Dearborn County Probate Records on Ancestry.com

The following is a guide to the probate records for Dearborn County, Indiana available on Ancestry.com in their collection “Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999.” On the right side of the page, choose the county and then record set. The below guide shows the the digital image for the beginning of each book.

Visit the Dearborn County Probate Records page to find online indexes and abstracts available on the Indiana’s Gore website.

Will Books contain all recorded wills.
Probate Order Books contain Probate Court business.
Complete Probate Record Books contain compiled probate records when the probate is closed. It may not contain every probate or all records.

Estate Indexes

Book Image Set Start
Estate Index (1826-1952) Estates Index, 1826-1952 Image 1
Estate Index (1826-1913) Index to Estates, 1826-1913 Image 1
Guardianship Index (1865-1972) Guardianship Index, 1865-1972 Image 4

Will Books

Book Image Set Start Index Start
1824-1832 Wills, 1824-1832 Image 3 Image 5
1 (1826-1838) Will Records, Vol 1-4, 1826-1869 Image 1 Image 160
2 (1838-1850) Will Records, Vol 1-4, 1826-1869 Image 171 Image 176
3 (1850-1869) Will Records, Vol 1-4, 1826-1869 Image 382 Image 388
4 (1861-1893) Will Records, Vol 1-4, 1826-1869 Image 694 N/A
4 Cont. Will Records, Vol 4, 1865-1893; Will Records; Vol 5, 1868-1877; Will Records, Vol 6, 1877-1882 Image 3 See above
5 (1868-1877) Will Records, Vol 4, 1865-1893; Will Records; Vol 5, 1868-1877; Will Records, Vol 6, 1877-1882 Image 134 Image 140
6 (1877-1884) Will Records, Vol 4, 1865-1893; Will Records; Vol 5, 1868-1877; Will Records, Vol 6, 1877-1882 Image 492 Image 498
6 Cont. Will Records, Vol 6, 1882-1884; Will Records; Vol 7, 1884-1890; Will Records, Vol 8, 1889-1893 Image 3 See above
7 (1884-1890) Will Records, Vol 6, 1882-1884; Will Records; Vol 7, 1884-1890; Will Records, Vol 8, 1889-1893 Image 102 Image 107
8 (1889-1893) Will Records, Vol 6, 1882-1884; Will Records; Vol 7, 1884-1890; Will Records, Vol 8, 1889-1893 Image 411 Image 417
9 (1894-1896) Will Records, Vol 9, 1894-1896; Will Records; Vol 10, 1897-1900 Image 3 Image 9
10 (1897-1900) Will Records, Vol 9, 1894-1896; Will Records; Vol 10, 1897-1900 Image 315 Image 322
11 (1900-1910) Will Records, Vol 11, 1900-1910; Will Records; Vol 12, 1910-1919 Image 3 Image 8
12 (1910-1919) Will Records, Vol 11, 1900-1910; Will Records; Vol 12, 1910-1919 Image 320 Image 325

