Excuse me it was hitler that did away with inheritance. When a “RICH’ family patriarch that died, his estate was taken over by the Reich. The heirs were allowed to still run the business,farm etc, and were paid a salary. IF they ran it well their salary increased each year. They would finally be able to claim their inherritance after 5 years, IF the state deemed them worthy.
Hitler never ruled in the United States, and certainly did not do so in the late 1800s.