Inventory of county records, Van Zandt County courthouse, Canton, Texas Page: 83
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221. PROBATE DOCKET. 1871-1876; 1881. 1 vol., 16 1/4" x 10 1/2"
x 2 1/2".
Docket recording probate cases filed in county court, showing
term of court, name of estate, names of attorneys, date
filed, orders previous term, and orders present term. Also
includes recorded copies of special occupation tax receipts
(1881). Arranged chronologically by term of court. Handwritten.
Not indexed.
222. MISC. PROBATE DOCKET. 1870. 1 vol., 12" x 7 1/2" x 1/4".
Docket recording probate cases filed in county court, showing
docket number, name of deceased, existence of exhibits, name
of lawyer, and action of court. Arranged numerically by
docket number. SPF-handwritten. Not indexed. Volume is
in poor condition.
223. PROBATE FEE BOOK. 1893-1932. 5 vols., 16 1/4" x 12" x 2 1/2".
Record of fees incurred in probate cases, showing case
number, name of estate, name of administrator, date of expense,
and items and amounts of fees. Arranged chronologically by
date of expense. SPF-handwritten. Indexed in file.
224. CLAIM DOCKET (formerly titled "Claim Docket in Estate" and
"Claim Docket Probate Court"). 1876-1974 (date of last
entry). 4 vols., 18" x 11 3/4" x 1".
Docket recording claims made on estates probated in county
court, showing name of deceased, name of claimant, amount
claimed, date of claim, date due, date from which claim bears
interest, rate of interest, date allowed, amount allowed,
date rejected, date of filing, amount approved, date disapproved,
class, date established, and amount of judgment.
Arranged chronologically by date claim filed. SPF-handwritten.
Volume dated 1878 to 1906 indexed in (INDEX TO CLAIM DOCKET
IN ADMINISTRATION, AND ABSTRACTS) (225.); volume dated 1905
to 1936( not indexed; volumes dated 1932 to 1974 indexed in
file.
225. (INDEX TO CLAIM DOCKET IN ADMINISTRATION, AND ABSTRACTS).
Undated; 1887-1888. 1 vol., 13 3/4" x 8 1/4" x 1/4".
Partial index to CLAIM DOCKET (224.), showing name of
claimant and page number where recorded. Also includes
abstracts of lands dated 1887 to 1888. Arranged by type
of record. Handwritten; SPF-handwritten.
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Hall, Margaret Elizabeth. Inventory of county records, Van Zandt County courthouse, Canton, Texas, book, 1978; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25172/m1/98/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .