  • Mineral & Property Rights
  • Photograph Analysis
  • Handwriting / Palaeography
Principal and Researcher at The McKinley Group, Inc., specializing in forensic genealogy, title curative research, and complex lineage reconstruction. With a decade of applied experience analyzing primary legal documents, I focus strictly on dispositive legal records—including property deeds, partition suits, chancery cases, and probate files—to resolve multi-generational land transfer issues and verify historical ownership chains.
My methodology demands deep archival research across county registries, GIS databases, and state court systems. In addition to forensic title and heirship auditing, I provide rigorous, registrar-ready documentation for hereditary societies, ensuring all lineage claims are backed by primary-source legal evidence.
Geographic Specialities
Virginia · Kentucky · West Virginia · Tennessee · North Carolina · Maryland · Appalachian Region · Mid-Atlantic Region · National legislative and regulatory research
Additional specialities or search keywords
forensic title, burned records, Appalachian, heirship, probate, chain of title, land records, Virgin
Publications/Media
Independent Policy Analysis Portfolio (2026) — rmhudgins.substack.com
Research Time Periods
  • 21st Century
  • 20th Century
  • 19th Century
  • 18th Century
  • 17th Century
  • 16th Century and Earlier
Languages
English, German, Welsh, Latin
Honorifics/Credentials
APG Member · Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate · LEED Green Associate · RESNET Certified Home Energy Rater
Affiliations
 · Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) · Federalist Society
Degrees
B.S. General Studies, Ethics, Justice & Society · Political Science Minor · University of Louisville (December 2025) · Honors Scholar · Dean's Scholar · Multiple Dean's List
A.A. General Studies, Political Science · Macomb Community College