The indexes to the Williamson County Circuit Clerk’s Probate Book C covering the years 1840 through 1873 and the County Clerk’s Administrator’s Book A covering the years 1849 through 1860 are now available online. The books are notations on cases that were held in Circuit and County Court for the specific periods noted that were primarily related to probate cases, appointments of administrators to estates, guardianships, dowers and monetary claims to estate cases. Typical estate claims would include mortgages, outstanding notes, guardian expenses, final medical bills, funeral costs, coffins and funeral shrouds, etc. The individual indexes are available through links below and both indexes have been added to our Master Misc. County Records Index file. All of our indexes are available by clicking on the Records Tab at the top of each page.

It should be noted that these records were extracted from handwritten records which in some cases are extremely difficult to read. Many people are often referred to only by their last names and the initials of their first names so it isn’t uncommon to find a person listed multiple times in a variety of ways. Names also were often spelled phonetically so misspellings were common, meaning you should consider a number of ways that a last name can be spelled when looking for someone.

Having said all that, keep in mind that during the Covid separation period there are still a couple of volunteers working the museum and keeping social distancing so that we are available to answer phone calls, emails and postal mail. If you find an entry that you’re curious about, email or call us and we can scan the page information and email it to you. Meanwhile, stay safe.

1840-1873 Circuit Clerk’s Probate Book C

1849-1860 County Clerk’s Administrator’s Book A

Master Misc. County Records Index (includes the above indexes)