Ingham County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan  Ingham County

Guide to Ingham County Michigan genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1867, marriage records from 1838, divorce and court records from 1839. Probate Court has probate records Town and City Clerks have burial records.

http://www.ingham.org/

http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-18635_20736-56593--,00.html

Parent County
1829--Ingham County was created 29 October 1829 from Washtenaw and Shiawassee Counties and unorganized territory. It was attached to Washtenaw County prior to organization 4 June 1838. County seat: Mason

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingham_County,_Michigan

http://www.michmarkers.com/menus/ingham.htm

County histories - books &amp; online

 * http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/browse?type=lcsubc&amp;key=Ingham%20County%20%28Mich.%29%20--%20History%20--%20Sources&amp;c=x
 * http://www.ingham.org/bc/hist/Pioneer%20History%20of%20Ingham%20County/Pioneer%20History%20of%20Ingham%20County.htm
 * https://kindle.amazon.com/work/bicentennial-history-ingham-county-michigan/B004RJO1V4/B0006CJW4C
 * http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MI/LivIngPB/
 * http://books.google.com/books/about/HISTORY_OF_INGHAM_AND_EATON_COUNTIES_MIC.html?id=eoz2jflPnDMC
 * http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/AFK0693.0001.001?view=toc
 * https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/mi/ingham
 * http://archive.org/details/historyofinghame00indura
 * http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/ARH7656.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext
 * http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/BAD0934.0001.001?view=toc
 * http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/2933871.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext

Places/Localities

 * http://michigan.hometownlocator.com/features/historical,class,post%20office,scfips,26065.cfm
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dansville,_Michigan
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason,_Michigan
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holt,_Michigan
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okemos,_Michigan
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lansing,_Michigan
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onondaga,_Michigan
 * http://ingham.migenweb.net/Onondaga.html
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatfield_Township,_Michigan
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_Charter_Township,_Michigan
 * http://ingham.migenweb.net/Meridian.html
 * http://www.vevaytownship.org/
 * http://www.lakelansing.org/History/History.php
 * http://williamstowntownship.com/
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslett,_Michigan
 * http://ingham.migenweb.net/Williamstown.html
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamston,_Michigan
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamstown_Township,_Michigan
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webberville,_Michigan
 * http://alaiedontwp.com/history.htm
 * http://www.white-oak-twp.org/
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaiedon_Township,_Michigan
 * http://www.lansingmi.gov/parks/forestry/history.jsp
 * http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Township,_Ingham_County,_Michigan

Neighboring Counties

 * Clinton
 * Eaton
 * Jackson
 * Livingston
 * Shiawassee
 * Washtenaw

Announcements

 * http://digital.zoompubs.com/publication/?m=17015&amp;l=1

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Cemeteries
http://www.cyndislist.com/us/mi/counties/ingham/cemeteries/


 * Mount Hope Cemetery, Lansing BillionGraves
 * North Cemetery, Lansing BillionGraves
 * • East Lawn Memory Gardens • Eden Cemetery • Felt Plains Cemetery • Glendale Cemetery (New Okemos) • Leek Cemetery • Maple Ridge Cemetery • Mount Hope Cemetery • North Cemetery • Pioneer Cemetery • Riverside Cemetery • Rockwell Foote Cemetery http://www.interment.net/us/mi/ingham.htm
 * http://libraryofmichigan.state.mi.us/MichiganCemeteries/
 * http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/tsphoto/ingham/lane.htm
 * http://www.interment.net/data/us/mi/ingham/pioneer/
 * http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/tsphoto/ingham/mthope.htm
 * http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/tsphoto/ingham/strickland.htm
 * http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/tsphoto/ingham/northaurelius.htm

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Census records
http://www.census-online.com/links/MI/Ingham/

