McLean County Probate and Guardian Index – Start Here
This is a 6 volume set of Probate and Guardian cases from the earlies days complied by Nola Marquardt. Check this Source First
Try difference name spellings, this indec will often give the year and the Box and File Number needed to access the court paper file at the McLean County Circuit Clerk’s office. Sometimes these are wonderful sources of information – containing inventories of the estate complete with estimated prices – or farm sales bill or loans made.
Probate Index A – C
Probate Index D – G
Probate Index H – K
Probate Index L – O
Probate Index P – S
Probate Index T – Z
McLean County Deaths Prior to 1878
The McLean County Circuit Clerk may have information – use the Probate and Guardian Index above to locate records, then check with the Clerk to see what is available. TMCGS has digitized Will Book 1 1838-1849 and Will Book 2 1850-1855 for members.
<Click Here to goto the Will Book 1 and Will Book 2 page>
McLean County Deaths 1878 – 1891
These are digitized photographs of the actual death volumes . Volume 1 of the McLean County Deaths begins with Otis Arnold who was 1 year, 7 months, 4 days old when he died January 28, 1878 at 3:25 p.m. The volume is arranged alphabetically starting with the letter A.
Volume 1 1878 – 1885
Volume 1 of the McLean County Deaths begins with Otis Arnold who was 1 year, 7 months, 4 days old when he died January 28, 1878 at 3:25 p.m. The volume is arranged alphabetically starting with the letter A.
Volume 2 1885 – 1891
Volume 2 of the McLean County Deaths begins with Gladys Anderson who was 3 months, 12 days old when she died November, 1884 at 9:45 p.m. The reason it is in Volume 2 is that the death was not reported until May 1, 1885. The volume is arranged alphabetically starting with the letter A.