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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois|Illinois]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois|Illinois]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois_Probate_Records|Illinois Probate]]'' | ||
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'''State (1818 - present)'''<br>Clerk of County Court (1816 - 1819)<br>Clerk of County's Commissioners' Court (1819 - 1821)<br>County Probate Court (1821 - 1848)<br>County Probate Court (for counties with 50,000+ population) (1870 - 1964)<br>County Court (1848 - 1964)<br>Circuit Court (1964 - present) | '''State (1818 - present)'''<br>Clerk of County Court (1816 - 1819)<br>Clerk of County's Commissioners' Court (1819 - 1821)<br>County Probate Court (1821 - 1848)<br>County Probate Court (for counties with 50,000+ population) (1870 - 1964)<br>County Court (1848 - 1964)<br>Circuit Court (1964 - present) | ||
=== Searching Probate Records<br> === | === Searching Probate Records<br> === | ||
It is usually best to start a probate search at the county level. Links to county pages appear below. Additional resources for Illinois probates may be found in the [http://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&catSearchType=subject_id&searchCriteria=432318 Illinois-Probate] topic page of the Family History Library catalog (FHLC). Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Centers]. Also find Illinois Probate resources available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=illinois+probate&fq=dt%3Abks other libraries (WorldCat)]. Explore how to search [[ | It is usually best to start a probate search at the county level. Links to county pages appear below. Additional resources for Illinois probates may be found in the [http://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&catSearchType=subject_id&searchCriteria=432318 Illinois-Probate] topic page of the Family History Library catalog (FHLC). Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Centers]. Also find Illinois Probate resources available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=illinois+probate&fq=dt%3Abks other libraries (WorldCat)]. Explore how to search [[Worldcat Online Catalog|WorldCat]] and the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|FHLC]].<br> | ||
=== Web Sites<br> === | === Web Sites<br> === | ||
*[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html The Illinois Regional Archives Depositories] includes some online Illinois probate indexes.<br> | *[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html The Illinois Regional Archives Depositories] includes some online Illinois probate indexes.<br> | ||
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*Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, editors. ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.'' Third edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 2006. Of particular interest is the section, "Probate," pages 268 - 277. {{FHL|1211475|item|disp=FHL 973 D27ts 2006}} | *Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, editors. ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.'' Third edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 2006. Of particular interest is the section, "Probate," pages 268 - 277. {{FHL|1211475|item|disp=FHL 973 D27ts 2006}} | ||
=== References | === FamilySearch Historical Record Collecions === | ||
An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1834344 FamilySearch.org.] | |||
A wiki article describing this collection is found at: | |||
[[Illinois_Probate_Books_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Illinois Probate Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
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