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Lansing

Court
http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/MI_Ingham.htm

Families

 * http://www.lansingmi.gov/parks/tdodge/turner_family_articles.jsp
 * http://www.cadl.org/news/2012/05/20/tuttle-tuttle-and-tuttle-ingham-countys-first-family-of-law/
 * http://www.gormangenealogy.com/document/origins.htm
 * http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/l/Nancy-Holben-ca/BOOK-0001/0009-0001.html
 * http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/y/Shirley-Y-Caylor/GENE3-0005.html

Local Histories
http://books.google.com/books/about/A_history_of_the_Haslett_Lake_Lansing_ar.html?id=isvhAAAAMAAJ

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/MI/County/ingham.htm
 * http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/spatialdatalibrary/pdf_maps/topomaps/county_files/ingham/ingham_topo.htm
 * http://williamstowntownship.com/map.html
 * http://www.historygeo.com/maplib/prjs/MI/FM_MI_Ingham.html
 * http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-54463_54466_20841-51002--,00.html

Civil War

 * http://www.7thmichigan.us/curtenious.htm

Civil War service men from Cass County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Cass County.


 * - 12th Regiment, Michigan Infantry, Company G

Newspapers

 * http://michigannewspaperhistory.pbworks.com/w/page/20854467/Ingham%20County

Queries, mailing Lists &amp; Message Boards
http://www.cousinconnect.com/p/a/101234/

Vital Records

 * Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch Record Search. Records include such information as name of child, birthdate and place, if still-born, illegitimate or twin, gender, race and record number.
 * Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925 -- Free name indexes at FamilySearch Record Search. Records include such information as names of bride and groom, date of license, ages, race, residences, birthplaces, occupations and names of the fathers of the bride and groom.
 * Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897-- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch Record Search.  Records include such information as name of deceased, date and place of death, gender, color, marital status, age in years, months and days, disease or apparent cause of death, birthplace, names and occupations of parents, and the date the record was made.
 * http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/gendisx/search2.htm

Libraries

 * http://www.cyndislist.com/us/mi/counties/ingham/libraries/
 * Catholic Diocese of Lansing Archives 326 W. Ionia St. Lansing, MI 48933 517-342-2540 http://www.dioceseoflansing.org/archives

Societies

 * Daughters of the American Revolution Lansing Chapter http://www.lansing.michdar.net/
 * Friends of Historic Meridian P.O. Box 155 Okemos, MI 48805-0155
 * Historical Society of Greater Lansing

https://www.facebook.com/groups/137660544586/ http://lansinghistory.org/wp1/


 * Ingham County Genealogical Society Post Office Box 85 Mason MI 48854-0085 http://www.ingcogenesoc.org/ Publication is Ingham County Genealogical Society Newsletter published quarterly Member of Michigan Genealogical Council

https://www.facebook.com/icgsweb?fref=ts


 * Ingham County Historical Commission

Craig Whitford, Chairperson c/o Ingham County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 319 Mason, MI 48854 517-676-7200


 * Michigan Oral History Association

http://www.michiganoha.org/


 * Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mid-Michigan-Genealogical-Society/63844634435

http://mmgs.wordpress.com/


 * Stockbridge Area Genealogical/Historical Society

State wide or ethnic
Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society African American Family Research


 * http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/h/i/Bennie-L-Phifer-iii/
 * Lansing Area African American Genealogical Society Post Office Box 22203 Lansing MI 48909-2203 http://www.laaags.org/ Publication is Newsletter published quarterly Member of Michigan Genealogical Council

French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan Irish Genealogy Society of Michigan Jewish Genealogy Society in Michigan Polish Genealogy Society of Michigan

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Lansing Michigan Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. http://ingham.migenweb.net/
 * http://www.genealogyinc.com/michigan/ingham-county/
 * http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21881
 * http://genealogytrails.com/mich/ingham/
 * http://www.cyndislist.com/us/mi/counties/ingham/photos/
 * http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/counties/ingham.aspx
 * http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MI/Ingham/
 * http://www.genealogywise.com/group/michiganresearchgroup