TIP# 57 - COUINTY HOLDINGS - HANCOCK THROUGH HART:

This is a continuation of the holdings of the County Clerk's office, Circuit Court and the Family History Library (microfilm) for each county. As noted before, more or less information may be found at the time of this posting. And, most records shown will be shown with just the starting date noted unless just specific years are available.
Hancock County:
Mormon Church: Circuit Court Orders 1839, County Clerk Orders 1834-1860 and 1868 on; Deeds 1829 on, Settlements 1857-1864, Adminstrative Bonds1863 on, Guardian Bonds 1863-1893; Executor Bonds 1863 on; Wills 1820 on; Tax books 1833, 1835-1875, 1879-1892; Marriage bonds 1862-1904; Marriage Licenses 1829-1861.
County Judge Executor's Office: Police Court Orders of Hawesville 1880-1894.
County Clerk: Court Orders 1876 on; Wills 1830 on; Deeds 1829 on; Marriage Register 1829 on; Guardian Bonds 1863 on; Executor Bonds 1837 on; Inventory and Sales Bills 1841 on; Lunacy Inquest records 1886 on; Mortgages 1841 on; Indentures of Apprenticeship 1835-1885 and 1865 on; Land Divisions 1846-1890; School census reports 1896 on; Coroner's inquests 1838-1839 and 1843-1846, also 1852-1897; County Assessor books 1889 on.
Circuit Clerk: Equity Docket Book 1829-1851, 1858-1869; Equity Common Law Docket 1851 on; Equity Docket 1863 on; Common Pleas & Circuit Minute Book 1829; Order Books including land trials and civil cases 1829 on; Claims on Pauper Idiots 1889 on; Decrees in Chancery miscellaneous 1821-1853; Equity Petitions 1852 on; Commissioner's Reports 1858 on; Settlement records 1874 on, Inquest records for Idiots and Lunatics 1889 on.

HARDIN COUNTY: Fire 23 Dec 1864 and 5 Dec 1832.
Mormon Church: County Order Books 1793-1875; Deeds 1793 on; Wills 1793-1797; Tax books 1799-1817, 1819-1830, 1833-1834, 1836-1837, 1839, 1840-1846, 1848-1875, 1879-1892; Marriage registers 1793 on; Marriage consents, licenses, bonds and minister's returns 1793 on; Vital statistics 1852-1900.
State Archives at Frankfort: Minute books 1840-1854, 1861-1868, 1871- 1874, 1876-1877, 1879-1892, 1896 on; Guardian Bonds 1878-1879; Circuit Minute Books 1820-1824, 1834-1835, 1841-1846, 1847-1850, 1852-1855, 1853-1861, 1865-1872, 1850-1853, 1848-1853, 1872-1876, 1875-1877,, 1876-1881, 1881-1883, 1881-1883, 1887-1892, 1892-on; Equity Docket 1853 on; Land papers 1805 on; Sales out of Equity records 1865-1880; Land sale from Decression Equity 1867 on; Idiot Orders 1887 on?; Circuit Dispositions 1884-1896, Final settlements from County Court 1803 on; County deeds and wills 1799-1819; County wills 1845-1868; Guardian bonds 1849-1850, 1858 on; Executor bonds 1853 on; Administrator Bonds 1848-1863, 1867-1876, 1883 on; Strays book 1841 on; Land registers for non-residents 1887 on; Processioner's Book 1839-1847; Unrecorded deeds 1816-1855; Circuit Court Orders 1853, 1863, 1869 on; Administrator Bonds 1862-1867.
County Clerk: Deeds 1795 on; Unrecorded Deeds 1834-1853; Mortgages 1839 on; marriage licenses 1792 on; Marriage registers 1793 on; Boone Book (unknown what this is), 1796-1812; County records 1811 on; Wills 1804 on; Inventories/appraisements/settlements 1883 on; Estate inventories 1821-1884; Executors and Administrators list 1857-1869, 1894 on; Apprenticeship bonds 1866 on; Executor bonds 1853 on; Guardianship bonds 1839-1856, 1863 on; Commissioner's Deeds 1897 on; Trustee bonds 1897 on; Allotment of Land Divisions 1880 on; Minutes 1875-1877; Chancery & Equity Order Book 1852; Minute Order Book 1805-1841, 1846-1890; Luncacy History of Cases 1891 on.
Circuit Court: Commissioners deeds 1897 on; Land book 1805-1819; Sales of land under equity 1867 on; Record of sale under judgments in equity 1865 on; Total record of land cases 1823-1824; Land sales under execution 1894 on; Equity suits 1804 on; Civil Order Book 1852 on; Common Pleas order book 1867; Order Books 1811-1849; Minute Books 1864-68; Ordinary and Equity Docket book 1877-1884; Ordinary Docket 1886-1890, 1895 on; Chancery Docket 1830-1833, 1850-1856; Adminstrator Bonds 1839-1848; Guardian Bonds 1878-1879; Idiot Orders 1887 on; Idiot Committee Bonds 1895 on; Settlements with Receivers 1807-1810.

