Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Online Birth and Marriage Records Indexes - Latest Additions and Updates
The Online Birth and Marriage Records Indexes List (USA) has recently been updated. Here are the latest additions and updates:
Arizona
- Arizona Death Records Index 1844-1961 and Birth Index 1855-1936 (update: year 1961 added to death index and 1936 added to birth index)
Arkansas
- Washington County Marriage Record Search 1845-1941 (includes scanned images)
California
- California Birth Index 1905-1995 at FamilySearch
See: Online California Vital Records Indexes
Colorado
- Colorado Statewide Marriage Index 1900-1939 at FamilySearch (browsable images)
See: Colorado Genealogy Records and Indexes on the Internet
Indiana
- Indiana Marriage Records Index 1811-1959 from FamilySearch for assorted counties (update: more counties added)
See: Online Indiana Vital Records Indexes for Birth, Marriage & Death Records
Kentucky
- Campbell County Marriage License Index
Louisiana
- Caddo Parish & Shreveport Marriage Index, March 3, 1920-present (update: more years added)
Michigan
- Michigan Births, 1867-1902 - Index and Images from FamilySearch
- St. Joseph County Marriage Index 1889-1925
New Mexico
- Bernalillo County Marriage Index 1888-Recent; includes Albuquerque
New York
- New York City Birth Records Index 1880-1909 (update: more years added)
See: New York Vital Records Indexes & Genealogy Records on the Internet
Ohio
- Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994 at FamilySearch (does not include all counties; coverage varies by county)
- Hamilton County: Cincinnati Birth and Death Records 1865-1912 (includes digital images)
- Miami County Marriage Index 1807-1865
See: Online Ohio Vital Records Indexes
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Statewide Marriage Records 1885-1889
- Bucks County Marriage Records Index 1885-present
- Montgomery County Marriage License and Probate Case Search 1990s-present
See: Online Pennsylvania Vital Records Indexes - Birth, Marriage & Death Records
South Carolina
- Richland County (includes Columbia) Marriage License Search, July 1911-present
Tennessee
- Shelby County (Memphis) Marriages 1820-1970 and 1920-1989; partial; (update: more years added)
Texas
- Williamson County Clerk - Search Birth, Marriage and Death Records
See: Online Texas Vital Records Indexes
For links to the above items see: Online Birth and Marriage Records Indexes
Monday, June 25, 2012
Online Indexes for Death Records, Cemeteries and Obituaries - Latest Additions
The Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records Directory (USA) has been updated with links to the following items...
California
- California Death Index 1905-1939 at FamilySearch (browsable images arranged alphabetically by name)
- Los Angeles County: Mt. Olive and Broadway Cemetery Burials (Whittier, CA); See: Online Los Angeles County Death Indexes, Records and Obituaries
- Sacramento County Burial Grounds: Indigent Burials (large PDF file)
- San Joaquin County Public Library Obituary Index, 1850-1991 (from FamilySearch) includes digitized images of the obituaries
Colorado
- Arapahoe County: Mount Nebo Memorial Park - Cemetery Burials (in Aurora, Colorado)
Florida
- Palm Beach County Official Records Search 1968-recent (includes marriage licenses and some estate death certificates)
Georgia
- Richmond County: Augusta Graveside Project (burials in city maintained cemeteries; work in progress)
Illinois
- DeKalb County Online Genealogy Search; for birth certificates (75 years or older), marriage licenses (50 years or older), death certificates (20 years or older) and naturalization certificates (100 years or older)
- McDonough County Probate Case Files Index 1833-1925
- Sangamon County Probate Case Files Index 1821-1906 (update: more years added)
Iowa
- State Historical Society of Iowa Death Indexes c.1917-c.1933 (PDF files for some Iowa counties; coverage varies by county)
- Louisa County Cemeteries
Kentucky
- Jessamine County: Maple Grove Cemetery Burials (in Nicholasville, KY)
- Meade County Cemetery Inscriptions
Massachusetts
- Bristol County: Fall River Herald News Obituary Index 1951-2010 (some years missing; Excel files)
- Suffolk County: Boston Globe and Herald Obituary Database 1953-2010 (indexes full length obituaries only, no death notices) update: more years added
Michigan
- Menominee County: Riverside Cemetery Burials (in Menominee, Michigan)
- Oakland County: Farmington Library Obituaries Index 1890-1999 (also indexes some marriages and cemetery burials)
- Wayne County Death Records Indexes 1934-1953 (excluding the City of Detroit); See: Online Detroit and Wayne County Death Records and Indexes
