John & Nancy Malmquist wrote: > > Knowing that the Courthouse in DeKalb County burned and that Vital Records > have been reconstructed, I wonder if the Probate Records prior to the fire > still exist? > > Nancy > > ==== INDEKALB Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to visit us at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~indekalb/index.html > > Your contributions are always welcome > for the web page and/or the > DCIGS "DeKalb Diggings" newsletter. > Suggestions/Comments welcome. Nancy: Some Probate Records for early DeKalb County (1837-18xx) exist. I have received copies of some records by writing to the Courthouse. The LDS Church has also microfilmed some of the records, and you can gain access to them at any LDS Family History Center. I don't know if the early records are complete, however. I have a probate record for one of my ancestors who died in DeKalb in 1846. It discusses the sale of his personal goods and payment of debts, but does not mention (even once!) his widow, 4 children aged 14 and under at the time of his death, or the disposition of his land. This has always led me to suspect that other records must have existed at some point, but have probably been destroyed. Janet