Wright County, Iowa Early Probate Records
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NAME |
PROBATE FILE |
DATE OF DEATH |
PROBATE DATE |
FAMILY MEMBERS OR
HEIRS |
EXECUTOR/EXECUTRIX |
ADDITIONAL NOTES |
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ADAMS, ALBERT |
BOOK 2, PAGE 3 |
BET 1868-1883 |
16 NOV 1883 |
WIDOW, SUSAN D. ADAMS; SONS: ALBERT FREEMAN ADAMS & CHARLES PURTRIDGE ADAMS; DAUGHTERS COCILDA ELLEN; MARY ELIZABETH & SUSAN MERRILL; |
JAMES M. EDWARDS |
WILL WRITTEN 29 OCT 1868 IN MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS; WITNESSES: A.W. BRIGGS; DANIEL T. PRIOR; HARRIET ADAMS; |
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ADAMS, THOMAS |
BOOK 2, PAGE 1 |
BEF 1916, DARKE COUNTY, OHIO |
29 NOV 1916 |
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DEBORAH R. ADAMS |
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ALGER, B.F. |
BOOK 2, PAGE ? |
1882 |
10 NOV 1882 |
SONS: W.H. & CHARLES ALGER; DAUGHTERS: ALICE E. ALGER; SARAH M. MOON; ELIZA B. IDE; ALSO WALTER IDE; |
JOHN L. MORSE |
WITNESSES: G.W. CRAW & A.M. PACHARD; |
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ANDERSON, WILLIAM C. |
BOOK 2, PAGE 1 |
17 SEP 1874, BOYLE CO., KENTUCKY |
18 AUG 1874? |
C.R. ANDERSON, ET.AL. |
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AUSTIN, LUCIUS |
BOOK 3, PAGE 1 |
BET 11 DEC 1889-12 SEP 1890 |
12 SEP 1890 |
WIDOW, ELIZA AUSTIN; SONS: JAMES NOBLE AUSTIN; ARIUS E. AUSTIN; NORMAN H. AUSTIN; DAUGHTERS: LILLIAN WILLIAMSON; PHOEBA VEEDER; MRS. CHRIS HILLIARD; HATTIE MARRIAGE; |
ELIZA AUSTIN |
WILL WRITTEN 11 DEC 1889; WITNESSES: N.H. AUSTIN, A.E. AUSTIN; MRS. JOHN MARRIAGE, JR. |
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BARBOUR, SUSAN SEWELL |
BOOK 2, PAGE 2 |
BET 1883-1886 |
19 MAR 1886 |
WIDOWER, JOHN S. BARBOUR; SISTER ELLEN C. DAINGERFIELD; |
JOHN S. BARBOUR |
WILL WRITTEN 3 APR 1883 IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA;WITNESSES: LINDEN KENT, E. FRANCIS RIGGS & JAMES LOUNDES; |
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BARNES, EMORY |
BOOK 2, PAGE 7& 8 |
JULY 1875 |
24 JUL 1875 |
WIDOW, MARY ANN BARNES; SONS: ELMER (18); JOHN (15); DAUGHTERS: LUCY (20); RUBY HOPKIN (27); ELLEN HARTSOCK (25); |
C.N. OVERBAUGH & J.W. PARMALEE |
WILL WRITTEN 18 JUL 1875; WITNESS: FRANCIS HARTSOCK; |
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BARNEY, ELIAM E. |
BOOK 2, PAGE 11 |
BET 1881-1884 |
25 MAR 1884 |
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JAMES D. PLATT; EUGENE J., ALBERT C. & EDWARD E. B |
WILL WRITTEN 4 JAN 1881 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO; WITNESS: ROLAND W. BAGGOTT; |
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BEAVER, JOHN |
BOOK 2, PAGE 6 |
28 SEP 1871 |
1 DEC 1871 |
WIDOW, JANE BEAVER; SONS: JOHN & JONAS; DAUGHTERS, ELIZABETH, SARAH, ELLA & JANE; |
JANE BEAVER |
WITNESSES: M.E. ALLEN & DAVID HOPKINS; |
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BECK, ALEX |
BOOK 2, PAGE 9 |
29 DEC 1880 |
19 FEB 1881 |
HARRIET, D.A., EMMA J., PHINLEY A., SARAH E., JAMES & EDDIE BECK |
HARRIET BECK |
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BENEDICT, EDWIN M. |
BOOK 2, PAGE 6 |
21 NOV 1873 |
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WILLIAM H. GILLESPIE |
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BOX, W.L. |
BOOK 2, PAGE 12 |
25 MAY 1886, ROWAN, WRIGHT, IOWA |
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WIDOW, CHARLOTTE BOX; SONS WILLIAM L. (14); DAVID (12); EMORY (10); EARL (3); |
HORACE J.C. BOX |
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CALDWELL, WILLIAM |
