Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Columbia County Records Inventory
Married Women's Property Registers
1874-1904
Series documents property held by women independently and legally separate from their husbands. Registration of property usually is in relation to a marriage or divorce settlement. Information includes a description of property (land, livestock, and farm and household goods) to be considered separate and declarations stating that the woman in question is not responsible for her husband's debts.
Records at the Oregon State Archives:
Register of Married Women's Separate Property, 1874-1904 (1 reel
of microfilm).
Records at the Columbia County Courthouse Annex, Vault:
[Register of Married Women's Property], vol. A, 1874-1904
(1 reel of microfilm);
Register of Married Women's Separate Property [in locked gray cabinet], 1874-1904 (1
volume).