Franklin County Complete Probate Records

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 Franklin County, Indiana.

These volumes have been all digitized by Ancestry. They are available on microfilm from the Indiana State Library and Family History Library.

See Franklin County Probate Records for details about other records.

Book Index
Complete Record Book 1, 1830-1835 Index
Complete Record Book 2, 1835-1838 Index
Complete Record Book 3, 1838-1842 Index
Complete Record Book 4, 1842-1845 Index
Complete Record Book 5, 1845-1848 Index
Complete Record Book 6, 1848-1849 Index
Complete Record Book 7, 1849-1850 Index
Complete Record Book 8, 1851-1852 Index
Complete Record Book 9, 1852-1853 Index
Complete Record Book 1, 1853-1854 [Numbering goes from 499 to 400] Index
Complete Record Book 2, 1854-1856 Index
Complete Record Book 3, 1856-1858 Index
Complete Record Book 4, 1858-1863 Index
Complete Record Book 5, 1860-1861 Index
Complete Record Book 6, 1861-1863 Index
Complete Record Book 7, 1863-1864 Index
Complete Record Book 8, 1864-1869 Index