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Genealogy Records of Jefferson County, Oregon
Jefferson County was created Dec. 12, 1914 from Crook
County. |
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Archives |
The
Oregon State
Archives is the repository for
permanently valuable government records of Oregon. They even have
provisional and territorial records as well as the Oregon Constitution. The
public has access to many of the records. County records include maps,
histories, scenic images and a comprehensive description of selected records
for each of the 36 counties. These inventories can be found on a page titled
Records
Inventories where you can select your county of interest. The inventory
list also has links where you can learn the exact title of the record and
the years covered in addition to the location of the record.
The
Genealogy
Records page has links to Topical Research Aids for adoption, census,
land, military, naturalization, probate and vital records. Photocopy and
research fees are listed at Oregon State Archives
Reference Services.
Assistance when in the State Archives Reference Room is free and photocopies
are much less if you make the copies yourself.
Perhaps the most useful page for online research is the
Oregon
Historical Records Index. Not only can you see what records have been
indexed, but you can enter your ancestor's name and find the reference to the
record so you can order it. Two records that have been indexed are the
Clackamas County divorces, 1936-1950 with 3,723 entries and the Washington
County divorces, 1917-1939 with 736 entries. If you have ancestors in this
state, check this site out! You may find your ancestors. |
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Cemeteries |
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1800s-current
Oregon
Tombstone Transcription Project for Jefferson County
- free online by USGenWeb |
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Census |
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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. |
1920 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Libraries |
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
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Jefferson County,
Oregon. 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. |
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