AGENCY: District Court (Fourth District : Millard County)

SERIES: 83438
TITLE: Probate court minute books
DATES: 1887-1963.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: These ten books contain the minutes of the proceedings of the probate court in Millard County. Recorded information includes the date, the names of the parties involved, the name of the case, the names and signatures of the probate judge and clerk, and the types of orders and papers filed (petitions for letter of administration, orders of publication, appointment of appraisers, etc.).

The first volume is labeled "Book C." Pages 1 through 59 span the period from 1890 to 1895 while pages 60-203 span the years 1903 to 1907. The information is handwritten.

This is followed by Volume E (1907 to 1918), Volume F (1918 to 1922, Volume G (1922 to 1926), Volume H (1926 to 1932), Volume I (1932 to 1941), Volume J (1941 to 1948), Volume K (1948 to 1959), and Volume L (1959 to 1963).

Included with this series is the index to volumes A, B, C, & 3. This includes a notation indicating the book and page number of the case being indexed and catalogs the names of plaintiffs and defendants. In addition to probate cases, it also indexes civil and criminal cases.

Former series 83439 has been merged with this series.

(A volume identified by the Historical Records Survey as "Book D" contains handwritten minutes of probate proceedings for the period from 1887 to 1903.)

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 03/1989

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 10 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

____ This retention is based on the historical value of the records to document the actions of the probate court in Millard County. They are valuable to both genealogical and community studies.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Private

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