General Index to Probate Records
Creator: Montgomery County. Probate Court
Date: 1877-1926
Level of Description: Series
Material Type: Government record
Call Number:
Microfilm reels AR2340 - AR2341
Unit ID: 197029
Restrictions: Restricted: KSA 59-2122
Space Required/Quantity:
- 2.00 Microfilm roll(s) (35mm)
Title (Main title): General Index to Probate Records
Scope and Content
Scope and content:
Indexes provide columns for Estate of (name) and for the book and page number location for Journal, Administrator's letters and bonds, Guardian's letters and bonds, Inventory and appraisement for decedent, Inventory and appraisement for minors, Sale and sale bills, Claims presented and allowed, Administrator's accounts, Guardian's accounts, Record of wills, Complete record, Fee book, Record sales of real estate, and remarks. Not all columns used for every individual's case. Grouped alphabetically by surname, but not in strict alphabetical order. Indexes can also note specific journal where information was record for cases that do not fit guardianship and estate administration, such as for adoptions, delinquents, etc.
The probate court had jurisdiction over marriages, town incorporations, estates, wills, adoptions, mental illness, delinquent and dependent children, and similar matters within the county.
Locators:
No Locators Identified
Microfilm:
- AR 2340: 1877-1926 1877-1926
- AR 2340 no. 2: VOLUMES A, B 1877-1915
- AR 2341: 1877-1926 1877-1926
- AR 2341: VOLUME C 1916-1926
Index Terms
Subjects
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Administration of estates -- Kansas -- Montgomery County
Guardian and ward -- Kansas -- Montgomery County
Probate courts -- Kansas -- Montgomery County
Probate records -- Indexes
Agency Classification:
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Local Government Agencies. Montgomery County. Courts. Probate Court.
Additional Information for Researchers
Restrictions: Restricted: KSA 59-2122