Minnesota
- Norman County Death Index 1871-1981 (also has other genealogy indexes)
- Sherburne County Genealogy Indexes (includes indexes for obituaries, deaths 1870-1923, cemetery burials and more)
Missouri
- Missouri Death Certificates Index and Images 1910-1961 (update: year 1961 added)
- Jackson County: City of Lee's Summit Cemetery Map (includes burial search; requires Flash)
- St. Louis: Bellefontaine Cemetery Association Map (includes burial search; requires Flash)
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch Obituary Index (covers 1880-1930, 1942-1945, 1960-1969, and 1992-2011) update: year 2011 added
- for the above 2, see: Online St. Louis, Missouri Death Records, Indexes & Obituaries
New Hampshire
- Sullivan County: A Survey of Springfield, New Hampshire's Small Cemeteries and Single Graves
New Mexico
- New Mexico: County Death Records 1907-1952, for Sandoval, Socorro, and Valencia Counties (browsable images; coverage varies by county) from FamilySearch
New Jersey
- New Jersey Death Records Index, June 1878-June 1888 (update: more months added)
Ohio
- Montgomery County: Calvary Cemetery Burials (Catholic Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio)
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Death Records Indexes 1906-1961 (PDF files; you must search each year separately; for some years surnames are listed by Soundex code)
- Blair County Death Records Indexes (from the Blair County Genealogical Society)
- Delaware County Archives (includes indexes for births, marriages, deaths, wills, veteran's graves and other items)
- Westmoreland County: Baltzer Meyer Historical Society Index of Obituaries (for Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
Texas
- Dallas Area Cemeteries (from the Dallas Genealogical Society)
Utah
- Utah Death Certificates 1904-1961 (update: years 1959-1961 added; 1961 is not yet indexed)
Virginia
- Winchester Evening Star Obituary Index 1896-1912 (from the Handley Regional Library) also has a link for Mount Hebron Cemetery Burials
- Winchester Evening Star Obituaries, 1899-1909 (digitized images from FamilySearch)
Wisconsin
- Eau Claire Historical Search; including Obituary and Cemetery Indexes
Wyoming
- Sweetwater County: Burial Index for Riverview Cemetery in Green River, Wyoming
See: Online Searchable Death Records Indexes and Obituaries
Monday, April 09, 2012
Comparing Home Prices in the 1930 and 1940 Censuses
After doing a lot of 1940 census research on my ancestors and other relatives last week, I started comparing information given in the 1940 census with the previous census of 1930. I was immediately struck by the sharp decline in home values from 1930 to 1940. But we know this was the time of the Great Depression.
My great grandfather, August Beine, owned a home at 2860 Arlington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. The 1930 census shows the home valued at $10,000. The same home was valued at $2500 in the 1940 census.
My mother's great aunt, Sadie Nyhof, and her husband Anton were living at 5974 Romaine Place in St. Louis in 1930. Their home was valued at $10,000. Anton died in 1935. Sadie was still living in the house in 1940, which was valued at $2500. In both censuses, another family rented part of the house. The rent was $47/month in 1930 and $27.50/month in 1940.
These examples show how the value of two homes declined significantly during the Great Depression of the 1930s, a period my parents and grandparents lived through. The 1930 and 1940 censuses can provide intriguing snapshots of this time in our history. Along with home values (or monthly rent), the 1940 census also shows salaries, education (years of school completed, including college) and other interesting information. What have you found?
For information on the 1940 US Census and where to find the records online, see: Compact Guide to the 1940 Census
Sources:
Beine family
1940 US Census, Missouri, St. Louis City, ED 96-519D, Sheet 6A (line 32); enumerated April 18, 1940.
1930 US Census, Missouri, St. Louis City, ED 96-103, Sheet 18B (line 79); enumerated April 6, 1930.
Nyhof family (and renter)
1940 US Census, Missouri, St. Louis City, ED 96-764, Sheet 10B (lines 57 and 59); enumerated April 11-12, 1940.
1930 US Census, Missouri, St. Louis City, ED 96-255, Sheet 7A (lines 20 and 23); enumerated April 7, 1930.
1940 census records listed above were accessed from 1940census.archives.gov. 1930 census records listed above were viewed at the Rocky Mountain (Denver) National Archives branch on microfilm and online at Ancestry.com.
