Series 18269

District Court (Sixth District : Kane County) Probate registers of actions, 1896-1988.

1.00 cubic foot and 3 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 Sixth District Court in Kane 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 Sixth District Court in Kane 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.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number, thereunder chronological by date.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

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 physically transferred to the Utah State Archives in September, 2011 for processing and microfilming. Once microfilming has been completed the hard copies will be returned to the Sixth District Court office in Kanab.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

This series was processed by Jim Kichas in September 2011.

Other Finding Aids

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

Related Material

Probate orders and decrees from the District Court (Sixth District : Kane County), Series 18262, provide the date of each action and an index for the register entries cited here.
Record books from Kane County (Utah). Probate Court, Series 24249, contain information about the probate of estates in Kane County before 1896.

Indexing Terms

Container List

ReelVolumeDescription
121896-1977
231978-1988