Oregon, Tillamook County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in the Collection?
This collection contains images of Tillamook County records including marriages and land and property records, for the years 1854 to 1967.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Land records generally include the following information:


 * Names of interested individuals
 * Date of transaction
 * Monies exchanged
 * Description of land
 * Name of witnesses

Marriage records generally include the following information:


 * Name and age of the groom
 * Name and age of the bride
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names of witnesses
 * Name of the officiator

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How Do I Search the Collection?
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 * Name of the person
 * The location or date of the event

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Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

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What Do I Do Next?
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation below in the Citing This Collection section. You can keep track of your research on this sample Research Log.
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other county or Oregon Vital Records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in the United States Census, 1870 (FamilySearch Historical Records) or the United States Census, 1900 (FamilySearch Historical Records) or the United States Census, 1920 (FamilySearch Historical Records)  or the United States Census, 1940 (FamilySearch Historical Records).  Search the state censuses as well.
 * Land records may offer clues to maiden names if a father deeded property to his daughter upon marriage.
 * Use the information found in the record to find United States, Internal Revenue Assessment Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records).
 * Use the information found in the record to find more Oregon Land or Probate Records.
 * Search for death or burial information in BillionGraves Index or at Find A Grave.
 * If applicable, search for immigration and naturalization records as well.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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Citing This Collection
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