UNION COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

RECORDS AVAILABLE AT THE

N.C. ARCHIVES

 

Go to their website for more information: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/default.htm

 

 

ORIGINAL RECORDS

 

BONDS

            Apprentice Bonds, 1871-1910; 1 manuscript box.

            Bastardy Bonds, 1871-1882; 1 volume.

COURT RECORDS

            County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

                        Minutes, 1843-1868, 5 volumes.

                        Appearance Docket, 1843-1868; 1 volume.

                        Execution Dockets, 1843-1868; 7 volumes.

                        State Dockets, 1843-1868; 2 volumes.

                        Trial Dockets, 1843-1868; 3 volumes.

            Superior Court

                        Minutes, 1844-1894; 6 volumes.

                        Equity Minutes, 1843-1868; 1 volume.

                        Equity Execution Docket, 1847-1868; 1 volume.

                        Equity Trial Docket, 1844-1868; 1 volume.

                        Appearance Docket, 1844-1870; 1 volume.

                        Execution Dockets, 1844-1862; 3 volumes.

                        State Docket, 1844-1869; 1 volume.

                        Trial Docket, 1844-1867; 1 volume.

                        Civil Action papers, 1843-1969; 40 Fibredex boxes.

                        Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1853-1968; 23 Fibredex boxes.

                        Civil Action Papers Concerning Mines, 1844-1967; 3 Fibredex boxes.

                        Criminal Action Papers, 1844-1965; 1 Fibredex box.

 

ESTATES RECORDS

            Record of Estates, 1843-1870; 7 volumes. (Partial index of early estates)

            Record of Accounts, 1876-1904; 7 volumes.

            Administrators’ Bonds, 1871-1909; 6 volumes.

            Estates Records, 1818-1969; 236 Fibredex boxes.

            Guardians’ Records, 1846-1968; 38 Fibredex boxes.

            Guardians Bonds, 1871-1910; 3 volumes.

            Index to Records of Estates, [1855-1870]; 1 volume.

LAND RECORDS

            Ejectments, 1848-1965; 1 Fibredex box.

            Partitions and Sales of Land, 1869-1969; 6 Fibredex boxes.

            Record of Probate, 1852-1881; 2 volumes.

            Attachments, Executions, Liens and Levies on Land, 1844-1968; 5 Fibredex boxes.

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS

            Divorce Records, 1865-1968; 46 Fibredex boxes.

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

            Record of Declaration of Intent (to Become a Citizen), 1915-1928; 1 volume.

            Settlement of County Accounts, Committee of Finance, 1850-1873; 1 volume.

            Minutes and Accounts, Wardens of the Poor, 1858-1881; 1 volume. (Some Poor House records)

            Miscellaneous Records, 1844-1967; 3 Fibredex boxes.

            Records of Assignees, Trustees and Receivers, 1883-1974; 6 Fibredex boxes.

ROADS AND BRIDGES (Some Road Work Orders)

            Road Docket, 1849-1868, 1877; 1 volume.

            Road and Bridge Records, 1848-1959; 1 Fibredex box.

            Railroad Records, 1875-1968; 6 Fibredex boxes.

SCHOOL RECORDS

            School Records, 1896-1959; 1 Fibredex Box.

TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS

            List of Taxables, 1842-1853; 2 volumes.

WILLS

            Wills, 1837-1968, 1977, 1978; 56 Fibredex boxes.

 

 

MICROFILM RECORDS

 

           

BONDS

            Apprentice Bonds, 1871-1882; 1 reel.

            Officials’ Bonds, 1872-1892; 1 reel.

CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

            Record of Corporations, 1885-1971; 4 reels.

            Record of  Partnerships and Assumed Names, 1913-1947; 1 reel.

            Record of Limited Partnerships, 1944-1974; 1 reel.

COURT RECORDS

            County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

                        Minutes, 1843-1868; 3 reels.

            Superior Court

                        Minutes, 1858-1863, 1895-1961; 15 reels.

