Janet, If you're a Williams from Moniteau Co. I probably need to talk to you. My family is Williams also. I descend from Thomas Williams who came to Moniteau Co. in 1836 from Ky. Bernadine Teague ----- Original Message ----- From: <jleehunt1@aol.com> To: <MOMONITE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 12:14 PM Subject: Re: [MOMONITE] Probate records > In a message dated 1/14/02 11:20:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, > lmelson@hotmail.com writes: > > > > > > I have never tried to get probate records in Moniteau Co but would like > > to > > try and get the probate packet for my grgrgrandfather,STANDFORD MOORE,who > > died 20 Feb 1898 in California,Moniteau co.Would the records be at the > > courthouse in California,Mo or in the Archives or in Jefferson City > > courthouse?What is the usual cost for obtaining these records?Any help on > > this subject would be greatly appreciated.Lavern > > > > Laverne, > > If you are anywhere in the vicinity of one of the Mormon Church's family > history centers I would recommend that you order their microfilm. They > supposedly have probate files filmed by surname (I just ordered to reels for > Williams). I am hoping that these films are the equivalent of probate > packets I found in Dade and LAwrence Co Missouri recently....with will > (asssuming there were such documents), administrator bonds, inventory, estate > sale and account settlements. > > Ancestry.com recently added a marriages and wills book for Moniteau to its > database, but I did a search at my library of the purported database, putting > Williams in and all I came up with were marriages. > > Janet Hunter >