Û Probate Index
County Court Probate Records, 1873 — 1885
This probate index was transcribed by Joanne Wilken. Please see contact and Transcription Notes.
This probate index was transcribed by Joanne Wilken. Please see contact and Transcription Notes.
| Case No. | Surname Given Name |
Death Date | Spouse Surname Spouse Given Name |
Heirs | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244 | Calkins James F | 05/05/1879 | Overing Sarah A | Ranson M Calkins William B Calkins Bertha M Calkins Frank J Calkins | Sarah married James Parrott in 1881 |
| 445 | Campbell James S | 03/08/1883 | Barnhill? (Sarah?) Anna E | Charles Campbell Pearl Campbell, Cedar Falls Eddie Campbell | Anna E Campbell living in Chicago—Jesse Barnhill, guardian |
| 30 | Campbell Mahala (Littleton) | 09/29/1874 | Campbell John Sr | Martha Jane (Campbell) Bush, Sac Co., IA Rachel Ann (Campbell) Coon, Greene Co., IA Moses Littleton CampbellI N Harriet (Campbell) Hubbens?, IN Jane (Campbell) Rench, IA Mary A (Campbell) Wheeler, IA John W Bush, IN William Bush, IN | This couple raised Sarah J Simpson. |
| 297 | Carlton Edwin | 08/30/1880 | Maybie Johanna | Kimbal B Carlton, 7 Edwin "Eddy" Carlton, 5 | Johanna married Ed J Thurston in 1880 |
| 528 | Carr Michael | 06/28/1884 | Mary | Michael Carr Mary (Carr) Lee, New York City Bridget (Carr) McNamara, Dubuque | will |
| 501 | Carroll Luke | 03/05/1884 | Spettigue (Pettigrew?) Sarah | John C Carroll, Johnson Co., NE Martha Ellen (Carroll) Scroggy, Waterloo, IA Luke Carroll, Minneapolis Susan Elizabeth (Carroll) Lightfoot, Jones Co William M Carroll Leonard H Carroll | James, Mathew H & Charles S Carroll not mentioned in will. |
| 22 | Churchill Lewis | 04/02/1874 | Rickard Rosamund | Luther (Jacobs?) Churchill William Lewis Churchill | Wm Lewis Churchill died 1863, Crescent City |
| 239 | Clancy Thomas | 02/10/187? | Knight Susan A | William F Clancy, Butler Co., KS Kate L Clancy Nellie G (Clancy) Gillespie, Butler Co., KS Julia (Clancy) Kitchen Hubert C Clancy | Mary E b 1840 NY, Angeline M b1855 WI & Henry E Clancy not named in will.—Nellie Gillespie says her mother was Eleanor G—widow married Rev John B Fiske |
| 466 | Clark Ernest Leslie | 06/08/1883 | Melisa | brakeman for Chic. & NW RR—accident near Byrant on Midland branch (Clinton Co?) | |
| 342 | Clark Joseph | 05/16/1881 | Spencer Matilda C | James Bentley Clark | sons: Wm S Clark, d 1850 & Perry R Clark, d 1855 |
| 327 | Clark Joshua | 03/09/1881 | Catherine | John L Clark Ira Clark Eliza Jane (Clark) Valentine, CO Harriet Clark William Clark Henry S Clark, WI Andrew Clark, CO | James L Clark not mentioned in probate—2 other known wives: Caroline M Spencer d 1859 & Julia Ann d?? |
| 174 | Clark Lucy Mary | 11/09/1877 | Clark William | probate only to pay off bank mortgage—Wm Clark died bet.1870 & 1876 | |
| 476 | Cleghorn John | 09/03/1883 | Mary Anne | Grandchildren: Perry C Benson, 25, of Decatur Co., KS & Charles S Benson, 22, of Jones Co. & Mary Jane (Benson) Lewis, 24, of Jefferson Co., CO | |
| 484 | Cohoon/Cahoon Edwin A | 11/16/1883 | Hicks Catherine D | Angeline Brooks (Cohoon) Miller Cassius Edwin Cohoon Emeline N (Cohoon) Tompkins John F Cohoon | |
