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RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Established in 1779 from Tryon County.
Courthouse fire of 1907 destroyed many court records.
ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS
Apprentice Bonds, 1872-1919; 2 volumes.
Bastardy Bonds, 1872-1878; 1 volume.
Officials’ Bonds, 1880-1920; 1 Fibredex box.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1779-1868; 18 volumes, 1 manuscript box.
Appearance Dockets, 1786-1792, 1843-1868; 1 volume,
1 manuscript box.
Execution Dockets, 1796-1868; 8 volumes.
Levy Docket, 1844-1862; 1 volume.
State Dockets, 1783-1793, 1800-1868; 4 volumes, 1 manuscript box.
Trial Dockets, 1785-1792, 1843-1868; 3 volumes, 2 manuscript boxes.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1792-1843; 6 volumes,
2 manuscript boxes.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1807-1911; 12 volumes.
Equity Minutes (Orders and Decrees), 1839-1868; 1 volume.
Equity Execution Docket, 1843-1868; 1 volume.
Equity Trial and Appearance Docket, 1839-1868; 1 volume.
Appearance Docket, 1855-1870; 1 volume.
Execution Dockets, 1843-1860; 2 volumes.
State Dockets, 1808-1821, 1831-1868; 4 volumes.
Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1807-1859; 7 volumes.
Trial Docket, 1860-1868; 1 volume.
Civil Action Papers, 1783-1940; 23 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1870-1938; 20 Fibredex boxes.
Civil Action Papers Concerning Mines, 1894-1917; 2 Fibredex boxes.
Criminal Action Papers, 1868-1946; 8 Fibredex boxes.
ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1878-1917; 2 volumes.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1831-1868; 6 volumes.
Administrators’ Bonds, 1871-1896; 2 volumes.
Estates Records, 1802-1968; 109 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Records, 1851-1968; 24 Fibredex boxes.
Guardians’ Accounts, 1824-1868; 4 volumes.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1872-1911; 3 volumes.

LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1776-1810, 1817-1829; 20 volumes.
Deeds, 1794-1934; 3 Fibredex boxes.
Index to Deeds, [1776-1853]; 1 volume.
Land Entries, 1778-1898; 8 volumes.
Tax Levies on Land, 1896-1965; 6 Fibredex boxes.
Attachments, Executions, Liens and Levies on Land, 1858-1940;
1 Fibredex box.
Miscellaneous Land Records, 1768-1940; 2 Fibredex boxes.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1774-1868; 11 Fibredex boxes.
Divorce Records, 1870-1940; 10 Fibredex boxes.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Military Records, 1854-1937; 1 Fibredex box.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Alien Registration, 1940; 1 volume.
County Accounts, Claims and Correspondence, 1814, 1901-1938;
1 Fibredex box.
Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1869-1934; 1 Fibredex box.
Inmate Register, County Home, 1914-1961; 1 volume.
Miscellaneous Records, 1784-1950; 4 Fibredex boxes.
Records of Assignees, Trustees and Receivers, 1888-1956; 5 Fibredex boxes.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Road Dockets, 1803-1868; 3 volumes.
Railroad Records, 1876-1930; 6 Fibredex boxes.
SCHOOL RECORDS
School Records, 1880-1948; 1 Fibredex box.
WILLS
Wills, 1784-1968; 41 Fibredex boxes.
MICROFILM RECORDS
CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

Assumed Business Names, 1960-1963; 1 reel.
Record of Corporations, 1887-1965; 2 reels.
Partnership Records, 1908-1965; 1 reel.
COURT RECORDS
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Minutes, 1779-1868; 5 reels.
Superior Court
Minutes, 1869-1939; 9 reels.
Minutes, Civil, 1939-1964; 3 reels.
Minutes, Criminal, 1939-1964; General Index to Criminal Minutes,
1939-1964; 2 reels.

ELECTION RECORDS
Record of Elections, 1878-1964; 1 reel.
ESTATES RECORDS
Record of Estates, 1831-1868; 2 reels.
Record of Accounts, 1868-1964; 7 reels.
Record of Administrators, 1896-1963; 5 reels.
Appointment of Executors, 1868-1964; 1 reel.
Record of Appointment of Receivers, Trustees and Executors, 1922-1934;
1 reel.
Guardians’ Bonds, 1872-1911; 1 reel.
Record of Guardians, 1911-1964; 2 reels.
Record of Widows’ Year’s Allowance, 1884-1964; 1 reel.
Inheritance Tax Records, 1922-1964; 1 reel.
Record of Settlements, 1868-1964; 5 reels.
Index to Final Accounts, 1835-1964; 1 reel.
LAND RECORDS
Record of Deeds, 1779-1965; 105 reels.
Record of Deeds and Grants, 1796-1797; 1 reel.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1779-1965; 10 reels.
Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1779-1965; 10 reels.
Record of Land Entries, 1898-1949; 1 reel.
Federal Tax Lien Index, 1926-1949; 1 reel.
Record of Sales by Mortgagees, 1921-1926; 1 reel.
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS
Marriage Bonds, 1779-1868; 7 reels.
Marriage Registers, 1851-1976; 3 reels.
Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1937-1964; 1 reel.
Index to Births, 1914-1976; 2 reels.
Index to Deaths, 1914-1976; 1 reel.
Index to Delayed Births, various years; 1 reel.
MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS
Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1971; 9 reels.
Index to Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1965; 1 reel.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Special Proceedings, 1868-1950; 10 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings, Plaintiff, 1868-1964; 2 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings, Defendant, 1868-1964; 2 reels.
Index to Special Proceedings, 1968-1977; 1 reel.
OFFICIALS, COUNTY
Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1944; 7 reels.
SCHOOL RECORDS
Minutes, County Board of Education, 1880-1922; 1 reel.
WILLS
Record of Wills, 1782-1964; 6 reels.
Cross Index to Wills, 1782-1964; 1 reel.
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