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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois|Illinois]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois_Probate_Records|Illinois Probate]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois|Illinois]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois_Probate_Records|Illinois Probate]]'' | ||
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=== Record Synopsis === | === Record Synopsis === | ||
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Probate is the “court procedure by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid” and encompasses “all matters and proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates, guardianships, etc.”<ref>Henry Campbell Black, ''Black's Law Dictionary,'' 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 1081, "probate."</ref> Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. These documents are extremely valuable to genealogists and should not be neglected. In many instances, they are the only known source of relevant information such as the decedent’s date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their places of residence. They may also include information about adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents. | Probate is the “court procedure by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid” and encompasses “all matters and proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates, guardianships, etc.”<ref>Henry Campbell Black, ''Black's Law Dictionary,'' 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 1081, "probate."</ref> Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. These documents are extremely valuable to genealogists and should not be neglected. In many instances, they are the only known source of relevant information such as the decedent’s date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their places of residence. They may also include information about adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents. | ||
Explore more about the [[United States Probate Process|probate process]], [[United States Probate Limitations|limitations of probate records]], [[Analyzing United States Probate Records|analyzing probate records]], a [[Glossary of United States Probate Terms|glossary]] of probate terms, [[United States Probate Wills|wills]], and [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Probate_Records United States Probate Records].<br> | Explore more about the [[United States Probate Process|probate process]], [[United States Probate Limitations|limitations of probate records]], [[Analyzing United States Probate Records|analyzing probate records]], a [[Glossary of United States Probate Terms|glossary]] of probate terms, [[United States Probate Wills|wills]], and [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Probate_Records United States Probate Records].<br> | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
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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/locations FamilySearch Centers]. Also find Illinois Probate resources available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Aillinois+probate+records&qt=results_page many libraries (WorldCat)]. Explore how to search [[Worldcat Online Catalog|WorldCat]] and the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|FHLC]].<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/locations FamilySearch Centers]. Also find Illinois Probate resources available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Aillinois+probate+records&qt=results_page many 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> | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1834344 Family Search Historical records] collection includes free online images of will books, administrations, journals, inventories, guardian's records, and order books from probate courts in Illinois. The content and time period will vary by county. A wiki article describing this collection is found at [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Illinois_Probate_Books_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Illinois Probate Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)].<br> | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1834344 Family Search Historical records] collection includes free online images of will books, administrations, journals, inventories, guardian's records, and order books from probate courts in Illinois. The content and time period will vary by county. A wiki article describing this collection is found at [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Illinois_Probate_Books_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Illinois Probate Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)].<br> | ||
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/illinois/index.html DeathIndexes.com] provides links to several Illinois probate records.<br> | *[http://www.deathindexes.com/illinois/index.html DeathIndexes.com] provides links to several Illinois probate records.<br> | ||
*[http://ilgenweb.net/ USGenWeb, Illinois] is a cooperative volunteer effort with links to resources in the state and counties.<br> | *[http://ilgenweb.net/ USGenWeb, Illinois] is a cooperative volunteer effort with links to resources in the state and counties.<br> | ||
*Ancestry databases related to [http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Illinois/Default.aspx?category=36 Illinois Tax Criminal, Land, and Wills] ($)<br> | *Ancestry databases related to [http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Illinois/Default.aspx?category=36 Illinois Tax Criminal, Land, and Wills] ($)<br> | ||
*[http://estate.findlaw.com/probate/probate-court-laws/estate-planning-law-state-probate.html FindLaw] has information on Illinois Probate Courts. | *[http://estate.findlaw.com/probate/probate-court-laws/estate-planning-law-state-probate.html FindLaw] has information on Illinois Probate Courts. | ||
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*Brayman, Mason. ''Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois''....Springfield: Walters & Weber, 1845. View at [http://books.google.com/books?id=1JwSAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=illinois+statutes&hl=en&ei=wR-zTK2YGYf4sAPEpozfDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] using the search term "probate" for references specific to probate. Available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3ARevised+Statutes+of+the+State+of+Illinois+au%3Abrayman&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)]. | *Brayman, Mason. ''Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois''....Springfield: Walters & Weber, 1845. View at [http://books.google.com/books?id=1JwSAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=illinois+statutes&hl=en&ei=wR-zTK2YGYf4sAPEpozfDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] using the search term "probate" for references specific to probate. Available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3ARevised+Statutes+of+the+State+of+Illinois+au%3Abrayman&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)]. | ||
