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Court Records
- Will Abstracts, Estates and Guardianships: Wayne County, Ohio 1812-1851
- (Common Pleas) Court Records prior to the formation of Probate Court
- Compiled by Richard G. Smith
- Published by the Wayne County Historical Society Genealogical Section
- Organization of Book
- Includes a master index to all wills, estates, and guardianships
- Includes a separate index to the wills
- index refers to the page number in the book
- abstract of wills included
- provides the Will Book number and page number
- provides the file number; file numbers begin with a letter; letter represents the first letter of the surname
- Includes a separate index to the estates
- index refers to the number assigned to the estate; listed in numerical order
- abstract of estates included
- provides the Common Pleas Court Journal number and page number
- Includes a separate index to the guardianship records
- index refers to the number assigned to the estate; listed in numerical order
- abstract of guardianships included
- provides the Common Pleas Court Journal number and page number; use these references to find more information
- first column includes the parent's name; child is listed next; guardian and/or bondsman listed next; date; journal number and page
- Will Abstracts, Estates and Guardianships: Wayne County, Ohio 1852-1900
- Probate Court was started in Ohio in 1852; prior to 1852, wills, estates and guardianships were recorded in Common Pleas Court.
- Compiled by Richard G. Smith
- Published by the Wayne County Historical Society Genealogical Section in 1987
- Organization of Book
- Includes a master index to all wills and estates
- Last two digits of the year that the will or estate was probated is given to the left of the surname
- No abstracts of the estate files
- Will book and page number is given; Will abstract is given in the book
- find the correct Will Book
- find the page number given within the Will Book
- Includes a separate index to the guardianships
- Listed in alphabetical order by surname of the father or mother
- First column gives the last two digits of the year of the guardianship; the minor child is listed next; the case file number is given followed by the name of the minor children and their birthdate or birthyear; journal number and page number listed
- Index to Wayne County, Ohio Probate Records 1812-1917
- Index to Wayne County, Ohio Probate Records 1918-1934
- organized the same way as the 1812-1917 index