Oregon State Archives

Oregon Historical County Records Guide

Wheeler County Records Inventory

Married Women's Property Registers

1906-1915

Series documents property held by women independently and separately 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 Wheeler County Courthouse, Clerk's Vault:
Record of Married Women's Separate Property [with index], vol. 1, 1906-1915 (1 volume).

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