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Guide to '''Lenawee County, Michigan ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. 
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{{Infobox U.S. County 
| county = Lenawee County 
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| state = Michigan
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| founded year = 1822
| founded date = September 10
| seat = Adrian 
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| building address =  Lenawee County Courthouse<br>425 N Main St.<br>Adrian, MI 49221<br>Phone: (517) 264-4606<br> [http://www.lenawee.mi.us/'''Lenawee County Website'''] }} 

=== County Information  ===

==== Description ====  

The County was named for a Native American word meaning "male"—from the Delaware "leno or lenno" or the Shawnee "lenawai". The County has Adrian as its seat and the County was created September 10, 1826. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lenawee County, Michigan" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenawee_County,_Michigan."</ref>

====Lenawee County, Michigan Record Dates====

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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lenawee County, Michigan . Page 343-351 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 346-349.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Lenawee County, Michigan Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Lenawee County, Michigan Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Lenawee County, Michigan Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Lenawee County, Michigan Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Lenawee County, Michigan Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Lenawee County, Michigan Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Lenawee County, Michigan Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1867 
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1867
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1867
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1870
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1827
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1827
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1820
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| colspan="7"| <center>Statewide registration started in 1867 for births and deaths. General compliance by 1915.</center>
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== County Courthouse  ==

<br>[http://www.lenawee.mi.us/departments/county-clerk County Clerk] has birth, marriage and death records from 1867, <br>divorce and court records from 1870.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lenawee County, Michigan page 347, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> 

== History  ==

==== Parent County  ====

'''1822--'''Lenawee County was created 10 September 1822&nbsp;from [[Monroe County, Michigan Genealogy|Monroe]] County. It was attached to Monroe&nbsp;County prior to organization 31 December 1826.&nbsp;'''County seat:''' Adrian <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> 

==== Boundary Changes  ====

For animated maps illustrating Michigan county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/michigan/ "Rotating Formation Michigan County Boundary Maps"] (1790-1897) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. 

==== Record Loss  ====

There was a fire on March 4, 1852 that destroyed the courthouse and most all of the files. The newspaper account is on the county page at [http://lenawee.migenweb.net/history.html Lenawee County Michigan Court House Fire]

== Places/Localities  ==

==== Populated Places  ====

[[Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan Genealogy|Adrian]] 

Ogden 

Palmyra 

==== Neighboring Counties  ====

[[Fulton County, Ohio Genealogy|Fulton County, Ohio]] {{•}} [[Hillsdale County, Michigan Genealogy|Hillsdale]] {{•}} [[Jackson County, Michigan Genealogy|Jackson]]{{•}} [[Lucas County, Ohio Genealogy|Lucas County, Ohio]] {{•}} [[Monroe County, Michigan Genealogy|Monroe]] {{•}} [[Washtenaw County, Michigan Genealogy|Washtenaw]]

== Resources  ==

==== Cemeteries  ====

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| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print'''
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''List of Cemeteries in the county'''
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | {{FHL|452618|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Michigan/Lenawee-County?id=county_1272 Findagrave.com]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.migenweb.org/lenawee/cemetery.html USGenWeb]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Lenawee+Michigan&qt=results_page WorldCat]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/lenawee/4601cemeteries.htm MIGenWeb Archives]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/michigan/lenawee.htm Tombstone Project]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.interment.net/us/mi/lenawee.htm MIInterment]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=21933&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=50&stateAbbv=&stateName= EPodunk]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |[https://billiongraves.com/search# Billion Graves]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="3" | See [[Michigan Cemeteries| Michigan Cemeteries]] for more information.
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==== Census ====
''' State Census'''
*'''1894''' - {{RecordSearch|1825187|Michigan State Census, 1894}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

==== Church  ====

{{MI Church Intro}}

==== Court  ====

==== Emigration and Immigration ====
*'''1929 - 1966''' {{RecordSearch|2426314|Michigan, Crew Lists for various ports, 1929-1966}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
==== Land  ====

{{MI Land Intro}}

==== Local Histories  ====

{{MI History Intro}} 

An excellent source for early history of Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan can be found in ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8393 One Hundred Years-A Country Town:The Village of Tecumseh, Michigan 1824-1924]'' by Clara Waldron. Published by Thomas A Riordan, 1968. 

