Wisconsin. County Court (Dane County): Guardianship and Insanity Files, 1846-1925
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Summary Information
Title: Wisconsin. County Court (Dane County): Guardianship and Insanity Files
Inclusive Dates: 1846-1925

Creator:
  • Wisconsin. County Court (Dane County)
Call Number: Dane Series 121

Quantity: 16.0 c.f. (40 archives boxes) and 58 reels of microfilm (35mm)

Repository:
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.
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Files of Dane County guardianship and insanity hearings, containing petitions, lextters, orders, inventories, reports, accounts, and testimony relating to the care of wards and other incompetents and the management of their property; petitions and affidavits; and applications and orders for the commitment of insane persons and drunkards. The guardianship records are on microfilm only and appear to be guardianship of minors cases only. The insanity files are on paper only; they include a few highway orders and special licenses to marry.

Note:

The microfilm portion was produced om 1990 by the Genealogical Society of Utah which holds the master negative.

These records all are open to use by court order.



Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-dane0121
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Arrangement of the Materials

By original County Court box number and thereunder alphabetical by hearing. The list below is divided into two parts: the microfilm portion, containing guardianships, and the paper portion, containing insanity files.

Other Finding Aids

“Probate Index ” (Dane Series 96) indexes these records.

Contents List
Guardianship Records
Reel   1
Original Box #1001
Reel   2
Original Box #1002 - 1004 (A - Barnes)
Reel   3
Original Box #1004 (Bennett - T) - 1005 (B - Cleveland)
Reel   4
Original Box #1005 (Clemons - W) - 1007 (D - Ellsworth)
Reel   5
Original Box #1007 (Erner - K) - 1008 (H - M)
Reel   6
Original Box #1008 (O - T) - 1009
Reel   7
Original Box #1010 - 1011 (D - Sherman)
Reel   8
Original Box #1011 (Schneider - W) - 1012
Reel   9
Original Box #1013 - 1014 (A - Kolskat)
Reel   10
Original Box #1014 (Korup - W) - 1015 (A - Petterine)
Note: Quintin T. McMullen filed out of order at end of Original Box #1014
Reel   11
Original Box #1015 (Paulson - W) - 1017 (A - K)
Reel   12
Original Box #1017 (Mead - W) - 1019 (A - B)
Reel   13
Original Box #1019 (G - W) - 1020
Reel   14
Original Box #1021 - 1022 (B - Thompson)
Reel   15
Original Box #1022 (Townley - W) - 1025 (A - Riley)
Reel   16
Original Box #1025 (Riphahn - W) - 1027 (B - Mead)
Reel   17
Original Box #1027 (Mutchler - W) - 1029 (A - G)
Reel   18
Original Box #1029 (H - T) - 1031 (B - L)
Reel   19
Original Box #1031 (M - Z) - 1034 (B - J)
Reel   20
Original Box #1034 (L - T) - 1036
Reel   21
Original Box #1037 - 1039 (A - H)
Note: Dunlap filmed last in Original Box #1039 because filed out of order.
Reel   22
Original Box #1039 (Johnson - T) - 1042 (B - Mackedon)
Reel   23
Original Box #1042 (Meyer - W) - 1045 (A - S)
Reel   24
Original Box #1045 (T - W) - 1048 (B - L)
Reel   25
Original Box #1048 (P - W) - 1051 (A - Ogilivie)
Reel   26
Original Box #1051 (Oglivie - V) - 1054 (B - Vahlen)
Reel   27
Original Box #1054 (Vahlen - W) - 1058 (A - Hebel)