| 318 | Conaly Samuel, Sr | 01/20/1881 | Ferguson Mary | Fergeson Conaly Susan (Conaly) Silsbee Samuel Jr Conaly Lena Ann (Conaly) Gaines Mary Ann (Conaly) Dixon Juliann (Conaly) Miller | |
| 441 | Condit Alvin P (or T) | 02/06/1883 | Jacobus Maria | Hannah M (Condit) Ogden Stephen D Condit Abigail G (Condit) Doyle Robert B Condit William G Condit Joseph Smith Condit Elizabeth (Condit) Perfect Catherine Condit Edgar Mantelbert Condit Albert P Condit | Maria died 2 weeks after Alvin |
| 513 | Conmey James | 05/05/1884 | Jordan Mary | Margaret (Conmey) Alspaugh John Kane Conmey Mary Ann Conmey James William Conmey Anna Mary (Conmey) Corcoran | wife #1—Sarah Jane "Sally" Kane |
| 31 1/2 | Connell Patrick | 05/17/1875 | Elizabeth | 2 unnamed children/siblings listed as heirs | |
| 336 | Cook Nathaniel R | 05/09/1881 | (Simpson) Cook First Eliza E | no children | |
| 485A | Corbett Jane | 01/17/1876 | |||
| 295 | Corbett Sarah Jane | 10/27/1880 | Corbett John Lewis | David Dawson Clark Sarah Ann Clark Cyrus G Clark Jane Clark William E Clark | Husband #1—Hiram Clark died 1870 |
| 524 | Courtney James | 08/05/1884 | Nichols Diantha | William H Courtney Sarah (Courtney) Turner Eliphalet Courtney John Edward Courtney Frank Courtney George Courtney | Martin Nichols mentioned—heirs live IL & Dakota Terr.—Francis Courtney of Hanson Co., Dakota Terr. mentioned |
| 465 | Courtney Simeon | 06/09/1883 | Householder Mary | Sarah F (Courtney) Van Slyke, 42, Cass Co., IA Ann (Coutney) Bailes, 44, Jackson Co., KS Naomi (Courtney) Henderson, 35, Clinton Co., IA Mary C (Courtney) Madison, 29, Colfax Co., NE Joseph W Courtney, 41 Simeon Courtney, 37 George Uriah Courtney, 31 Jacob H Coutney, 48 | probate of will |
| 94 | Courtright Abram/Abraham | 12/11/1875 | Shirley Hannah J | Julia Etta (Courtright) Weeks Elmer Eugene Courtright Lewis/Louis Jefferson Courtright Elroy C Courtright Emma J Courtright Orrin A Courtright Fannie Courtright | |
| 535 | Craig James | 07/23/1884 | Hayes Fanny J | Jared Craig Margaret J Craig William J Craig Laura L Craig Rober tCraig | will |
| 475 | Cram Caleb | 09/01/1883 | Putnam Sarah Pamela | Eliza Louisa (Cram) Martin Carson Eugene Cram Herbert H Cram Walter Ernest Cram Addie/Ida (Cram) Rogers Elmer Grant Cram | buried Jackson Co., IA |
| 68 | Cramer Abraham Kline | 06/02/1875 | Pierce Matilda | Sarah S (Cramer) Hollenbeck Noami (Cramer) Carpenter Thompson, Delaware Co., OH Susan A (Cramer) Wilson, Delaware Co., OH Mary Elizabeth Cramer, Mercer Co., PA Joseph Pierce Cramer Hannah C (Cramer) Gilchrist, Cerro Gordo Co, IA Frederick Abram Cramer Samuel Price Cramer, Trumbull Co., OH Abraham Kline Cramer, Trumbull Co., OH John Hartzel Cramer Matilda Fanny Cramer Archibald Willard Cramer | I do not know if Pierce is Matilda's maiden name. She may have been married to a Mr. Newcomb previously. 1850 census Trumbull Co., OH—Rhoda Permelia, b 1850, & Ellen C, b 1866, not listed in probate |
| 396 | Crawford Joshua | 05/02/1882 | Bender Elizabeth | Sarah A (Crawford) Fritz Viola (Crawford) Kimball Lucy Elnora (Crawford) Brown Lewis James E Crawford Joseph Franklin Crawford John Crawford Margaret L (Crawford) Erniste Joshua Crawford George Clifford Crawford | Jane Crawford b1862 not listed in will |
