You have two sets of issues here. Does your family have a claim to surface rights and to mineral rights? I would suggest contacting a title company and getting a title run on the properties and then taking it to an attorney to look at.
You have two sets of issues here. Does your family have a claim to surface rights and to mineral rights? I would suggest contacting a title company and getting a title run on the properties and then taking it to an attorney to look at.