BOOK 2, PAGE 15 |
17 OCT 1872 |
20 JAN 1873 |
WIDOW, MARY CALDWELL; SONS: WILLIAM & JOHN; DAUGHTERS: MARY JANE HARLEY & ELIZA JANE BALDWIN; GRANDDAUGHTER, SALLY FLORA MARSHALL; |
C.T. OVERBAUGH |
WILL WRITTEN 14 OCT 1872; WITNESSES: GUY S. HOPKINS, JOHN MELROSE & M.O. DEA; |
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DAVIS, JOHN E. |
BOOK 2, PAGE 24 |
FEB 1874, JACKSON COUNTY, OHIO |
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JOHN MELROSE |
INTESTATE |
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DERSCHEID, PHILLIP |
BOOK 2, PAGE 23 |
BEF 3 MAY 1889 |
3 MAY 1889 |
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HENRY DERSCHEID |
INTESTATE |
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ESTERBROOK, CHARLES E. |
BOOK 1, PAGE 40 |
23 JAN 1862, WRIGHT CO. |
18 MAR 1864 |
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R.E. TRAIN |
$10,000 ESTATE |
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FERGUSON, WILLIAM |
BOOK 1, PAGE 48 |
BEF 3 FEB 1868 |
3 FEB 1868 |
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CESSON A. FOSTER |
WILL RECORDED IN JOHNSON CO. IOWA |
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FOWLER, GEORGE R. |
BOOK 1, PAGE 48 |
BEF 8 FEB 1868 |
8 FEB 1868 |
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GEORGE ROGERS |
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GRAY, R.W. |
BOOK 1, PAGE 22 |
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MALISSE CALLANAN |
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HOUGHTON, HARTSELL D. |
BOOK 1, PAGE 66 |
17 NOV 1865 |
5 MAR 1866 |
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WILLIAM H. GILLESPIE & ISABELLA HOUGHTON |
WITNESSES: CYRUS & ISABELLA HOUGHTON; |
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KELLING, JOACHIM |
BOOK 1, PAGE 88 |
20 APR 1863, WRIGHT CO. |
7 JUL 1863 |
SONS: FREDERICK; GEORGE; JOHN; HANS; DAUGHTERS: ANNA CATHARINE; HILLEBORG JOHANNA; DORA MARGARET; CATHERINE; CAROLINE MARY; MARGARET CATHARINE; ANNA MARY; |
JOHN MELROSE |
WITNESSES: JOHN MELROSE & OLIVIA EASTMAN; WILL WRITTEN 20 APR 1863; |
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LEIPER, GEORGE G. |
BOOK 2, PAGE 68 |
BET 1867-1913 |
6 NOV 1913 |
WIDOW, ELIZA E. LEIPER; CHILDREN, NOT NAMED; |
JOHN H. THOMAS & I. EDWARD FARMER |
WILL WRITTEN 30 DEC 1867 IN DELAWARE CO, PENNSYLVANIA; WITNESSES: WILLIAM COBURN, W.T. CROOK & WILLIAM MCFARLAND; |
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LEWIS, ALEXANDER |
BOOK 2, PAGE 70 |
16 FEB 1885, EAGLE GROVE, WRIGHT, IOWA |
7 SEP 1885 |
WIDOW, ELLEN LEWIS; SONS: GEORGE (16); ALBERT (13); FREDERICK S. (10); ERNEST J. (7) & NOEL B. (1); |
ELLEN LEWIS |
WILL WRITTEN FEB 1883; WITNESSES: GEORGE WRIGHT & E.M. FAY; |
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LEY, AGNES |
BOOK 2, PAGE 2 |
1885 |
10 FEB 1885 |
SONS: DUNCAN A., WILLIE G., JOHN & DAVID D. LEY; DAUGHTERS: CHARLOTTE L. RICHARDSON; ELIZABETH BLACKWELL; JANE F. THOMAS; MAGGIE C. DOUGLASS & ANNIE K. KAHL; |
B.F. DANIELS & DAVID KAHL; |
WILL WRITTEN 14 JUL 1884; WITNESSES: JESSE SEGAR & MRS. LAURA SEGAR; |
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LORD, CAROLINE |
BOOK 3, PAGE ? |
30 NOV 1888, BELMOND, WRIGHT, IOWA |
10 DEC 1888 |
CAROLINE WILSEY (64); NANCY ANN WILSEY (52); AZUBEH METCALF (45); SARAH PARKS (62); F.E. LORD (58); D.C. LORD (59); WILLIAM P. LORD (57); MARY C. LORD (49); A.R. LORD (47); MARVIN LORD (43); JOHN S. LORD (41); |
LEVI E. METCALFE |
INTESTATE; |
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LUSBY, EDWARD R. |
BOOK 2, PAGE 68 & 427 |
