AGENCY: Beaver County (Utah). Probate Court

SERIES: 14893
TITLE: Record books
DATES: 1856-1897.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological, but in some cases grouped by record type.

DESCRIPTION: During the territorial period Utah county probate courts served a variety of functions. In addition to traditional probate of estates, the courts held jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters. The Territorial Assembly also appointed county probate courts to adjudicate ownership of town site lots and to acknowledge incorporations. Because county probate courts served so many functions, records in the Beaver County Probate Court record books contain a variety of record types. These include estate and guardianship records, divorce records, incorporation records, records dealing with the adjudication of title for town site lots in Beaver County communities, court dockets, and a few other civil and criminal cases including some naturalizations.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Beaver County Probate Court record books contain historical information about Beaver County mining companies and about the United Order. They also contain divorce records and a few guardianship and estate records which may be of interest to genealogists.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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