Overview of the Collection
Scope and Contents
Access Terms
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Sonoma County Probate Court records,
Date (inclusive): 1854-1952
Identification: SCG.00070
Creator:
California. Probate Court (Sonoma County)
Physical Description:
47 volumes
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Sonoma County Library Archives
c/o Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library
725 Third Street
Santa Rosa, CA,
Abstract: This collection contains records of the Probate Court concerning wills and other matters of probate. Records include index
to surety bonds, bond on sale of real estate, bond of guardian upon qualifying, bond of administrator and executor.
Scope and Contents
Official records of the Sonoma County Probate Court.
Arrangement of the collection
Organized into two series and eighteen subseries:
- Probate Court records, 1854-1979
- 1.01. General index to bonds, 1912-1921
- 1.00. Surety bonds, 1917-1921
- 1.03. Record of wills, 1854-1936
- 1.04. Letters of guardianship, 1870-1884
- 1.05. Minutes of the Probate Court, 1854-1857
- 1.06. Miscellaneous bonds, 1901-1919
- 1.07. Probate Court calendar, 1862-1880
- 1.08. Public Administrator's register, 1924-1925
- 1.09. Letters of administration and bonds, 1861-1952
- 1.10. Collateral inheritance tax record, 1905-1935
- 1.11. Bond of sale of real estate, 1884-1921
- 1.12. Letters testamentary, 1872-1884
- 1.13. Probate Court index, 1857-1859
- 1.14. Fee Book--County Court, 1857-1859
- 1.15. Ledger, 1915-1923
- 1.16. Letters, 1855-1860
- 1.17. Index (to Wills Book B), 1857-1898
- Probate Court Department One records, 1904-1913
- 2.01. Minutes of probate cases, 1904-1913
Access Terms
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Topical Terms
Bonds--California--Sonoma County
Inheritance and transfer tax--California--Sonoma County
Judgments--California--Sonoma County
Probate records--California--Sonoma County
Probate records--California--Sonoma County--Indexes
Wills--California--Sonoma County
Genre and Format Terms
Ledgers (account books)
County government records
Archival materials
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Conditions Governing Access:
Materials stored offsite, but collection is open to research. In many cases, further details on individual volumes can be
found by calling staff at the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library. To view these materials, please call staff at
707 308-3212 to request they be brought from the Archives to the Library
Conditions of Use
Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the Sonoma County Library. The Sonoma County Library has made this collection available and believes
that the collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its
copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Collection may not be in the Public Domain under the laws
of other countries. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and
reuse information at
https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo
Preferred Citation:
Sonoma County Probate Court records, 1854-1952. SCG.00070, Sonoma County Archives, Sonoma County Library, Rohnert Park, California.