Probate Order Books

Book Image Set Start Index Start
1 (1826-1834) Probate Order Book, Vol 1, 1826-1834; Probate Order Book, Vol 2, 1834-1837 Image 3 Image 9
2 (1834-1837) Probate Order Book, Vol 1, 1826-1834; Probate Order Book, Vol 2, 1834-1837 Image 251 Image 257
3 (1837-1840) Probate Order Book, Vol 3-5, 1837-1846 Image 3 Image 9
4 (1840-1844) Probate Order Book, Vol 3-5, 1837-1846 Image 255 Image 261
5 (1844-1846) Probate Order Book, Vol 3-5, 1837-1846 Image 554 Image 559
5 Cont. Probate Order Book, Vol 5-7, 1845-1851 Image 3 See above
6 (1847-1849) Probate Order Book, Vol 5-7, 1845-1851 Image 210 Image 216
7 (1849-1852) Probate Order Book, Vol 5-7, 1845-1851 Image 500 Image 506
7 Cont. Probate Order Book, Vol 7, 1851-1852; Vol 1, 1853-1854; Vol 2, 1855-1856 Image 3 See above
1 (1853-1854) Probate Order Book, Vol 7, 1851-1852; Vol 1, 1853-1854; Vol 2, 1855-1856 Image 156 Image 161
2 (1855-1857) Probate Order Book, Vol 7, 1851-1852; Vol 1, 1853-1854; Vol 2, 1855-1856 Image 443 Image 449
2 Cont. Probate Order Book, Vol 2-4, 1856-1864 Image 3 See above
3 (1857-1860) Probate Order Book, Vol 2-4, 1856-1864 Image 90 Image 96
4 (1861-1864) Probate Order Book, Vol 2-4, 1856-1864 Image 374 Image 380
5 (1854-1866) Probate Order Book, Vol 5, 1864-1866; Probate Order Book, Vol 6, 1867-1869 Image 3 Image 8
6 (1867-1869) Probate Order Book, Vol 5, 1864-1866; Probate Order Book, Vol 6, 1867-1869 Image 288 Image 293
7 (1869-1871) Probate Order Book, Vol 7, 1869-1871; Probate Order Book, Vol 8, 1872-1874 Image 3 Image 9
8 (1872-1874) Probate Order Book, Vol 7, 1869-1871; Probate Order Book, Vol 8, 1872-1874 Image 314 Image 319
9 (1874-1876) Probate Order Book, Vol 9, 1874-1876; Probate Order Book, Vol 10, 1876-1877 Image 3 Image 8
10 (1876-1877) Probate Order Book, Vol 9, 1874-1876; Probate Order Book, Vol 10, 1876-1877 Image 342 Image 347
11 (1877-1879) Probate Order Book, Vol 11, 1877-1879; Probate Order Book, Vol 12, 1879-1880 Image 3 Image 9
12 (1879-1880) Probate Order Book, Vol 11, 1877-1879; Probate Order Book, Vol 12, 1879-1880 Image 354 Image 360
13 (1880-1882) Probate Order Book, Vol 13, 1880-1882; Probate Order Book, Vol 14, 1882-1884 Image 3 Image 8
14 (1882-1884) Probate Order Book, Vol 13, 1880-1882; Probate Order Book, Vol 14, 1882-1884 Image 323 Image 328
15 (1884-1885) Probate Order Book, Vol 15, 1884-1885; Probate Order Book, Vol 16, 1885-1887 Image 3 Image 9
16 (1885-1887) Probate Order Book, Vol 15, 1884-1885; Probate Order Book, Vol 16, 1885-1887 Image 313 Image 319
17 (1887-1889) Probate Order Book, Vol 17, 1887-1889; Probate Order Book, Vol 18, 1889-1891 Image 3 Image 9
18 (1889-1891) Probate Order Book, Vol 17, 1887-1889; Probate Order Book, Vol 18, 1889-1891 Image 307 Image 313
19 (1891-1892) Probate Order Book, Vol 19, 1891-1892; Probate Order Book, Vol 20, 1892-1893 Image 3 Image 9
20 (1893-1894) Probate Order Book, Vol 19, 1891-1892; Probate Order Book, Vol 20, 1892-1893 Image 293 Image 299
20 Cont. Probate Order Book, Vol 20, 1893-1894; Probate Order Book, Vol 21, 1894-1896 Image 3 See above
21 (1894-1896) Probate Order Book, Vol 20, 1893-1894; Probate Order Book, Vol 21, 1894-1896 Image 120 Image 126
22 (1896-1898) Probate Order Book, Vol 22, 1896-1898; Probate Order Book, Vol 23, 1899-1900 Image 3 Image 9
23 (1899-1900) Probate Order Book, Vol 22, 1896-1898; Probate Order Book, Vol 23, 1899-1900 Image 335 Image 340
24 (1901-1903) Probate Order Book, Vol 24, 1901-1903; Probate Order Book, Vol 25, 1903-1906 Image 3 Image 8
25 (1903-1906) Probate Order Book, Vol 24, 1901-1903; Probate Order Book, Vol 25, 1903-1906 Image 326 Image 331
26 (1906-1908) Probate Order Book, Vol 26, 1906-1908; Probate Order Book, Vol 27, 1908-1910 Image 3 Image 9
27 (1908-1910) Probate Order Book, Vol 26, 1906-1908; Probate Order Book, Vol 27, 1908-1910 Image 326 Image 331
28 (1910-1912) Probate Order Book, Vol 28, 1910-1912; Probate Order Book, Vol 29, 1913-1915 Image 3 Image 8
29 (1913-1915) Probate Order Book, Vol 28, 1910-1912; Probate Order Book, Vol 29, 1913-1915 Image 316 Image 322
30 (1915-1918) Probate Order Book, Vol 30, 1915-1918; Complete Probate Record, Vol A, 1826-1835 Image 3 Image 9

