Michigan Vital Records: Difference between revisions

'''[http://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71551_4645---,00.html Office of the State Registrar &amp; Center for Health]'''<br>Michigan Department of Public Health<br>3423 North Logan Street<br>P.O. Box 30035<br>Lansing, MI 48909<br>Telephone: 517-335-8000; 517-335-8666; 517-335-8655

== Marriage Records  ==

*[http://www.granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/clair1.html Fay Lucille Lucas Bertrand, "1839-1898 Marriages St. Clair County, Michigan (Mainly Port Huron, Michigan)"]

The earliest records of divorce were recorded in the supreme court. Later divorce papers are usually kept by the clerk of the circuit, chancery, or county court.  

* Many divorce and other vital records have been abstracted and published in genealogical periodicals.  

<br>

*'''1820-2006''' - [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2215693 Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006]

*'''1899-2012''' - {{RecordSearch|2367299|United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

== Additional Helps  ==

*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant.&nbsp; Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record.&nbsp; The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record.  

*[[Michigan Church Records|Church Records]]: Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage, and death.

*[[Michigan Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]: Cemetery records are a rich source of birth and death information.&nbsp; These records may also reveal family relationships.

*[[Michigan Census|Census Records]]: Census records are a valuable source for birth and marriage information. You may also determine the approximate time of death when the individual disappears from the census. This is a good place to begin a search.

*[[Michigan Newspapers|Newspapers]]: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices.&nbsp; Also check newspaper social columns for&nbsp;additional information.&nbsp;

*[[Michigan Periodicals|Periodicals]]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals that may contain abstracted early birth, marriage, and death information.

*[[Michigan Military Records|Military Records]]: Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information,&nbsp; In addtion, soldiers' homes records can include this same information.

*[[Michigan Probate Records|Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records&nbsp;may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date.

*[[Michigan History|History]]: Local histories, family histories, and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the FamilySearch Catalog.