Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Online Military Records and Indexes Website - Latest Additions


The Online Military Records and Indexes website has been updated with links to the following...

Revolutionary War
 - Indiana Society Sons of the American Revolution Patriot Graves Registry

War of 1812
 - National Society United States Daughters of 1812 Ancestor Database
 - Pennsylvania: War of 1812 Index of Soldiers

Mexican War
 - Indiana Mexican War Veterans (from the Indiana Digital Archives)
 - New York: Pension Claims of First N.Y. Regiment Volunteers Who Fought in the Mexican War

Civil War
 - Indiana Civil War Muster Rolls Index (213,000 entries; from the Indiana State Digital Archives)
 - Kentucky Confederate Pensions 1912-1946
 - Mississippi Confederate Pension Applications, 1889-1932 (about 36,000 applications arranged alphabetically by name)
 - New Jersey Civil War Gravestones Database
 - North Carolina Civil War Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953 at FamilySearch
 - Pennsylvania: Registers of Pennsylvania Civil War Volunteers, 1861-1865 (PDF images; not indexed)
 - South Dakota: Special Census of Civil War Veterans Living in Dakota Territory (South Dakota) in 1885

World War I
 - Mississippi World War I Statement of Service Cards and Indices
 - World War I Draft Registrations for Northern Virginia (Draft registrations from the City of Alexandria, Arlington County, and Fairfax County)

World War II
 - World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) at FamilySearch (includes digitized images) update: more states added
 - Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1942 for individuals born between 1897 and 1929 (at FamilySearch)
 - Indiana - St. Joseph County: South Bend Tribune Service Notes Database for World War II, Korea and Vietnam
 - Oklahoma Military Deaths - WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam

Korean War
 - Arkansas Korean War Project

Vietnam War
 - Michigan Military Personnel Who Died in the Vietnam War

This is a list of the most recent additions. There are many more military records links at: Online Military Indexes and Records

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.

August Beine 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)

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.

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...
  • 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
Florida
- 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

Monday, October 03, 2011

Recently Added Online Indexes for Cemeteries, Obituaries and Death Records

The Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records Website has been updated with links to the following items...

Alabama
 - Madison County: Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Obituaries Index
 - Madison County: Huntsville Cemeteries (has burial indexes for 5 cemeteries in or near Huntsville, Alabama, including Maple Hill Cemetery)

Alaska
 - Anchorage Newspapers Obituary Index, 1981 through 10-1-2001

Arkansas
 - Sebastian County Birth and Death Records Index from FamilySearch (indexes births and deaths from Sebastian County 1877-1929, and deaths from Fort Smith 1945-1963)

Connecticut
 - New Haven Jewish Cemetery Association Burials Database

Florida
 - Indian River County Library Obituary Indexes 1916-recent; for the Vero Beach Press Journal and other newspapers (update: more years added)

Georgia
 - Sumter County Genealogy Indexes (includes indexes for cemeteries, death certificates and obituaries)
 
Idaho
 - Ada County: Idaho Statesman Obituary Index 1968-Present; from the Boise Public Library (update: more years added)

Indiana
 - Harrison County Public Library Obituary Index

Kansas
 - Crawford County Vital Statistics Database - Birth and Death Records 1886-1911 and Tombstone Transcriptions 1860-1976
 - Rice County: Sterling Cemetery Burials

Maine
 - Knox County: Camden Public Library Local Cemetery Database

Massachusetts
 - Berkshire County Probate Guide and Index 1761-1900
 - Dukes County History and Genealogy for the Town of Tisbury and the Island of Martha's Vineyard (includes some cemetery burials, marriage indexes and death indexes)
 - Franklin Coounty Probate Guide and Index 1812-1925

Michigan
 - Delta County Death Records Index 1865-2009
 - Sanilac County: Sandusky District Library Obituary Database and Cemetery Records

Minnesota
 - Crow Wing County: Evergreen Cemetery Association Directory of the Dead - Burials (Brainerd, MN)
 - Stearns County: St. Cloud Daily Times Obituary Index 1928-recent