BET 15 APR 1874-19 MAY 1874 |
19 MAY 1874 |
WIDOW, EMILY LUSBY; SISTERS: OLIVIA LUSBY; LAURA A. DIX; EMILY GROVER; BROTHER: ROBERT LUSBY; ALSO WILLIAM H. DIX; |
EMILY LUSBY |
WILL WRITTEN 15 APR 1874 IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND; WITNESSES: THOMAS WHITRIDGE, MATHEW I. FARDY & THOMAS J. MORRIS; |
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MANN, LYDIA |
BOOK 5, PAGE 38 |
6 FEB 1907 |
25 APR 1907 |
MARCELLUS H. AUSTIN; LYMAN H. PERRY; SARAH S. (PERRY) DUFFY; |
MARCELLUS H. AUSTIN |
WILL WRITTEN 3 NOV 1894; |
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METCALF, AZUBEH |
BOOK 5, PAGE 4 |
BET 17 MAR 1904-22 OCT 1906, BELMOND, WRIGHT, IOWA |
22 OCT 1906 |
DAUGHTERS: OLIVE VOILE (39) & LILIE BISHOP (27); |
OLIVE VOILE & LILLIE BISHOP |
WILL WRITTEN 17 MAR 1904; WITNESSES: H.J. KLEMME & W.E. BULLARD |
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MIDDLETON, HUTCHESON |
BOOK 1, PAGE 105 |
4 APR 1868, WRIGHT CO. |
24 JAN 1872 |
WIDOW, ACHSAH MIDDLETON; SONS: JOHN L.; ELMORE; JOSE R.; ASAHEL (MARTIN CO. IN); DAUGHTERS: ELZA; NANCY J.; IDA E. (OHIO); |
JOHN L. MIDDLETON |
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PACKARD, CHARLES |
BOOK 1, PAGE 126 |
15 OCT 1901, BOONE TWP, WRIGHT CO. |
23 OCT 1901 |
WIDOW, MARY ANN PACKARD; |
WILLIAM H. GILLESPIE |
WILL WRITTEN 13 FEB 1889; WITNESSES: W.S. RICE; HENRY L. BEIER; ROBERT R. SMITH; |
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PATTERSON, ANDREW |
BOOK 1, PAGE 126 |
24 OCT 1893, BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN |
11 NOV 1903 |
WIDOW, ANN PATTERSON; ANN & MARGARET NILSON; SARAH & ROBERT ANDRUS; ALTO GILMAN; JENNIE DOAK; IDA STEWART; GEORGE, MINNIE, FLORENCE & FRED PATTERSON; |
ANN PATTERSON, WIDOW |
WILL WRITTEN IN RACINE, WISCONSIN; WITNESS: E.B. BELDEN; |
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STINSON, CALVERY |
BOOK 1, PAGE 150 |
BEF 7 MAY 1857 |
25 SEP 1857 |
ELIZA, CAVALRY, ELIZABETH, ALICE & ROBERT STINSON; |
JOSE S MIDDLETON; WM. C. FRUKS |
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TALLMAN, GEORGE C. |
BOOK 1, PAGE 296 |
BET 1878-1880 |
30 OCT 1880 |
WIDOW, JULIA TALLMAN; SONS: EDWARD A.; HENRY; EDWARD; DAUGHTERS: JULIA PAULINE TALLMAN; REBECCA W. BOARDMAN; MARY L. LAWRENCE; |
WILLIAM E. ROGERS |
WILL WRITTEN & RECORDED IN KINGS, NY;WILL WRITTEN 15 OCT 1878; |
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WALTERS, GEORGE W. |
BOOK 1, PAGE 168 |
BEF 21 OCT 1880 |
21 OCT 1860 |
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WILLIAM E. ROGERS |
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WARE, JOHN S. |
BOOK 2, PAGE 141 |
BET 28 DEC 1868-2 JAN 1869 |
2 JAN 1869 |
WIDOW, FANNY V. WARE; |
FANNIE V. WARE |
WILL WRITTEN 28 DEC 1869 IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; WITNESSES: B.E. PERRY, SAMUEL W. CREECH, JR. & J.C. SQUIRE; |
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WHITED, WILLIAM |
BOOK 1, PAGE 168 |
BEF 2 MAY 1864 |
2 MAY 1864 |
WIDOW, ROSE M. WHITED; MINOR CHILDREN: HENRY KIRT, R.M., W.W., SYNA, EMMA J AND L. WHITED; |
LEVI WHITED |
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ZELIE, CLARENCE E. |
BOOK 3, PAGE 239 |
25 DEC 1884, WEBSTER CITY, HAMILTON, IOWA |
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WIDOW, LEONA ZELIE; MOTHER, LUCINDA C. ZELIE; |
WESLEY MARTIN |
INTESTATE |
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ZELIE, HIRAM |
BOOK 3, PAGE 239 |
25 NOV 1883, INDEPENDENCE, IOWA |
1 DEC 1883 |
WIDOW, LUCINDA C. ZELIE (50) ; SON: CLARENCE E. ZELIE (23) |
LUCINDA C. ZELIE |
INTESTATE |