Tooele County. Probate Court Minute books, 1859-1888.

0.70 cubic foot and 1 microfilm reel

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains a record of the daily proceedings of the court. For each day the court was in session, the records document actions taken by the court in the form of official documents filed in cases heard that day. From 1852 the courts had jurisdiction not only in probate matters, but in civil and criminal cases as well. These minutes record all types of cases heard by the court. In 1887 the federal Edmunds-Tucker Act restricted the jurisdiction of the court to probate matters. Pages from a Book B, containing naturalization records dating from 1862 to 1865, were at some point bound in at the back of the first minute Book A.

Scope and Content

This series contains a record of the daily proceedings of the court. For each day the court was in session, the records document actions taken by the court in the form of official documents filed in cases heard that day. From 1852 the courts had jurisdiction not only in probate matters, but in civil and criminal cases as well. These minutes record all types of cases heard by the court. In 1887 the federal Edmunds-Tucker Act restricted the jurisdiction of the court to probate matters. Pages taken from a Book B, containing naturalization records dating from 1862 to 1865, were at some point bound in the back of the first minute Book A.

Arrangement

Generally chronological by court session date.

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.

Custody History

The district court for Tooele County inherited the books in this series when the probate court ceased operation in 1896. The district court clerk transferred the records to the State Archives in September 2023.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

The record in this series were archivally processed by Alan B. Barnett in February 2025.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: Both books in the series include a name index to cases included in the book.

Related Material

Probate orders from Tooele County. Probate Court, Series 1422, contain additional information about cases heard by the court during the same time period.

Divorce docket from Tooele County. Probate Court, Series 31104, contains a record of divorce cases heard by the court during part of the same time period covered by this series.

Indexing Terms

Container List

Reel	Box	Description
1	1	1859 Mar 14-1872 Aug 27; Probate Record A - minutes
1	1	Probate Record A - name index
1	1	1862 Dec 20-1865 Aug 7; Record of Naturalization Papers Book B
1	2	1872 Jul 8-1888 Aug 28; Probate Court minutes
1	2	Probate Court minutes - name index