Missouri - St. Louis
 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Obituary Index: covers 1880-1930, 1942-1945, 1960-1969, and 1992-2010 (update: more years added)
 - Westliche Post Obituaries Index 1879-1890 (some months missing); St. Louis German-language newspaper; (update: more years added)
 - St. Louis City Wills Index, Books M-X (1877-1894) and Books Y–J2 (1895-1904); (update: more years added)

 See: Online St. Louis, Missouri Death Records, Indexes & Obituaries

Montana
 - Missoula County: Missoula City Cemetery Burials
 
Nevada
 - Carson City Recorder Genealogy Indexes (includes birth and death records indexes 1887-1957)

New Jersey
 - Bergen County New Jersey Cemeteries

New York
 - Tompkins County Public Library: Indexes for Birth and Death Notices, Obituaries and Gravestone Inscriptions

North Carolina
 - Davidson County: Lexington Dispatch Obituaries Indexes

Ohio
 - The Ohio list was posted separately at: Recently Added Ohio Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemetery Burials

Pennsylvania
 - Allegheny County: Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905 from FamilySearch (includes scanned images of the death records)
 - Blair County: Alto-Reste Park Cemetery Burials (Altoona, PA)
 - Butler County: Butler Area Public Library Online Obituary Database 1818-2010 (update: more years added)
 - Erie County Public Library Obituary Index 1822-recent
 - Northampton County: Bangor Daily News Genealogy Index 1917-1990 (for births, marriages, obituraries, and more)
 - Philadelphia County: Laurel Hill Cemetery Burials (Philadelphia)

South Dakota
 - Moody County Historical Society Cemetery Database

Utah
 - Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949 from FamilySearch

Vermont
 - Bennington Town Clerk Cemetery and Genealogy Indexes (includes deaths 1763-1850 and other indexes)

Virginia
 - Fairfax County Genealogy and Historical Records Finding Aids (includes death certificate index 1912-1917; will books indexes 1742-1935; marriage book indexes 1853-1957; and other indexes)

Washington
 - Cowlitz County Genealogy Indexes (includes indexes for cemeteries, probate records and wills)
 
Wisconsin
 - Richland County: Newspaper Index of Names with Local Interest 1855-1900 (includes birth, marriage and death notices)
 - Winnebago County: Riverside Cemetery Burials, 1841-1908, an incomplete list
 - Winnebago County: Oakhill Cemetery Burials (Neenah, WI)
 
See: Online Searchable Death Records Indexes and Obituaries

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Recently Added Ohio Death Records Indexes and Cemetery Burials

Links to the items listed below were recently updated or added to: Online Ohio Death Records Indexes and Cemetery Burials

Ohio - General
- Ohio Obituaries Index 1810s-recent from the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center (update: more counties added)

Cleveland and Cincinnati
- Cuyahoga County: Lake View Cemetery Burials (Cleveland)
See: Online Cleveland & Cuyahoga County, Ohio Death Records & Indexes

- Hamilton County: Cincinnati Birth and Death Records 1865-1912 - includes digital images (update: more records added; database is now nearly finished)
See: Online Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Ohio Death Records & Indexes

Ohio Counties
- Butler County: Greenwood Cemetery Burials (Hamilton, OH)
- Bulter County Cemeteries and Other Genealogy Indexes
- Erie County: Milan Cemetery Burials (Milan, Ohio)
- Franklin County Cemeteries - Gravestone Photos (includes many old and abandoned cemeteries)
- Miami County Genealogy Indexes (includes cemetery, probate and marriage indexes; from the Troy Historical Society)
- Ross County Probate Court Archives - Genealogy Indexes (includes death records index 1888-1908, probate index 1798-1910, marriage records indexes, and other items)

For links to the above items and more Ohio death indexes, see:
Online Ohio Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemetery Burials

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Online Indexes for Death Records, Cemeteries and Obituaries (USA) - Latest Additions

The Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records website has been updated with links to the following items...

