Cabarrus County

CABARRUS COUNTY Established in 1792 from Mecklenburg County. Courthouse fire of 1874 resulted in the loss of a few court records. ORIGINAL RECORDS BONDS Apprentice Bonds, 1875-1901; 2 volumes. Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1869-1918; 1 Fibredex box. COURT RECORDS County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes, 1793-1817, 1821-1867; 9 volumes. Appearance Dockets, 1821-1829, 1843-1868; 2 volumes. Execution Dockets, 1821-1868; 8 volumes. State Docket, 1797-1819; 1 volume. Trial and Appearance Docket, 1793-1808; 1 volume. Trial Dockets, 1821-1829, 1843-1868; 3 volumes. Superior Court Minutes, 1819-1943; 24 volumes. Appearance Docket, 1843-1869; 1 volume. Equity Minutes, 1846-1868; 1 volume. Execution Dockets, 1848-1868; 2 volumes. Judgment Dockets, 1869-1890; 5 volumes. Criminal Issues Dockets, 1869-1930; 7 volumes. Trial Docket, 1843-1868; 1 volume. Civil Issues Dockets, 1869-1930; 9 volumes. Nol. Pros. Docket, 1874-1888; 1 volume. Record of Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures, 1879-1912; 2 volumes. Civil Action Papers, 1824-1935; 12 Fibredex boxes. Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1856-1944; 4 Fibredex boxes. Criminal Action Papers, 1873-1923; 8 Fibredex boxes. Domestic Relations Court Clerk's Ledger, 1957-1960; 1 volume. LAND RECORDS Deeds, 1821, 1869-1945; 4 Fibredex boxes. Attachments, Executions, Liens and Levies on Land, 1844-1925; 1 Fibredex box. Miscellaneous Land Records, 1818-1945; 1 Fibredex box. Record of Probate of Deeds, 1878-1891; 2 volumes. Record of Sale and Resale of Land, 1921-1940; 4 volumes. ESTATES RECORDS Record of Accounts, 1875-1946; 9 volumes. Administrators' Bonds, 1875-1881; 1 volume. Appointment of Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Masters, 1868- 1911; 1 volume. Record of Administrators and Guardians, 1881-1898; 1 volume. Record of Administrators, 1891-1939; 7 volumes. Record of Guardians, 1899-1943; 2 volumes. Estates Records, 1793-1953; 48 Fibredex boxes. Guardians' Records, 1847-1932, 1940, 1945; 6 Fibredex boxes. Guardians' Bonds, 1853-1882; 2 volumes. Record of Inventories, Accounts and Settlements, 1846-1868; 3 volumes. Record of Inventories and Accounts of Sale, 1869-1943; 6 volumes. Clerk's Receiver Accounts, 1915-1942; 2 volumes. Record of Settlements, 1869-1936; 9 volumes. Clerk's Receipt Book (Land Sales), 1861-1919; 1 volume. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Bonds, 1792-1868; 10 Fibredex boxes. Marriage Register, 1867-1905; 1 volume. Divorce Records, 1866, 1868, 1873-1930; 4 Fibredex boxes. Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1938-1970; 1 volume. Disinterment/Reinterment Permits, 1977-1979; 1 manuscript box. TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS Miscellaneous Tax Records, 1860-1921; 1 Fibredex box. Record of Poll Tax, 1902-1918; 1 volume. WILLS Wills, 1794-1921; 12 Fibredex boxes. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Alien Registration, 1927, 1940-1941; 1 volume. Declaration of Intent (to Become a Citizen), 1909-1921; 1 volume. Petitions for Naturalization, 1909-1921; 1 volume. County Accounts and Claims, 1850-1853; [See Record of Appointment of Road Overseers, 1837]. Record of Elections, 1878-1920; 4 volumes. Permanent Registration of Voters, 1902-1908; 1 volume. Record of Magistrates and Notaries Public, 1902-1927; 2 volumes. Certificates of Registration, 1916-1966; 1 manuscript box. Record of Lunacy, 1900-1941; 2 volumes. Minutes and Roster, Confederate Veterans Association of Cabarras County, 1895, 1897; 1 volume. Record of Soldiers in World War I, 1917-1919; 1 volume. Orders and Decrees, 1868-1899; 4 volumes. Special Proceedings Dockets, 1875-1914; 2 volumes. Clerk's Minute Docket (Special Proceedings), 1884-1893; 1 volume. Record of Pensions, 1919-1940; 1 volume. Record of Appointment of Road Overseers, 1837; 1 volume. Railroad Records, 1869-1924; 3 Fibredex boxes. Miscellaneous Records, 1794-1945; 2 Fibredex boxes. Drainage Record, 1911-1939; 1 volume. Records of Assignees, Trustees and