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Merrick County, NERecords of Merrick County among holdings of
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ARCHIVES RECORD
RG241
& filmMerrick County, Nebraska
Records: 1870-1978
Cubic ft.: 5.8
Approx. # of Items: 5 boxes, 35 volumes on 12 reels
of 35mm microfilm, and 3 misc. vols.
HISTORICAL NOTE Merrick County is located in the east central portion of Nebraska. The county was established and its boundaries defined by an act of Legislature approved November 4, 1858. No organized county government, existed until 1864 when a substantial increase in the county population prompted an election for April 18, 1864. In 1869, Lone Tree was selected as the county seat but a courthouse was not constructed until 1871. Until that time, the County Board of Supervisors met in private residences. In 1875, Lone Tree changed its name to Central City due to its central location in the agricultural region of Nebraska.
Today, the population of Merrick County remains low compared to others, 8,042. It covers an area of 478 square miles. Peak population occurred in 1920 at 10,793. The county was named for Elvira Merrick, the maiden name of Representative Henry W. Depuy's wife. Depuy introduced the bill creating the county in 1858.SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The bulk of Merrick County records remains at the county courthouse. The State Archives collection consists of records used most often by researchers. If records for a particular office are not available at our facility, this is noted on the inventory.
The collection is arranged into nine subgroups: 1) Assessor (no records); 2) Treasurer (no records); 3) County Board of Supervisors, 1864-1972; 4) County Clerk, 1869-1972; 5) Register of Deeds (no records); 6) County Court (no records); 7) District Court, 1869-1961; 8) Superintendent of Schools (no records); and 9) School District Records (no records).
Subgroup Three consists of the minutes of the County Board of Supervisors, October 14, 1864 through October 17, 1972. These records were borrowed from the county and microfilmed by our agency in 1973.
Subgroup Four, County Clerk, is divided into three series: 1) Election Records, 1877-1972; 2) Marriage Records, 1869-1947; and 3) Brand and Estray Records. Indexes exist for the Marriage Records through August of 1923 only. The election records were loaned for microfilming with the Supervisors' records in 1973. The marriage
RG241
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records were microfilmed for the county by Kwik Chek Company of Red Cloud, Nebraska, in 1975.
Subgroup Seven, District Court, is divided into eleven series: 1) Naturalization Records, 1850-1930; 2) Judgement & Execution Dockets, 1869-1936; 3) Trial Dockets & Calendars, 1946-1961; 4) General Index (no records); 5) Appearance Dockets (no records); 6) Daily Journals (no records); 7) Complete Record (no records); 8) Case Files, Civil & Criminal (no records); 9) Bills of Exception & Depositions, 1904-1982; 10) State Tax Suit (no records); and 11) Miscellaneous Volumes, 1894-1946.
The most significant accession of district court records exists in Series One, Naturalization Records, 1850-1930. This series was recently microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah for the Nebraska State Historical Society. The card index appears on roll #1.
DESCRIPTION SUBGROUP ONE ASSESSOR
There are currently no records in storage for the Merrick County Assessor's office.
SUBGROUP TWO TREASURER
There are currently no records in storage for the Merrick County Treasurer's office.
SUBGROUP THREE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, 1864-1972
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SERIES ONE COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS, 1864-1972
V.1
Supervisors' Record, Oct. 15, 1864 - Dec. 08, 1873
V.2
Supervisors' Record, Dec. 23, 1873 - Jan. 04, 1888
V.3
Supervisors' Record, Jan. 05, 1888 - May 03, 1898
Starts, Section map of Merrick County, n.d.
p.A, January 4, 1898 minutes
V.4
Supervisors' Record, June 14, 1898 - June 14, 1909
Starts, Roll Call, 1899
NOTE: Minutes end, p.638 (June 14, 1909)
p.640: Clippings of minutes, January, 1909
V.5
Supervisors' Record, June 15, 1909 - July 11, 1916
Starts, Index to Road Districts & actions.
