Series 6874
District Court (Second District : Weber County) Probate case files
Dates: 1851-
0.20 cubic foot and 331 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 minute books from Weber County (Utah). Probate Court, Series 5142, document proceedings in probate matters.
Probate record books from the District Court (Second District : Weber County), Series 6405, document proceedings in probate matters.
Probate case files from the District Court (Second District : Weber County), Series 6874, record case numbers as well as a summary of actions.
Probate Court index from the District Court (Second District : Weber County), Series 21023, provides the names of parties in probate actions and provides assigned estate numbers for cases 1-810.
Probate registers of action from the District Court (Second District : Weber County), Series 26955, contains the complete case files cited throughout these record books.
Probate registers index from the District Court (Second District : Weber County), Series 26956, contains the complete case files cited throughout these record books.
Custody History
The Weber County Clerk was constitutionally designated as ex-officio clerk of Second District Court in and for Weber County until 1989 when the state assumed full financial and administrative responsibility for the district court. At that time a new court clerk was appointed. The probate case files were microfilmed by the Weber County District Court Clerk at regular intervals beginning in 1973. Reference copies were provided to the Utah State Archives.
Additional Forms
This series is available on microfilm.
Access Restrictions
Utah law, enacted in 1941, sealed all adoption records with the exception that they can be released upon a court order expressly permitting inspection (Laws of Utah, 1941, chapter 17, 14-1-15). This restriction has subsequently been amended (1999) to allow public access one hundred years after the date of final decree or access as provided for in a mutual consent registry (Utah Code 78-30-15, 18). The probate division's jurisdiction over adoptions preceded the enactment of these laws and therefore many adoption records were filed and microfilmed among probate cases. Utah State Archives staff supervises access to this series in order to provide access to probate records, but not to adoption records.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Some missing case files are noted at the beginning of the reel, i.e., reel 178.
Processing Note
The clerk's office microfilmed cases at regular intervals beginning in 1973. The probate case files were archivally processed by W. Glen Fairclough, Jr., in May 2001.
Finding Aids
Other: a research guide is available for public use. Indexes: a one-page index listing 17 individuals in alphabetic order precedes the "Ancient" files on reel 1, covering from 1851 thru 1879, and from 1 thru 17. Indexes: a general index to Weber County Probate Court business (series 21023) includes 810 probate cases. This volume (identified as Index Book 1) is the only index to Weber County probate matters which has been transferred to the archives, covering from 1 thru 810. Indexes: a comprehensive index is available from the court clerk, covering from 1851 thru 1988, and from 1 thru 17147.
