Calhoun County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan Calhoun County

Guide to Calhoun County Michigan genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

	Michigan Online Records

Calhoun County, Michigan
Map
Location of Michigan in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	N/A, 1829
County Seat	Marshall
Courthouse
Address	Calhoun County Courthouse 315 W Green St. Marshall, MI 49068 Phone: (269) 781-0730 Fax: (269) 781-0720 Calhoun County Website

County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth, marriage, death and court records from 1867,
burial records from 1952, naturalization records from 1918,
military discharge records from 1919 and election records from 1972.
Probate Court has probate records.

History

Parent County

1829--St. Joseph County was created 1829 from unorganized territory.

County seat

Marshall

Boundary Changes

For animated maps illustrating Michigan county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Michigan County Boundary Maps" (1790-1897) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss

For a list of record loss in Michigan counties see: Michigan Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities

Neighboring Counties

• Barry
• Branch
• Eaton
• Hillsdale
• Jackson
• Kalamazoo
• St. Joseph

Resources

Cemeteries

• Fairview Cemetery, Homer BillionGraves
• Riverside Cemetery, Union City BillionGraves

Church

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Michigan denominations, view the Michigan Church Records wiki page.

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Battle Creek

Land

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Michigan Land and Property for additional information about early Michigan land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the {{{1}}} County courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Calhoun County, Michigan Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Michigan Local Histories.

Maps

• Family Maps of Calhoun County, Michigan Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
• Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)

Military

Civil War

Civil War service men from Calhoun County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Calhoun County.

- 12th Regiment, Michigan Infantry, Companies D and H

Newspapers

Finding More Michigan Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Calhoun County, Michigan Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• The Saginaw News
• Do a Calhoun County, Michigan Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FS Catalog Place-name Search).

Probate

In most counties in Michigan, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate packets, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.

Vital Records

• Birth Records and Death Records from 1867 can be obtained from the Michigan Department of Community Health or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.
• Marriage Records from 1867 and Divorce Records from 1897 can be obtained from the County Clerk.
  
• How to order Michigan Vital Records
• Birth Records Table Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.
• Marriage Records Table Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.
• Death Records Table Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.

• Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as name of child, birthdate and place, if still-born, illegitimate or twin, gender, race and record number.
• Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925 -- Free name indexes at FamilySearch.  Records include such information as names of bride and groom, date of license, ages, race, residences, birthplaces, occupations and names of the fathers of the bride and groom. Also more information at Michigan Marriage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
• Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897  Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch.   Records include such information as name of deceased, date and place of death, gender, color, marital status, age in years, months and days, disease or apparent cause of death, birthplace, names and occupations of parents, and the date the record was made.

• Michigan Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records) This index covers events from 1822 through 1995.

Societies and Libraries

• List of Michigan Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

• Battle Creek Michigan Family History Center 1312 Capitol Ave SW, Battle Creek, MI 49015 United States

Web Sites

• Calhoun County, MI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• Michigan Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• Michigan Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• Family History Library Catalog
• The Calhoun County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.

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