Utah, Tooele County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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This collection consists of the following records and indexes from the county courthouse in Tooele:
 * Marriage affidavits (1887-1937)
 * Grantor and grantee indexes, deeds, land abstracts and other indexes (1856-1920)
 * Discharges (1919-1947)
 * Naturalization records (1907-1945)
 * Probate records - will index (1887-1955)

Tooele County was created March 3, 1852.

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County
 * Name of primary individual
 * Event date and place
 * Residence, gender and age
 * Names of parents
 * Occupation(s)
 * Biographical information about parents such as date and place of birth
 * Names of heirs, such as spouse, children, other relatives, or friends
 * Names of the executor, administrator, or guardian
 * Names of witnesses
 * Dates the documents were written and recorded (used to approximate event dates since a will was usually written near the time of death)
 * Description and value of property or land

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