Series 18218

District Court (Fifth District : Iron County) Probate registers of actions

Dates: 1908-1990.

4 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Original records are held by Southern Utah University Library and Taken to SUU by Paula Mitchell on November 02, 2009..

Scope and Content

Probate registers of action list each action taken in the cases presented to the probate division of the Fifth District Court in Iron County. In addition to handling the estates of deceased persons, the probate division also deals with adoptions, guardianships, and insanity and incompetency cases. The court is responsible for adjudicating and conveying ownership of town site lands (Utah Code, 57-7-19, 1953). Occasionally, the court handles name changes and inquests regarding the cause of a death. In each case the probate register indicates the name or names of the individuals involved, the kind of case, and the name of the petitioner's attorney, followed by a list of each action taken in the case and the date that action was taken.

Gaps in Series

It appears that the court began renumbering case files beginning in 1908. The presence of a Book 1, (which would presumably cover the first probate case files kept by the court between 1898 and 1908), is currently unknown.

Images Available

This series is available online as part of the Utah State Archives Digital Archives.

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: An alphabetical index is located at the beginning of each register.

Related Records

Probate record books from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 1124, more fully document court proceedings as they relate to individual cases.

Probate case files from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 26645, contains the complete case files cited throughout these record books.

Probate index from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 26659, is comprised of an index book kept by the court which can be used to locate early probate index numbers.

Will record book from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 26663, can be used in conjunction with this series to determine the exact dates for court proceedings.

Indexing Terms

Court records--Utah--Iron County

Probate records--Utah--Iron County

REEL	VOLUME	DATE	DESCRIPTION
1	2	1908 - 1939	1-640
1	3	1939 - 1948	641-1073
2	3	1948 - 1949	1070-1140
2	4	1949 - 1958	1141-1640
2	5	1958 - 1967	1641-2144
3	6	1967 - 1974	2145-2644
3	7	1974 - 1981	2645-3148
4	8	1981 - 1988	3149-3652
4	9	1988 - 1990	3653-3799