==== Maps  ====
{{MI Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{MI Lenawee County}}}} 
*[http://www.historygeo.com/v2/search/ Family Maps of {{PAGENAME}}] (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search. 
*[http://www.mapofus.org/michigan/ Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)]

==== Military  ====

===== Civil War =====

Civil War service men from Lenawee County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies and regiments that had many men from Lenawee County. 

:- [[12th Regiment, Michigan Infantry|12th Regiment, Michigan Infantry]], Company F 
:- [[17th Regiment, Michigan Infantry|17th Regiment, Michigan Infantry]], Company A 
:- [[Engineer Regiment of the West, Missouri Volunteers (Union)|Engineer Regiment of the West, Missouri Volunteers (Union)]], Company E<br><br>

===== World War I =====

*'''1917-1919''' - {{RecordSearch|3007553|Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

==== Newspapers  ====

{{MI Newspaper abstracts|Lenawee}}

==== Obituaries ====

*'''1820-2006''' - {{RecordSearch|2215693|Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

==== Probate  ====

{{MI Probate Intro|Lenawee}} 

'''Online Probate Records''' 

*'''1784 – 1980''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8793 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $ 
*'''1797 – 1973''' {{RecordSearch|2013878|Michigan Probate Records 1797-1973}} at [https://familysearch.org FamilySearch] — images

==== Taxation  ====

==== Vital Records  ====

{{MI Vital Intro}} 

*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/michigan/mi-vital-records/ How to order Michigan Vital Records] 
=====Birth=====
*'''1867-1917''' - {{RecordSearch|1923472|Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1867-1902''' - [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1459684 Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902]-- Free name indexes and images at [https://www.familysearch.org/#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1459684 FamilySearch]. Records include such information as name of child, birthdate and place, if still-born, illegitimate or twin, gender, race and record number.

=====Marriage=====
*'''1585-1945''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=michigan%2cmi Michigan, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] — index $
*'''1820-1937''' - {{RecordSearch|2473289|Michigan, County Marriages Index, 1820-1937}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1820-1940''' - {{RecordSearch|1810350|Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1868-1925''' - [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452395 Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925] -- Free name indexes at [https://www.familysearch.org/#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1452395 FamilySearch]. &nbsp;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.

=====Death=====
*'''1850-1880''' - {{RecordSearch|2632078|Michigan Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1867-1897''' - [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452402 Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897] --&nbsp;&nbsp;Free name indexes and images&nbsp;at&nbsp;[https://www.familysearch.org/#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1452402 FamilySearch]. &nbsp;&nbsp;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.

== Societies and Libraries  ==

'''Lenawee County Historical Society'''<br>PO Box 511<br>Adrian 49221<br><br>

'''Lenawee County Historical Society'''<br> 110 E. Church St.<br> Adrian, Michigan 49221<br>Telephone Number: 517-265-6071<br>[http://www.lenaweemuseum.org/ Website]<br><br>

'''Adrian District Library'''<br> 143 E. Maumee St. <br> Adrian, Michigan 49221 <br> Telephone Number: 517-265-2265 <br> [https://adrian.lib.mi.us/ Website]<br><br>

'''Bean Creek Valley Historical Society'''<br> 205 So. Market Church<br>Hudson 49247 <br><br>

'''Blissfield Area Historical Society'''<br> 105 N. Lane Street<br> Blissfield 49228<br><br>

'''Onsted Community Historical Society'''<br> 1145 Sand Lake<br> Onsted 49265<br><br>

*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/michigan/mi-society-archive/ List of Michigan Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies]

==== Family History Centers  ====

{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}} 

*[[Introduction to Family History Centers]]

*[[Adrian Michigan Family History Center]] 140 Sand Creek Hwy, Adrian, MI 49221 United States

== Websites  ==

*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/michigan/lenawee-county/ Lenawee County, MI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] 
*[https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/117010845362856133445 Michigan Genealogy Network Community on Google+] 
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/241315555879711/ Michigan Genealogy Network Group on Facebook] 
*[http://lenawee.migenweb.net/ USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. 
*{{FHL|Michigan%2C+Lake|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} 
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MI/Lenawee-County.htm Lenawee County MI Genealogy] (Michigan Genealogy)

== References  ==

<references /> 

{{Michigan|Michigan}} 

[[Category:Lenawee_County,_Michigan]]