Complete Probate Records

 Book  Image Set Start Index Start
 A (1826-1835) Probate Order Book, Vol 30, 1915-1918; Complete Probate Record, Vol A, 1826-1835 Image 309 Image 314
 B (1835-1838) Complete Probate Record, Vol B, 1835-1838; Vol E, 1839-1844; Vol D, 1844-1845 Image 3 Image 9
 C [E] (1839-1844) Complete Probate Record, Vol B, 1835-1838; Vol E, 1839-1844; Vol D, 1844-1845 Image 143 Image 149
 D (1844-1846) Complete Probate Record, Vol B, 1835-1838; Vol E, 1839-1844; Vol D, 1844-1845 Image 459 Image 464
 D Cont. Complete Probate Record, Vol D, 1845-1846; Complete Probate Record, Vol E, 1846-1848 Image 3 See above
 E (1846-1848) Complete Probate Record, Vol D, 1845-1846; Complete Probate Record, Vol E, 1846-1848 Image 392 Image 397
 F (1846-1848)
 G [H] (1850-1851) Complete Probate Record, Vol H, 1850-1851; Vol H, 1851-1851; Vol J, 1852-1852 Image 3 Image 9
 H (1851) Complete Probate Record, Vol H, 1850-1851; Vol H, 1851-1851; Vol J, 1852-1852 Image 285 Image 291
J (1852) Complete Probate Record, Vol H, 1850-1851; Vol H, 1851-1851; Vol J, 1852-1852 Image 604 Image 610
J Cont. Complete Probate Record, Vol J, 1852-1852; Vol 1, 1853-1858 Image 3 See above
1848-1853 Complete Probate Record, Vol J, 1852-1852; Vol 1, 1853-1858 Image 95 Image 101
1 (1853-1858) Complete Probate Record, Vol J, 1852-1852; Vol 1, 1853-1858 Image 408 Image 413
2 (1858-1862) Complete Probate Record, Vol 2, 1858-1862; Complete Probate Record, Vol 3, 1863-1867 Image 3 Image 8
3 (1863-1867) Complete Probate Record, Vol 2, 1858-1862; Complete Probate Record, Vol 3, 1863-1867 Image 336 Image 341
4 (1865-1871) Complete Probate Record, Vol 4, 1864-1871; Vol 5, 1867-1868; Vol 6, 1869-1871 Image 3 Image 9
5 (1867-1868) Complete Probate Record, Vol 4, 1864-1871; Vol 5, 1867-1868; Vol 6, 1869-1871 Image 157 Image 162
6 (1869-1871) Complete Probate Record, Vol 4, 1864-1871; Vol 5, 1867-1868; Vol 6, 1869-1871 Image 294 Image 299
7 (1875-1876) Complete Probate Record, Vol 7, 1875-1876; Complete Probate Record, Vol 1, 1853-1854 Image 3 Image 8
1 (1853-1854) Complete Probate Record, Vol 7, 1875-1876; Complete Probate Record, Vol 1, 1853-1854 Image 318 Image 323
2 (1854-1854) Complete Probate Record, Vol 2, 1854-1854; Complete Probate Record, Vol 3, 1854-1855 Image 3 Image 8
3 (1854-1855) Complete Probate Record, Vol 2, 1854-1854; Complete Probate Record, Vol 3, 1854-1855 Image 355 Image 360
4 (1856-1857) Complete Probate Record, Vol 4, 1856-1857 Image 3 Image 8
5 (1857-1859) Complete Probate Record, Vol 5, 1857-1859; Complete Probate Record, Vol 6, 1859-1861 Image 3 Image 8
6 (1859-1861) Complete Probate Record, Vol 5, 1857-1859; Complete Probate Record, Vol 6, 1859-1861 Image 374
7 (1861-1862) Complete Probate Record, Vol 7, 1861-1862; Complete Probate Record, Vol 8, 1860-1863 Image 3 Image 8
8 (1860-1863) Complete Probate Record, Vol 7, 1861-1862; Complete Probate Record, Vol 8, 1860-1863 Image 317 Image 322
9 (1864) Complete Probate Record, Vol 9, 1864-1864; Complete Probate Record, Vol 10, 1864-1866 Image 3 Image 8