                        Equity Minutes, 1843-1865; 1 reel.

                        Index to Civil Actions, 1932-1961; 1 reel.

                        Index to Judgements, Plaintiff, 1917-1960; 1 reel.

                        Index to Judgements, Defendant, 1917-1960; 1 reel.

ELECTION RECORDS

            Record of Elections, 1878-1968; 2 reels.

            Permanent Registrations, 1902-1908; 1 reel.

ESTATES RECORDS

            Record of Estates, 1841-1876; 4 reels. (Partial index of early estates)

            Record of Accounts, 1868-1967; 11 reels.

            Accounts and Sales of Estates, 1916-1962; 3 reels.

            Administrators’ Bonds, 1871-1909; 2 reels.

            Record of Administrators, Executors and Guardians, 1908-1968; 10 reels.

            Appointment of Executors, 1868-1907; 1 reel.

            Record of Executors and Guardians, 1940-1968; 2 reels.

            Guardians’ Bonds, 1871-1910; 1 reel.

            Record of Guardians, 1908-1968; 3 reels.

            Record of Amounts Paid for Indigent Children, 1926-1953; 1 reel.

            Inheritance Tax Records, 1923-1972; 3 reels.

            Record of Settlements, 1867-1970; 13 reels.

            Index to Administrators and Executors, 1872-1914; 1 reel.

LAND RECORDS
            Record of Deeds, 1843-1958; 97 reels.

            Index to Deeds, Grantor, 1842-1972; 6 reels.

            Index to Deeds, Grantee, 1842-1972; 6 reels.

            Record of Land Sold for Taxes, 1930-1934; 2 reels.

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS

            Marriage Bonds and Certificates, 1843-1871; 2 reels,

            Marriage Licenses, 1872-1967; 12 reels.

            Marriage Registers, 1843-1938; 2 reels.

            Index to Marriage Registers, 1843-1965; 4 reels.

            Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1938-1968; 1 reel.

            Index to Births, 1913-1971; 3 reels.

            Index to Deaths, 1913-1981; 2 reels.

            Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel.

MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS

            Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1982; 7 reels.

            Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1982; 1 reel.

            Register of Confederate Soldiers of Monroe, 1903-1933; 1 reel.

            Roster of Confederate and Revolutionary Soldiers, 1958; 1 reel.

MISCELLANEOUS

            Alien Registration Records, 1924-1940; 1 reel.

            Record of naturalization, 1914-1928; 1 reel.

            Record of Lunacy, 1899-1946; 1 reel.

            Orders and Decrees, 1881-1957; 12 reels.

            Special Proceedings Dockets, 1887-1969; 5 reels.

            Special Proceedings Costs Dockets, 1938-1968; 1 reel.

            Index to Special Proceedings, 1927-1960; 4 reels.

            Index to Special Proceedings Files, 1869-1968; 2 reels.

            Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1851-1881; 1 reel. (Some Poor House records)

            Minutes, Board of Trustees of Monroe Township, 1878-1901; 1 reel.

            Reports of Receivers, 1927-1931; 1 reel.

OFFICIALS, COUNTY

            Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1955; 4 reels.

ROADS AND BRIDGES

            Record of Road Overseers, 1849-1868; 1 reel.

            Commissioners’ Road Docket, 1869-1905; 1 reel. (Some Road Work Orders)

SCHOOL RECORDS

            Minutes, County Board of Education, 1885-1967; 2 reels.

TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS

            Tax Lists, 1842-1849, 1850-1852; 1 reel [Call Number C.097.70001].

            Minutes, County Board of Equalization and Review, 1976-1982; 1 reel.

WILLS

            Record of Wills, 1842-1968; 7 reels

            Cross Index to Wills, 1842-1968; 1 reel.

 

The above abstracted from

The North Carolina Division of Archives and History’s publication:

The Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives: County Records.

Eleventh Revised Edition

 

 

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This page created October 3, 2000 by Julie Hampton Ganis

 

 

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