Probate Order Books, Hendricks County, Indiana, 1853-1918

Transcribed by Meredith Thompson, 2012.
This is an index to the Hendricks County, Indiana probate order books which date from 1853 through 1918, as listed below:
Probate Order Book Volume 1 (24 January 1853 - 22 August 1856)
Probate Order Book Volume 2 (10 November 1856 - 24 July 1860)
Probate Order Book Volume 3 (21 January 1861 - 26 January 1865)
Probate Order Book Volume 4 (15 May 1865 - 30 May 1868)
Probate Order Book Volume 5 (29 September 1868 - 17 June 1871)
Probate Order Book Volume 6 (October 1871 - 23 May 1874)
Probate Order Book Volume 7 (7 September 1874 - 21 June 1876)
Probate Order Book Volume 8 (22 June 1876 - 27 June 1878)
Probate Order Book Volume 9 (23 September 1878 - 3 July 1880)
Probate Order Book Volume 10 (27 September 1880 - 13 June 1882)
Probate Order Book Volume 11 (13 June 1882 - 10 June 1884)
Probate Order Book Volume 12 (12 June 1884 - 3 July 1886)
Probate Order Book Volume 13 (27 September 1886 - 22 June 1888)
Probate Order Book Volume 14 (25 June 1888 - 30 November 1889)
Probate Order Book Volume 15 (6 January 1890 - 28 March 1891)
Probate Order Book Volume 16 (4 May 1891 - 10 November 1892)
Probate Order Book Volume 17 (11 November 1892 - 24 March 1894)
Probate Order Book Volume 18 (7 May 1894 - 24 December 1895)
Probate Order Book Volume 19 (6 January 1896 - 30 January 1897)
Probate Order Book Volume 20 (1 March 1897 - 5 February 1898)
Probate Order Book Volume 21 (7 March 1898 - 20 April 1899)
Probate Order Book Volume 22 (21 April 1899 - 20 April 1900)
Probate Order Book Volume 23 (7 May 1900 - 22 June 1901)
Probate Order Book Volume 24 (2 September 1901 - 7 June 1902)
Probate Order Book Volume 25 (7 September 1902 - 19 December 1903)
Probate Order Book Volume 26 (4 January 1904 - 15 April 1905)
Probate Order Book Volume 27 (1 May 1905 - 30 June 1906)
Probate Order Book Volume 28 (3 September 1906 - 26 October 1907)
Probate Order Book Volume 29 (4 November 1907 - 27 February 1909)
Probate Order Book Volume 30 (1 March 1909 - 2 April 1910)
Probate Order Book Volume 31 (2 May 1910 - 30 June 1911)
Probate Order Book Volume 32 (4 September 1911 - 12 July 1912)
Probate Order Book Volume 33 (2 September 1912 - 28 June 1913)
Probate Order Book Volume 34 (1 September 1913 - 13 June 1914)
Probate Order Book Volume 35 (15 June 1914 - 22 May 1915)
Probate Order Book Volume 36 (24 May 1915 - 26 February 1916)
Probate Order Book Volume 37 (6 March 1916 - 29 November 1916)
Probate Order Book Volume 38 (20 November 1916 - 25 May 1917)
Probate Order Book Volume 39 (26 May 1917 - 11 March 1918)

Entries in the order books are brief and summarize what happened when a probate case came before the judge. For a more complete picture of the probate case, you should also consult the probate packet (aka "loose papers").

Be careful when referencing the volume number of a probate order book. From 1824 through 1852, the Hendricks County Circuit Court numbered their volumes 1 through 5; when the Hendricks County Court of Common Pleas took over jurisdiction in 1853, they started the numbering back at 1 again.

The order books referenced in this index have all been microfilmed, and copies are available at the Family History Library, the Indiana State Library, and locally at the Plainfield Public Library. The Hendricks County government has digitized some of the early probate order books, and the digital copies are available through the Archives section of their website.

The Indiana Genealogical Society is digitizing Hendricks County's probate packets from the 1800s; the digital copies are being added to their website.