Arizona
 - Arizona Death Records Index 1844-1960 & Birth Index 1855-1935 (update: year 1960 added for deaths; 1935 added for births)

Arkansas
 - Washington County Cemeteries
 - Yell County Obituaries

California
 - Los Angeles County: Long Beach History Index (includes some obituaries)
 - Los Angeles County: Pioneer Cemetery Roster (in Sylmar, CA) from the San Fernando Valley Historical Society

See: Online Los Angeles County Death Indexes, Records and Obituaries

Colorado
 - Park County Local History Archives - Genealogy Indexes (includes indexes for obituaries and marriages)
 - Routt County History and Genealogy Indexes (includes: Routt County Burial Index and Database of Deceased Steamboat Springs Veterans)

Connecticut
 - Hartford County: Ancient Burying Ground of Hartford - Burial List
 - New Haven County: Uptown Burial Ground (Derby, CT)
 - New Haven County: Oxford Cemetery Project

Delaware
 - New Castle County: Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Burial Database Search (update: 2 cemeteries added)

District of Columbia
 - District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1959 at FamilySearch (includes index and digitized images of the death certificates)

Georgia
 - Glynn County Genealogy Indexes (includes some cemetery burials, obituaries and other items)

Indiana
 - Indiana Resources from the Allen Public Library Genealogy Center (includes assorted cemetery or other death indexes for Adams, Allen, Grant, Hancock, Hendricks, Huntington, Jay, Madison, Marion, Noble, Posey, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley Counties)

Kansas
 - Anderson County Genealogy Indexes and Obituaries (includes some obituary transcriptions from the Anderson County Advocate)
 - Doniphan County Cemetery Burials

Louisiana
 - Caddo Parish: City of Shreveport Cemeteries Database (includes: Greenwood Cemetery, Jewella Cemetery, Oakland Cemetery and Star Cemetery)

Maine
 - York County: Obituaries Index for Sanford and Springvale Newspapers 1890s-present

Massachusetts
 - Middlesex County: City of Newton Genealogy Indexes (includes Death Indexes 1635-1899)

Michigan
 - Allegan County Genealogy Indexes (includes obituaries indexes and death certificates from Old Douglas Hospital)
 - Isabella County: Riverside Cemetery Records (City of Mt. Pleasant)
 - Wayne County: Detroit and Nearby: Mt. Elliott Cemetery Association Genealogy Search; See: Online Detroit and Wayne County Death Records & Indexes

Minnesota
 - Blue Earth County: Mankato Free Press (and its predecessor newspapers) Obituaries Index (for assorted years with some gaps)
 - Hennepin and Ramsey Counties: Minneapolis and St. Paul Death Records Index 1866-1916 (from FamilySearch)

Missouri
 - Missouri Death Certificates Index and Images 1910-1960 (update: year 1960 added)
 - Polk County Genealogical Society Obituaries Index
 - Schuyler County Cemeteries

New York
 - Chemung County Library Obituaries Indexes (for various years)
 - Erie County Cemeteries: Indexes To Select Death Notices From The Buffalo, NY Area
 - Ontario County: Victor Village Cemetery Index
 - Steuben County Obituaries Index

North Carolina
 - North Carolina Deaths 1931-1994 (index only) from FamilySearch
 - County Records in the North Carolina State Archives (includes estate indexes for: Avery, Clay, Columbus, Gaston, Polk, Sampson, Swain, and Washington counties; and wills indexes for Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Cumberland, Davidson, Forsyth, Greene, Haywood, Hyde, Jackson, Mecklenburg, Pamlico, Richmond, Rowan, Stokes, and Wilkes counties) coverage varies by county
 
 - New Hanover County Register of Deeds Death Certificates Index (also has indexes for Birth Certificates and Marriage Records)
 - Randolph County: Asheboro Courier and Courier-Tribune Newspapers Obituaries Index 1903-1985

