District Court (First District : Rich County)

This series contains a probate case index created by the court to track cases related to guardianship , adoption, and estate matters. Case numbers were provided to facilitate access to and clerical management of case files. The indexes contain the names of involved parties, the nature of the case, and the case number.

This series contains an alphabetical name index to probate cases heard by the court. The index was created and maintained by the First District Court in Rich County after statehood, but includes cases heard by the County Probate Court during the territorial period prior to 1896. Matters of probate include estates of deceased persons, guardianship of minors and people deemed incompetent, and adoptions. This index contain such information as the names of involved parties, the type of probate case, and the case number.