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== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
Probate records of Alabama have been kept by the probate court since the counties were created. These courts have records of estate, guardianship, and juvenile cases. The Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection includes some of these records.<br> | Probate records of Alabama have been kept by the probate court since the counties were created. These courts have records of estate, guardianship, and juvenile cases. The Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection includes some of these records.<br> | ||
The Family History Library has microfilms of probate records from most of the counties in [[Alabama|Alabama]], generally from the date a county was created to the 1920s. The types of records available from each county vary considerably. For some counties, the library has only the court minutes. Records from other counties include complete probate records, such as dower records, personal property sales, settlement records, orphans’ records, wills, and bonds. | The Family History Library has microfilms of probate records from most of the counties in [[Alabama|Alabama]], generally from the date a county was created to the 1920s. The types of records available from each county vary considerably. For some counties, the library has only the court minutes. Records from other counties include complete probate records, such as dower records, personal property sales, settlement records, orphans’ records, wills, and bonds. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
''Alabama Research Outline''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2001. | ''Alabama Research Outline''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2001. [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_County_Probate_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)#Related_Wiki_Articles Alabama County Probate Records] | ||
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[[Category:Alabama|Probate]] | [[Category:Alabama|Probate]] | ||