Shiawassee County, Michigan

Table of Contents

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County Resources

County Records Information- Where to find them, courthouse information, etc

Libraries - A list of addresses, phone numbers and business hours for all libraries in the county.

Shiawassee District Library - search the Shiawassee County Surname File at the Shiawassee District Library.

History of County and Townships - Limited county & township histories. Map of county shows townships.

History of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties Michigan - The original 1880 book "The History of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties Michigan with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of their Prominent Men and Pioneers)" done in scanned images.

Shiawassee County Historical Society - about them and lists of books for sale

Shiawassee County Genealogical Society - meeting and membership information, etc..

Lookups - Links to volunteers who will do lookups in county resources for you

Shiawassee Migrations - Part of Patrick Hayes' "Migration Project " - Submit and view information about ancestors who migrated to and from Shiawassee County. Searchable database for all counties and states.

Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Birth Records - Miscellaneous records donated by researchers

Marriage Index - Miscellaneous records donated by researchers

Marriage Index From 1837 - Marriage Index from miscellaneous sources.

Early Shiawassee County Marriage Returns - 1867 Marriage records.

Dibean Marriage Index Extensive Marriage record database. Alphabetically sorted. Includes links to monthly updates.

The Dibean's Michigan Marriage Collection State wide links

Death Index "A" - index for the letter A, 1867-1893 - Extracted from courthouse records

Death Index "B" - index for the letter B, 1915-1916 (a partial listing) - Extracted from courthouse records

Death Records - County death records 1 - 130 Book A 1867 - 1893 - Extracted from courthouse records

Death Records - County death records 131 - 162 Book A 1867 - 1893 - Extracted from courthouse records

Death Records - County death records 162 - 205 Book A 1867 - 1893 - Extracted from courthouse records

1903 Wallace Circus Train Wreck - Extracted from newspapers, lists those who died or were injured

Laingsburg City Death Records - Death in the City of Laingsburg to 1993

Genealogical Death Index, MichiganThe State of Michigan has begun a project to place death records in a searchable database for all records on file at the Michigan Dept. of Vital Statistics in Lansing. Currently this database contains records from 1867 - 1882. The database is not complete. Some records found at the county courthouse are not listed here.

Cemetery and Obituary Information

Cemetery Transcriptions - Tombstone Inscriptions as read by volunteers. UPDATED March 21, 2003.

Cemetery Names and Locations - Includes active and inactive cemeteries.

Obituaries - Information provided by area researchers.

Argus Press Obituary Index - Index for obituaries that have appeared in the Argus Press 1970 - 1978. UPDATED February 26, 2003.

Census Information

1840 Census Index Head of Household Index

1850 Census Index A - I George Rodgers' Index to the Federal Census. Page numbers correspond to the Federal Census pages.

1850 Census Index I - Z George Rodgers' Index to the Federal Census. Page numbers correspond to the Federal Census pages.

1850 Census Images - View images of actual census, includes all name index

1930 Census Index - All name index includes age and relationship to head of household. Listed by township.

Land Records

Land Records - miscellaneous land records donated by researchers.

1875 Bennington Twp. Land Owners - Taken from plat maps

1895 Bennington Twp. Land Owners - Taken from plat maps

1915 Bennington Twp. Land Owners - Taken from plat maps

1875 New Haven Twp. Land Owners - Taken from plat maps

BLM Land Records - Federal land title records for Eastern Public Land States, issued between 1820 and 1908.

Military Records

1840 Census of Military Pensioners of Shiawassee and Wayne Counties, MI - Transcribed from Census microfilm

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Henry F. Wallace Camp 160 Shiawassee Co.

Shiawassee County Civil War Veterans Grave Database - database containing the names and burial place of many Shiawassee County Civil War Veterans.

Civil War Historian - Michigan Civil War regimental information, company rosters and much more. A must see if you want to find your Civil War ancestors!

Michigan Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - List of camps and the counties they are located in. With a link to the National SUVCW page.

Grand Army of the Republic in Michigan - About the GAR in Michigan.

Shiawassee Volunteers in the Spanish American War - Volunteers from Shiawassee Co. who were with the 33rd Michigan Volunteers

Pioneer Records

Early Pioneers - Articles about pioneers of Shiawassee, submitted by researchers

School Records

1937 Pioneer - Yearbook listing of students and staff at the Byron Agricultral School.

Byron Agricultural School Alumni - Lists alumni from 1878 - 1936.

Queries and Surnames

Query Board - Submit and view queries submitted by researchers. Email links to researchers.

Surnames - Surnames submitted by researchers. Email links to researchers.

Miscellaneous Records and Items of Interest

Willett.org - Miscellaneous links to Shiawassee Information / Very helpful to those searching in Sciota and Woodbury Twp., Including the Ovid area. Includes; deaths, burials, school alumni, township maps, 1874 plat maps, military info, history, Michigan links, etc...

1903 Wallace Circus Train Wreck - Extractions from area newspapers about the wreck and aftermath.

Lost and Found Treasures

Family Treasures - Items reported lost or found. Includes, books, bibles, pictures and more.

Volunteers

Volunteers needed - Volunteers needed to help with this site.