Probate Complete Record Books compile every action made by the court pertaining to a certain estate. Since the estates were recorded only after the estate was closed, each book covers a variety of years. Not every estate is included.

In 1833, the Ohio County, Indiana Probate Court recorded the rules they used to determine when a probate would be recorded in the Complete Record books. You can read those rules here.

The following table details complete probate books available for Dearborn County, Indiana. Dearborn County Complete Probate Record Index (1826-1910) contains an index of the main subject(s) of estates, guardianships, insanity cases, and other records.

These volumes have been all digitized by Ancestry. See the Dearborn County Probate Records on Ancestry Finding Aid for details. They are available on microfilm from the Indiana State Library and Family History Library.

See Dearborn County Probate Records for details about other records created by the Probate Court.