HARLAN COUNTY: Fire Oct 1863.
Mormon Church: County Court Orders 1829 on; County record book 1856-1867; Commissioner's Deeds 1871 on; Deeds 1820-1863, 1865 on; Administrator bonds 1888 on; Wills 1850 on; Tax books 1820-1829, 1831, 1833-1838, 1840-1875, 1879-1892; Vital Statistics 1852-1900; Marriage bonds 1870 on; Marriage registers 1820 on.
County: Orders 1820 and 1865 on; Wills 1850 on; Miscellaneous 1865 on; Deeds 1820 on; Commissioner Deeds 1881 on; Idiot orders 1889 on; Apprenticeship indentures 1895 on; Administrator bonds 1888 on; Marriage bonds 1818 on; Militia records 1873; Inventories and appraisements 1891 on; Order books 1820 on.
Circuit - no record.

HARRISON COUNTY:
Salt Lake: Circuit Judgments (packages) 1794 on; Circuit Order books 1794-1865; County Minute books 1794-1867; Record books 1794-1866; Deeds 1794-1866; Administrator Bonds 1863-1869; Index to Decedents Estates 1794 on; Guardian Bonds 1854-1869; Wills 1795-1870; Tax books 1794-1797, 1799,1819, 1821-1830, 1833-1835, 1837-1875, 1879-1891; Marriage register, returns, licenses and bonds 1794-1869. Note - Marriage records from 1794 to 1828 are found in the wills.
County: Orders 1851-1866 and 1878-1889; Commissioner Deeds 1866 on; Census for Schools 1889-1900; Deeds 1794 on; Unrecorded deeds 1848 on; Sale bills/settlements/inventories 1848 on; Guardian bonds 1854 on; Administrator bonds 1854 on; executor bonds 1854 on; Apprenticeship bonds 1866 on; Minute books 1794-1809, 1814-1819, 1824-1863; deeds 1794 on; wills 1794 on; School census reports 1884 on; Decedent estate general index 1794 on; Mortgages 1839 on; Orders 1794 on; Settlements with Guardians 1884 on; same in file drawers (30) 1819 on; unrecorded deed list 1819 on; Processioners Book 1833-1839.
Circuit: Equity 1867 on; Chancery Docket 1878-1883; Chancery Clerk's Docket 1883-1892; Master Commissioners reports 1871 on; Report of sales by the Commissioner 1870 on; Orders 1866-1892; Settlements by Commissioners 1884 on; Idiot Orders 1894 on; Chancery Order book 1878-1891.

HART CO: Burned with practically all contents in 1928.
Mormon Church: County Order book 1819-1823; land records 1783-1829; Tax books 1819-1831, 1833, 1835, 1837, 1840-1875 and 1879-1892.

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