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Arizona Research Outline |
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Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Vital Records
Voting Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
BIBLE RECORDS The Daughters of the American Revolution collection contains some Bible records from Arizona. This collection is described in the “Genealogy” section of this outline.
A vast alphabetical collection of biographical information concerning the early settlers of Arizona is Carl Hayden, Carl Hayden Biographical Files, ca. 1825-1927 (Tempe, Ariz.: Arizona State University, 19–?; FHL films 1000464-78). This is at the Hayden Library of Arizona State University at Tempe and at the Family History Library.
Two representative biographical encyclopedias Portrait and Biographical Record of Arizona. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Co., 1901. (FHL film 934828.) Has a separately published index (FHL film 1321068 item 11).
Conners, Jo. Who's Who in Arizona. Tucson, Ariz.: S.n., 1913. (FHL book 979.1 D3c; film 934828 item 2.)
A biographical index to several statewide and regional histories of Arizona is Marvin E. Wiggins, Mormons and Their Neighbors: An Index of Over 75,000 Biographical Sketches from 1820 to the Present, 2 vols. (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1984; FHL book 978 D32w).
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from Arizona cemeteries. This collection is described in the “Genealogy” section of this outline. An important compilation of inscriptions from small cemeteries throughout the state is Arizona Death Records: An Index Compiled from Mortuary, Cemetery, and Church Records
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BIOGRAPHY
for Arizona are:
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CEMETERIES
Many census records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The United States Research Outline provides more detailed information on federal census records.
Territorial censuses are available at the Department of Libraries, Archives and Public Records for 1864, 1866, 1867, 1869, 1871, 1872, and 1882 although they are not all complete. The Family History Library has indexes for 1864, 1866, 1867, and 1869.
The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses of Arizona for 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920. Arizona was included in the New Mexico census for 1860. The 1860 residents' names are published along with those listed in the 1864 and 1870 census enumerations (FHL book 979.1 X2pa; film 934829). The 1890 census was destroyed.
Statewide indexes Mortality schedules
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CENSUS
are available in book format for the 1870 and 1880 censuses. The Family History Library and Southern Arizona Genealogical Society have a card index for the 1880 census (FHL films 1323378-81). Soundex (phonetic) indexes on microfilm are available for part of the 1880 census and all of the 1900 and 1920 censuses. For the 1910 census, the Family History Library has a street index for Phoenix (FHL fiche 6331481).
exist for 1870 and 1870 and 1880 schedules (FHL books 979.1 X2a 1870, 979.1 X2a 1880).
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