My great grandfather, August Beine, owned a home at 2860 Arlington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. The 1930 census shows the home valued at $10,000. The same home was valued at $2500 in the 1940 census.
My mother's great aunt, Sadie Nyhof, and her husband Anton were living at 5974 Romaine Place in St. Louis in 1930. Their home was valued at $10,000. Anton died in 1935. Sadie was still living in the house in 1940, which was valued at $2500. In both censuses, another family rented part of the house. The rent was $47/month in 1930 and $27.50/month in 1940.
These examples show how the value of two homes declined significantly during the Great Depression of the 1930s, a period my parents and grandparents lived through. The 1930 and 1940 censuses can provide intriguing snapshots of this time in our history. Along with home values (or monthly rent), the 1940 census also shows salaries, education (years of school completed, including college) and other interesting information. What have you found?
For information on the 1940 US Census and where to find the records online, see: Compact Guide to the 1940 Census
Sources:
Beine family
1940 US Census, Missouri, St. Louis City, ED 96-519D, Sheet 6A (line 32); enumerated April 18, 1940.
1930 US Census, Missouri, St. Louis City, ED 96-103, Sheet 18B (line 79); enumerated April 6, 1930.
Nyhof family (and renter)
1940 US Census, Missouri, St. Louis City, ED 96-764, Sheet 10B (lines 57 and 59); enumerated April 11-12, 1940.
1930 US Census, Missouri, St. Louis City, ED 96-255, Sheet 7A (lines 20 and 23); enumerated April 7, 1930.
1940 census records listed above were accessed from 1940census.archives.gov. 1930 census records listed above were viewed at the Rocky Mountain (Denver) National Archives branch on microfilm and online at Ancestry.com.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Cool Stuff in the 1940 Census
I've been looking over the basic information given for each person and household in the 1940 U.S. federal census (due to be released on April 2, 2012). Some of it is the same or similar as the information given in the 1930 census. But three items from the 1940 census stood out as being, well, kinda cool...
"Enter X after name of person furnishing information."
(The x has a circle around it.)
For the first time, we'll get to see who gave the information to the census enumerator. And if that person was not a member of the household, the enumerator was instructed: "If you find it necessary to obtain the information from a person who is not a member of the household, write the name of this person in the left-hand margin, opposite the entries for the household, thus: 'Information from John Brown, neighbor.'" Very cool.
"In What Place Did This Person Live on April 1, 1935?"
The census form states: "...For a person who lived in a different place, enter city or town, county, and State, as directed in the Instructions. (Enter actual place of residence, which may differ from mail address.)" Column 19 in this section asked for: "State (or Territory or foreign country)." We'll now know where someone was living half way between the 1930 and 1940 censuses, including if they were living outside the USA. Pretty cool.
"Income in 1939"
Ever wonder how much your ancestors made? The 1940 census should tell you. From the census form: "Amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions)." And: "Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? (Yes or No)." Leaving you to guess what those other sources might be. Also, the value of the home (if owned) or the monthly rent (if rented) is given in the "household data" section. So you'll get a little glimpse into your ancestor's economic life. Definitely cool.
Cool 1940 Census resources: Compact Guide to the 1940 Census
Enumerator instructions quoted above are from: 1940 Census: Instructions to Enumerators (large PDF file)
"Enter X after name of person furnishing information."
(The x has a circle around it.)
For the first time, we'll get to see who gave the information to the census enumerator. And if that person was not a member of the household, the enumerator was instructed: "If you find it necessary to obtain the information from a person who is not a member of the household, write the name of this person in the left-hand margin, opposite the entries for the household, thus: 'Information from John Brown, neighbor.'" Very cool.
"In What Place Did This Person Live on April 1, 1935?"
The census form states: "...For a person who lived in a different place, enter city or town, county, and State, as directed in the Instructions. (Enter actual place of residence, which may differ from mail address.)" Column 19 in this section asked for: "State (or Territory or foreign country)." We'll now know where someone was living half way between the 1930 and 1940 censuses, including if they were living outside the USA. Pretty cool.
