WINONA COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:

An Inventory of Its Registers of Probate Actions and Indexes at the Minnesota Historical Society

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	Creator:	Winona County (Minn.). Probate Court.
	Title:	Registers of Probate Actions and Indexes.
	Dates:	approximately 1856-1983.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Registers (1866-1983) of documents filed and actions taken in individual probate, guardianship, and insanity cases. Includes title of case, case number, list of documents filed, and citations to volume and page where selected documents are recorded (transcribed). Each volume is indexed. There is also a separate index which covers the entire series (circa 1856 - 1983). The latter records name, residence, case file number and nature, and probate register volume and page number. The last two registers, volumes R and S, were created under the Winona County, County Court's Family Division.
	Quantity:	13.5 cubic feet (15 boxes and 2 partial boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Winona County (Minn.). Probate Court. Registers of Probate Actions and Indexes. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 2008-39

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990066301000104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


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139.D.5.10	Index to Probate Files, approximately 1856–April 1983. 2 volumes:
		Volume 1, approximately 1856–July 1972.
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139.D.5.11		Volume 2, July 1972–April 1983.


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114.A.3.3B-2	Register of Probate Actions, 1866–1977. 17 volumes:
		All of the volumes are indexed. Volumes R and S were created under the County Court’s Family Division.
		A, January 1866–May 1882.
			There are no file numbers.
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118.H.19.5B-1		B, File Nos. 2155-2733, May 1882–December 1896.
			File numbers begin half way through the register in July 1892.
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114.A.3.4F-1		C, File Nos. 2734-3913, January 1897–January 1906.
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114.A.3.4F-2		D, File Nos. 3914-5085, February 1906–May 1913.
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123.J.6.4F-1		E, File Nos. 5086-6284, May 1913–November 1919.
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123.J.6.4F-2		F, File Nos. 6285-7502, November 1919–May 1926.
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114.A.3.5B-1		G, File Nos. 7503-8704, May 1926–April 1932.
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114.A.3.5B-2		H, File Nos. 8705-9904, April 1932–December 1937.
			There is no recording for File No. 9905.
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123.J.6.2F-1		I, File Nos. 9906-11102, December 1937–August 1943.
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123.J.6.2F-2		J, File Nos. 11103-12300, August 1943–December 1948.
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114.A.3.6F-1		K, File Nos. 12301-13500, November 1948–May 1954.
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114.A.3.6F-2		L, File Nos. 13501-14700, May 1954–August 1959.
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123.J.6.3B-1		M, File Nos. 14701-15836, August 1959–July 1964.
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123.J.6.3B-2		N, File Nos. 15837-16980, July 1964–July 1969.
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114.F.4.5B-1		O, File Nos. 16981-17518, July 1969–March 1972.
		P, File Nos. 17519-18096, March 1972–January 1975.
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114.F.4.5B-2		Q, File Nos. 18097-18684, January 1975–December 1977.
		R, File Nos. 18685-19278I, December 1977–January 1981.
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154.J.9.1B-2		S, Files Nos. 19279I-19636; P083-19636, February 1981–March 1983.
			Indexed only through File No. 19551, October 1982.

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 -- Winona County.; Decedents' estates -- Minnesota -- Winona County.; Guardian and ward -- Minnesota -- Winona County.

Organizations:: Minnesota. County Court (Winona County). Family Division.

Document Types:: Indexes.; Territorial records -- Minnesota.

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WINONA COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:

OVERVIEW

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS