Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas Page: 67
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discharge of the executor, administrator, or guardian
and his bondsmen. No obvious arrangement. Handwritten;
typed; SPF-handwritten and typed. Indexed in INDEX TO
PROBATE CASES (159.) and partially indexed in INDEX TO
CLOSED ESTATES/PROBATE CASES PENDING (160.). Probate
documents also filed in MISCELLANEOUS (123.).
159. INDEX TO PROBATE CASES. 1836--. 2 vols., 18" x 13" x
3".
Index to PROBATE CASES FILED AND NOT ACTED ON BY COURT/
PROBATE CASES PENDING (157.) and (PROBATE) (158.), showing
case number, name of estate, and file drawer number where
case jacket filed. Arranged alphabetically by name of
estate. SPF-handwritten.
160. INDEX TO CLOSED ESTATES/PROBATE CASES PENDING. 1836ca.
1890 (dates vary). 2 vols., 16" x 10" x 1/2".
Partial index to (PROBATE) (158.), showing name of estate,
docket number, and file drawer where case filed. Index
no longer valid due to reorganization of files. Arranged
alphabetically by name of estate. SPF-handwritten.
161. PROBATE MINUTES. 1837--. 77 vols., 16" x 12" x 3"; 11
vols., 17" x 9" x 3"; 2 vols., 19" x 12" x 3"; 1 vol.,
14" x 9" x 2".
Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting
as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased
and guardianship of minors, mentally retarded, and lunatics.
Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers
present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties
present, orders of the court, signed approval of county
judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically
by date recorded. Handwritten; typed; SPF-handwritten
and typed; photocopied. Indexed in INDEX TO PROBATE
MINUTES (162.).
162. INDEX TO PROBATE MINUTES (formerly titled "Transcribed
Index to Probate Minutes"). 1837--. 3 vols., 18 1/2"
x 15" x 2 1/2"; 1 vol., 19" x 13" x 3".
Index to PROBATE MINUTES (161.), showing case number;
name of estate; name of executor, administrator, or guardian;
and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged alphabetically
by name of estate. SPF-handwritten; photocopied.
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Clayton, Cathy. Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas, book, 1977; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25171/m1/84/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.