Summary Information

Title: Wisconsin. County Court (Marinette County): Probate Case Files
Inclusive Dates: 1924-1927

Creator:

• Wisconsin. County Court (Marinette County)

Call Number: Marinette Series 28

Quantity: 14.4 c.f. (36 archives boxes)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Green Bay Cofrin Library / Green Bay Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Documents filed in County Court concerning the settlement of deceased individuals' estates and the filing of wills. Case files typically include petitions to pursue wills; orders appointing administrators; newspaper clippings of notices; notices to creditors; order admitting wills to probate; wills; inventories and appraisals; receipts for paid claims against estates; reports of executors; executors bonds; final judgments; petitions and orders for widow's allowances out of estate; and miscellaneous papers. Case numbers 5805-7332 are present.

Note:

Earlier case files through 1917 were destroyed by the court. The Register in Probate Office has case files, 1918-1963, on microfilm.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mari0028

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