"Income in 1939"
Ever wonder how much your ancestors made? The 1940 census should tell you. From the census form: "Amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions)." And: "Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? (Yes or No)." Leaving you to guess what those other sources might be. Also, the value of the home (if owned) or the monthly rent (if rented) is given in the "household data" section. So you'll get a little glimpse into your ancestor's economic life. Definitely cool.
Cool 1940 Census resources: Compact Guide to the 1940 Census
Enumerator instructions quoted above are from: 1940 Census: Instructions to Enumerators (large PDF file)
Monday, February 27, 2012
The 1940 Census: Helpful Resources
The 1940 U.S. Federal Census was made available digitally on the Internet beginning April 2, 2012. Since then separate indexes were created by FamilySearch volunteers and Ancestry.com. Here are some resources to help you learn more about the 1940 Census and where to find the records online...
Where to Find the 1940 Census Online
The 1940 Census is available for free online at:
1940 Census Records at FamilySearch (free; indexed for all states and some territories)
Information Given in the 1940 Census
For a summary of the information given in the 1940 Census see:
Compact Guide to the 1940 Census
You can read the detailed instructions given to the census enumerators here:
1940 Census: Instructions to Enumerators
Blank 1940 Census Form
The U.S. Census Bureau has a high resolution PDF of a blank 1940 census form. You can download it from:
Blank 1940 Census Form
This post was updated on 17 September 2012.
Where to Find the 1940 Census Online
The 1940 Census is available for free online at:
1940 Census Records at FamilySearch (free; indexed for all states and some territories)
Information Given in the 1940 Census
For a summary of the information given in the 1940 Census see:
Compact Guide to the 1940 Census
You can read the detailed instructions given to the census enumerators here:
1940 Census: Instructions to Enumerators
Blank 1940 Census Form
The U.S. Census Bureau has a high resolution PDF of a blank 1940 census form. You can download it from:
Blank 1940 Census Form
This post was updated on 17 September 2012.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Online Death Records, Indexes and Obituaries - Latest Additions and Updates
The Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records Directory has been updated with links to the following items...
Arizona
- Maricopa County: West Valley Genealogical Society Obituaries Project circa 1990s-recent (update: more years added)
Colorado
- Denver Public Library Cemetery, Mortuary and Obituary Indexes; includes...
- Alachua County Virtual Cemetery Project
- Lee County Genealogical Society Obituaries and Death Notices Index (from the Fort Myers News-Press)
- Palm Beach County Obituaries & Death Notices Index, 1980-early 2011; and Cemetery Records
Georgia
- Pickens County Genealogy Indexes (includes deaths 1919-1923, cemeteries and mortality schedules)
Illinois
- Vermilion County Cemeteries: Photographs of Grave Markers (also includes photos of grave markers from nearby counties)
Indiana
- Southern Indiana Cemetery Database (includes some cemeteries in Orange, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties)
Iowa
- Muscatine County: Muscatine Obituary Index 1840-present (with gaps)
Louisiana
- Baton Rouge State-Times and Morning Advocate Obituaries Index 1952-1991 (Excel files) from the East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Maine
- Aroostook County: Fairmount Cemetery Digital Map (includes burials) (in Presque Isle, Maine)
Missouri
- Miller County Obituaries and Probate Index
New Jersey
- Camden County: City of Camden Historical and Genealogical Records (includes births, marriages, deaths, burial records and more; browsable only)
- Essex County: Archdiocese of Newark Catholic Cemeteries - Genealogy Online Search
- Union County: Plainfield Public Library Courier News Obituary Index mid-1920s to the mid-1980s (partial; more being added)
New York
- New York City Death Records Search 1862-1948, includes: 1868-1894 Manhattan; 1862-1897 Brooklyn; 1898-1948 All Boroughs (update: more years added)
See: Online New York City Death Records Indexes and Obituaries
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County: Woodland Cemetery Burials (Cleveland); See: Online Cleveland & Cuyahoga County, Ohio Death Records & Indexes
- Lucas County: Toledo State Hospital Cemeteries Burial Log
- Lucas County: Toledo-Lucas County Public Library - Blade Obituaries Index 1970-present (update: more years added)
- Trumbull County: Warren-Trumbull County Public Library Obituaries Index, 1900-1939, 1970, part of 1980, 1981 & 1987-2009 (update: years 1900-1939 added)
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Gravestones Photo Project
Tennessee
- Tennessee Death Indexes 1908-1912 and 1914-1933 (update: years 1932 & 1933 added)
- McNairy County Genealogy Indexes (includes indexes for births, marriages, deaths, cemeteries and more)
Texas
- Collin County Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes
- Collin County: Plano Star Courier Name Indexes 1918-1922
- Fannin County Genealogy Indexes (includes cemetery burials, death indexes and other items)
- Harris County: Glenwood Cemetery Burial Records Index (Houston, Texas)
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Medical Journal (WMJ) Physician Obituary Database 1903-2008
See: Online Searchable Death Records Indexes and Obituaries
Arizona
- Maricopa County: West Valley Genealogical Society Obituaries Project circa 1990s-recent (update: more years added)
Colorado
- Denver Public Library Cemetery, Mortuary and Obituary Indexes; includes...