10 (1864-1866) Complete Probate Record, Vol 9, 1864-1864; Complete Probate Record, Vol 10, 1864-1866 Image 314 Image 319
1866-1867 Complete Probate Record, 1866-1867 Image 4 Image 9
11 (1867-1868) Complete Probate Record, Vol 11, 1867-1868; Vol 12, 1868-1869; Vol 13, 1869-1873 Image 3 Image 8
12 (1868-1869) Complete Probate Record, Vol 11, 1867-1868; Vol 12, 1868-1869; Vol 13, 1869-1873 Image 262 Image 267
13 (1869-1873) Complete Probate Record, Vol 11, 1867-1868; Vol 12, 1868-1869; Vol 13, 1869-1873 Image 377 Image 384
14 (1871-1876) Complete Probate Record, Vol 14, 1871-1876; Complete Probate Record, Vol 15, 1876-1879 Image 3 Image 8
15 (1876-1879) Complete Probate Record, Vol 14, 1871-1876; Complete Probate Record, Vol 15, 1876-1879 Image 317 Image 322
16 (1880-1883) Complete Probate Record, Vol 16, 1880-1883; Complete Probate Record, Vol 17, 1883-1884 Image 3 Image 8
17 (1883-1884) Complete Probate Record, Vol 16, 1880-1883; Complete Probate Record, Vol 17, 1883-1884 Image 309 Image 314
18 (1883-1892) Complete Probate Record, Vol 18, 1883-1892; Complete Probate Record, Vol 19, 1883-1889 Image 3 Image 8
19 (1883-1889) Complete Probate Record, Vol 18, 1883-1892; Complete Probate Record, Vol 19, 1883-1889 Image 311 Image 316
20 (1886-1890) Complete Probate Record, Vol 20, 1886-1890; Complete Probate Record, Vol 21, 1892-1894 Image 3 Image 9
21 (1892-1894) Complete Probate Record, Vol 20, 1886-1890; Complete Probate Record, Vol 21, 1892-1894 Image 325 Image 330
22 (1889-1898) Complete Probate Record, Vol 22, 1889-1898; Complete Probate Record, Vol 23, 1894-1897 Image 3 Image 8
23 (1894-1897) Complete Probate Record, Vol 22, 1889-1898; Complete Probate Record, Vol 23, 1894-1897 Image 287 Image 292
24 (1897-1901) Complete Probate Record, Vol 24, 1897-1901; Complete Probate Record, Vol 25, 1892-1899 Image 3 Image 9
25 (1892-1900) Complete Probate Record, Vol 24, 1897-1901; Complete Probate Record, Vol 25, 1892-1899 Image 311 Image 316
25 Cont. Complete Probate Record, Vol 25, 1897-1900; Complete Probate Record, Vol 26, 1901-1903 Image 3 Image 9
26 (1901-1903) Complete Probate Record, Vol 25, 1897-1900; Complete Probate Record, Vol 26, 1901-1903 Image 325 Image 331
27 (1897-1900) Complete Probate Record, Vol 27, 1897-1900; Complete Probate Record, Vol 28, 1900-1904 Image 3 Image 9
28 (1900-1904) Complete Probate Record, Vol 27, 1897-1900; Complete Probate Record, Vol 28, 1900-1904 Image 307 Image 312
29 (1903-1906) Complete Probate Record, Vol 29, 1903-1906; Vol 30, 1905-1906; Vol 32, 1908-1914 Image 3 Image 9
30 (1905-1906) Complete Probate Record, Vol 29, 1903-1906; Vol 30, 1905-1906; Vol 32, 1908-1914 Image 188 Image 194
31 [32] (1908-1914) Complete Probate Record, Vol 29, 1903-1906; Vol 30, 1905-1906; Vol 32, 1908-1914 Image 505 Image 511

Other Records

Book Image Set Start Index Start
Probate Records (1872-1910) Probate Records Image 3 Image 5
Coroners Inquest Vol 3 (Part of) Coroners Inquest, Vol 3, 1919-1937 Image 3 N/A
Probate Court (1826-1833) Probate Court, 1826-1833 Image 1 Image 4