*Hurd, Harvey Bostwick, editor. ''Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois. 1877.''...Chicago: Chicago Legal News Co., 1877. View at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t9gnAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=illinois+statutes&hl=en&ei=wR-zTK2YGYf4sAPEpozfDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] using the search term "probate" for references specific to probate. This and other years by this author available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3ARevised+Statutes+of+the+State+of+Illinois.+au%3Ahurd&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)]. | *Hurd, Harvey Bostwick, editor. ''Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois. 1877.''...Chicago: Chicago Legal News Co., 1877. View at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t9gnAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=illinois+statutes&hl=en&ei=wR-zTK2YGYf4sAPEpozfDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] using the search term "probate" for references specific to probate. This and other years by this author available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3ARevised+Statutes+of+the+State+of+Illinois.+au%3Ahurd&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)]. | ||
*Jones, William C. ''A Practical Treatise upon the Jurisdiction of...Probate Courts of Illinois....''Chicago: T.H. Flood & Co., 1892. View at [http://www.archive.org/details/jurisdictionofpr00jone Internet Archive].<br> | *Jones, William C. ''A Practical Treatise upon the Jurisdiction of...Probate Courts of Illinois....''Chicago: T.H. Flood & Co., 1892. View at [http://www.archive.org/details/jurisdictionofpr00jone Internet Archive].<br> | ||
*North, Levi. ''A Treatise on the Practice in Probate Courts...in the State of Illinois....''Chicago: Callaghan & Co., 1875. View at [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924024669115 Internet Archive]. Available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=kw%3Aillinois+ti%3AA+Treatise+on+the+Practice+in+Probate+Courts+au%3Anorth&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)].<br> | *North, Levi. ''A Treatise on the Practice in Probate Courts...in the State of Illinois....''Chicago: Callaghan & Co., 1875. View at [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924024669115 Internet Archive]. Available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=kw%3Aillinois+ti%3AA+Treatise+on+the+Practice+in+Probate+Courts+au%3Anorth&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)].<br> | ||
*Simons, Franklin Pierce. ''A Treatise on the Probate Practice and Law of Estates in the State of Illinois''....Chicago: Callaghan & Co., 1907. View at [http://www.archive.org/details/probatepracticel01simo Internet Archive]. Available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AA+Treatise+on+the+Probate+Practice+and+Law+of+Estates+in+the+State+of+Illinois+au%3Asimons&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)].<br> | *Simons, Franklin Pierce. ''A Treatise on the Probate Practice and Law of Estates in the State of Illinois''....Chicago: Callaghan & Co., 1907. View at [http://www.archive.org/details/probatepracticel01simo Internet Archive]. Available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AA+Treatise+on+the+Probate+Practice+and+Law+of+Estates+in+the+State+of+Illinois+au%3Asimons&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)].<br> | ||
*Starr, Merritt and Russell H. Curtis, editors. ''Annotated Statutes of the State of Illinois in Force January 1, 1885 ....''Volume I. Chicago: Callaghan & Co., 1885. View at [http://books.google.com/books?id=RDwlAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=illinois+statutes&hl=en&ei=uiizTNDDF46gsQOh0Y3zAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CF4Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] using the search term "probate" for references specific to probate.Available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AAnnotated+Statutes+of+the+State+of+Illinois+in+Force+January+1%2C+1885+au%3Astarr&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)].<br> | *Starr, Merritt and Russell H. Curtis, editors. ''Annotated Statutes of the State of Illinois in Force January 1, 1885 ....''Volume I. Chicago: Callaghan & Co., 1885. View at [http://books.google.com/books?id=RDwlAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=illinois+statutes&hl=en&ei=uiizTNDDF46gsQOh0Y3zAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CF4Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] using the search term "probate" for references specific to probate.Available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AAnnotated+Statutes+of+the+State+of+Illinois+in+Force+January+1%2C+1885+au%3Astarr&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)].<br> | ||
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=== Learn More === | === Learn More === | ||
*Anne Roach, ''[http://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/Goldmine__Beyond_the_Court_Order_Book/Player.html Courthouse Records Overview]'' (35 minute online video) [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 FamilySearch Research Classes Online], 2010.<br> | *Anne Roach, ''[http://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/Goldmine__Beyond_the_Court_Order_Book/Player.html Courthouse Records Overview]'' (35 minute online video) [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 FamilySearch Research Classes Online], 2010.<br> | ||
*Rose, Christine. ''Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures.'' San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. Of particular interest are the chapters, "Estates Galore," "Estate Documents," "Milking Every Clue from Estates," and "Strategies that Work." [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3ACourthouse+Research+for+Family+Historians+au%3Arose&fq=yr%3A2004+%3E+%3E+x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 Many libraries (WorldCat)]; {{FHL|1202197|item|disp=FHL 929.1072 R72c}} | *Rose, Christine. ''Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures.'' San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. Of particular interest are the chapters, "Estates Galore," "Estate Documents," "Milking Every Clue from Estates," and "Strategies that Work." [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3ACourthouse+Research+for+Family+Historians+au%3Arose&fq=yr%3A2004+%3E+%3E+x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 Many libraries (WorldCat)]; {{FHL|1202197|item|disp=FHL 929.1072 R72c}} | ||
*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. [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AThe+Source%3A+A+Guidebook+to+American+Genealogy.++au%3Aszucs&fq=yr%3A2006+%3E+%3E+x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 Many libraries (WorldCat)]; {{FHL|1211475|item|disp=FHL 973 D27ts 2006}}<br> | *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. [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AThe+Source%3A+A+Guidebook+to+American+Genealogy.++au%3Aszucs&fq=yr%3A2006+%3E+%3E+x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 Many libraries (WorldCat)]; {{FHL|1211475|item|disp=FHL 973 D27ts 2006}}<br> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | ||
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