Ohio
 - Hamilton County: Cincinnati Birth and Death Records, 1865-1912 for surnames "A" through "Fill" (more being added); includes digital images; See: Online Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Ohio Death Records & Indexes

 - Lorain County: Westwood Cemetery Gravestone Inventory Database (in Oberlin, Ohio)
 - Sandusky County: McPherson Cemetery Burials (Clyde, Ohio)
 - Summit County: Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library Obituary Index

Oklahoma
 - Choctaw County Genealogy Indexes and Obituaries (includes obituaries from the Hugo Daily News, December 2003-June 2006)
 - Creek County: Sapulpa Herald Obituary Index 1987-1995
 - Oklahoma County: Edmond Newspapers Obituaries Index
 
Pennsylvania
 - Allegheny County: McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery Burials
 - Bedford County Historical Society: Pioneer Library Obituary Index
 - Cambria County: Grandview Cemetery Burials (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)
 - Northumberland County: Mount Carmel Area Public Library Obituary Index
 
South Carolina
 - Greenville County Probate Search (recent)

South Dakota
 - Lawrence County: Mt. Moriah Cemetery Burials (City of Deadwood)

Tennessee
 - Knox County: Knoxville Obituaries Index 1991-present

Texas
 - Cass County Cemeteries
 - Fort Bend County Libraries Obituary Database
 - Nacogdoches County: Cason Monk-Metcalf Digitized Funeral Registers 1900-1952
 - Shelby County Genealogy Indexes (includes indexes for deaths, cemeteries, funeral homes and marriages)

Utah
 - Utah County: Spanish Fork Cemetery Burials Search

Vermont
 - Vermont Vital Records at FamilySearch (complete for 1871-1908; more years being added; includes town clerk transcriptions of births, marriages and deaths)

Virginia
 - Lynchburg Obituaries Index 1837-1930 and Funeral Homes Index (from the Jones Memorial Library)

Washington
 - Adams County Obituaries 1898-1964
 - Whatcom County: Bayview Cemetery Records (in Bellingham) not yet complete
 
Wisconsin
 - Calumet County Cemeteries and Genealogy Indexes
 - Columbia County Cemeteries and Obituaries Indexes
 - Fond du Lac County: Campbellsport Area Cemeteries
 - Sheboygan County: City of Plymouth Cemeteries (for Woodlawn and Union Cemeteries)
 - Sheboygan County: Immaculate Conception Cemetery Burials (in Sheboygan, WI)
 - Sheboygan County Cemeteries and Genealogy Indexes

Wyoming
 - Laramie County: Cheyenne Cemetery Burials; includes Lakeview Cemetery, Beth El Cemetery, International Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Cemetery, Serenity Gardens (Columbarium), Mount Olivet (Catholic Cemetery), and Mount Sinai (Jewish Cemetery)
 - Laramie County: Cheyenne Genealogical and Historical Society Vital Records Indexes (includes indexes for obituaries, Carpenter Cemetery burials, and Laramie County marriage records)

See: Online Searchable Death Records Indexes and Obituaries

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Online Birth and Marriage Records Indexes (USA) - Latest Additions

Links to the items listed below have been added to: Online Birth and Marriage Records Indexes or its supplementary state webpages.

Arkansas
 - Craighead County: Marriage and Divorce Records Indexes

California
 - California Birth Index 1905-1995
 - San Mateo County Marriages Index 1853-1965
 - Tulare County Marriage Indexes 1852-1909
See: Online California Vital Records Indexes

Colorado
 - Douglas County Marriage Search 1874-current
 - Ouray County Marriage License Index 1877-2010
 - Pitkin County Marriage Records 1882-1930
See: Colorado Genealogy Records and Indexes on the Internet

Florida
 - Florida: Search Official Records (public records search for about 60 Florida counties; includes some marriages; coverage varies by county)
See: Online Florida Vital Records Indexes

