Wisconsin. County Court (Marquette County): Probate Record Volumes, 1861-1922
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Summary Information
Title: Wisconsin. County Court (Marquette County): Probate Record Volumes
Inclusive Dates: 1861-1922

Creator:
  • Wisconsin. County Court (Marquette County)
Call Number: Marquette Series 18

Quantity: 3.5 c.f. (12 volumes)

Repository:
Housed at the Archives & Area Research Center, Polk Library, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
UW-Oshkosh Polk Library / Oshkosh Area Research Ctr. (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Documents filed in the probate of estates as copied from the originals found in the probate case files. Includes petitions, orders, letters of administration, wills, guardianships, and inventories of estates.

Note:

Not all documents in the case file were copied into the volumes.



Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-marq0018
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Scope and Content Note

Volumes containing wills (volumes 1-3, 10-12) generally contain a summary of proceedings, including a copy of the last will and testament; executor's bond; orders for appraisal and disposal of property, appointment of executor, and limiting time for creditors to make claims; and various affidavits and petitions.

Records of testamentary (volumes 4 and 8) consist of orders for proof of will, certificates of proof of will, decree allowing will to probate, bonds of executor and residuary legatee, and letters of testamentary.

Arrangement of the Materials

Chronological. Contents of each volume are arranged roughly chronological by the date of the first document filed.

Related Material

Marquette County Probate Case Files (Marquette Series 16) contains related records.

Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information

Accession Number: C1987/104, C1996/002


Contents List
Marquette Series 18
Archives Volume   1
Original Volume 1: Bonds, letters of administration, inventories, and accounts, 1861-1869
Archives Volume   2
Original Volume 2: Primarily sales and descent of real estate, 1861-1872
Archives Volume   3
Original Volume 3: Wills, codicils, inventories, and guardianships, 1861-1874
Archives Volume   4
Original Volume 13: Records of testamentary, 1889-1915
Archives Volume   5
Original Volume 19: Petition and order to hear petition, bond and letter of administration (lists heirs and next of kin), 1898-1920
Archives Volume   6
Original Volume 22: Certificates of descent for real estate transferred in estate settlements, 1901-1922
Archives Volume   7
Original Volume 24: Wills and guardianships, 1904-1911
Archives Volume   8
Original Volume 25: Records of testamentary, 1905-1919
Archives Volume   9
Original Volume 26: Orders appointing guardian, judgment allowing final account and assigning estate, inventory and appraisal (of real estate, goods, chattels, rights), 1908-1921
Archives Volume   10
Original Volume 27: Wills and guardianships, 1911-1914
Archives Volume   11
Original Volume 29: Wills and guardianships, 1914-1919
Archives Volume   12
Original Volume 33: Wills and guardianships, 1919-1921