Court Records
Probate
Probate files are estates and guardianships. These records are located in
the UWSP Archives & Area
Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point University Library.
They are available for anyone to use during regular hours.
There are 13 boxes of files. The first 7 boxes (#1 - 7) are in alphabetical order representing years 1837-1889. Boxes #8 - 13 are not in alphabetical order, but are in chronological order by file number for years 1890 - 1900, with some documents to approximately 1910.
| Box #8: 1890-1891 | Box #10: 1893-1895 | Box #12: 1897-1899 |
| Box #9: 1891-1893 | Box #11: 1895-1897 | Box #13: 1899-1900 |
The first number following the name is the box number that the record is
in. If the number is 1 through 7 you will find the record in that
box, arranged alphabetically by last name. If the number is 8 through
13 with another number following (the file number), you would find the box
number and look for the file number in that box.
There are sixty files missing (the file numbers are missing). There is
no way of knowing the names in these files, if the files ever existed, or
if they were misplaced or lost.
Look for variant spelling of names. They are spelled as they were written in
the files.
Research by Donna Hanson.
Surnames A - D
Surnames E - I
Surnames J - O
Surnames P - S
Surnames T - Z
Circuit Court Criminal Case Files Index 1849-1919
Complete Case Files are available at two locations:
1) Clerk of Courts, Portage County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 1516 Church Street, Stevens Point. Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed on Tuesday's for research). Case files are available only on microfilm. Reader/copier available. Copies are $1.25 per page. They also have the original Criminal Case bound Index.
2) UWSP Archives & Area Research Center. Original case files are stored in boxes arranged numerically by case number. Copier available. Copies are 10¢ per page if done in person. The Index is below.
Surnames A - D
Surnames E - H
Surnames I - Mc
Surnames M - P
Surnames Q - S
Surnames T - Z
Circuit Court Civil Case Files Defendant Index 1845-1919
Indexes and Case files to the Portage County Circuit Court Civil cases are
available at two locations:
1) Clerk of Courts, Portage County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 1516 Church Street, Stevens Point. Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed on Tuesday's for research). These are the original handwritten bound indexes (Defendant & Plaintiff). Case files are available on microfilm. Reader/copier available. Copies are $1.25 per page.
2) UWSP Archives & Area Research Center. This is a microfilmed index. Original case files are stored in boxes. Copies are 10¢ per page if done in person. (Source: Portage Micro Series 1, Circuit Court Defendant Indexes, Vol. 1, 1845 - 1919, Reel 1)
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J | K | L | M | Mc | N | O | P | Q |
| R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z |