Georgia
 - Muscogee County, Georgia Marriage Database 1845-1905
 - Muscogee County Marriage Database 1845-1878 and Birth Register Database 1890-1900
 
Illinois
 - Champaign County Historical and Genealogical Index (indexes some marriage licenses and other records)
 
Indiana
 - Indiana Marriage Index 1993-2004 (update: 2 years added)
See: Online Indiana Vital Records Indexes

Iowa
 - Scott County: Davenport Public Library Local Genealogy Database Search (indexes cemetery burials, obituaries, and other items)
 
Kansas
 - Sedgwick County Marriage Affidavits Index (9 May 1870 to 25 Nov. 1933)
 
Louisiana
 - Tangipahoa Parish: Clerk of Court - Marriages 1975-present

Maine
 - Maine Marriage Index 1892-2009, except 1967-1976 (update: more years added)

Michigan
 - Charlevoix County: Marriage Records Search
 - Clinton County Marriage Record Search
 - Emmet County Marriage Record Search 1857-recent

Mississippi
 - Itawamba Historical Society Online Archives (includes marriage book abstracts 1837-1856, and other items)
 - Lauderdale County: Online Bookshelf (includes women's marriage records index 1838-1940)
 - Pike County Marriage License Search

Missouri
 - Boone County Marriage License Search c.1980s-recent
 - Daviess County Marriage Index 1837-1898 and Divorce Index 1842-1896
 - Greene County Marriage Records Search
 - Howard County Marriage Records Indexes
 - McDonald County: Mariage Licenses Index, October 1865 to December 2009
See: Online Missouri Vital Records Indexes
 
New Jersey
 - New Jersey Marriage Records Indexes 1665-1799 and 1848-1878 (update: more years added)
 
New York
 - Monroe County: City of Rochester Historic Marriage Records Search 1876-1943 (update: more years added)
See: New York Vital Records Indexes & Genealogy Records on the Internet

North Carolina
 - Mecklenburg County Divorce Index 1846-1969
See: North Carolina Vital Records Indexes on the Internet

Ohio
 - Cuyahoga County Birth Corrections (1873-1908), and Affidavits (1860-1897)
 - Hamilton County Probate Court - Archived Records Search (includes wills, estates, birth index books, marriages and other records)
 - Lake County Marriage Records Index 1840-1915
See: Online Ohio Vital Records Indexes

Oklahoma
 - Creek County Marriage Index November 1907-March 1921
 - Oklahoma County Marriage Records Index 1889-1951
 
Pennsylvania
 - Philadelphia City Marriage Records Search (recent)

Tennessee
 - Nashville and Davidson County Records Online (inlcudes links to marriage indexes and many other items)
 - Knox County Marriage Records Index 1901-1950

Texas
 - Dallas County Marriage Records Search 1964-present
See: Online Texas Vital Records Indexes

Wisconsin
 - Milwaukee County Marriage Certificates 1822-1876
 
See: Online Birth and Marriage Records Indexes

Friday, February 04, 2011

Online Indexes for Cemeteries, Obituaries and Death Records - Latest Additions

The Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records website has been updated with links to the following items...

California
 - Santa Barbara County Cemeteries
 - Santa Clara County: Los Gatos Death Certificates 1868-1920

Colorado
 - Denver County: Riverside Cemetery Block 12 Burials (identifies over 7000 graves in the potter's field section of Riverside Cemetery)
 - Denver County: Riverside Cemetery African-American Burials (over 5200 listings)
 - Colorado Cemetery Indexing Project: Individuals Interred in Small Colorado Burial Sites

Delaware
 - Delaware Death Records and Index 1855-1955 at FamilySearch

Florida
 - Nassau County Cemeteries and Obituaries
 - Orange County: Carey Hand Funeral Home Records (Orlando and central Florida area)

Illinois
 - Champaign County Historical and Genealogical Index (indexes some obituaries, death notices and other records)
 - DuPage County: Villa Park Argus Obituary Index 1931-recent

