Salt Lake County probate records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1625
Scope and Contents
The Salt Lake County probate records (1903-1920) contain seven leather-bound volumes comprising about 3900 pages of handwritten text. None of the volumes are numbered, however they may be distinguished by the name of the first entry in each. Six volumes contain records regarding estate administration of deceased persons. Three of these volumes are narratives, made up in large part of inventories, appraisements and final distributions (the Ellen Reading Allington, Franz Jungk, and William G. Hassard volumes). The other three volumes are made up of pre-printed forms. The Robert J. Johnson volume contains records regarding probate of wills, while the Charles L. Erickson and France A. Elg volumes contain records concerning letters of administration. The remaining volume contains records regarding the guardianship of minors (the Paul & Ralph Nelden volume). The Allington volume contains estate records for Lorenzo Snow, Jr., grandson to the fifth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of the same name (pages 198-201), Heber S. Sanders (pages 323-328, 481-485) and Henry P. Lytle (pages 408-413, 529-536). The Jungk volume contains estate records for John R. Winder, first counselor to the sixth president of the church, Joseph F. Smith. The Erickson volume contains estate records for Orrin Porter Rockwell, bodyguard to the first president, Joseph Smith (pages 122-123).
Dates
- 1903-1920
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Extent
6 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Salt Lake County probate records (1903-1920) contain seven leather-bound volumes of handwritten records of the Probate Division of the District Court in and for Salt Lake County, Utah. Six volumes contain records regarding estate administration of deceased persons; one volume contains records regarding the guardianship of minors. Among those whose estate records appear in these volumes are Lorenzo Snow, Jr., Heber S. Sanders, Henry P. Lytle, John R. Winder, and Orrin Porter Rockwell.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of G. Ralph Bailey in 1996.
Processing Information
Processed by Julie Hunsaker in 1997.
- Title
- Inventory of the Salt Lake County probate records, 1903-1920
- Author
- Finding aid created by Julie Hunsaker
- Date
- © 1997 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu