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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
The purpose of this task is to add any historical probate records for | The purpose of this task is to add any historical probate records for Texas counties found on FamilySearch Historical Records. | ||
This task is an intermediate task and requires some knowledge about or experience with writing in wikitext. <br> | This task is an intermediate task and requires some knowledge about or experience with writing in wikitext. <br> | ||
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Probate Records | Probate Records | ||
Since the formation of the first 23 counties under the Republic, county clerks have been required to record virtually all papers filed in probate cases in the Probate Minutes. In many counties, however, clerks began to limit the Probate Minutes to a record of the proceedings in probate cases and to record the case papers in separate volumes called the Probate Record. In some counties, the Probate Record itself was further subdivided into separate volumes relating to various aspects of the probate process -- guardianship, applications for administration, administrators' bonds and oaths, estate inventories, final accounts, probate claims, reports of sale, orders for partition and distribution, etc. Unlike many states, there has never been a requirement for separate recordation of wills in Texas, although in some counties will have been or are recorded in a Will Record. | Since the formation of the first 23 counties under the Republic, county clerks have been required to record virtually all papers filed in probate cases in the Probate Minutes. In many counties, however, clerks began to limit the Probate Minutes to a record of the proceedings in probate cases and to record the case papers in separate volumes called the Probate Record. In some counties, the Probate Record itself was further subdivided into separate volumes relating to various aspects of the probate process -- guardianship, applications for administration, administrators' bonds and oaths, estate inventories, final accounts, probate claims, reports of sale, orders for partition and distribution, etc. Unlike many states, there has never been a requirement for separate recordation of wills in Texas, although in some counties will have been or are recorded in a Will Record. | ||
Researchers should be aware that in some counties records of probate proceedings can be found in the District Court Minutes or District Court Civil Minutes during the period from 1869 to 1876 when the county court and the office of the county clerk were abolished. In most counties, however, wills can be found in the Probate Record. The Probate Case Papers themselves (and related records series such as Guardianship Case Papers) have been filmed in some counties.<br> | Researchers should be aware that in some counties records of probate proceedings can be found in the District Court Minutes or District Court Civil Minutes during the period from 1869 to 1876 when the county court and the office of the county clerk were abolished. In most counties, however, wills can be found in the Probate Record. The Probate Case Papers themselves (and related records series such as Guardianship Case Papers) have been filmed in some counties.<br> | ||
From https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/local/aboutrecords.html#4<br> | From https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/local/aboutrecords.html#4<br> | ||
=== Instructions === | === Instructions === | ||
1. Not all counties have records included in this task. Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject | 1. Not all counties have records included in this task. Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Texas Tasks-FamilySearch Probate Records#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to choose a county to edit. <br> | ||
2. Sign up on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Texas Tasks-FamilySearch Probate Records#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] to accept the task. Sign-up instructions are posted with the Assignment Chart below.<br> | 2. Sign up on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Texas Tasks-FamilySearch Probate Records#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] to accept the task. Sign-up instructions are posted with the Assignment Chart below.<br> | ||
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7. Click on the word wikitext with in toolbox at the top left side of the edit box. | 7. Click on the word wikitext with in toolbox at the top left side of the edit box. | ||
8. Copy and paste the following record in chronological(date) order with what records are already on that page. If there are no other records in this section, place your cursor so that it is | 8. Copy and paste the following record in chronological(date) order with what records are already on that page. If there are no other records in this section, place your cursor so that it is under the <nowiki>==== Probate ==== </nowiki>then hit enter on you keyboard so there is a blank line before adding these records. If there are other records here, make sure to place your cursor where you want these to appear so they will end up in Chronological Order. <br> | ||
::<nowiki>:*'''1790–1967''' - {{RecordSearch|199242|Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by [[How to Navigate Browsable Images|browsing]] the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ohio_Probate_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Record Description page]. <br></nowiki><br> | ::<nowiki>:*'''1790–1967''' - {{RecordSearch|199242|Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by [[How to Navigate Browsable Images|browsing]] the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ohio_Probate_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Record Description page]. <br></nowiki><br> | ||
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<br> 9. Click '''Enter'''. | <br> 9. Click '''Enter'''. | ||
10. IF you are working in ''' | 10. IF you are working in '''Comanche County''' - also add this under the Probate Section in Chronological order: | ||
::<nowiki>:*''' | ::<nowiki>:*'''1866–1937''' - {{RecordSearch|1831470|Texas, Comanche County Probate Files, 1813-1917}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free. Currently, (September 2012) this collection is only searchable by [[How to Navigate Browsable Images|browsing]] the images. These records include probate case files and probate minutes. <br></nowiki><br> | ||
<br> 14. In the 'Summary:' box at the bottom of the page put: '''Adding Probate records from Historical Records Collection''' | |||
14. In the 'Summary:' box at the bottom of the page put: '''Adding Probate records from Historical Records Collection''' | |||
15. Click '''Save Page'''. | 15. Click '''Save Page'''. | ||
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*Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading '''Date Completed'''. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Adams County for societies." | *Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading '''Date Completed'''. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Adams County for societies." | ||
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=== County Assignment Charts === | === County Assignment Charts === | ||
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[[Category:Texas_Tasks|Probate Intro]] | [[Category:Texas_Tasks|Probate Intro]] | ||