Indiana
 - Carroll County Historical Museum Genealogy Databases (includes wills 1830-1991 and Zion Cemetery burials)
 - Cass County: Logansport City Cemeteries Burial Search
 - Elkhart County Genealogy Indexes (includes cemeteries, probate files and wills)
 - Howard County Memory Project (includes cemeteries, funeral notices and more)
 - Marshall County: Plymouth Pilot Obituary Index
 - St. Joseph County Genealogy Indexes (includes idexes for burial permits, coroner's records, cemetery inscriptions and more)
 - Starke County Family History: Deaths, Coroner's Reports and more
 - Switzerland County: Vevay Newspaper Index of births, marriages & deaths (update: more years added)

Iowa
 - Jasper County: City of Newton - Union Cemetery Burials

Kansas
 - Butler County Cemeteries (also has some obituaries and wills)

Massachusetts
 - Barnstable County: Falmouth Genealogical Society Obituaries Index (1990-2009) and Cemetery Transcription Project
 - Worcester County: Evergreen Cemetery Burials (Leominster, Massachusetts)

Michigan
 - Charlevoix County Death Index
 - Oakland County Genealogy Search: Marriage and Death Index 1941-recent

Minnesota
 - Blue Earth County Historical Society: Wills Index 1858-1973, and Cemetery Index

Mississippi
 - Neshoba County Cemeteries

Missouri
 - Bates County Cemeteries
 - Jefferson County Newspaper Index 1866-1932 - includes birth, marriage and death notices (update: more years added)

New Jersey
 - New Jersey Death Records Index, June 1878-June 1886 (update: 2 years added)
 
New York City
 - Kings County, New York Estate Files Index 1866-1923 from FamilySearch
 - Queens County: Montefiore Springfield Jewish Cemetery Burials (Springfield Gardens, NY)

See: Online New York City Death Records Indexes and Obituaries

New York State
 - Cattaraugus County Cemeteries
 - Livingston County: Dansville Obituary Index 1960-present (update: more years added)
 - Rensselaer County: Troy, New York Genealogy Indexes (includes newspaper death notices, cemetery burials and more)
 - Suffolk County: New Montefiore Jewish Cemetery Burials (West Babylon, New York)
 - Westchester County: Larchmont and Mamaroneck Cemeteries

North Carolina
 - Wayne County Death Index 1995-2009

Ohio
 - Columbiana County: Salem News Obituaries Index 1965-2010, and Grandview Cemetery Association Burial Database
 - Greene County Death Records 1869-1909, and Birth Records 1869-1909
 - Lake County: Index to Cemetery Inscriptions
 - Wayne County Genealogy Databases (includes Early Obituary Abstracts, Veteran's Home Death Records and other items)
 
 - Cuyahoga County: Cleveland City Cemetery Index (also has Cuyahoga Wills & Estates Index 1826-1904) See: Online Cleveland & Cuyahoga County, Ohio Death Records & Indexes

Pennsylvania
 - Beaver County: Beaver Cemetery Burials
 - Lehigh County: Morning Call Online Obituary Index 1895-1983 (some years not complete; from the Allentown Public Library)
 - Northampton County: Easton Area Public Library Obituary Indexes

South Carolina
 - Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina - Cemetery Burials

South Dakota
 - Minnehaha County: Sioux Valley Genealogical Society Obituaries Index

Tennessee
 - Scott County Death Indexes

Utah
 - Utah Death Certificates Index 1904-1959 (update: year 1959 added)
 - Utah County Obituary Index

Virginia
 - Accomac County: Eastern Shore of Virginia Marriage and Death Notices 1881-1912

Washington
 - Grays Harbor County: City of Hoquiam Cemetery Burials
 
Wisconsin
 - Eau Claire County: City of Eau Claire Cemetery Records Search (for Forest Hill and Lakeview Cemeteries)
 - Portage County: Cemetery Burials and Stevens Point Area Obituary Index 1864-recent

See: Online Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemetery Burials