Core Records to be Retained in the Arizona State Archives

RG 100. APACHE COUNTY

Apache County was created February 14, 1879, from part of Mohave County. Named after the Apache Indians, it was the seventh Arizona county, and St. Johns was named the county seat. The county originally included the areas that later became Navajo County and portions of Gila and Graham counties.

Military enrollments. 1917. (1 roll of microfilm.)

Military enrollments are arranged by martial status, then alphabetically by last name.

Duplicate assessment roll. 1905. (1 volume)

This is a duplicate copy of the assessment roll on which corrections and changes to the original were made.

Coroners’ inquests. 1882-1947. (1 roll of microfilm)

The early records are handwritten, but later inquests are typed except for the signatures. Files include oaths directed to Coroners’ juries and their instructions. Inquests are arranged chronologically.

Justice of the peace cases. 1882-1919. (1 box and 2 volumes)

The cases are filed by year and divided into precincts.

Great Registers. 1884-1910. (1 box and 2 volumes)

This group includes great registers, jury lists and affidavits. The great register for 1886 is missing. Jury lists were made up from voter registrations, 1895-1906. The affidavits are for registration of naturalized citizens in the great registers. Affidavits note all great register information, 1896, for Springerville, and for Lake Erin and Woodruff, 1884-1886.

Appointments, bonds and oaths. 1879-1898. (1 box)

Files contain papers from county offices and officers: Recorder, Assessor, Constable and Judges.

Livestock marks and brands. 1879-1897. (3 volumes)

The volumes are indexed by owners’ name. Some pages have cancellations.

Townsite papers. 1887-1934. (1 roll of microfilm)

Include information on Concho, Nutrioso, St. Johns, Springerville and Luna Amusement Park. Records include petitions of Church authorities/trustees to hold title to real estate belonging to individuals of the Eager Ward, Concho Ward, Alpine Ward, Nutrioso Ward and Greer Wards of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1899.

License tax and feebook. 1887-1891. ( 1 roll of microfilm)

Records document license taxes collected per quarter, Sheriffs’ fees for civil cases and Sheriffs’ fees due the County Treasurer. The book also contains 1889 taxes collected on tax deeds; cash assessments, 1889, of candidates for office; named accounts; and fees, 1887-1888, for serving papers and travel expenses.

Teachers’ registers. 1882-1955. (4 rolls of microfilm)

Files contain teachers’ registers of student attendance.

School census. 1926. (1 roll of microfilm)

This is a census of school children between the ages of five and twenty-one.

School reports. 1881-1950. (3 volumes)

School reports are public school teachers’ quarterly reports. The records are incomplete and not all districts are listed for all years. Another type of report is the report of the clerk of the board of trustees. There are also teachers’ reports to the trustees which teachers filed monthly in order to receive their salary.

Clerk of the Court. 1881-1931. (11 rolls of microfilm)

The records include an index to District Court papers, 1881-1931; calendar, 1883-1893; jury book, 1885-1910; minutes, 1893-1911; judgment book, 1886-1920; subpoenas, 1895-1901; court orders, 1899-1900; and register of actions, 1882-1911. court orders, 1897-1900, are to open and adjourn court, postpone court, payment for court reporters and court fees. Register of actions, 1882-1911, includes an index of criminal cases.

Civil Division. 1879-1931. (23 rolls of microfilm)

Records include cases, 1881-1929; tax suits, 1907-1924; marriage certificates, 1879-1931; and marriage affidavits, 1889-1931. Civil cases, 1907-1924, start with tax suits numbered 573 thru 1630. Case papers may include petitions, back tax bills, summons, actions, receipts, defaults or dismissals. Marriage certificates, 1879-1931, are indexed by male last name. Register of civil actions, 1887-1920, is also included.

Criminal Division. 1876-1940. (11 rolls of microfilm)

Records include criminal register of actions and fee book, 1915-1940, and cases, 1876-1913. The Criminal Division contains a register of actions and feebook, 1915-1940,k but does not specify fees. District Court cases, 1876-1929, are filed by year. A few from the 1880s are in Spanish. A new numbering system started in 1909, after which cases are filed by case number.

Probate Division. 1879-1929. (10 rolls of microfilm)

Records from the Probate Division include minutes, 1880-1924; cases, 1879-1914; estate, guardianship and oaths of office, 1882-1928; writs of habeas corpus, 1883; record of wills, 1891-1928; official bonds and oaths, 1882-1883; insanity cases, 1891-1925; and naturalization records, including declarations of intention and petitions, 1881-1931. Minutes, 1880-1924, are arranged chronologically, but early entries are not indexed. From 1882 on they are indexed. The minutes contain letters of administration relating to court orders or guardianship of minor children. Probate cases, 1879-1914, are filed by case number. A few early cases are in Spanish.

Estate, guardianship and oaths of office are indexed and include register of proceedings, orders, letters of guardianship, bonds, decree of settlement of account, adoptions and orders of adoptions. Writs of habeas corpus, 1883, are orders to have persons appear before Judge of Probate court. Record of wills, 1891-1928, is indexed and contains wills admitted to probate, last wills and testaments, and codicils to wills. Official bonds and oaths, 1882-1883, are the oaths and bonds for executors of wills and guardians for minors. Probate insanity cases, 1891-1925, are filed alphabetically and indexed, 1883-1913. They are records of insanity hearings brought before the court for examination and commitment.

Naturalization petitions and records, 1896-1929, are the applications to become a United States Citizen. Intentions are indexed. There are also earlier records, 1896-1908, of different titles such as naturalization declarations and certificates, certified copies of declaration of intention, petition and affidavits for naturalization.

Jury lists. 1893-1924. (1 box)

Jury lists are frequently annotated great registers but may be typed (or handwritten) lists of names only.