EXPLORING YOUR ROOTS



EXPLORING YOUR ROOTS

IN THE

COUNTY COURT HOUSE

PRESENTED BY

GERRY LENZEN

FOR

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF OREGON

WEDNESDAY,

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

EXPLORING YOUR ROOTS

IN THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE

COURT RECORDS

CRIMINAL

CIVIL

PROBATE

LAND RECORDS

DEEDS

MORTGAGES

REAL PROPERTY JUDGMENTS

VITAL RECORDS

BIRTHS

MARRIAGES

DEATHS

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

TAX ROLLS

VOTER REGISTRATIONS

NATURALIZATIONS

EXPLORING YOUR ROOTS

IN THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE

References

Andriot, Jay, comp. Township Atlas of the United States. Documents Index, Inc.: McLean, Virginia, 1991.

Bentley, Elizabeth P. County Courthouse Book. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992.

Black, Henry C. Black’s Law Dictionary. (any edition). St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., various dates.

Eichholz, Alice. ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources. Third Edition. Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Inc., 2004.

Greenwood, Val D. The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy. 3rd ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000.

Hone, E. Wade, with Heritage Consulting Services. Land & Property Research In The United States. Salt lake City, UT: Ancestry Inc., 1997.

Handybook for Genealogists, The; United States of America. Tenth Edition. Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002.

Mills, Elizabeth Shown. Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2007.

Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, ed. The Source; A Guidebook of American Genealogy. Revised Edition. Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1997.

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Websites

Arkansas Research – Desmond Walls Allen

Beginner’s Guide to Family History Research, Chapter 6, Court House Research

g-court.html

Cyndis List

Locate state, then county desired.

usvital.htm#Courthouses



How-To Guide, Resources by County.

00000229.html?Welcome=1009568555

Heritage Quest

Genealogy 101, Step 7, Search at the State and County Level.

gen101/step7.html

RootsWeb

DearMyrtle’s Genealogy for Beginners, Lessons 6, 20, 32, & 33.

lessons.htm

Guide to Tracing Family Trees, Numerical Index to Guides.

~rwguide/index.html#Numerical

US Gen Web

State to County Links.



Vital Records

Addresses for Vital Record Localities; No Land Record Links.



EXPLORING YOUR ROOTS

IN THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE

1. COURT RECORDS

A. Criminal (Custodian -- County Clerk)

B. Civil (Custodians -- County Clerk and Register of Probate), includes actions:

1. For possession of property, real and personal

2. For partition of property

3. To quiet title

4. For foreclosures

5. For divorces and others

C. Probate (Custodian -- Judge of Probate)

1. Wills

2. Petition for Probate of Will

3. Letters Testamentary

4. Petition for Letters Testamentary

5. Letters of Administration

6. Petition for Letters of Administration

7. Bond of Executor or Administrator

8. Inventory and Appraisement

9. Notice to Creditors

10. Miscellaneous Affidavits

11. Petitions to Determine Heirship

12. Decree of Distribution

13. Release Signed by Heirs

14. Guardianship Papers (Minors and Incompetents)

15. Adoption Proceedings

16. Sale of Real Estate of Intestates

17. Antenuptial Agreements

18. Delayed Birth Certificates

19. Marriage Waivers

20. Change of Names

21. Secret Marriages

22. Escheat Proceedings

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2. Land Records (Custodian -- Register of Deeds)

A. Deeds

B. Mortgages

C. Leases

D. Recorded Wills

E. Contracts Pertaining to Real Property

F. Powers of Attorney

G. Miscellaneous Affidavits

H. Judgments and Decrees Affecting Real Property

I. Maps and Plats

3. Vital Records (Custodian -- County Clerk)

A. Birth Certificates

B. Marriage License and Intentions to Marry

C. Marriage License Returns

D. Marriage Records

E. Death Certificates

4. Miscellaneous Records

A. Assessment and Tax Rolls

B. Register of Voters

C. Miscellaneous Records Pertaining to Land

D. Coroner's Files

E. Minutes of Board of Supervisor's Meetings

F. Naturalization Records

Source: Williams, Ethel W.; Know Your Ancestors; pages 51-52; Rutland, Vermont, 1972.

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