MANISTEE COUNTY PROBATE COURT
EARLY RECORDS
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Here are some brief notes from one film of Manistee County Probate Court records. The files contain copies of original documents presented to the courts, and are very valuable to researchers. These files contain anywhere from 3 to 30+ pages each. These films can be rented through your local LDS Family History Center Library.
Probate Files A No. 2-50 1855-1968
FHL Film #945571
| AINSWORTH, Henry | d. 29 Nov 1879; Rachel L. Ainsworth, Administrator |
| ATKINS, Robert | d. 25 __, 1871; Allen R. Atkins, Administrator |
| BROWN, Adam | d. 06 Mar 1876; Elizabeth Brown & Jacob Lucas Executors |
| BARRETT, Francis | d. 12 Jun 1858; John Canfield, Administrator |
| BENTON, Nettie May | Age 3, adoption by Ellen & Jesse O. BUSH, 04 May 1876. Mother is Phoebe Benton, father was Albert Benjamin Benton. Albert was listed as deceased, but it was crossed out. |
| BRAUER, Ludwig | d. 17 May 1876; Rudolph Brauer, brother, Administrator. |
| BRITTAN, Samuel | d. 1877?, includes his handwritten will, Nathan S. Brittan, Executor. |
| BABINAW, Emanuel | Minor, John N. Miller of Arcadia named Guardian. Son of the late M. Babinaw of Frankfort. |
| BOHALL, Leonard M. | d. Oct 1875?; Isaac N. Tillson, Administrator. |
| BAUR, Joseph & Josephine | Minors, children of John Baur, who d. 06 Dec 1877 at Morrison, CO. Joseph Baur Guardian, Anna Baur Executrix. |
| BARRETT, John | d. 11 Jan 1879; Father Willigan, Administrator. |
| BROWN, Leo. B. & Charles | Minors, children of Adam Brown, to Eliza Brown, 24 Sep 1878? |
| BALLARD, Ingeborg | 28 Apr 1880; no family, sent to the MI Asylum for the Insane, Kalamazoo. |
| BIRKAY/ BIRCAY/ BISKIE, Frederick | d. Apr 1864, Brown Twp.; Johannah Grund, Administrator |
| BRITTAN, Juletta | Minor, Samuel Brittan is Guardian; 16 Aug 1871; sent to MI Asylum for the Insane. Abandoned estate. |
| BEECHNER or BUCKNER, John | d. 05 Jun 1868; David D. Ingram, Administrator |
| BOYD, James B. | d. 19 Jan 1867; James D. Boyd, Administrator |
| BOLLAND: Bloomy, Benjamin, Abram & David | Morris Herbst, Esq., appointed Guardian; Nov 1870, Minor children of Lazerus Bolland & Sarah (deceased). |
| BUFKA, Julia, John & Henry | Minors, Nov. 1880, John Bufka, father, deceased. Deserted case. |
| CHRISTIANSON, Marion | 7 Jul 1880, sent to MI Asylum for the Insane at Kalamazoo. Son is Nels Peter Johnson, age 25, sound of mind. |
| COLE, Maggie | d. 20 Jun 1880; John Bowie, Petitioner. Abandoned estate. |
| CANFIELD, Edmund | d. 26 May 1871 at Chicago. Brother of John Canfield, Administrator is Lewis B. Harrington, Esq. |
| CARLTON, Eddie | Adoption & name change. Eddie __, adopted by B.F. & Eliza Jane CARLTON. Abandoned Estate. |
| CANFIELD, Edward | Minor child of Edmund Canfield. |
| CRON, Emma | d. 31 Dec 1888; Contains her handwritten will, Frederick W. Cron, Executor. |
| DICKSON/ DIXON, Eliza | d. 16 Aug 1872; John Dixon, Administrator |
| DURANLEAU, Xiste | d. 27 Jul 1873; Zelma A. Duranleau, Administrator. Zelma later becomes Zelma Mayrand. |
| DUNN, Thomas | d. 06 Sep 1877; Mary Dunn |
| DOLOSKI, Antoni | Minor, apprenticeship indenture to Charles J. Tomlin as a farm servant, 10 Mar 1877. |
| DELLOW, John | Minor, Nov 1878. Mary Dellow, mother, appointed Guardian to protect his wages. Father living. |
| DAILEY, James Jr. | Minor, Adoption by C.N. and Adelia Collins. Name changed to James Collins. Lived on poor farm. Later lived in Tawas, MI as James Daley. |
| DURANLEAU, Zelma Zoe | 10 Oct 1878 property or guardianship; Zelma Duranleau. |
| DUNHAM, Henry | 31 Dec 1878; Insanity and epilepsy, sent to MI Asylum for the Insane at Kalamazoo at the expense of William Dunham. |
| DAHL, Ellen | 20 Dec 1879, has been insane for 4 days, sent to MI Asylum for the Insane at Kalamazoo by petition of Christian Dahl. |
| DICKSON, Ida May & John Lewis | 1875, minor children of Eliza Dickson; Allowing sale of land by John Dickson. Ida May became Ida May Reynolds Hayward of WI; John Lewis later lived in Hograim?, WA. George Wislen is half-brother of Lewis. |
| DINWOODIE, William | d. 28 Jan 1868; James Dinwoodie of Ontario, Administrator. |
| DOUGHERTY, Patrick | d. 07 Oct 1868; Winifurt Griffiths and Jeremiah L. Taylor are Administrators. |
| DONOHUE, Mary Jane | Minor daughter of John Donohue, deceased. 1867. Antwine Blair, Petitioner for Guardianship. |
| DAILEY, Michael | Minor, age 3, Adoption by Wm. & Jul Ann Powers; 12 May 1880. Child of James Dailey. Name changed to Michael Powers. Lived at poor farm. |
| ECKWALD, Kassabretta | 1875, Insane, sent to MI Asylum for the Insane at Kalamazoo. |
| ELLIOTT, Benjamin | 1869? Parents from Dorsetshire, England. John Mounstephan, Administrator. Abandoned estate. |
| ENGELMANN, Nathan | 25 Oct 1871; late of Milwaukee. Michael Engelmann and Sarah Engelmann, Executor & Executrix. Sarah later became Sarah Kitzinger. |
| ESTES, Eva E. | Minor, age 18, abandoned estate. Daughter of George H. Estes, late of Illinois, 15 Apr 1874. Names Harry R. Miller as Guardian. |
| FINAN, Owen | Died 27 Oct 1856 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. Names brother, Michael Finan and spouse, Bridget Finan as administrators. Children are John and Francis J. Finan. |
| FAIRBANKS, James M. | Died 17 Dec 1871. Isaac N. Tillson, administrator. Daughter is Ida May Fairbanks of Dayton, OH. Ida b. 24 May 1857 at Bushnell's Basin, NY. Parents divorced in '63 or '64, father went to Michigan. |
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