Probate Case Files
Creator: Leavenworth County. District/Probate Court
Date: 1855-1929
Level of Description: Series
Material Type: Government record
Call Number: Unavailable
Unit ID: 59507
Restrictions: Restrictions: KSA 59-2122
Space Required/Quantity:
- 1.00 Microfilm roll(s) (16mm)
Title (Main title): Probate Case Files
Scope and Content
Scope and content:
Case files from Leavenworth County probate court. These can include inventories and appraisements, letters of guardians, administrators and executors, bonds, affidavits, court orders, journal entries, wills, and other original instruments. All of these documents were usually filed in a large cardboard enclosure known as a “jacket,” which was labeled on the spine or front with the case number and plaintiff/defendant, then filed in sequential order.
The probate court had jurisdiction over marriages, town incorporations, estates, wills, adoptions, mental illness, delinquent and dependent children, and similar matters within the county.
Locators:
No Locators Identified
Microfilm:
- AR 7434: 1855-1929 1855-1929
Index Terms
Subjects
-
Leavenworth County (Kan.) -- History
Administration of estates -- Kansas -- Leavenworth County
Executors and administrators -- Kansas -- Leavenworth County
Guardian and ward -- Kansas -- Leavenworth County
Probate courts -- Kansas -- Leavenworth County
Probate law and practice -- Kansas -- Leavenworth County
Agency Classification:
-
Local Government Agencies. Leavenworth County. Courts. District/Probate Court.
Additional Information for Researchers
Restrictions: Restrictions: KSA 59-2122
