Series 27217

District Court (Fourth District : Uintah County) Probate minute books

Dates: 1887-1915.

0.50 cubic foot and 1 microfilm reel

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

Scope and Content

This series contains several volumes in which the court clerk summarized the daily proceedings of the court. All entries in these minute books relate to probate, which includes the distribution of the estates of deceased persons, guardianships for minors and incompetent adults, and adoptions. The first book in the series was begun by the county probate court and the state district court continued using the book for probate matters after the probate court was abolished in 1896.

Images Available

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is primarily designated as Public. The secondary designation is Private: This series may contain information about adoptions, which is restricted for 100 years under the provisions of UCA 78-30-15..

Reproduction and Use

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Finding Aids

Indexes: Book B of this series includes a name index.

Related Records

Probate case files from the District Court (Eighth District : Uintah County), Series 14198, contain the documents filed in each probate case.

Probate registers of action from the District Court (Fourth District : Uintah County), Series 27216, list all the probate cases handled by the court and the documents filed in each case.

REEL	BOX	DESCRIPTION
1	N/A	Book A;1887 Dec 05 - 1910 Dec 03
1	1	Book B;1911 Mar 21 - 1915 Dec 08