| 64 | Cronkhite Orville | 05/03/1875 | Baugh Lovina B | William S Cronkhite Margaret Jane (Cronkhite) Lewis Hamilton B Cronkhite Buell Cronkhite Ellen/Emily L Cronkhite John Quincy Cronkhite Emeline "Emma" Lorena Cronkhite | Caroline d pre 1850 and Orville Jr d pre 1870, |
| 12 | Crow John, Jr | 01/21/1874 | Arnold Lucy Ann | William W Crow Edward M Crow Nelson V Crow, St. Chas., MN | Edward M Crow of Linn Co is a brother, as is Nelson V |
| 334 | Crowley Patrick E, Jr | 03/09/1881 | son of Patrick & Mary (Ferris) Crowley—Mary Ferris married to John Maloney before marrying Patrick Crowley, Sr. Probate lists full siblings & half siblings (Maloneys) |
| Case No. | Surname Given Name |
Death Date | Spouse Surname Spouse Given Name |
Heirs | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Davenport Thomas | 08/10/1874 | died 07/23/1874, 69 yrs old, N. Madison Cem. -no widow - heirs in England. Elisabeth, Mariah, David & Henry | ||
| 394 | Davis Jesse | 04/12/1882 | Smith Frances Eliza | Susan E (Davis) Bower Jonathon R Davis William H Davis Malinda (Davis) Gillilliam | probate of will |
| 39 | Davis Norman | 01/15/1875 | Barney Pamelia/Permilla | George Washington Davis Henry Davis Lafayette Davis | |
| 491 | Dawes Adrian | 01/18/1884 | Kirby Dawes Catherine | Kirby probably not maiden name | |
| 492 | Dawes Catherine (Kirby) | 01/08/1884 | Dawes Adrian | ||
| 345 | Dewey Dennis S | 05/31/1881 | Lincoln Adeline S | Charles L Dewey Fannie Dewey Cordelia Dewey Ellen Dewey Isadore Dewey | Probate of will—will not in file. |
| 373 | Dickson Wm J | 02/17/1882 | will dated 1876 written in Wolcott, Wayne Co., NY—John J Dickson b 1852 Syracuse NY buried near Wm in Riverside Cem.—Anna Dickson D1905 (wife of Wm) also buried there | ||
| 591 | Doering Henry J | 10/06/1885 | Helgens Anke "Anna" | Katie M (Doering) Zimmerman Hannah Doering Albert Doering | Anna married Dirk F Coleman in 1888 |
| 276 | Doran John | 07/02/1880 | Mary J | Rosa/Rosannah( Doran) Levy, 26, Page Co., IA Frank P Doran Lizzie G Doran Aggie "Maggie" (Doran) Smith Agnes F Mariah Doran Mary M (Doran) Althen Kathryn L "Kate" (Doran) McDonald | |
| 268 | Doran Michael | 02/02/1880 | Catherine | James Doran Frank Doran Patrick Doran Hugh Doran Michael Doran | |
| 43 | Dudeck Frank | 02/26/1875 | Joseph Shuyvible, 37 Mary Hollo, 32, Chicago, IL Ann Steffick, 30 Frank Dudeck, 28, Pleasant Hill, NE Fanny Smokal, 24, Chicago John Dudek, 22, Jones Co. Toni Dudeck, 18, Jones Co. Vincent Dudek, 16, Jones Co. | naturalization oath in DeKalb Co., IL 12/18/1866—Barbara Dutka in charge of burial | |
| 309 | Duer John Oliver | 12/10/1880 | Wonderly Jennie | Elizabeth "Bessie" N (Duer) King John Oliver Jr Duer Lee W Duer Eugene Vincent Duer Catherine H Duer | |
| 467 | Dueser J Carl | 06/20/1883 | Bicke Matilda E | Frederick Henry Dueser Betty Margaretha Dueser | |
| 29 | Dumont John B | 09/24/1874 | Welch Elizabeth | Waldron Dumont, Cedar Rapids, IA A B Dumont, Marion, IA Elida (Dumont) Patterson, Cedar Rapids, IA Frederick S Dumont Sarah Dumont | Sarah Dumont died in 1930's |
| 66 | Durigan James | 05/11/1875 | McGovern Mary Ellen | Margaret (Durigan) Skahill Catherine (Durigan) Haligen Anne (Durigan) Carral |