Arkansas Probate Records: Difference between revisions

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United States Arkansas Probate Records

Online Records[edit | edit source]

Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1879 at FamilySearch (Free, bowseable images)
- Click on the county of interest to browse record images. Includes wills, administrations, guardianships, and more.

History[edit | edit source]

Template:Adoption ARGenWeb Probate records of Arkansas have been kept by the probate or county courts. The records include case papers settlements.

Availability[edit | edit source]

You can obtain copies of the original records by contacting the clerk's office in the appropriate county courthouse.

A statewide index to Arkansas wills is available:

Stevenson, Mrs. James H. and Mrs. Edward L. Westbrooke. Index to Wills and Administrations of Arkansas from the Earliest to 1900. Jonesboro, Ark.: Vowels Printing Company, 1986. FHL Book 976.7 P22st, Fiche 6050936.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of many Arkansas probate records.

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Arkansas Probate Records

References[edit | edit source]

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-==Online Resources==
+=== Online Records ===
-*'''1783–1998''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8638 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
+*[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2061549/waypoints Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1879] at FamilySearch (Free, bowseable images)
-*'''1817–1979''' {{RecordSearch|2061549|Arkansas Probate Records 1817-1979}} at FamilySearch; images - [[Arkansas Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+**Click on the county of interest to browse record images. Includes wills, administrations, guardianships, and more.
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8638 Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998] at Ancestry - index & images ($), incomplete.
-*[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2061549/waypoints Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1879] at FamilySearch; images.<br>
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
-===History===
+== History  ==
- Probate records of Arkansas have been kept by the Chancery courts at the county level. The records include case papers settlements. See [[Arkansas Court Records]] for more detail.
+{{Adoption ARGenWeb}} Probate records of Arkansas have been kept by the probate or county courts. The records include case papers settlements.
-====Availability====
+=== Availability  ===
 You can obtain copies of the original records by contacting the clerk's office in the appropriate county courthouse.
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 A statewide index to Arkansas wills is available:
-*Stevenson, Mrs. James H. and Mrs. Edward L. Westbrooke. ''Index to Wills and Administrations of Arkansas from the Earliest to 1900.'' Jonesboro, Ark.: Vowels Printing Company, 1986. {{FSC|448242|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.7 P22st, Fiche 6050936}}.
+*Stevenson, Mrs. James H. and Mrs. Edward L. Westbrooke. ''Index to Wills and Administrations of Arkansas from the Earliest to 1900.'' Jonesboro, Ark.: Vowels Printing Company, 1986. {{FHL|448242|item|disp=FHL Book 976.7 P22st, Fiche 6050936}}.
-The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has microfilm copies of many Arkansas probate records.
+The [[Family History Library]] has microfilm copies of many Arkansas probate records.
-*[http://www.mycountycourthouse.com/arkansas/probate-records.html Arkansas Probate Records] (information only) by Genealogy Inc.
+=== Online Resources ===
+*[http://www.mycountycourthouse.com/arkansas/probate-records.html Arkansas Probate Records]
-===References===
+== References  ==
-[[Category:Arkansas, United States|Probate]]
+{{Arkansas|Arkansas}}
-[[Category:United States Probate Records]]
+[[Category:Arkansas|Probate]]