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== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
Some probate records were recorded in books | Some probate records were recorded in books. The books carry references to the estate files so that they can be found in the boxes or cabinets where they are filed at the courthouse. You can obtain copies of these records by writing to the clerk of the appropriate county. | ||
Probate records may include: | |||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_of_Administration Administration] | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrogate_Court Distributions] | |||
*[[Genealogical Dictionary of Legal Terms |Dower Rights]] | |||
*Estate File | |||
*Guardianship | |||
*Inventories | |||
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*Minutes | |||
*Probate Case File | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administration_of_an_estate_on_death Letters of Administration] | |||
*[[Petitions|Letters Testamentary]] | |||
*Settlements | |||
*[[Wills|Wills]] | |||
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Most Ohio probate records are well indexed and are on microfilm or in published format at the Family History Library. The files date from the creation of each county to at least 1900 and sometimes to the 1970s. | Most Ohio probate records are well indexed and are on microfilm or in published format at the Family History Library. The files date from the creation of each county to at least 1900 and sometimes to the 1970s. | ||
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*Bell, Carol Willsey. ''Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: An Index''. Columbus, Ohio: C.W. Bell, 1981. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=345167&disp=Ohio+wills+and+estates+to+1850%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.1 P22b,] film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=345167&disp=Ohio+wills+and+estates+to+1850++ 1035679], Item 5 or fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=345167&disp=Ohio+wills+and+estates+to+1850++ 6051289]) | *Bell, Carol Willsey. ''Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: An Index''. Columbus, Ohio: C.W. Bell, 1981. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=345167&disp=Ohio+wills+and+estates+to+1850%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.1 P22b,] film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=345167&disp=Ohio+wills+and+estates+to+1850++ 1035679], Item 5 or fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=345167&disp=Ohio+wills+and+estates+to+1850++ 6051289]) | ||
Probate records are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under OHIO, [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS. | Probate records are listed in the Locality Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog |Family History Library Catalog]] under OHIO, [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS. | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
Some counties in Ohio have probate records online. Using a search engine such as [http://www.google.com/ www.google.com] enter the name of the county you are interested in and the words “probate records” then press “enter”. | Some counties in Ohio have probate records online. Using a search engine such as [http://www.google.com/ www.google.com] enter the name of the county you are interested in and the words “probate records” then press “enter”. | ||