Reel   28
Original Box #1058 (Hebel - W) - 1061 (B - G)
Reel   29
Original Box #1061 (H - Z) - 1065
Reel   30
Original Box #1066 - 1068 (A - Slinde)
Reel   31
Original Box #1068 (Splitter - W) - 1072 (A - Fitzpatrick)
Reel   32
Original Box #1072 (Fitzpatrick - S) - 1074 (A - T)
Reel   33
Original Box #1074 (W) - 1077 (B - L)
Reel   34
Original Box #1077 (M - T) - 1080 (B - N)
Reel   35
Original Box #1080 (O - T) - 1083 (B - Lamboley)
Reel   36
Original Box #1083 (Lindstrom - W) - 1086 (E - Reich)
Reel   37
Original Box #1086 (Reich - W) - 1089 (A - P)
Reel   38
Original Box #1089 (S - W) - 1091 (A - Jardin)
Reel   39
Original Box #1091 (Jardin cont. - T) - 1093
Reel   40
Original Box #1094 - 1096
Reel   41
Original Box #1097 - 1100(B - H)
Reel   42
Original Box #1100 (L - W) - 1102
Reel   43
Original Box #1103 - 1105 (A - P)
Reel   44
Original Box #1105 (T - Y) - 1108
Reel   45
Original Box #1109 - 1112 (A - Handel)
Reel   46
Original Box #1112 (Hellekson - W) - 1115
Reel   47
Original Box #1116 - 1119
Reel   48
Original Box #1120 - 1123 (B - T)
Reel   49
Original Box #1123 (V- W) - 1129 (B - H)
Reel   50
Original Box #1129 (B - T) - 1133 (B - Walsh)
Reel   51
Original Box #1133 (West - Z) - 1138 (B - Slinde)
Reel   52
Original Box #1138 (W) - 1143 (Hanson, Harold, and Earl
Reel   53
Original Box #1143 (Hanson, Harold, and Earl - J) - 1147 (B - T)
Reel   54
Original Box #1147 (V - W) - 1152
Reel   55
Original Box #1153 - 1162
Reel   56
Original Box #1163 - 1171 (B- Hanson)
Note: Records in Original Box #1168 are marriage records for wards who needed court permission to marry.
Reel   57
Original Box #1171 (Hiestand - R) - 1183
Note: There is no Original Box #1174.
Reel   58
Original Box #1184 - 1193
Note: There is no Original Box #1188
Insanity Files
Box   1
Original Box #1001-1005
Note: No Original Box #1006.
Box   2
Original Box #1007-1021
Box   3
Original Box #1022-1023
Box   4
Original Box #1024-1029
Box   5
Original Box #1030-1033
Box   6
Original Box #1033 (continued)-1036
Box   7
Original Box #1037-1040
Box   8
Original Box #1041-1043
Box   9
Original Box #1044-1046
Box   10
Original Box #1047-1049
Box   11
Original Box #1050-1052
Box   12
Original Box #1053-1055
Box   13
Original Box #1056-1058
Box   14
Original Box #1059-1062
Box   15
Original Box #1063-1064
Box   16
Original Box #1065-1067
Box   17
Original Box #1068-1070
Box   18
Original Box #1071-1073
Box   19
Original Box #1074-1077
Box   20
Original Box #1078-1080
Box   21
Original Box #1080 (continued)-1083
Box   22
Original Box #1083 (continued)-1087
Box   23
Original Box #1088-1091
Box   24
Original Box #1092-1096
Box   25
Original Box #1096 (continued)-1099
Box   26
Original Box #1100-1104
Box   27
Original Box #1105-1109
Box   28
Original Box #1110-1113
Box   29
Original Box #1114-1118
Box   30
Original Box #1119-1123
Box   31
Original Box #1124-1128
Note: No Original Box #1126.
Box   32
Original Box #1129-1134
Box   33
Original Box #1134 (continued)-1141
Box   34
Original Box #1142-1146
Box   35
Original Box #1147-1153
Note: No Original Box #1154.
Box   36
Original Box #1155-1163
Box   37
Original Box #1164-1168
Box   38
Original Box #1168 (continued)-1176
Note: No Original Box #1174.
Box   39
Original Box #1177-1187
Note: No Original Box #1188.
Box   40
Original Box #1189-1193