Series 1160

District Court (Fourth District : Juab County) Probate record books

Dates: 1883-

30 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Scope and Content

Probate record books are a daily record of what documents were filed in court on a particular day. They contain details of the proceedings in estate cases. Personal name change cases may also appear. For deceased persons, the will, appraisals and inventories, and the settlements are recorded. For guardianships the appointment of a guardian and frequently an account of some property are noted. Adoption records give the full order of the adoption, often with statements from both the natural and adoptive parents or a social service agency detailing circumstances of the adoption.

Though no longer produced these record books provide useful information both for researchers seeking socioeconomic data on households and those seeking biographical or family history data such as information about the estate, the deceased, and the heirs. As with the minutes, access to the record books is easiest when done in conjunction with the register of actions, which provides the date of each action.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number.

Related Records

Probate register from the District Court (Fourth District : Juab County), Series 13104, can be used in conjunction with this series to determine the exact dates for court proceedings.

Probate case files from the District Court (Fourth District : Juab County), Series 17925, contains the complete case files cited throughout these record books.

Probate register index from the District Court (Fourth District : Juab County), Series 18198, contains an index between 1883 and 1865 that can be used to obtain case numbers which can be used to access record entries in this series.

Access Restrictions

This series is primarily classified as Public. The secondary classification is Exempt: UCA 78-30-15 (2008). As of 1 July 1999, adoptions become public after 100 years; until then they are sealed and only obtainable through the court. These books include occasional reference to adoptions..

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Gaps in Series

There are numerous gaps in the series. Books were not found while inventorying the court and are presumed lost.

Processing Note

This series was archivally processed by Jim Kichas in April 2009.

Indexing Terms

• Adoption--Utah--Juab County.
• Guardian and ward--Utah--Juab County.
• Executors and administrators--Utah--Juab County.

Container List

REEL	DESCRIPTION
1	Case: 1A - 28A; 1883-1889
2	Case: 29A - 55A; 1889-1892
3	Case: 134B - 171B; 1906-1908
4	Case: 430C - 487C; 1918-1919
5	Case: 488C - 548; 1923-1925
6	Case: 549 - 622C; 1924-1925
7	Case: 623 - 683; 1923-1923
8	Case: 684 - 728; 1924-1926
9	Case: 728 - 776; 1926-1926
10	Case: 777 - 827; 1926-1928
11	Case: 828 - 876; 1927-1929
12	Case: 1021 - 1059; 1937-1939
13	Case: 1063 - 1099; 1936-1936
14	Case: 1100 - 1126; 1937-1939
15	Case: 1229 - 1278; 1940-1946
16	Case: 1279 - 1313; 1946-1947
17	Case: 1348 - 1379; 1949-1951
18	Case: 1535 - 1566; 1957-1959
19	Case: 1567 - 1597; 1959-1962
20	Case: 1597 - 1639; 1962-1964
21	Case: 1679 - 1732; 1965-1968
22	Case: 1784 - 1834; 1970-1973
23	Case: 1834 - 1912; 1973-1976
24	Case: 1913 - 2011; 1976-1983
25	Case: 2012 - 2070; 1983-1986