Petition for Probate of Wills
Creator: Shawnee County. Probate Court
Date: 1921-1940
Level of Description: Series
Material Type: Government record
Call Number:
MF3807-MF3810 (1921-1940.)
Unit ID: 192442
Space Required/Quantity: 0.08 cubic feet
Title (Main title): Petition for Probate of Wills
Scope and Content
Scope and content: Records related to probating wills and thereby disbursing a deceased individual's estate. Can include petitions for probate of will, orders for hearing proof of will, orders admitting wills to probate, testimony regarding handwriting of subscribing witness, testimony of subscribing witness, inventories of all moneys and real estate or short form inventories, bonds of residuary legatee, and verification of sureties in order to ensure that legatees can cover debts from estate. Typical information provided includes deceased individual's name, date of death, lists of heirs, real and personal property amounts, names of witnesses, etc. See also series 191968 and 192421.
Locators:
No Locators Identified
Microfilm:
- MF 3807: PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL, 143, 163 1921-1927
- MF 3807: VOL 143, 167 1921-1927
- MF 3808: VOL. 161, 197 1927-1931
- MF 3808: PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL, 161, 197 1927-1931
- MF 3809: PETITION OF PROBATE OF WILL, 205, 216 1931-1936
- MF 3809: PETITION OF PROBATE OF WILL, 241, 252 1936-1940
- MF 3809: VOL. 205, 216 1931-1936
- MF 3810: VOL. 241, 252 1936-1940
Index Terms
Subjects
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Administration of estates -- Kansas -- Shawnee County
Probate courts -- Kansas -- Shawnee County
Probate records -- Kansas -- Shawnee County
Wills -- Kansas -- Shawnee County
Agency Classification:
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Local Government Agencies. Shawnee County. Courts. Probate Court.
