Series 4640
District Court (Seventh District : Carbon County) Probate case files, 1896-
167 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
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.
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.
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.
Custody History
Case files were sent from the court to the Utah State Archives in 2014.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
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.
Other Finding Aids
Indexes: Name indexes are found in the beginning of each register of action in Series 14181.
Related Material
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.
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 |