CLEVELAND COUNTY

Established in 1841 from Lincoln and Rutherford counties.

                              ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS
	Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1841-1888; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box.
	Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1841-1919; 3 Fibredex boxes.
	Officials' Bonds and Records, 1841-1909; 1 Fibredex box.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1841-1867; 4 volumes.
		Appearance Docket, 1844-1868; 1 volume.
		Execution Dockets, 1841-1868; 3 volumes.
		Levy Docket, 1841-1868, 1876; 1 volume.
		State Docket, 1841-1859; 1 volume.
		Trial Dockets, 1841-1868; 2 volumes.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1841-1910; 12 volumes.
		Equity Enrolling Docket, 1856-1867; 1 volume.
		Equity Execution Docket, 1843-1868; 1 volume.
		Equity Trial Docket, 1842-1857; 1 volume.
		Execution Docket, 1854-1867; 1 volume.
		Trial and Appearance Docket, 1841-1854; 1 volume.
		Civil Action Papers, 1838-1921; 30 Fibredex boxes.
		Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1842-1911; 11 Fibredex boxes.
		Criminal Action Papers, 1841-1879; 19 Fibredex boxes.
LAND RECORDS
	Deeds and Grants, 1775-1898; 1 Fibredex box.
	Ejectments, 1841-1895; 3 Fibredex boxes.
	Processioners' Returns, 1841-1860, 1867; 1 volume.
	Attachments, Executions, Levies and Liens on Land, 1841-1899;
		2 Fibredex boxes.
	Miscellaneous Land Records, 1790-1905; 1 Fibredex box.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Estates, 1841-1868; 4 volumes.
	Record of Accounts, 1868-1909; 4 volumes.
	Estates Records, 1795-1915; 56 Fibredex boxes.
	Guardians' Records, 1845-1910; 4 Fibredex boxes.
	Guardians' Accounts, 1841-1867; 2 volumes.
	Record of Settlements, 1869-1919; 4 volumes.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Marriage Bonds, 1865-1866; 1 Fibredex box.
	Marriage Register, 1905-1917; 1 volume.
	Divorce Records, 1842-1907; 4 Fibredex boxes.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
	Tax List, 1918; 1 volume.
	Tax Records, 1823-1896; 1 Fibredex box.
WILLS
	Wills, 1841-1919; 12 Fibredex boxes.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	County Accounts, Claims and Court Orders, 1841-1889; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Record of Elections, 1878-1908; 1 volume.
	Election Records, 1841-1922; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Insolvent Debtors and Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1841-
		1891; 1 Fibredex box.
	Lunacy Records, 1845-1907; 1 Fibredex box.
	Orders and Decrees, 1869-1904; 5 volumes.
	Overseers of Roads and Hands, 1829-1867; 3 Fibredex boxes.
	Road Petitions, 1841-1899; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Railroad Records, 1857-1908; 4 Fibredex boxes.
	School Records, 1841-1905; 1 Fibredex box.
	Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1847-1868; 1 volume.
	Records of Slaves and Free Persons of Color, 1841-1869; 2 Fibredex boxes.
	Miscellaneous Records, 1833, 1841-1938; 3 Fibredex boxes.
	Mill Records, 1850-1896; 1 Fibredex box.
	Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1860-1909; 1 Fibredex box.
CRX
	Common School Reports, 1858-1867; 1 binder.
	Tax Scrolls, 1840-1857; 3 volumes.

                             MICROFILM RECORDS

BONDS
	Apprentice Bonds, 1869-1888; 1 reel.
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
	Record of Corporations, 1888-1960; 2 reels.
	Record of Partnerships, 1913-1961; 1 reel.
	Index to Corporations, 1883-1977; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
	County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
		Minutes, 1841-1867; 3 reels.
	Superior Court
		Minutes, 1841-1950; 11 reels.
		Criminal Minutes, 1866-1906; 2 reels.
		Index to Civil Actions, 1939-1978; 3 reels.
		Index to Criminal Actions, 1968-1978; 1 reel.
		Index to Judgments and Liens, Plaintiff, 1921-1968; 3 reels.
		Index to Judgments and Liens, Defendant, 1921-1968; 4 reels.
ELECTION RECORDS
	Record of Elections, 1878-1908, 1924-1936; 2 reels.
ESTATES RECORDS
	Record of Estates, 1841-1855; 1 reel.
	Record of Accounts, 1868-1959; 7 reels.
	Record of Administrators, 1896-1956; 5 reels.
	Appointment of Executors, 1868-1958; 2 reels.
	Cross Index to Executors and Administrators, 1869-1964; 1 reel.
	Record of Guardians, 1897-1959; 2 reels.
	Cross Index to Guardians, 1870-1960; 1 reel.
	Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1960; 1 reel.
	Record of Settlements, 1869-1960; 6 reels.
LAND RECORDS
	Record of Deeds, 1841-1956; 77 reels.
	Index to Deeds, Grantor, 1841-1959; 5 reels.
	Index to Deeds, Grantee, 1841-1959; 5 reels.
	Entry Book, 1888-1925; 1 reel.
	Processioners' Returns, 1841-1859; 1 reel.
	Federal Tax Lien Index, 1935-1941, 1951-1964; 1 reel.
	Plats, 1912-1957; 1 reel.
	Index to Plats, various years; 1 reel.
	Record of Land Sales, 1924-1960; 2 reels.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
	Marriage Licenses, 1882-1906; 5 reels.
	Marriage Records, 1851-1965; 1 reel.
	Marriage Registers, 1870-1945; 1 reel.
	Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1945-1970; 1 reel.
	Index to Births and Deaths, 1913-1962; 3 reels.
	Index to Delayed Births, 1908-1935, various years; 3 reels.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
	Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1919, 1943-1988; 12 reels.
	Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1977; 2 reels.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
	Record of Lunacy, 1899-1963; 2 reels.
	Orders and Decrees, 1868-1968; 17 reels.
	Special Proceedings, 1874-1968; 2 reels.
	Cross Index to Special Proceedings, 1874-1910, 1968-1978; 2 reels.
	Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1847-1868; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
	Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1955; 5 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
	Minutes, County Board of Education, 1913-1977; 1 reel.
TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS
	Tax List, 1918; 1 reel.
	Record of Taxes, 1840-1857; 1 reel.
WILLS
	Record of Wills, 1841-1965; 5 reels.
	Cross Index to Wills, 1841-1960; 1 reel.




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