RG241
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SUBGROUP THREE COUNTY BOARD (cont)
V.6
Supervisors' Record, Aug. 01, 1916 - Dec. 31, 1937
Starts, Index to road matters.
p.1 - List of Supervisors' Districts
p.2 - List of Polling places
NOTE: Minutes start on p.5 (Aug. 1, 1916)
V.7
Supervisors' Record, Jan. 11, 1938 - Dec. 31, 1951
V.8
Supervisors' Record, Jan. 08, 1952 - May 31, 1955
V.9
Supervisors' Record, July 09, 1963 - Oct. 17, 1972
MICROFILM RECORD:
Roll #1
Supervisors' Proceedings, vol. #1, p.1
35mm
October 15, 1864
#13510
thru
Supervisors' Proceedings, vol. #3 (indexed)
p. 561, November 16, 1897
Roll #2
Supervisors' Proceedings, vol. #3 cont.
35mm
p.562 (January 4, 1898)
#13511
thru
Supervisors' Proceedings, vol. #6 (indexed)
p.309 (October 4, 1927)
NOTE: Last page filmed is insert at p.308
extract of minutes, June 18, 1928.
Roll #3
Supervisors' Proceedings, vol. #6 cont.
35mm
p.310, October 4, 1927 cont.
#13512
thru
Supervisors' Proceedings, vol. #8 (indexed)
p.143, May 31, 1955
NOTE: Inserts (photostats) between pp.132-133
are illegible due to filming error.
NOTE: No End of Reel Target.
Roll #4
Supervisors' Proceedings, vol. #8 cont.
35mm
p.144, May 31, 1955 cont.
#13514
thru
Supervisors' Proceedings, vol. #9 (indexed)
p.536, October 17, 1972
RG241
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SUBGROUP FOUR COUNTY CLERKfilm
SERIES ONE ELECTION RECORDS, 1877-1972
V.1
Abstracts of Votes Cast, 1877-1892
V.2
Abstracts of Votes Cast, 1893-1922
Starts, insert, Gen. Election Nov. 3, 1914
V.3
Abstracts of Votes Cast, 1922-1958
Starts, insert, Elected officials list, Nov. 1944
Insert, end of volume relates to
contested election of Ralph G. Brooks, 1958
V.4
Abstracts of Votes Cast, 1947--1972
Starts, inserts, Special Election, Nebraska
Mid-State Reclamation District, Oct. 29, 1957
School Bond Elections, 1959
MICROFILM RECORD:
Roll #4
Abstracts of Votes Cast, vol. #1
frac. of roll
p.1 (General Election, Nov. 6, 1877)
#13514
thru
Abstracts of Votes Cast, vol. #1
p.85 (General Election, Nov. 9, 1887)
Roll #5
Abstracts of Votes Cast, vol. #1 cont.
35mm
p.86 (General Election, Nov. 9, 1887 cont.)
#13515
thru
Abstracts of Votes Cast, vol. #4 (no paging)
Primary Election Flay 13, 1966
Roll #6
Abstracts of Votes Cast, vol. #4 cont.
fractional
Primary Election Hay 13, 1966
roll
thru
#13527
Abstracts of Votes Cast, vol. #4
General Election, November 14, 1972
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SERIES TWO MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1869-1947
V.1
Marriage Docket, Book A (indexed)
p.1 (Dec. 5. 1869) - p.446 (Apr. 22, 1884)
V.2
Marriage Docket, Book B (indexed)
p.1 (Apr. 19, 1884) - p.452 (Dec. 29, 1890)
V.3
Marriage Docket, Book C (indexed)
p.1 (Jan. 06, 1891) - p.458 (Apr. 11, 1898)
RG241
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SUBGROUP FOUR COUNTY CLERK (cont)film
SERIES TWO MARRIAGE RECORDS (cont)
V.4
Marriage Docket, Book D (indexed)
p.1, (Apr. 13, 1898) thru
p.478, #1819 (Aug. 08, 1904)
V.5
Marriage Docket, Book E (indexed)
p.1, #1820 (Aug. 08, 1904) thru
p.476, #2289 (July 20, 1910)
V.6
Marriage Docket, Book F (no index)
p.1, #2290 (Aug. 03, 1910) thru
p.256 (Jan. 01, 1913)
V.7
Marriage Docket, Book G (no index)
p.1, #2543 (Jan. 15, 1913) thru
p.636, #3170 (Jan. 28, 1920)
V.8
Marriage Docket, Book H (no index)
p.1, #3171 (Jan. 29, 1920) thru
p.384 (August 16, 1923)
V.9
Marriage Docket, Book I (no index)
p.1 (Sept 01, 1923) - p.650 (Nov. 16, 1932)
V.10
Marriage Docket, Book J (no index)
p.1 (Nov. 13, 1932) - p.640 (Apr. 18, 1941)
V.11
Marriage Docket, Book K (no index)
p.1 (Apr. 23, 1941) - p.458 (Nov. 15, 1947)
MICROFILM RECORD:
NOTE: This microfilm was produced for the county by Kwik Chek Co. of Red Cloud, Nebraska, under MP3211 (1977). The State Archives is not responsible for the quality of microfilm not produced by this agency.
