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==Online Resources==
== History  ==
*'''1783–1998''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8638 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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*'''1817–1979''' {{RecordSearch|2061549|Arkansas Probate Records 1817-1979}} at FamilySearch; images - [[Arkansas Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
Probate records of Arkansas have been kept by the probate or county courts. The records include case papers settlements.  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8638 Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998] at Ancestry - index & images ($), 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===
== Availability  ==


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


====Availability====
*A statewide index of wills is Mrs. James H. Stevenson and Mrs. Edward L. Westbrooke, ''Index to Wills and Administrations of Arkansas from the Earliest to 1900'' (Jonesboro, Arkansas: Vowels Printing Company, 1986; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.7+P22st 976.7 P22st]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=6050936 6050936]).
 
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:
The Family History Library also has probate records for Arkansas.


*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}}.
== References  ==


The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has microfilm copies of many Arkansas probate records.  
''[[Arkansas]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department,1998, 2001.  


*[http://www.mycountycourthouse.com/arkansas/probate-records.html Arkansas Probate Records] (information only) by Genealogy Inc.
:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.


===References===
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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 of wills is Mrs. James H. Stevenson and Mrs. Edward L. Westbrooke, Index to Wills and Administrations of Arkansas from the Earliest to 1900 (Jonesboro, Arkansas: Vowels Printing Company, 1986; Family History Library book 976.7 P22st; fiche 6050936).

The Family History Library also has probate records for Arkansas.

References[edit | edit source]

Arkansas Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department,1998, 2001.

NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.
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