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Greenlee County

Greenlee County was established March 13, 1909, as Arizona's fourteenth county. It was named for Mason Greenlee, a Virginian who settled in the Clifton area in 1874. It was established from the eastern portion of Graham County, and the county seat has always been in Clifton.

Coroner's inquests. 1911-1950 (2 rolls of microfilm)

Elections. 1912-1926 1 canvass (4 rolls of microfilm)
Records include General Registers, 1912-1926 every two years, a Military Register of Electors, 1918 and general election returns, 1916.
Deed & Mortgages. 1880-1910. (4 rolls of microfilm)
Records include real estate mortgages index, 1881-1910, real estate mortgages, 1880-1901, chattel mortgages, index to deeds, 1881-1910, deeds 1881-1901 and leases, 1884-1910.
Mines. 1880-1949. (3 rolls of microfilm)
Records include index to locators, 1874-1901, index to mines, 1872-1910, mining locations, 1881-1902, index to deeds of mines, 1891-1910 and mining deeds, 1881-1901.
Miscellaneous Records. 1874-1912.
Records include Miscellaneous index, 1880-1911 and Miscellaneous records, 1881-1910.
Powers of Attorney. 1881-1912

Employee Information cards. 1934-1977. (13 boxes)

Clerk of the Court. 1911-1954. (3 rolls of microfilm)
Microfilm are Minute Books of the court.
Civil Division. 1911-1997
Records include marriage licenses, 1911-1955, marriage affidavits, 1911-1950, Registers of Proceeding index, 1911-1997, Minute Book, 1911-1954, Civil Actions indices, 1911-1994, Civil Register of Actions, 1911-1943, civil dockets, 1943-1962, civil cases, 1911-1940, civil case #1154-B, 1926-1936; 1957-1987.
Criminal Division.
Records include Record of wills, 1896-1908, 1920-1977, Insanity record 1911-1956, Petition of record?, probate cases, 1911-1946

Correspondence. 1903-1945. 3 c.f. (3 boxes).
The first letters have to do with school bonds, 1903 and 1908, authorized while area was still part of Graham County. Arranged chronologically.

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