CLAY COUNTY Established in 1861 from Cherokee County. Fire (not courthouse) destroyed all records of the county in 1870. ORIGINAL RECORDS BONDS Apprentice Bonds, 1871-1910; 1 volume. Bastardy Bonds, 1879; 1 volume. Officials' Bonds and Records, 1879-1939; 1 Fibredex box. COURT RECORDS Superior Court Minutes, 1870-1902; 2 volumes. Civil Action Papers, 1868-1911; 2 Fibredex boxes. Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1870-1942; 4 Fibredex boxes. Criminal Action Papers, 1870-1909; 6 Fibredex boxes. LAND RECORDS Deeds, 1845-1937; 1 Fibredex box. Cross Index to Deeds, 1870-1906; 1 volume. Entry Books, 1871-1929; 4 volumes. Land Entries, 1877-1928; 1 Fibredex box. Probate of Deeds, 1870-1908; 2 volumes. Record of Processioners of Land, 1881-1891; 1 volume. ESTATES RECORDS Administrators' Bonds, 1870-1915; 2 volumes. Record of Dowers, 1871-1901; 1 volume. Estates Records, 1862-1943; 16 Fibredex boxes. Guardians' Records, 1869-1921; 2 Fibredex boxes. Guardians' Bonds, 1870-1921; 2 volumes. WILLS Wills, 1870-1928; 1 Fibredex box. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Record of Elections, 1878-1932; 4 volumes. Registry of Licenses to Trades, 1876-1904; 1 volume. Minutes, Board of Pensions, 1908-1939; 1 volume. Road Records, 1871-1903; 1 Fibredex box. Miscellaneous Records, 1845-1945; 1 Fibredex box. MICROFILM RECORDS BONDS Apprentice Bonds, 1871-1910; 1 reel. Bastardy Bonds, 1879; 1 reel. CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS Record of Corporations, 1919-1970; 1 reel. Record of Partnerships, 1919-1960; 1 reel. COURT RECORDS Superior Court Minutes, 1870-1966; 4 reels. Judgment Docket, 1870-1889; 1 reel. Cross Index to Judgments, 1870-1966; 1 reel. ELECTION RECORDS Record of Elections, 1878-1966; 1 reel. ESTATES RECORDS Record of Accounts, 1870-1966; 2 reels. Administrators' Bonds, 1870-1910; 1 reel. Administrators' and Executors' Bonds, 1877-1915; 1 reel. Record of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1915-1966; 1 reel. Record of Administrators, 1939-1966; 1 reel. Guardians' Bonds, 1870-1921; 1 reel. Record of Guardians, 1952-1966; 1 reel. Record of Dowers, 1871-1931; 1 reel. Inheritance Tax Records, 1920-1966; 1 reel. Record of Settlements, 1873-1946; 1 reel. LAND RECORDS Record of Deeds, 1870-1958; 23 reels. Cross Index to Deeds, 1870-1944; 1 reel. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1945-1977; 1 reel. Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1945-1977; 1 reel. Land Entry Books, 1871-1929; 1 reel. Record of Processioners of Land, 1881-1891; 1 reel. Registration of Land Titles, 1945-1968; 1 reel. Federal Farm Loan Mortgages, 1922-1969; 1 reel. Record of Taxes for Mortgages, 1927-1932; 1 reel. Record of Sales and Resales by Mortgagees and Trustees, 1933-1966; 1 reel. MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS Marriage Licenses, 1889-1964; 2 reels. Marriage Registers, 1870-1970; 1 reel. Index to Births, 1913-1970; 1 reel. Index to Deaths, 1913-1970; 1 reel. MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1993; 2 reels. Minutes, Board of Pensions, 1908-1939; 1 reel. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Registry of Licenses to Trades, 1876-1904; 1 reel. Clerk's Minute Docket, 1909-1966; 1 reel. Orders and Decrees, 1870-1966; 3 reels. Cross Index to Special Proceedings and Orders and Decrees, 1870-1966; 1 reel. OFFICIALS, COUNTY Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1874-1972; 3 reels. SCHOOL RECORDS Minutes, County Board of Education, 1921-1979; 1 reel. WILLS Record of Wills, 1870-1966; 1 reel. Cross Index to Wills, 1870-1966; 1 reel. |