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Michigan Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for Michigan
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in Michigan, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
Michigan Statewide Genealogy
Publications
Michigan became a territory in 1805
and a state in 1837.
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Michigan
Bible
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pub. 1990
Van Duzer-Randolph Bible record -- Havens family Bible record -- Lyon Bible record -- Manuscript Mosher notes
-- A record of Thomas Briggs family -- Joseph Mosher and Elsabeth Briggs
marriage certificate -- Moore Biblerecord -- Johnson family record -- Strickland
family Bible -- Hill- Strickland Bible records -- Spear Bible record -- Clark
Bible record -- Loring record -- Stewart Bible record -- Hamlin Bible record --
Allen Bible record -- Sommers Bible record -- Lyon Bible Records --Knickerbocker
Bible record -- Hess-Enos Bible record -- Willits Bible record -- Dopp Bible
record -- Depuy Bible record-- Comfort record -- Seymour Bible record --
Harrison Bible record -- Ellis Bible record -- Ferris Bible record -- Bratton --
Mosher -- Hogge- Hogue Bible record -- Fink Bible record -- Weeks Bible record
-- Fitch Bible record -- Richards Bible record -- Olds Bible record -- Jones
Bible record -- De Golyer Bible record -- Cooper Bible record -- Walrath Bible
record -- From the Mitchell family Bible.
 - online at Ancestry.com |
Michigan
Biography
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pub. 1900
Michigan Biographical Sketches, 1870-1900
- online at Ancestry.com |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
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1820 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1830 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840
Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1840
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850-1880 Mortality Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 U. S. Veteran Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Michigan
History
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1710-1880
Michigan pioneer experiences, 1710-1880: with genealogical data and anecdotes
- online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1856
The states and territories of the great West: including Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska
- online at Ancestry.com |
Michigan
Land
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1864-1918
United States County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- online at Ancestry.com |
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WORLD-WIDE
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
United States statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Michigan. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
WORLD-WIDE
Michigan State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
Michigan
Maps
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1895
1895 United States Atlas (Michigan map) - free online |
2000
Michigan State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 15 county names, and a road map with
the numbers of major highways. |
Michigan
Military
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1861-1865
Michigan in the Civil War, by W. S. George, pub. 1882
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
Michigan
Vital
Records
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1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
Towns and Cities in Michigan
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A B C
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A
Augusta, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Alanson, Emmet, Michigan, USA
Alba, Antrim, Michigan, USA
Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
Ashton, Osceola, Michigan, USA
Athens, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
B
Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Burlington, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
C
Catilac, Wexford, Michigan, USA
Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, USA
Ceresco, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Cheboygan, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
Climax, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Crofton, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA
D
Delta Mills, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
E
Edgerton, Kent, Michigan, USA
Elmira, Otsego, Michigan, USA
F
Fife Lake, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
H
Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan, USA
Hobart, Wexford, Michigan, USA
Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Howard City, Montcalm, Michigan, USA
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Ironwood, Gogebic, Michigan, USA
K
Kalkaska, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA
Kingsley, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
L
Leetsville, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA
LeRoy, Osceola, Michigan, USA
Lockwood, Kent, Michigan, USA
Luther, Lake, Michigan, USA
M
Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, USA
Mackinaw City, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA
Mancelona, Antrim, Michigan, USA
Manton, Wexford, Michigan, USA
Maple Hill, Montcalm, Michigan, USA
Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Mayfield, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
Milton Junction, Osceola, Michigan, USA
P
Pierson, Montcalm, Michigan, USA
R
Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, USA
Rockwood, Kent, Michigan, USA
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Sand Lake, Kent, Michigan, USA
South Boardman, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA
T
Tekonsha, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
Tustin, Osceola, Michigan, USA
W
Walton, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
Westwood, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA
Y
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
Z
Zeeland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA
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