Series 17546
District Court (Third District : Tooele County) Probate Record books
Dates: 1896-1968.
10.50 cubic feet and 12 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Original records are held by District Court (Third District : Tooele County).
Scope and Content
This series contains books used create a record of documents as they are filed by the court in probate cases. The record consists of copies of all the various actions, orders, and decrees of the court in the settlement of estates, adoption of children, appointment of guardians, and name changes. While these same documents typically exist in each individual case file, these books provide a record of actions of the court arranged chronologically, rather than by case.
Gaps in Series
Books 2, 4, and 5 of this series were not transferred to the State Archives with the rest of the books. They may still be at the court. They are available on microfilm.
Access Restrictions
This series is primarily designated as Public. The secondary designation is Exempt: UCA 78-30-15 (2008). As of 1 July 1999, adoptions become public after 100 years; until then they are sealed and only obtainable through the court. These books include occasional reference to adoptions..
Reproduction and Use
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Finding Aids
Indexes: Each book in this series (aside from book 10 and book 11) contains an alphabetical index found at the beginning of each volume.
Related Records
Probate indexes from the District Court (Third District : Tooele County), Series 17612, contains an index book which can be used to identify the case numbers needed to access these case files.
Probate registers from the District Court (Third District : Tooele County), Series 17613, can be used in conjunction with this series to determine the exact dates for court proceedings.
Probate case files from the District Court (Third District : Tooele County), Series 83314, contains the complete case files cited throughout these record books.
Indexing Terms
Court records--Utah--Tooele County.
Probate records--Utah--Tooele County.
| REEL | VOLUME | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | 1 | 1899 - 1900 |
| 1 | 2 | 1900 - 1905 |
| 1 | 3 | 1905 - 1907 |
| 2 | 3 | 1905 - 1907 |
| 2 | 4 | 1908 - 1914 |
| 2 | 5 | 1914 - 1918 |
| 3 | 5 | 1914 - 1918 |
| 3 | 6 | 1918 - 1924 |
| 3 | 7 | 1924 - 1928 |
| 4 | 8 | 1928 - 1934 |
| 4 | 9 | 1934 - 1940 |
| 4 | 10 | 1940 - 1946 |
| 5 | 10 | 1940 - 1946 |
| 5 | 11 | 1946 - 1950 |
| 5 | 12 | 1950 - 1952 |
| 6 | 12 | 1952 - 1955 |
| 6 | 13 | 1955 - 1957 |
| 6 | 14 | 1957 |
| 7 | 13 | 1955 - 1957 |
| 7 | 14 | 1957 - 1958 |
| 8 | 14 | 1957 - 1958 |
| 8 | 15 | 1958 - 1959 |
| 8 | 16 | 1959 |
| 9 | 16 | 1959 |
| 9 | 17 | 1959 - 1960 |
| 9 | 18 | 1960 - 1961 |
| 10 | 18 | 1960 - 1961 |
| 10 | 19 | 1961 - 1962 |
| 10 | 20 | 1962 - 1963 |
| 11 | 20 | 1962 - 1963 |
| 11 | 21 | 1964 - 1965 |
| 11 | 22 | 1965 |
| 12 | 22 | 1965 |
| 12 | 23 | 1966 |