Indexing Terms
- Adoption--Utah--Weber County.
- Guardian and ward--Utah--Weber County.
- Executors and administrators--Utah--Weber County.
- Probate records--Utah--Weber County.
Container List
| REEL | DATE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1851-1879 | 1-17 |
| 2 | 1851-1897 | 1-12 |
| 3 | 1851-1897 | 13-30 |
| 4 | 1851-1897 | 31-43 |
| 5 | 1851-1897 | 44-56 |
| 6 | 1851-1897 | 57-69 |
| 7 | 1851-1897 | 70-82 |
| 8 | 1851-1897 | 83-101 |
| 9 | 1851-1897 | 102-120 |
| 10 | 1851-1897 | 121-139 |
| 11 | 1851-1897 | 140-150 |
| 12 | 1851-1897 | 151-165 |
| 13 | 1851-1897 | 166-185 |
| 14 | 1851-1897 | 186-203 |
| 15 | 1851-1897 | 204-216 |
| 16 | 1851-1897 | 217-229 |
| 17 | 1851-1897 | 230-245 |
| 18 | 1851-1897 | 246-258 |
| 19 | 1851-1897 | 259-266 |
| 20 | 1851-1897 | 267-280 |
| 21 | 1851-1897 | 281-291 |
| 22 | 1851-1897 | 292-299 |
| 23 | 1851-1897 | 300-315 |
| 24 | 1851-1897 | 316-338 |
| 25 | 1851-1897 | 339-348 |
| 26 | 1851-1897 | 349-361 |
| 27 | 1851-1897 | 362-373 |
| 28 | 1851-1897 | 374-387 |
| 29 | 1851-1897 | 388-398 |
| 30 | 1851-1897 | 399-412 |
| 31 | 1851-1897 | 413-421 |
| 32 | 1851-1897 | 422-500 |
| 33 | 1851-1897 | 501-519 |
| 34 | 1851-1897 | 520-531 |
| 35 | 1851-1897 | 532-550 |
| 36 | 1851-1897 | 551-566 |
| 37 | 1851-1897 | 567-582 |
| 38 | 1851-1897 | 583-595 |
| 39 | 1851-1897 | 596-610 |
| 40 | 1851-1897 | 611-628 |
| 41 | 1851-1897 | 629-646 |
| 42 | 1851-1897 | 647-655 |
| 43 | 1851-1897 | 656-667 |
| 44 | 1851-1897 | 667-669 |
| 45 | 1897 | 669-687 |
| 46 | 1897 | 688-700 |
| 47 | 1897 | 701-722 |
| 48 | 1897-1898 | 723-734 |
| 49 | 1898 | 735-753 |
| 50 | 1898 | 754-767 |
| 51 | 1898-1899 | 768-783 |
| 52 | 1899 | 784-809 |
| 53 | 1899 | 810-829 |
| 54 | 1899-1900 | 830-858 |
| 55 | 1900 | 859-877 |
| 56 | 1900 | 878-890 |
| 57 | 1900 | 891-906 |
| 58 | 1900-1901 | 907-927 |
| 59 | 1901 | 928-944 |
| 60 | 1901 | 945-965 |
| 61 | 1901 | 966-984 |
| 62 | 1901-1902 | 985-1002 |
| 63 | 1902 | 1003-1026 |
| 64 | 1902 | 1027-1050 |
| 65 | 1902 | 1051-1070 |
| 66 | 1902 | 1071-1094 |
| 67 | 1902-1903 | 1095-1107 |
| 68 | 1903 | 1108-1122 |
| 69 | 1903 | 1123-1134 |
| 70 | 1903 | 1134-1156 |
| 71 | 1903 | 1157-1171 |
| 72 | 1903-1904 | 1172-1185 |
| 73 | 1904 | 1186-1206 |
| 74 | 1904 | 1206-1228 |
| 75 | 1904 | 1229-1252 |
| 76 | 1904 | 1253-1271 |
| 77 | 1904 | 1271-1289 |
| 78 | 1904-1905 | 1290-1306 |
| 79 | 1905 | 1307-1328 |
| 80 | 1905 | 1329-1346 |
| 81 | 1905 | 1347-1360 |
| 82 | 1905 | 1360-1365 |
| 83 | 1905-1906 | 1366-1379 |
| 84 | 1906 | 1380-1400 |
| 85 | 1906 | 1401-1411 |
| 86 | 1906 | 1412-1428 |
| 87 | 1906 | 1429-1447 |
| 88 | 1906 | 1448-1467 |
| 89 | 1906-1907 | 1468-1487 |
| 90 | 1907 | 1488-1504 |
| 91 | 1907 | 1505-1522 |
| 92 | 1907 | 1523-1542 |
| 93 | 1907 | 1543-1560 |
| 94 | 1907 | 1560-1574 |
| 95 | 1907 | 1575-1590 |
| 96 | 1907-1908 | 1591-1616 |
| 97 | 1908 | 1617-1636 |
| 98 | 1908 | 1637-1652 |
| 99 | 1908 | 1653-1674 |
| 100 | 1908 | 1675-1680 |
| 101 | 1908 | 1681-1697 |
| 102 | 1908-1909 | 1698-1718 |
| 103 | 1909 | 1719-1736 |
| 104 | 1909 | 1737-1746 |
| 105 | 1909 | 1747-1766 |