Roll #1 (33C)
Marriage Docket, Bock A, p.1
35mm
December 5, 1869
Diazo
thru
SF12518
Marriage Docket, Book D, p.179
October 17, 1900
RG241
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SUBGROUP FOUR COUNTY CLERK (cont)film
SERIES TWO MARRIAGE RECORDS (cont)
Roll #2
Marriage Docket, Book D cont., p.180
35mm
October 24, 1900
Diazo
thru
SF12450
Marriage Docket, Book H, p.209
November 4, 1921
NOTE: indexes to volumes F-H were not filmed.
Roll #3
Marriage Docket, Book H cont., p.210
35mm
November 10, 1921
Diazo
thru
SF12451
Marriage Docket, Book K
November 14, 1947
NOTE: Indexes to these volumes were not filmed.
SUBGROUP FIVE REGISTER OF DEEDS
There are currently no records in storage (except security microfilm) for the Merrick County Register of Deeds
SUBGROUP SIX COUNTY COURT
There are no records in storage for the Merrick County Court except on security microfilm.
SUBGROUP SEVEN DISTRICT COURT, 1869-1961
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SERIES ONE NATURALIZATION RECORDS, 1850-1930
B.1
Card Index to Naturalizations 1870-1930
(to be microfilmed)
INDEXES (both card & volume) may not be
complete. Patrons are advised to check
volumes closely for Merrick County
Naturalizations. Index has been updated
for microfilm edition of this series.
RG241
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SUBGROUP SEVEN DISTRICT COURT (cont)
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SERIES ONE NATURALIZATION RECORDS (cont)NOTE: Indexes appear at start of volumes.
V.1
Naturalization Record - First Papers, vol. #1
p.1 (May 28, 1870) - p.124 (Sept 09, 1903)
V.2
Naturalization Record - First Papers, vol. #2
p.1 (Oct. 26, 1903) - p.49 (Sept 26, 1906)
V.3
Declarations of Intention, vol. #1
#1 (Apr. 13, 1907) - #178 (May 06, 1929)
V.4
Declarations of Intention (loose), 1850-1906
for Merrick County and other locations.
Declarations are filed alphabetically.
V.5
Naturalization Record - Final Papers, vol. #1
p.1 (Feb. 06, 1874) - p.94 (Sept 08, 1902)
V.6
Naturalization Record - Final Papers, vol. #2
p.1 (Sept 15, 1903) - p.127 (Sept 26, 1906)
V.7
Petition & Record, Vol. #1
p.1 (#1) March 20, 1907 (dismissed)
thru
p.131 (#130) June 29, 1929 thru Feb. 6, 1930
V.8
Supplemental Documents to Naturalizations, 1906-1930
relate to volumes 6 & 7 above. May contain
duplicate information found in vol. #6. Records
are filed alphabetically by name of petitioner.
NOTE: See following page for microfilm record of series produced by the Genealogical Society of Utah for the Historical Society in 1994. The card index appears on roll #1.
RG241
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SERIES ONE NATURALIZATION RECORDS - MICROFILM RECORD W4218
Roll #1
Item #1
GSU Project
Card Index to Naturalizations A-Z
GSU Roll #3
(each card is two sided)
#26,231
Item #2
Naturalization Record, v.1
First Papers (1870-1903)
thru
Item #5
Declarations of Intention (loose), v.4
John Human Wright (3/20/1878)
Roll #2
Item #1
GSU Project
Naturalization Record, v.1
GSU Roll #4
Final Papers (1874-1902)
#26,232
thru
Item #4
Supplemental Documents, v.8
(Keys, Thomas)
Roll #3
Item #1
GSU Project
Supplemental Documents, v.8 cont.
