Title: Wisconsin. County Court (Jefferson County): Probate, Guardianship, and Mental Case Files
Inclusive Dates: 1844-circa 1943

Creator:

• Wisconsin. County Court (Jefferson County)

Call Number: Jefferson Series 34

Quantity: 117 reels of microfilm (35mm)

Repository:

Housed at the University Archives & Area Research Center, Harold Andersen Library, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; 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-Whitewater Library / Whitewater Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Probate files containing papers relating to the settlement of deceased individuals' estates, plus guardianship and mental proceedings before the County Court. Files include wills; inventories of real and personal property; oaths, reports, and accounts of administrators or executors; statements of claims against estates; papers relating to suits against estates; petitions and court orders for sale of real and/or personal property; warrants, contracts, sworn testimony, and similar papers.

Note:

There is a restriction on access to this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information protion of this finding aid for details.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-jeff0034

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Numerical by original file box and volume number. Boxes 1-95 are arranged arbitrarily and within each box, files are grouped by original volume number (although not in volume number order) and thereunder arranged alphabetically by the first letter of the individual's surname. Boxes 96-321 are arranged in one rough alphabetical sequence (by the first letter of the individual's surname) and each box seems to be arranged by original volume number. Often there are no targets indicating volume number.

This series is available on positive microfilm only. A significant number of the images were overexposed during filming and may not be readable Nonethless, this is the best available copy. The microfilm was produced by Jefferson County with copies made by the Genealogical Society of Utah in 1985.

The bulk of guardianship and mental case files are on reels 1-32 and the majority of estate case files are on reels 32A-116. Some boxes were not filmed because they contain incompetency case files. Occasionally targets indicate if a box was not filmed.

“Index to Guardianships” (Jefferson Series 35) and “Index to Estate Cases” (Jefferson Series 33) provide an index to cases from 1844 to 1919. Contact the Jefferson County Register in Probate to obtain the box number for post-1919 cases. Although some cases can be found from the surname only, this method is unreliable and RESEARCHERS SHOULD USE THE INDEX(ES) TO FIND THE BOX NUMBER IN WHICH THE CASE FILE IS LOCATED.

Access Restrictions

The mental files and the guardianship of incompetents files in this series are confidential under s. 51.30, 1997-98 Wis. Stat. Researchers wishing to use these records should consult the reference archivist.