| 106 | 1909 | 1767-1779 |
| 107 | 1909 | 1779-1797 |
| 108 | 1909 | 1798-1817 |
| 109 | 1909 | 1818-1827 |
| 110 | 1909-1910 | 1828-1842 |
| 111 | 1910 | 1843-1855 |
| 112 | 1910 | 1856-1870 |
| 113 | 1910 | 1871-1897 |
| 114 | 1910 | 1898-1915 |
| 115 | 1910 | 1915-1930 |
| 116 | 1910 | 1931-1947 |
| 117 | 1910-1911 | 1948-1963 |
| 118 | 1911 | 1964-1985 |
| 119 | 1911 | 1986-2006 |
| 120 | 1911 | 2007-2019 |
| 121 | 1911 | 2019-2038 |
| 122 | 1911 | 2039-2059 |
| 123 | 1911-1912 | 2060-2076 |
| 124 | 1912 | 2077-2091 |
| 125 | 1912 | 2092-2115 |
| 126 | 1912 | 2116-2130 |
| 127 | 1912-1913 | 2131-2152 |
| 128 | 1913 | 2153-2168 |
| 129 | 1913 | 2169 |
| 130 | 1913 | 2169-2179 |
| 131 | 1913 | 2180-2198 |
| 132 | 1913 | 2198-2211 |
| 133 | 1913 | 2212-2228 |
| 134 | 1913 | 2229-2239 |
| 135 | 1913 | 2240-2254 |
| 136 | 1913 | 2255-2267 |
| 137 | 1913-1914 | 2268-2292 |
| 138 | 1914 | 2293-2312 |
| 139 | 1914 | 2313-2334 |
| 140 | 1914 | 2335-2358 |
| 141 | 1914 | 2359-2378 |
| 142 | 1914 | 2379-2384 |
| 143 | 1914-1915 | 2385-2404 |
| 144 | 1915 | 2405-2428 |
| 145 | 1915 | 2429-2455 |
| 146 | 1915 | 2456-2471 |
| 147 | 1915 | 2472-2497 |
| 148 | 1915-1916 | 2498-2517 |
| 149 | 1916 | 2518-2532 |
| 150 | 1916 | 2533-2549 |
| 151 | 1916 | 2550-2566 |
| 152 | 1916 | 2566-2577 |
| 153 | 1916 | 2578-2598 |
| 154 | 1916 | 2599-2616 |
| 155 | 1916 | 2617-2653 |
| 156 | 1916-1917 | 2654-2702 |
| 157 | 1917 | 2703-2733 |
| 158 | 1917 | 2734-2786 |
| 159 | 1917-1918 | 2787-2837 |
| 160 | 1918 | 2838-2881 |
| 161 | 1918 | 2882-2911 |
| 162 | 1918 | 2912-2944 |
| 163 | 1918-1919 | 2945-2981 |
| 164 | 1919 | 2982-3028 |
| 165 | 1919 | 3029-3072 |
| 166 | 1919 | 3073-3115 |
| 167 | 1919-1920 | 3116-3196 |
| 168 | 1920 | 3170-3219 |
| 169 | 1920 | 3220-3258 |
| 170 | 1920 | 3258-3285 |
| 171 | 1920 | 3286-3316 |
| 172 | 1920-1921 | 3317-3357 |
| 173 | 1921 | 3358-3394 |
| 174 | 1921 | 3394-3418 |
| 175 | 1921 | 3419-3449 |
| 176 | 1921 | 3450-3495 |
| 177 | 1921-1922 | 3496-3539 |
| 178 | 1922 | 3541-3606 |
| 179 | 1922 | 3607-3617 |
| 180 | 1922 | 3618-3663 |
| 181 | 1922-1923 | 3664-3709 |
| 182 | 1923 | 3710-3745 |
| 183 | 1923 | 3745-3803 |
| 184 | 1923 | 3804-3844 |
| 185 | 1923 | 3845-3901 |
| 186 | 1924 | 3902-3939 |
| 187 | 1924 | 3939-3995 |
| 188 | 1924-1925 | 3996-4026 |
| 189 | 1925 | 4026-4085 |
| 190 | 1925 | 4085-4135 |
| 191 | 1925-1926 | 4138-4172 |
| 192 | 1926 | 4172-4218 |
| 193 | 1926 | 4219-4261 |
| 194 | 1926-1927 | 4261-4315 |
| 195 | 1927 | 4316-4335 |
| 196 | 1927 | 4335-4394 |
| 197 | 1927 | 4395-4437 |
| 198 | 1928 | 4438-4490 |
| 199 | 1928 | 4490-4519 |
| 200 | 1928 | 4519-4564 |
| 201 | 1928 | 4564-4617 |
| 202 | 1929 | 4618-4657 |
| 203 | 1929 | 4658-4712 |
| 204 | 1929 | 4712-4741 |
| 205 | 1929 | 4742-4763 |
| 206 | 1930 | 4763-4791 |
| 207 | 1930 | 4791-4849 |
| 209 | 1930 | 4849-4899 |
| 209 | 1930 | 4899-4930 |
| 210 | 1930 | 4930-4974 |
| 211 | 1931 | 4974-5027 |
| 212 | 1931 | 5027-5087 |
| 213 | 1931 | 5088-5128 |
| 214 | 1932 | 5129-5177 |
| 215 | 1932 | 5178-5225 |
| 216 | 1932 | 5225-5274 |
| 217 | 1933 | 5275-5340 |
| 218 | 1934 | 5340-5368 |
| 219 | 1934 | 5368-5421 |
| 220 | 1934 | 5422-5481 |
| 221 | 1934 | 5482-5526 |
