Series 18218

District Court (Fifth District : Iron County) Probate registers of actions, 1908-1990.

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

Probate registers of action list each action taken in the cases presented to the probate division of Fifth District Court in Iron County. In addition to handling the estates of deceased persons, the probate division also dealt with adoptions, guardianships, and insanity and incompetency cases.

Scope and Content

Probate registers of action list each action taken in the cases presented to the probate division of the Fifth District Court in Iron County. In addition to handling the estates of deceased persons, the probate division also deals with adoptions, guardianships, and insanity and incompetency cases. The court is responsible for adjudicating and conveying ownership of town site lands (Utah Code, 57-7-19, 1953). Occasionally, the court handles name changes and inquests regarding the cause of a death. In each case the probate register indicates the name or names of the individuals involved, the kind of case, and the name of the petitioner's attorney, followed by a list of each action taken in the case and the date that action was taken.

Research Note

It appears that the court began renumbering case files beginning in 1908. The presence of a Book 1, (which would presumably cover the first probate case files kept by the court between 1898 and 1908), is currently unknown.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number, thereunder chronological by date.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.
This series is available online as part of the Utah State Archives Digital Archives.

Access Restrictions

This series is primarily classified as Public. The secondary classification is Exempt: UCA 78-30-15 (2008). As of 1 July 1999, adoptions become public after 100 years; until then they are sealed and only obtainable through the court. These books include occasional reference to adoptions..

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

These books were originally transferred to the State Archives from the court in 2007. They were transferred to the regional repository at Southern Utah University in November 2009.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Jim Kichas and Emily Gurr in April 2008 as part of a NHPRC grant project designed to preserve the historic records of Utah's Fifth District Courts.

Other Finding Aids

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

Related Material

Probate record books from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 1124, more fully document court proceedings as they relate to individual cases.
Probate case files from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 26645, contains the complete case files cited throughout these record books.
Probate index from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 26659, is comprised of an index book kept by the court which can be used to locate early probate index numbers.
Will record book from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 26663, can be used in conjunction with this series to determine the exact dates for court proceedings.

Container List

ReelVolumeDateDescription
121908-19391-640
131939-1948641-1073
231948-19491070-1140
241949-19581141-1640
251958-19671641-2144
361967-19742145-2644
371974-19812645-3148
481981-19883149-3652
491988-19903653-3799