- Michigan Census Wiki at Family Search.org
- Michigan State Census at Seeking Michigan.org
- 1820 Federal Census for Territory of Michigan
- 1836 Census of Ottawa and Chippewa
- Michigan, State Census, 1894 at Family Search.org
- Michigan Census by County at Census Online
- Michigan Census Records at Census Finder.com
- Municipal Court: There are only four municipal courts in Michigan. These courts have city jurisdiction and handle minor criminal, civil and small claims cases.
- District Court: There are 107 district courts, many at the county level. These courts handle misdemeanors and minor civil cases.
- Probate Court: There are 78 probate courts. These courts handle administration of wills, estates and trusts; treatment of mentally ill; and guardianship and conservators of minors, adults, and developmentally disadvantaged. Michigan Probate Records, 1797-1973, are available to browse at Family Search.
- Circuit Court: There are 57 circuit courts that serve from one to four counties. These courts are known as trial courts and handle felonies, major civil and domestic matters, and Naturalization until 1906. Circuit court includes a family division which hears cases under the probate and juvenile code of Michigan. The family division hears cases involving child abuse, name changes, adoption, emancipation of minors, divorce, custody, and personal protection orders.
- Court of Appeals: This is an appelate court between the Circuit Court and the Supreme Court.
- Supreme Court: There is one Supreme Court in Michigan. They hear cases that are appealed to it from the court of appeals. They oversee all courts in Michigan.
- Circular No. 20-Civil War Manuscripts
- Circular No. 4-Military Records I War Records
- Circular No. 7-Military Records II Post War Records
- Circular No. 27-Military Records III Local
- Research Guide No. 4c-Spanish American War Records
- Research Guide No. 4d-World War I
Other military records for Michigan include:
- Officers at Fort Michilmackinac and Mackinac.
- War of 1812
- War of 1812 Pensioner's in Michigan-an index on the Allen County Public Library website.
- Michigan in the Civil War- a website created by Don Harvey. Regimental histories, wartime deaths, and Michigan civil war soldier grave sites are included here.
- Soldiers and Sailors Database- a civil war database provided by the National Park Service.
- Michigan and the Civil War-a website at SeekingMichigan.org. Civil War manuscripts, service records, photographs, battle flags and volunteer registries are available to browse on this site. The volunteer registries are from the Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, also known as the Brown Books.
- Michigan Volunteers in the Spanish American War
- WWI 328th Field Artillary American Expeditionary Force
- Vietnam War Memorial- a list of Michigan names.
- Births: Began in 1867, generally complied by 1915. Birth records less than 100 years old are closed in Michigan. Online Sources include:
- Marriages: Statewide registration began in 1805 with compliance in the same year. All marriage records are open to the public. Marriage records are some of the earliest vital records available in Michigan. Online sources include:
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
- The above records are found at Family Search and are incomplete at present, so if you don't find your ancestor, check back periodically.
- Dibean Michigan Marriage Index. This is an index only database of marriages in Michigan searchable by county. It will provide you information to further your research.
- Deaths: Statewide registration began in 1867 with compliance by 1915. Death records are open to the public. Online sources include:
- Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996
- Michigan, Death and Burials, 1800-1995
- Michigan, Deaths, 1867-1897
- Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System (GENDIS), 1867-1897
- Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952
- SeekingMichigan.org is the premiere site for Michigan death records. Death Certificates are available from 1897-1920; 1920-1941; and indexes 1942-1952. Each year a new year of certificates are added to Seeking Michigan.
4 comments:
Brenda, thank you. You know I will enjoy looking at the various links, and I love the blue color indicating what to click on. Great, great job.
Barbara, I hope you find something that will break through that Farmer wall. Thanks for your kind words.
Hi Brenda
The Michigan in the Civil War link hasn't worked in over a week. I'm hoping he didn't take down the site. It was incredible.
Thank you for letting me know. I edited the post to update this. I added a cached link from the middle of June. I hope that continues to work. I agree the website is incredible. Maybe, it is being updated. Fingers crossed.
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