Receivers, 1854-1928; 3 Fibredex boxes. Record of Receivers, 1915-1917; 1 volume. MICROFILM RECORDS BONDS Apprentice Bonds, 1875-1901; 1 reel. CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS Record of Corporations, 1885-1965; 2 reels. Record of Partnerships, 1917-1965; 1 reel. Index to Partnerships, Corporations and Assumed Names, 1899-1982; 1 reel. COURT RECORDS County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minutes, 1793-1817, 1828-1867; 6 reels. Superior Court Minutes, 1819-1954; 16 reels. Equity Minutes, 1846-1868; 1 reel. Index to Minutes, Civil, Plaintiff, 1819-1970; 2 reels. Index to Minutes, Civil and Criminal, Defendant, 1819-1970; 3 reels. Index to Judgments, Plaintiff, 1898-1970; 2 reels. Index to Judgments, Defendant, 1898-1970; 2 reels. ELECTION RECORDS Record of Elections, 1878-1972; 1 reel. Voter Registration Lists (by Township), 1902-1908; 1 reel. ESTATES RECORDS Record of Estates, 1846-1869; 1 reel. Record of Accounts, 1875-1965; 8 reels. Accounts of Sale of Estates, 1869-1894; 1 reel. Administrators' Bonds, 1875-1881; 1 reel. Record of Administrators, 1891-1966; 8 reels. Administrator and Guardian Proceedings, 1881-1899; 1 reel. Appointment of Executors, 1868-1911; 1 reel. Record of Executors, 1926-1966; 2 reels. Guardians' Bonds, 1853-1867, 1875-1882, 1899-1924; 1 reel. Record of Guardians, 1924-1970; Appointment of Trustees Under Wills, 1941-1970; 3 reels. Record of Receivership of Minors' Accounts, 1918-1922, 1931-1966; 1 reel. Record of Widows' Year's Support, 1946-1962; 1 reel. Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1966; 2 reels. Record of Estates Not Exceeding $300, 1929-1966; 1 reel. Record of Inventories and Accounts of Sale, 1869-1965; 3 reels. Record of Settlements, 1846-1965; 12 reels. Index to Final Accounts: Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1846- 1970; 2 reels. Index to Final Accounts: Wards, 1846-1970; 3 reels. LAND RECORDS Record of Deeds, 1784-1962; 120 reels. Index to Deeds, Grantor and Grantee, 1792-1891; 1 reel. Index to Deeds, Grantor, 1892-1967; 12 reels. Index to Deeds, Grantee, 1892-1967; 12 reels. Registration of Titles, 1914-1923; 1 reel. Plats, 1914-1923, 1933-1964; 3 reels. Index to Plats, 1894-1964; 1 reel. Record of Resale of Land Under Mortgagees and Trustees, 1921-1966; 3 reels. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Bonds, 1792-1868; 7 reels. Marriage Licenses, 1864-1965; 13 reels. Marriage Registers, 1867-1982; 3 reels. Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1938-1966; 1 reel. Index to Births, 1914-1981; 3 reels. Index to Deaths, 1913-1981; 3 reels. Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel. MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS Record of Pensions, 1889-1940; 1 reel. Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1917-1982; 16 reels. Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1917-1982; 1 reel. Minutes, Eleventh Company, N. C. Reserve Militia, 1909-1915; 1 reel. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Alien Registration, 1921, 1940-1941; 1 reel. Record of Naturalization, 1918-1921; 1 reel. Record of Lunacy, 1899-1946; 1 reel. Orders and Decrees, 1868-1957; 14 reels. Index to Special Proceedings, Plaintiff, 1868-1970; 2 reels. Index to Special Proceedings, Defendant, 1868-1970; 2 reels. Appointment of Receivers, 1915-1917; 1 reel. OFFICIALS, COUNTY Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1961; 7 reels. SCHOOL RECORDS Minutes, Board of Superintendents of Common Schools, 1841-1885; 1 reel. Minutes, County Board of Education, 1885-1966; 2 reels. Common School Register, 1857-1903; 1 reel. Records of Association of Teachers, 1901-1915; 1 reel. TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS Tax Lists, 1881-1884; 1 reel. Tax Scrolls, 1872-1900, 1905, 1915; 7 reels. Board of Assessors, Record of Assessment List, 1860, 1863-1868; 1 reel. WILLS Record of Wills, 1798-1958; 4 reels. Index to Wills, Devisor, 1794-1970; 1 reel. Index to Wills, Devisee, 1794-1970; 1 reel.

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