STEELE COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:
An Inventory of Its Probate Registers and Indexes at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Steele County (Minn.). Probate Court. | |
| Title: | Probate Registers and Indexes. | |
| Dates: | 1858-1984. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Probate registers of actions. They also serve as an index to the separately cataloged probate court case files. Also includes general indexes to probate cases and insanity record books and informal probate registers and index. | |
| Quantity: | 11.65 cubic feet (15 boxes and 1 partial box); 1 microfilm reel and 2 partial reels. | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Steele County (Minn.). Probate Court. Probate Registers and Indexes. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Microfilm Production:
Salt Lake City, UT : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993.
Available on interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society. Inquiries regarding purchase should be directed to the Genealogical Society of Utah.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 993-144; 2023-11
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017300990104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
MICROFILM
| Reel | |||||||||||||
| SAM 207 | 14 (part) | Volume A, 1859-1894. | |||||||||||
| Volume B, 1879-1895. | |||||||||||||
| Reel | |||||||||||||
| SAM 207 | 15 | Volume C, 1896-1905. | |||||||||||
| Volume D, 1905-1915. | |||||||||||||
| Volume E (to page 420 421), 1915-1921. | |||||||||||||
| Reel | |||||||||||||
| SAM 207 | 16 (part) | Volume E (page 420 421 to end), 1915-1921. | |||||||||||
ORIGINALS
| 153.A.11.5B-2 | Probate Registers: | ||||||||||||
| All volumes indexed except for register A, which has a separate index (listed below). | |||||||||||||
| Index to Register of Probate Actions Volume A, August 1858-April 1894 (bulk 1858-1878). 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Volume A, August 1858-April 1894 (bulk 1858-1878). 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| No file numbers. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B, January 1879-December 1896. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| No file numbers. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.11.6F-1 | Volume C, December 1896-August 1912 (bulk 1896- 1905). 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| No file numbers. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.11.6F-2 | Volume D, July 1905-March 1915. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| No file numbers. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.11.7B-1 | Volume E, March 1915-April 1921. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| No file numbers. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.11.7B-2 | Volume F, April 1921-September 1927. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| No file numbers. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.11.8F-1 | Volume G, October 1927-August 1934. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| No file numbers. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.11.8F-2 | Volume H, August 1934-August 1940. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| No file numbers pages 1-67; estate case file nos. 1-479; guardianship case file nos. 1-106. Beginning in 1935, there are separate file numbers issued for estate cases and guardianship cases. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.12.1B-1 | Volume I, September 1940-December 1946. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Estate case nos. 480-1046.5, guardianship case nos. 107-211. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.12.1B-2 | Volume J, January 1947-October 1952. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Estate case nos. 1047-1603.5, guardianship case nos. 212-319. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.12.2F-1 | Volume K, October 1952-January 1958. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Estate case nos. 1604-3030, guardianship case nos. 320-431. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.12.2F-2 | Volume L, January 1958-February 1963. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Estate case nos. 3031-3529, guardianship case nos. 432-472. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.12.3B-1 | Volume M, February 1963-February 1967. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Estate case nos. 3530-3975, guardianship case nos. 573-688. | |||||||||||||
| Volume N, February 1967-September 1970. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Estate case nos. 3976-4406, guardianship case nos. 689-776. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.12.3B-2 | Volume O, September 1970-May 1974. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Estate case nos. 4407-4785, guardianship case nos. 777-876. | |||||||||||||
| Volume P, May 1974-August 1978. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Estate case nos. 4786-5192, guardianship case nos. 877-957. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.12.4F-1 | Volume Q, August 1978-April 1983. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Estate case nos. 5193-5609, guardianship case nos. 958-1033. | |||||||||||||
| Volume R, April 1983-September 1984. 1 oversize folder. | |||||||||||||
| Estate case nos. 5610-5722, guardianship case nos. 1034-1051. | |||||||||||||
| 153.A.12.4F-2 | General Indexes to Probate Cases: | ||||||||||||
| Each volume is split up into three sections based on case type: estate, guardianship, and insanity. Each case type has its own numbering system starting at 1. Each section has its own alphabetical index. Information given includes name, case type, file number, book and page number of either the Probate register (for estate and guardianship cases) or Insanity record book (for insanity cases), and date of filing of first papers. See Steele County Probate Court: Insanity record books (cataloged separately). | |||||||||||||
| Volume 1, 1935-1970. 1 oversize folder. | |||||||||||||
| Estate case nos. 1-4443, guardianship case nos. 1-784, insanity case nos. 1-397. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 2, 1970-1984. 1 oversize folder. | |||||||||||||
| Estate case nos. 4444-5722, guardianship case nos. 785-1051, insanity case nos. 394 (continued)-533. | |||||||||||||
| 120.J.3.2F | Index to Informal Probate Case Files, 1976-1984. | ||||||||||||
| Informal Probate Registers of Actions, February 1976-December 1989. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Indexed. Include brief minutes of proceedings. An informal probate application is used to ask the court to appoint a personal representative without a hearing in front of a judge in estate situations that are less complicated. | |||||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
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 -- Steele County.
- Decedents' estates -- Minnesota -- Steele County.
- Guardian and ward -- Minnesota -- Steele County.
- Document Types:
- Indexes.
- Microforms.
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