Series 4640

District Court (Seventh District : Carbon County) Probate case files

Dates: 1896-

166 microfilm reels

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

Scope and Content

Probate case files primarily involve the probate of estates for deceased persons and guardianship for minors and incompetent persons. Probate is judicial oversight of property in transition. Probate of estates is the process by which a deceased person's property is identified and maintained, his debts and taxes paid, and then remaining property distributed to beneficiaries as specified in a will or as required by law for persons who die intestate (without a will). In guardianship cases probate is the establishment of a guardian for minors or incompetent adults who hold property that needs management. In addition to probate these case files also include name changes and some adoptions. Most adoption records in this series are closed to public access (see access restrictions note).

The probate process includes three parts. First, a petitioner must file with the court the documents necessary to have the court appoint a representative. Documents relating to this process include wills, petitions, letters of administration, bonds, etc., and a court order appointing an administrator, executor, or guardian. Second, the appointed representative does all that is necessary to manage the property through the period of transition. Documents filed here might include a court order appointing appraisers, notices to creditors, estate inventories, various kinds of financial statements, receipts, bills, and the court-appointed representative's final report. Finally, when all requirements have been met, such as all bills paid or a minor has become of age, the court mandates a final settlement and releases the representative from any further responsibility.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number.

Related Records

Probate record books from the District Court (Seventh District : Carbon County), Series 1063, more fully document court proceedings as they relate to individual cases.

Probate registers of action from the District Court (Seventh District : Carbon County), Series 14181, contains a summary of actions for each case in the case files.

Custody History

Case files were sent from the court to the Utah State Archives in 2014.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

Microfiche holdings require staff assistance due to fewer reference copies. Handle masters under supervision.

Probate proceedings are public records. However adoption records, which are filed throughout the probate case files, require the permission of the Seventh District Court until 100 years have passed.

Preferred Citation

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

Processing Note

Microfiche processed by Rebekkah Shaw under the National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant to the Utah State Archives and Records Services for the Utah Microfiche Backlog Project (Grant No.: NAR10-RB-50086-10). July 2010-December 2011

This series was processed by Jim Kichas in January 2015.

Finding Aids

Indexes: Name indexes are found in the beginning of each register of action in Series 14181.

Indexing Terms

Container List

REEL	DATE	DESCRIPTION
1	1896-1900	1-15
2	1901-1902	16-35
3	1903-1905	35-48
4	1906-1908	48-69
5	1909-1910	69-93
6	1911-1912	93-107
7	1913-1914	107-122
8	1915	122-142
9	1915	142-151
10	1915	152-166
11	1916	166-181
12	1916	181-204
13	1917	204-226
14	1918	227-251
15	1919	251-265
16	1919	265-278
17	1919	278-301
18	1919	301-319
19	1920	319-335
20	1920	335-358
21	1921	358-390
22	1922	390-410
23	1922	411-428
24	1922	428-452
25	1923	452-480
26	1924	480-507
27	1924	508-534
28	1924	534-574
29	1925	575-604
30	1925	604-620A
31	1926	620A-639
32	1926	639-669
33	1927	669-698
34	1927	698-710
35	1928	711-722A
36	1928	723-740
37	1929-1930	741-762
38	1930	762-789
39	1930	789-808
40	1930	808-822
41	1931	823-855
42	1931	855-875
43	1931	875-898
44	1932	898-917
45	1933	917-927A
46	1933	927A-929
47	1934-1935	929-959
48	1934-1935	960-993
49	1934-1935	993-1019
50	1934-1935	1019-1048
51	1936-1938	1048-1070
52	1936-1938	1070-1088
53	1936-1938	1088-1110
54	1936-1938	1110-1123
55	1936-1938	1123-1150
56	1939	1150-1175
57	1939-1940	1175-1188
58	1939-1940	1188-1206
59	1939-1940	1206-1238
60	1941	1238-1253
61	1941	1253-1276
62	1941	1276-1307
63	1942	1307-1332
64	1942	1332-1350
65	1942	1350-1390
66	1943-1944	1390-1397
67	1943-1944	1397-1420
68	1943-1944	1420-1448
69	1943-1944	1448-1470
70	1943-1944	1470-1491
71	1943-1944	1491-1509
72	1943-1944	1510-1538
73	1945-1946	1538-1563
74	1945-1946	1563-1580
75	1945-1946	1580-1604
76	1945-1946	1605-1625
77	1945-1946	1625-1652
78	1947	1652-1686
79	1947	1686-1697
80	1947	1697-1720
81	1947	1720-1748
82	1948	1748-1750
83	1948	1750-1767
84	1948	1767-1788
85	1948	1788-1804
86	1948	1804-1830
87	1948	1830-1841
88	1949	1841-1869
89	1949	1869-1892
90	1949	1892-1910
91	1950	1910
92	1950	1910-1933
93	1950	1933-1958
94	1950	1958-1983
95	1950	1983-2014
96	1951	2014-2033
97	1951	2033-2064
98	1952	2064-2081
99	1952	2081-2103
100	1952	2103-2134
101	1953	2135-2161
102	1953	2161-2169
103	1953	2169-2192
104	1953	2192-2208
105	1954	2208-2223
106	1954	2223-2232
107	1954	2232-2257
108	1954	2257-2271
109	1955	2271-2298
110	1955	2298-2312
111	1955	2312-2336
112	1955	2336-2365
113	1956	2365-2368
114	1956	2368-2396
115	1956	2396-2401
116	1956	2401-2428
117	1956	2428-2448
118	1957	2448-2472
119	1957	2472-2497
120	1957	2497-2536
121	1958	2536-2564
122	1958	2565-2598
123	1958	2599-2623
124	1958-1959	2623-2644
125	1959	2644-2665
126	1960	2666-2692
127	1960	2692-2712
128	1960	2712-2726
129	1960	2726-2748
130	1961	2748-2767
131	1961	2767-2788
132	1961	2788-2810
133	1962	2810-2837
134	1962	2837-2865
135	1962	2865-2889
136	1962	2889-2916
137	1963	2916-2929
138	1963	2929-2955
139	1963	2955-2974
140	1964	2974-3002
141	1964	3003-3023
142	1964	3023-3050
143	1965	3050-3074
144	1965	3074-3081
145	1965	3081-3096
146	1965	3096-3099
147	1966-1967	3100-3131
148	1966-1967	3132-3157
149	1966-1967	3158-3177
150	1966-1967	3177-3209
151	1966-1967	3209-3237
152	1966-1967	3237-3256
153	1967-1968	3257-3293
154	1967-1968	3294-3335
155	1967-1968	3335-3358
156	1969-1971	3358-3371A
157	1969-1971	3371B-3373
158	1969-1971	3374-3405
159	1969-1971	3405-3431
160	1969-1971	3431-3456
161	1969-1971	3456-3486
162	1969-1971	3486-3517
163	1971-1972	3517-3551
164	1971-1972	3551-3567
165	1971-1972	3567-3604
166	1971-1972	3604-3632
167	1972-1973	3633-3669