| 222 | 1934-1935 | 5527-5592 |
| 223 | 1935 | 5592-5632 |
| 224 | 1935 | 5632-5697 |
| 225 | 1937 | 5698-5759 |
| 226 | 1937 | 5760-5817 |
| 227 | 1937 | 5818-5892 |
| 228 | 1937 | 5893-5961 |
| 229 | 1937 | 5962-6029 |
| 230 | 1937-1938 | 6029-6084 |
| 231 | 1938 | 6084-6130 |
| 232 | 1938-1939 | 6130-6195 |
| 233 | 1939 | 6195-6250 |
| 234 | 1939-1940 | 6251-6316 |
| 235 | 1940 | 6317-6398 |
| 236 | 1940-1942 | 6398-6472 |
| 237 | 1941 | 6473-6541 |
| 238 | 1941 | 6542-6614 |
| 239 | 1942 | 6615-6678 |
| 240 | 1942 | 6679-6752 |
| 241 | 1943 | 6753-6802 |
| 242 | 1943 | 6803-6875 |
| 243 | 1943 | 6876-6951 |
| 244 | 1944 | 6952-7028 |
| 245 | 1944 | 7029-7084 |
| 246 | 1945 | 7085-7156 |
| 247 | 1945 | 7157-7228 |
| 248 | 1945 | 7229-7288 |
| 249 | 1945-1946 | 7289-7351 |
| 250 | 1946 | 7352-7408 |
| 251 | 1946 | 7408-7453 |
| 252 | 1946 | 7453-7518 |
| 253 | 1947 | 7519-7561 |
| 254 | 1947 | 7561-7612 |
| 255 | 1947 | 7612-7669 |
| 256 | 1947 | 7669-7723 |
| 257 | 1947 | 7723-7775 |
| 258 | 1948 | 7776-7837 |
| 259 | 1948 | 7838-7896 |
| 260 | 1948 | 7897-7951 |
| 261 | 1949 | 7952-8015 |
| 262 | 1949 | 8016-8079 |
| 263 | 1949 | 8080-8144 |
| 264 | 1950 | 8145-8206 |
| 265 | 1950 | 8207-8269 |
| 266 | 1951 | 8269-8332 |
| 267 | 1951 | 8332-8388 |
| 268 | 1951-1952 | 8388-8456 |
| 269 | 1952 | 8456-8504 |
| 270 | 1952 | 8505-8567 |
| 271 | 1952 | 8568-8635 |
| 272 | 1952-1953 | 8636-8714 |
| 273 | 1953 | 8714-8780 |
| 274 | 1953-1954 | 8780-8852 |
| 275 | 1954 | 8853-8914 |
| 276 | 1954 | 8914-8974 |
| 277 | 1954 | 8974-9046 |
| 278 | 1955 | 9047-9121 |
| 279 | 1955-1956 | 9122-9198 |
| 280 | 1956 | 9199-9254 |
| 281 | 1956 | 9255-9320 |
| 282 | 1956 | 9321-9386 |
| 283 | 1957 | 9387-9450 |
| 284 | 1957 | 9450-9503 |
| 285 | 1957 | 9504-9574 |
| 286 | 1958 | 9575-9623 |
| 287 | 1958 | 9624-9693 |
| 288 | 1958 | 9694-9755 |
| 289 | 1958 | 9756-9816 |
| 290 | 1959 | 9817-9867 |
| 291 | 1959 | 9868-9927 |
| 292 | 1959 | 9928-9978 |
| 293 | 1960 | 9979-10027 |
| 294 | 1960 | 10028-10096 |
| 295 | 1960 | 10096-10146 |
| 296 | 1960 | 10147-10186 |
| 297 | 1961 | 10187-10241 |
| 298 | 1961 | 10242-10311 |
| 299 | 1961 | 10312-10367 |
| 300 | 1961 | 10368-10422 |
| 301 | 1962 | 10423-10475 |
| 302 | 1962 | 10476-10531 |
| 303 | 1963 | 10532-10589 |
| 304 | 1962 | 10590-10654 |
| 305 | 1962 | 10654-10714 |
| 306 | 1963 | 10715-10777 |
| 307 | 1963 | 10778-10839 |
| 308 | 1963 | 10840-10882 |
| 309 | 1964 | 10883-10925 |
| 310 | 1964 | 10926-10978 |
| 311 | 1964 | 10978-11036 |
| 312 | 1964 | 11036-11099 |
| 313 | 1964 | 11099-11150 |
| 314 | 1965 | 11151-11188 |
| 315 | 1965 | 11188-11256 |
| 316 | 1965 | 11257-11314 |
| 317 | 1966 | 11315-11359 |
| 318 | 1966 | 11360-11425 |
| 319 | 1966 | 11426-11477 |
| 320 | 1966 | 11478-11539 |
| 321 | 1967 | 11540-11597 |
| 322 | 1967 | 11597-11669 |
| 323 | 1967 | 11670-11725 |
| 324 | 1967 | 11726-11783 |
| 325 | 1968 | 11784-11859 |
| 326 | 1968 | 11860-11912 |
| 327 | 1968 | 11913-11981 |
| 328 | 1968 | 11982-12129 |
| 329 | 1968 | 12030-12107 |
| 330 | 1969 | 12108-12139 |
| 331 | 1969 | 12140-12196 |
| 330 | 1969-1970 | 12196-12224 |
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