Sonoma County Probate Court records, 1854-1952

Finding aid author: Mark Cooper.

Published by the Sonoma County Library

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Published Feb 28, 2011

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Sonoma County Probate Court records, 1854-1952

Sonoma County Library

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,

URL: https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/sonoma-county-archive

Email: history@sonomalibrary.org

Phone: (707) 308-3212

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.

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01

Series 1. Probate Court records 1954-1979

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-01

Series 1, subseries 1: General index to bonds 1912-1921

Note:

Series content list:

1912-1921 : ARCHIVES CABINET 29 : Accession 2378

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

Index to surety bonds, bond on sale of real estate, bond of guardian upon qualifying, bond of administrator and executor

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-02

Series 1, subseries 2: Surety bonds 1917-1921

Note:

Series content list:

1917-1921 : ARCHIVES CABINET 15 : Volume [???] : Accession 1635

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

Feb. 1917 - July 1921 probate bonds for executors of estates and guardianships of estates, as principals, and bonding company as surety

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-03

Series 1, subseries 3. Record of wills 1854-1936

Note:

Series content list:

1851-1878 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume B : Accession 1516

1854-1868 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume A : Accession 1515

1877-1884 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume C : Accession 1517

1884-1888 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume D : Accession 1518

1888-1892 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume E : Accession 1519

1892-1897 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume F : Accession 1520

1897-1903 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume G : Accession 1521

1900-1902 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume H : Accession 1522

1903-1906 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume I : Accession 1523

1906-1912 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume J : Accession 1524

1912-1918 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume K : Accession 1525

1918-1922 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume L : Accession 1526

1922-1926 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume M : Accession 1527

1926-1928 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume N : Accession 1528

1928-1931 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume O : Accession 1529

1931-1935 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume P : Accession 1530

1935-1936 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume Q : Accession 1531

Physical Description:

Extent: 17 volumes

Scope and Contents

For later years see Sonoma County Superior Court

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-04

Series 1, subseries 4. Letters of guardianship 1870-1884

Note:

Series content list:

ARCHIVES CABINET 13

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

For later years see Sonoma County Superior Court.

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-05

Series 1, subseries 5. Minutes of the Probate Court 1854-1857

Note:

Series content list:

ARCHIVES CABINET 37

Physical Description:

Extent: 2 volumes

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-06

Series 1, subseries 6. Miscellaneous bonds 1901-1919

Note:

Series content list:

ARCHIVES CABINET 35

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

May 1901 - August 1919 probate bonds for guardian of estate of minor and incompetent persons, executor referee in sale of real property, administrator of estate

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-07

Series 1, subseries 7. Probate Court calendar 1862-1880

Accession no: 1319

Note:

ARCHIVES Cabinet 8

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

7 July 1862 - 12 January 1880

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-08

Series 1, subseries 8. Public Administrator's register 1924-1925

Accession no: 1332

Note:

ARCHIVES Cabinet 8

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

23 Feb. 1924 - 12 Nov. 1925

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-09

Series 1, subseries 9. Letters of administration and bonds 1861-1952

Note:

Series content list:

INDEX 10 AUG 1861-20 MAR 1871 : ARCHIVES CABINET 10

Book A. 10 AUG 1861-20 MAR 1871: ARCHIVES CABINET 9 : Accession 1376

V.2 13 FEB 1899-12 OCT 1908 : ARCHIVES CABINET 14

V.3 12 OCT 1908-8 FEB 1916 : ARCHIVES CABINET 14

V.4 25 JAN 1916-4 MAR 1921 : ARCHIVES CABINET 14

V.5 7 MAR 1921-16 JUL 1926 : ARCHIVES CABINET 14

V.6 16 JUL 1926-16 DEC 1932 (SERIES 10,000-11,000) : ARCHIVES CABINET 14

V.7 16 DEC 1932-12 APR 1940 (SERIES 11,000-13,000) : ARCHIVES CABINET 14

V.8 12 APR 1940-26 APR 1946 (SERIES 13,000-17,000) : ARCHIVES CABINET 14

V.9 26 APR 1946-16 FEB 1951 (SERIES 17,000-20,000) : ARCHIVES CABINET 14

V.10 MAR 1951-JUN 1952 (SERIES 20,000-21,000): ARCHIVES CABINET 15 : Accession 1668

V.A 18 DEC 1871-10 NOV 1884 : ARCHIVES CABINET 8 : Accession 1323

V.1 29 NOV 1884-12 JUN 1900 : ARCHIVES CABINET 8

Physical Description:

Extent: 13 volumes

Scope and Contents

For later years see Sonoma County Superior Court. Some of later years included here may belong to Superior Court records

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-10

Series 1, subseries 10. Collateral inheritance tax record 1905-1935

Note:

Series content list:

1905-1907 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume [1] (JUL 1905-31 JAN 1907) : Accession 1514

1906 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume [2] (18 MAY 1906-1 DEC 1906, 6 NOV 1932-14 OCT 1935) : Accession 1513

1907 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume [3] (2 FEB 1907-8 OCT 1907) : Accession 1511

1907-1908 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume [4] (12 OCT 1907-28 DEC 1908) : Accession 1512

Physical Description:

Extent: 4 volumes

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01.0011

Series 1, subseries 11. Bond of sale of real estate 1884-1921

Accession no: 1627

Note:

Cabinet 15

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

Oct. 1884 - July 1921 probate bonds for executors and administrators of estates prior to the sale of real property

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-12

Series 1, subseries 12. Letters testamentary 1872-1884

Accession no: 1584

Note:

Cabinet 14

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

For later years see Sonoma County Superior Court.

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-13

Series 1, subseries 13. Probate Court index 1857-1859

Accession no: 2656

Note:

Row 31 (Cabinet 37)

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

An index to minute book volume D

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-14

Series 1, subseries 14. Fee Book--County Court 1857-1859

Note:

Series content list:

1857-1859 : ARCHIVES CABINET37 : Volume [???] : Accession 2650

1857-1859 : ARCHIVES CABINET 37 : Volume [???} : Accession 2661

Scope and Contents

28 Dec 1857 - 1 Oct 1859. Chronological by date case was filed. Shows fees paid for the case, plaintiff and defendant or appellant. Indexed in inventory no. 215 and 213.

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-15

Series 1, subseries 15. Ledger 1915-1923

Accession no: 2714

Note:

Row 31 (Cabinet 37)

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

Probate cases by case number listing money paid and received.

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-16

Series 1, subseries 16. Letters 1855-1860

Accession no: 1632

Note:

Cabinet 15

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

Recorded letters of indenture for satisfaction of judgments in Probate Court and District Court. 20 Nov. 1855 - 1 May 1860

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.01-17

Series 1, subseries 17. Index (to Wills Book B) 1872-1898

Accession no: 2731

Note:

Row 31 (Cabinet 37)

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 volume

Scope and Contents

This book is the index to Wills Book B (which is written very lightly on the front of the book.)

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.02

Series 2. Probate Court Department One records 1904-1913

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00070.02-01

Series 2, subseries 1. Minutes of probate cases 1904-1913

Note:

Series content list:

1904-1906 : ARCHIVES CABINET 8 : Volume 1 (29 AUG 1904-1 OCT 1906): Accession 1318

1906-1907 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume [2] (8 OCT 1906-30 DEC 1907) : Accession 1504

1913 : ARCHIVES CABINET 12 : Volume [3] (20 FEB 1913-23 OCT 1913) : Accession 1498

Physical Description:

Extent: 3 volumes