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Probate matters in Missouri have usually been recorded by the clerks of the probate courts, but in some counties the common pleas or circuit courts handled this function. The records include wills, administrator bonds, and estate inventories. They are frequently indexed. You can obtain copies by contacting the probate judge in each county. | Probate matters in [[Portal:Missouri|Missouri]] have usually been recorded by the clerks of the probate courts, but in some counties the common pleas or circuit courts handled this function. The records include wills, administrator bonds, and estate inventories. They are frequently indexed. You can obtain copies by contacting the probate judge in each county. | ||
Copies of many of the records are available at the Family History Library. The library's records generally date from the creation of the county to about 1925. For example, the library has 71 films for Jackson County that include: | Copies of many of the records are available at the Family History Library. The library's records generally date from the creation of the county to about 1925. For example, the library has 71 films for Jackson County that include: | ||
* Wills and other records (1828-1917) | *Wills and other records (1828-1917) | ||
* Bonds (1868-1923) | *Bonds (1868-1923) | ||
* Letters (1876-1955) | *Letters (1876-1955) | ||
* Guardians' records (1871-1898) | *Guardians' records (1871-1898) | ||
* Inventories (1881-1915) | *Inventories (1881-1915) | ||
* Real estate sales (1890-1918) | *Real estate sales (1890-1918) | ||
For many counties, abstracts of the earliest wills have been published, and copies are available at major archives and the Family History Library. | For many counties, abstracts of the earliest wills have been published, and copies are available at major archives and the Family History Library. | ||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/records/protoc.htm | http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/records/protoc.htm | ||
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/stlprobate/ | http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/stlprobate/ | ||
http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/stlouis.html<br> | http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/stlouis.html<br><br> | ||
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Revision as of 15:22, 27 May 2008
Probate matters in Missouri have usually been recorded by the clerks of the probate courts, but in some counties the common pleas or circuit courts handled this function. The records include wills, administrator bonds, and estate inventories. They are frequently indexed. You can obtain copies by contacting the probate judge in each county.
Copies of many of the records are available at the Family History Library. The library's records generally date from the creation of the county to about 1925. For example, the library has 71 films for Jackson County that include:
- Wills and other records (1828-1917)
- Bonds (1868-1923)
- Letters (1876-1955)
- Guardians' records (1871-1898)
- Inventories (1881-1915)
- Real estate sales (1890-1918)
For many counties, abstracts of the earliest wills have been published, and copies are available at major archives and the Family History Library.
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/records/protoc.htm