Wills & Other Probate Records
A note I wrote in 1965:
"Case #962 was probated in 1907, therefore all numbers under 962 were prior
to 1907. This index is not complete, but this does not mean that the records which were omitted from the index aren't in
the Courthouse. Hundreds of huge, dusty old ledgers are stored in the basement archives and although they are not in any
kind of order, but rather in stacks, from floor to ceiling, it is the belief of the Clerk that all the records of the
county are intact and that none have been lost, destroyed, burned, etc. Case #1 was probated in 1866, but this is not in
the index." Remember, that was 35 years ago. One hopes that when the new Courthouse was built that all the old
records went there. [Dorris]
This is just a piece of the names from only the A Index.
| Case | Name | Case | Name |
|---|
| 277 | Abbott, Alice | 932 | Arina, Adalaida J. |
| 779 | Able, Oscar and Carrie | 418 | Armendariz, Caretima |
| 158 | Acheson, Effie | 739 | Armendariz, Juan |
| 256 | Adkisson, M. C. | 753 | Armendariz, Juan |
| 643 | Aguirre, Louisa | 709 | Armitage, Mamie et al minors |
| 580 | Ainsa, M. | 559 | Armstader, J. M. |
| 544 | Alarcon, Martin | 565 | Armstader, J. M. |
| 144 | Albiar, Rita | 48 | Arnold, Jesse and Solis |
| 145 | Albiar, Santiago | 331 | Arrias, Gabino |
| 566 | Allen, Charles H. | 224 | Arthur, Annie |
| 789 | Allen, Charles H. | 93 | Ash, Michael |
| 499 | Allen, John | 6 | Atkinson, John G. |
| 34 | Allen, W. A. | 342 | Atter, Joseph |
| 689 | Alvarado, Maclovia | 935 | Austin, Thomas S. |
| 670 | Anderson, George | 27 | Augustin, E. |
| 251 | Aoy, O. V. | 408 | Avalos, E. |
| 254 | Aoy, O. V. | 274 | Avalos, Miguel |
| 715 | Apodaca, Aurora | 637 | Avers, John L. |
| 89 | Apodaca, Refugio E. | 718 | Avorate, Leonard |
| 400 | Apodaca, Valentin | 692 | Axer, William |
| 173 | Arambale, Castano | 693 | Axer, William |
| 596 | Arieta, Gomefacio | 693 | Axer, William |
A collection of material gathered and donated by Jan Parsons Armstrong, El Paso, Texas. This material was copied in
1964-66 at the El Paso County Courthouse. These are brief abstracts. Most of these were the originals, in the Testators'
own writing and in a few cases, the paper on which the Will was written proves to be a valuable source of genealogical
data.
| Name | Information |
|---|
| Arthur, Ann | Written 24 May 1893, states she was 38 years of age at time of writing. Filed 11 Dec 1893
Mentions sister, MRS. MARY DANIELS of El Paso; also mentions MRS. EFFIE BARROWS of Grand Rapids, Michigan. |
| Baggs, George | filed 23 Feb 1889 |
| Brown, S. P. | filed 4 April 1894 |
| Burnes, James | Dated 25 July 1897 Filed 11 Aug 1898 signed "X" Witnesses: GEORGE A. WALLACE W. K. VAN
PATTON |
| Barrett, John | dated 1 September 1901 |
| Butler, B.W. | Filed 10 April 1899 |
| Coldwell, William M. | Filed 23 Dec 1895 |
| Campbell, Madison D. | filed 20 April 1894 |
| Coffin, William | Filed 6 Aug 1894 |
| Corman, Nannie | Dated 27 July 1900 |
| Cowdrey, Stephen G. | (mentions wife, MARY H., mentions children but not by name) |
| Davis, William | of Bryan, Texas, filed 10 August 1885, El Paso, Texas |
| Davis, Benjamin E | filed 13 May 1891 |
| Davis, Bennett Hillsman | Filed 11 Nov 1897 |
| Dengler, G.W. | Envelope empty, notation "papers out" |
| Emerson, Silas B. | filed 11 Mar 1890 |
| Gillock, Elizabeth | filed 20 Jan 1893, Ysleta, Texas; Witnesses: BLISS WITT & J. H. EUBANK |
| Godair, Floyd J. | Filed 26 Sept 1899 |
| Guerro, Anastacio | filed 31 May 1893 |
| Hagan, Lucy S. | filed 31 Mar 1900 |
| Hamilton, J. O. | filed 6 Dec 1889 |
| Herndon, Ann E. | filed 20 June 1899 |
| Hilderbrandt, Maggie | Filed 16 Oct 1899 |
| Hubbard, Gorham E. | filed 12 Oct 1892 |
| Kellogg, Elijah E. | filed 23 Feb 1893 |
| Kneeland, W.E. | filed 5 Dec 1892 |
| Long, Julie A. | filed 26 Sept 1887 mentions once being in Cook County, Illinois |
| Mackenzie, Alexander | filed 21 July 1893 |
| Marsh, William D. | dated 27 January 1885 in El Paso. (This Will written and signed by Marsh is on the
back of a Masonic certificate; appears to be his certificate of membership in the Masons and judging from the stains
of shellac, or glue, around the edges of the back side, it looks as though the certificate was in a frame for many
years.) This Masonic document reads, in part: "The Tyre Lodge #18__Free and Accepted Masons of the City of Coldwater
acknowledging the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the State of Michigan Greetings: WILLIAM D.MARSH, Brother 5th
Day of January 1867" |
| Mcginnis, James | Filed 25 April 1900 |
| Miller, Theodore J. | of San Elizario, Texas filed 5 May 1882 |
| Molson, Mary E. | Dated 18 July 1899 Filed 20 Dec 1899 |
| Neilson, Robert | Filed 22 Sept 1896 |
| O'brien, Edmund J. | Filed 29 Jan 1900 |
| Ogden, Jack | filed 21 Feb 1901 |
| Ortega, Nicholas | Filed 23 April 1900 |
| Patterson, Elizabeth | From Louisville, Kentucky, dated 25 Nov 1890; original Will written on back of an
envelope which has printed return address in upper left corner "DR. THOMAS MCABOY, ______tanic Physician (torn) Roots &
Herbs Louisville, Kentucky" Will filed 21 April 1897, El Paso, Texas |
| Pierson, William E. | Envelope empty ... notation: "Original Will withdrawn by T. J. Beall, Exec." No dates |
| Read, H.W. | filed 21 Feb 1895 |
| Richards, Reuben | Filed 15 Aug 1895 |
| Russell, I. F. | Filed 10 Feb 1894 |
| Schaffer, Mary S. | Filed 14 Feb 1899 |
| Schwob, Adolphe | dated 15 February 1884 Codicil 17 January 1888. (His signature on Codicil is an
extremely shaky, almost illegible, hand) |
| Shutes, Joseph | Filed 18 Sept 1894 |
| Smith, Asabel | Filed 11 Jan 1901 |
| Small, Benjamin | Filed 27 Oct 1894 |
| Smith, Jacob I. | filed 28 Oct 1899 |
| Turner, W.J. | Filed 3 July 1899 |
| Wahl, G. W. | Filed 8 Mar 1897 |
| Ward, Annie L. | Dated 26 August 1900 Filed 23 October 1900 |
| Winnfield, Mary H. | Filed 7 August 1902 |
| Whitmore, Joseph L. | Filed 23 August 1900 |
| Wright, William D. | filed 20 Dec 1894 |
| Yandell, W.M. | Filed 18 April 1900 |
| Young, M. H. | filed 21 Feb 1893 |