GSU Roll #5
Krempke, Charles (1906)
#26,233
thru
Supplemental Documents, v.8
Zmek, Frank (1912-1913)
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SERIES TWO JUDGEMENT AND EXECUTION DOCKETS, 1869-1936
Roll #1
Vol. #1, Judgement Record, V.1
35mm
November 24, 1869 - Feb. 12, 1896
Diazo
Vol. #2, Judgement Record, V.2 (indexed)
SF12487
Feb. 4, 1896 - #3573 (Nov. 18, 1936)
Vol. #3, Execution Docket, V.1
April 5, 1872 - Aug. 22, 1884 (p.59)
SERIES THREE
TRIAL DOCKETS & CALENDARS, 1946-1961
V.1Trial Docket, 1946-1961
SERIES FOUR GENERAL INDEX TO DISTRICT COURT
Patrons should contact Merrick County District Court
RG241
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SUBGROUP SEVEN DISTRICT COURT (cont)
SERIES FIVE APPEARANCE DOCKETSPatrons should contact Merrick County District CourtSERIES SIX DAILY JOURNALS
Patrons should contact Merrick County District CourtSERIES SEVEN COMPLETE RECORD
Patrons should contact Merrick County District CourtSERIES EIGHT CASE FILES, CRIMINAL & CIVIL
Patrons should contact Merrick County District CourtSERIES NINE BILLS OF EXCEPTION & DEPOSITIONS, 1904-1982
B.1
#26977
State vs. Charles Penn, 1929 - murder
(Supreme Court transcript)
#83-410
State vs. Roland Morrow, 1932
B.2
#83-410
cont.
Running School w/o license
#5065
Kremer D/B/A Gene's Electric v.s
Village of Silver Creek (dispute
over awarding a bid for electrical
work for community park), 1975
B.3
#5065
cont.
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John Marquis vs. Central City, 1904
personal injury, collapsed bridge
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John F. Huber, minor vs. C.B. & Q. RR
1904 - personal injury
#5161
Bethesda Foundation vs.- Merrick County
1976 - Parkview Home tax exemption
B.4
#5360
McCormick vs. Terry et al, 1979
land dispute (Ft. Kearny & Omaha Rd)
#4888
Ronald L. Glause vs. Myra J. Glause
Divorce, 1970
#36760
Dorothy K. Mustard vs. St. Paul Fire
and Marine Ins. Co. (Supreme Court)
re claim for death, 1967
#4982
Robert E. Smith vs. William F. Meier
(M.E.O. Dairy Supply) for malfunctioning
electric milker, 1971
#82-377
State vs. Marjorie Bigelow, 1982
RG241
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SUBGROUP SEVEN DISTRICT COURT
SERIES NINE BILLS OF EXCEPTION & DEPOSITIONS (cont)
B.5
#1508
in re estate of Earl H. McHargue, 1977
#42114
State vs. Larry Jones - Supreme Ct. appeal
#42986
(Supreme Court appeal)
#43312
(Supreme Court appeal
#42898
State vs. Roderick Allen Skay, 1979
Supreme Court - extradition
#42899
State vs. Roderick Allen Skay, 1979
Supreme Court - extradition
SERIES TEN STATE TAX SUIT
Patrons should contact Merrick, County District CourtSERIES ELEVEN MISCELLANEOUS VOLUMES
V.1 Decree of Foreclosure, 1894-1901
V.2 Moratorium Record, 1934-1946SUBGROUP EIGHT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
The School Census for Merrick County, 1869-1990, is stored on security microfilm. No other records have been accessioned for this subgroup.SUBGROUP NINE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECORDS
There are currently no individual school district records for Merrick County at the Archives.END OF INVENTORY
DJJ/ht 9/14/1973
PMC/WP51 01/03/1994
GSU/pmc/WP51 4/11/1994
© 2000, 2001 by Ted & Carole Miller