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Probate Case Files

Creator: Russell County. Probate Court

Date: 1903-1918

Level of Description: Series

Material Type: Government record

Call Number: Microfilm reels MF1015 - MF1024

Unit ID: 196374

Restrictions: Restrictions: KSA 59-2122

Space Required/Quantity: Microfilm

Title (Main title): Probate Case Files

Scope and Content

Scope and content: Records from cases brought before the Russell County probate court, concerning guardianship for minors and others declared incompetent by the court and concerning estate administration for individuals who died leaving behind a wall or who died intestate. Individual files can include administrator's/executor's/guardian's oaths and bonds, annual and final accounts of estates, petitions for probate of wills and letters of administration or guardianship, and other related court documents. Files can also include receipts, exhibits for claims against estates, and correspondence. In case number order for cases #400 - 1103 (not inclusive--some cases were deemed confidential and filmed separately).

The probate court had jurisdiction over marriages, town incorporations, estates, wills, adoptions, mental illness, delinquent and dependent children, and similar matters within the county.

Locators:

No Locators Identified

Microfilm:

  • MF 1015: CASE NOS. 400 - 456 1903-1918
  • MF 1016: CASE NOS. 457 - 534 1903-1918
  • MF 1017: CASE NOS. 535 - 569 1903-1918
  • MF 1018: CASE NOS. 570 - 595 1903-1918
  • MF 1019: CASE NOS. 596 - 632 1903-1918
  • MF 1020: CASE NOS. 633 - 663 1903-1918
  • MF 1021: CASE NOS. 664 - 693 1903-1918
  • MF 1022: CASE NOS. 694 - 733 1903-1918
  • MF 1023: CASE NOS. 734 - 786 1903-1918
  • MF 1024: CASE NOS. 787 - 1103 1903-1918

Index Terms

Subjects

    Administration of estates -- Kansas -- Russell County
    Claims against decedents' estates -- Kansas -- Russell County
    Executors and administrators -- Kansas -- Russell County
    Guardian and ward -- Kansas -- Russell County
    Probate courts -- Kansas -- Russell County
    Probate records -- Kansas -- Russell County

Agency Classification:

    Local Government Agencies. Russell County. Courts. Probate Court.

Additional Information for Researchers

Restrictions: Restrictions: KSA 59-2122