Grant County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Grant County

Grant County, North Dakota genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth records from 1945, marriage, death, burial, divorce, probate and court records from 1916; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
1916--Grant County was created 7 November 1916 from Morton County. County seat: Carson

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities

 * Freda
 * Rawleigh
 * Shields

For more information about these places, see Grant County Cities and Towns

Freda
Freda is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Grant County, North Dakota

Freda School History

The first public school was located on-fourth mile east of the present site of Freda. In 1918 a larger school was built. It was a consolidated school district including all of Freda Township and the East third of Three Butte Township. High school classes started in 1925 and the first class graduated in 1929. High school ended in 1938 and in years to follow, Freda became part of the Flasher School District and the students are now being transported by bus to the Flasher School at the present time.

Taken from ""School Reunion 1922-1977; Schools of Flasher, Freda, Raleigh"" Saturday, June 18, 1977"

Rawleigh
Rawleigh is a census designated place in Grant County

Raleigh School History

The first school in Raleigh that there is a record of was on September 11, 1916. The school term ended April 20, 1917. The first teacher's salary was $55.00 a month and she taught grades 1 through 5. The school was built in 1916 and an addition for high school was built approximately in 1926.

The subjects taught in grade school were reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, language, history, geography, and physiology. No letter grades were given. All grades were indicated by numbers. There were a few high school subjects taught as early as 1917.

The last high school graduating class was in 1943; after that most of the students went to Flasher. Grades 1 through 8 were in operation until the spring of 1959. That fall the four upper grades were transferred to Flasher and some went to Leahy. The lower grades were in operation until 1964 when the school was closed. The school house was moved to Flasher several years after the closing of the school and was then used as a shop.

Taken from: ""School Reunion 1922 through 1977, Schools of Flasher, Freda, Raleigh"" Saturday, June 18, 1977"

Shields
Shields is an unincorporated community in Grant County, North Dakota

Shields School History

The first school for Shields children was in the sod home of Hannah Karlson, northeast of Shields in the bend of the river. The first public school house was built of sod and located about one-half mile south of the present site of Shields. In 1912 the community passed a bond issue and built the school house that still sets in Shields today. There were 42 pupils in 1912 of which 19 were in the first grade. In 1922 this school house became too small so the first three grades were taught in the Congregational Church basement. After 57 years the school building was closed and sold and became a store, Post Office, and coffee shop. Shields children were then bused to the Flasher School. (The source for this information lists names of some of the school children).

Taken from ""School Reunion 1922-1977, Schools of Flasher, Freda, Raleigh, Saturday, June 18, 1977""

Neighboring Counties
Adams | Hettinger | Morton | Sioux | Stark

Cemeteries
Cemetery transcriptions for cemeteries in Grant County, providing name, date of birth, and date of death where available.

Census

 * 1920
 * 1925
 * 1930

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 1985 North Dakota and South Dakota Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Societies and Libraries
Grant County Historical Society 6930 67th Ave. SW Elgin, ND 58533

New Leipzig Museum PO Box 19 New Leipzig, ND 58562-0019 Phone: 701-584-2348

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Grant County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Grant County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)