HOUSTON COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:

An Inventory of Its Register of Actions and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society

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Creator: Houston County (Minn.). Probate Court.
Title:Register of actions and index.
Dates:1857-1982.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Registers of documents filed and actions taken in each probate case; includes an index to the 1857-1959 files.
Quantity:7.5 cubic feet (10 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

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[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Houston County (Minn.). Probate Court. Register of Actions and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 2012-44

Processing Information:

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Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001714811


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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129.F.10.6F-2Index to probate record, circa 1857-1959. 1 volume.
Index to Probate Registers of Action Nos. 1, 3-11, and to Day Book A and Minutes No. 1 (cataloged separately in the Probate record books series). Information includes person’s name, probate case file number, volume in which further information is found, nature of estate, and date.
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129.F.10.2F-1Registers of probate action, File Nos. circa 250-9115, circa 1867-1980. 14 volumes.
Indexed.
Register Nos. 1 and 3 were apparently compiled after the probate case files were created and numbered; the files are not in numerical order within the volumes. It appears that a No. 2 register was never created.
No. 1, circa File Nos. 250-1650, circa 1867-1899. 1 volume.
No. 3, circa File Nos. 333-1770, circa 1899-1911. 1 volume.
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129.F.10.2F-2No. 4, File Nos. 1771-2377, 1911-1919. 1 volume.
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129.F.10.3B-1No. 5, File Nos. 2378-3002, 1919-1926. 1 volume.
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129.F.10.3B-2No. 6, File Nos. 3003-3625, 1926-1934. 1 volume.
No. 7, File Nos. 3626-4278, 1934-1939. 1 volume.
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129.F.10.4F-1No. 8, File Nos. 4379-4953, 1939-1944. 1 volume.
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129.F.10.4F-2No. 9, File Nos. 4954-5627, 1944-1950. 1 volume.
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129.F.10.5B-1No. 10, File Nos. 5628-6267, 1950-1956. 1 volume.
No. 11, File Nos. 6268-6901, 1956-1962. 1 volume.
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129.F.10.5B-2No. 12, File Nos. 6902-7541, 1962-1968. 1 volume.
No. 13, File Nos. 7542-8187, 1968-1974. 1 volume.
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129.F.10.6F-1No. 14, File Nos. 8188-8845, 1974-1980. 1 volume.
No. 15, File Nos. 8846-9115, 1980-1982. 1 volume.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Capacity and disability -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
Decedents' estates -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
Executors and administrators -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
Guardian and ward -- Minnesota -- Houston County.

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