Series 23717

District Court (Second District : Davis County) Estate registers, 1896-1985.

4 microfilm reels

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

These registers were kept by the clerk of the Second District Court in Davis County and contain a register of actions on cases of estate matters. For each case, the date of the individual action is recorded.

Scope and Content

This series contains registers of action for estate cases heard by the court. For each case the date of the individual action is recorded. Actions include the filings of petitions, bonds, inventories, etc. and the issuing of orders, reports, and decrees. Each action is stated in a single line; costs involved are also noted. The name of the principal individual involved (deceased, minor, etc.) and the name of the attorney is noted.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

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

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Jim Kichas in July 2008.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: An alphabetical index is located at the beginning of each register.

Related Material

Probate case files from the District Court (Second District : Davis County), Series 4654, contains the complete case files cited throughout these record books.
Probate record books from the District Court (Second District : Davis County), Series 4733, more fully document court proceedings as they relate to individual cases.

Container List

ReelDescription
1 Book A: Case 1 - 319; 1896-1917
1 Book B: Case 320 - 578; 1917-1927
2 Book C: Case 579 - 1129; 1928-1946
2 Book D: Case 1130 - 1684; 1946-1960
3 Book E: Case 1685 - 2233; 1960-1970
3 Book F: Case 2234 - 2828; 1970-1979
4 Book G: Case 2829 - 3284; 1979-1985