Reel   1	Box and volume no. 1-11
Reel   2	Box and volume no. 11-24
Reel   3	Box and volume no. 24-26
Reel   4	Box and volume no. 26-28
Reel   5	Box and volume no. 28-30
Reel   6	Box and volume no. 30-32
Reel   7	Box and volume no. 32-34
Reel   8	Box and volume no. 34-36
Reel   9	Box and volume no. 37-38
Reel   10	Box and volume no. 39-41
Reel   11	Box and volume no. 42-43
Reel   12	Box and volume no. 44-45
Reel   13	Box and volume no. 46-48
Reel   14	Box and volume no. 48-50
Reel   15	Box and volume no. 51-53
Reel   16	Box and volume no. 53-55
Reel   17	Box and volume no. 55-57
Reel   18	Box and volume no. 57-59
Reel   19	Box and volume no. 60-62
Reel   20	Box and volume no. 62-64
Reel   21	Box and volume no. 65-67
Reel   22	Box and volume no. 67-69
Reel   23	Box and volume no. 70-72
Reel   24	Box and volume no. 73-75
Reel   25	Box and volume no. 75-78
Reel   26	Box and volume no. 78-80
Reel   27	Box and volume no. 81-83
Reel   28	Box and volume no. 83-85
Reel   29	Box and volume no. 86-88
Reel   30	Box and volume no. 89-91
Reel   31	Box and volume no. 91-94
Reel   32	Box and volume no. 94-95
Reel   32A	Box and volume no. 96-97 (vol. 5), letter A
Reel   33	Box and volume no. 97 (vol. 14) - 100, letter A
Reel   34	Box and volume no. 101-103, letters A-B
Reel   35	Box and volume no. 103-106, letter B
Reel   36	Box and volume no. 106-109, letter B
Reel   37	Box and volume no. 109 (vol. 5) - 111, letter B
Reel   38	Box and volume no. 112-114, letter B
Reel   39	Box and volume no. 114 (vol. 5) - 116 (vol. 8), letter B
Reel   40	Box and volume no. 117 (vol. 6) - 119 (vol. 7), letter B
Reel   41	Box and volume no. 120-122, letter B
Reel   42	Box and volume no. 122 (vol. 7) - 124 (vol. 8), letter B
Reel   43	Box and volume no. 124 (vol. 8) - 127, letters B-C
Reel   44	Box and volume no. 127-130, letter C
Reel   45	Box and volume no. 131-133, letter C
Reel   46	Box and volume no. 133 (vol. 5) - 136 (vol. 7), letter C
Reel   47	Box and volume no. 136 (vol. 7) - 138 (vol. 3), letters C-D
Reel   48	Box and volume no. 138 (vol. 3) - 141 (vol. 8) [volumes out of order], letter D
Reel   49	Box and volume no. 141 (vol. 5) - 144 (vol. 7), letter D
Reel   50	Box and volume no. 144 (vol. 7) - 147 (vol. 4), letters D-E
Reel   51	Box and volume no. 147 (vol. 5) - 149, letter E
Reel   52	Box and volume no. 150-152, letters E-F
Reel   53	Box and volume no. 152-154, letter F
Reel   54	Box and volume no. 155-157, letter F
Reel   55	Box and volume no. 157-159, letter F
Reel   56	Box and volume no. 159 (vol. 7) - 162, letters F-G
Reel   57	Box and volume no. 162 - 165 (vol. 8), letter G
Reel   58	Box and volume no. 165-167, letter G
Reel   59	Box and volume no. 167-170, letter G
Reel   60	Box and volume no. 170-172, letters G-H
Reel   61	Box and volume no. 172-175, letter H
Reel   62	Box and volume no. 175-177, letter H
Reel   63	Box and volume no. 177-180, letter H
Reel   64	Box and volume no. 180-182, letter H
Reel   65	Box and volume no. 182-185, letter H
Reel   66	Box and volume no. 185-187, letter H
Reel   67	Box and volume no. 188-192, letters H-I
Reel   68	Box and volume no. 192-195, letter I-J
Reel   69	Box and volume no. 195-197, letters J
Reel   70	Box and volume no. 197 (vol. 7) - 200, letters J-K
Reel   71	Box and volume no. 200-203, letter K
Reel   72	Box and volume no. 203-205, letter K
Reel   73	Box and volume no. 205-207, letter K
Reel   74	Box and volume no. 207-210, letter K
Reel   75	Box and volume no. 210-212, letters K-L
Reel   76	Box and volume no. 212-215, letter L
Reel   77	Box and volume no. 215-217, letter L
Reel   78	Box and volume no. 217-221, letters L-M
Reel   79	Box and volume no. 221-223 (vol. 3), letter M
Reel   80	Box and volume no. 224-226, letter M
Reel   81	Box and volume no. 226-229, letter M
Reel   82	Box and volume no. 229-232, letter M
Reel   83	Box and volume no. 232-234, letter M
Reel   84	Box and volume no. 234-237, letters M-Mc
Reel   85	Box and volume no. 238-241, letters Mc-N
Reel   86	Box and volume no. 241-244 (vol. 7), letter N
Reel   87	Box and volume no. 244 (vol. 7) - 247, letters N-O
Reel   88	Box and volume no. 247-250, letters O-P
Reel   89	Box and volume no. 250-253, letter P
Reel   90	Box and volume no. 253-256, letter P
Reel   91	Box and volume no. 256-258, letters P-Q
Reel   92	Box and volume no. 258-261, letters Q-R
Reel   93	Box and volume no. 261-263, letter R
Reel   94	Box and volume no. 264-266, letter R
Reel   95	Box and volume no. 267-269, letter R
Reel   96	Box and volume no. 269-271, letters R-S
Reel   97	Box and volume no. 271-274, letter S
Reel   98	Box and volume no. 274-277, letter S
Reel   99	Box and volume no. 277-279, letter S
Reel   100	Box and volume no. 279-282, letter S
Reel   101	Box and volume no. 282-285, letter S
Reel   102	Box and volume no. 285-287, letter S
Reel   103	Box and volume no. 287-290, letter S
Reel   104	Box and volume no. 290-292, letter S
Reel   105	Box and volume no. 292-295, letters S-T
Reel   106	Box and volume no. 295-298, letter T
Reel   107	Box and volume no. 298-300, letters T-U
Reel   108	Box and volume no. 301-303, letter V
Reel   109	Box and volume no. 303-305, letters V-W
Reel   110	Box and volume no. 305-308, letter W
Reel   111	Box and volume no. 308-311, letter W
Reel   112	Box and volume no. 311-314, letter W
Reel   113	Box and volume no. 314-316, letter W
Reel   114	Box and volume no. 316-318 (vol. 8), letter W
Reel   115	Box and volume no. 318 (vol. 8) - 321, letters W-Z
Reel   116	Box and volume no. 321, letter Z