- Colorado Obituary Project (statewide index of non-Denver obituaries mostly from the 1970s through 1990)
- Colorado Statesman Index 1904-1954 (African American Newspaper)
- Intermountain Jewish News Obituary Index, October 1918 to June 2011
- Farmer and Hale Mortuary Index 1889-1909
- Horan Mortuary Burial Registers Index 1900-1956
- Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records Index 1873-1979
- Fairmount Cemetery Sexton Records 1891-1953 (includes burial dates for 85,000 burials)
- Riverside Cemetery African-American Burials 1876-2004
- Calvary Roman Catholic Cemetery Listing 1889-1893 (index to lot purchases)
- Arapahoe County Coroner's Reports Index 1876-1891
- Alachua County Virtual Cemetery Project
- Lee County Genealogical Society Obituaries and Death Notices Index (from the Fort Myers News-Press)
- Palm Beach County Obituaries & Death Notices Index, 1980-early 2011; and Cemetery Records
Georgia
- Pickens County Genealogy Indexes (includes deaths 1919-1923, cemeteries and mortality schedules)
Illinois
- Vermilion County Cemeteries: Photographs of Grave Markers (also includes photos of grave markers from nearby counties)
Indiana
- Southern Indiana Cemetery Database (includes some cemeteries in Orange, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties)
Iowa
- Muscatine County: Muscatine Obituary Index 1840-present (with gaps)
Louisiana
- Baton Rouge State-Times and Morning Advocate Obituaries Index 1952-1991 (Excel files) from the East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Maine
- Aroostook County: Fairmount Cemetery Digital Map (includes burials) (in Presque Isle, Maine)
Missouri
- Miller County Obituaries and Probate Index
New Jersey
- Camden County: City of Camden Historical and Genealogical Records (includes births, marriages, deaths, burial records and more; browsable only)
- Essex County: Archdiocese of Newark Catholic Cemeteries - Genealogy Online Search
- Union County: Plainfield Public Library Courier News Obituary Index mid-1920s to the mid-1980s (partial; more being added)
New York
- New York City Death Records Search 1862-1948, includes: 1868-1894 Manhattan; 1862-1897 Brooklyn; 1898-1948 All Boroughs (update: more years added)
See: Online New York City Death Records Indexes and Obituaries
Ohio
- Cuyahoga County: Woodland Cemetery Burials (Cleveland); See: Online Cleveland & Cuyahoga County, Ohio Death Records & Indexes
- Lucas County: Toledo State Hospital Cemeteries Burial Log
- Lucas County: Toledo-Lucas County Public Library - Blade Obituaries Index 1970-present (update: more years added)
- Trumbull County: Warren-Trumbull County Public Library Obituaries Index, 1900-1939, 1970, part of 1980, 1981 & 1987-2009 (update: years 1900-1939 added)
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Gravestones Photo Project
Tennessee
- Tennessee Death Indexes 1908-1912 and 1914-1933 (update: years 1932 & 1933 added)
- McNairy County Genealogy Indexes (includes indexes for births, marriages, deaths, cemeteries and more)
Texas
- Collin County Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes
- Collin County: Plano Star Courier Name Indexes 1918-1922
- Fannin County Genealogy Indexes (includes cemetery burials, death indexes and other items)
- Harris County: Glenwood Cemetery Burial Records Index (Houston, Texas)
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Medical Journal (WMJ) Physician Obituary Database 1903-2008
See: Online Searchable Death Records Indexes and Obituaries
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