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Birth, Marriage, Death
Birth records
- Birth records, 1867-1902, Michigan Secretary of State
- Birth records 1867-1921; birth index 1887-1923, Calhoun County Clerk
- Birth records 1867-1921; birth index 1887-1923, Calhoun County Clerk
- Vital records Calhoun County, Michigan, by Harriet Simons
- Albion, Calhoun county records, Daughters of the American Revolution. Hannah Tracy Grant Chapter (Albion, Michigan)
- 1860 mortality schedules of Michigan, US Census Office
- Church records, 1760-1950, by Society of Friends. Adrian Quarterly Meeting (Michigan)
- Church records, 1838-1900, First Presbyterian Church (Homer, Michigan)
- Church records, 1839-1868, First Presbyterian Church (Eckford, Michigan); University of Michigan. Bentley Library
- Church records, 1857-1991, St. Paul Lutheran Church (Albion, Michigan)
- Church records, 1760-1950, by Society of Friends. Adrian Quarterly Meeting (Michigan)
- Church records, 1838-1900, First Presbyterian Church (Homer, Michigan)
- Church records, 1839-1868, First Presbyterian Church (Eckford, Michigan); University of Michigan. Bentley Library
- Church records, 1857-1991, St. Paul Lutheran Church (Albion, Michigan)
Marriage records
- Marriage records, 1836-1943; Index, 1836-1950, Calhoun County Clerk
- Marriage records, 1868-1925, Michigan Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records
- Vital records Calhoun County, Michigan, by Harriet Simons
- Albion, Calhoun county records, Daughters of the American Revolution. Hannah Tracy Grant Chapter (Albion, Michigan)
- Church records, 1760-1950, by Society of Friends. Adrian Quarterly Meeting (Michigan)
- Church records, 1838-1900, First Presbyterian Church (Homer, Michigan)
- Church records, 1839-1868, First Presbyterian Church (Eckford, Michigan); University of Michigan. Bentley Library
- Church records, 1857-1991, St. Paul Lutheran Church (Albion, Michigan)
- Church records, 1760-1950, by Society of Friends. Adrian Quarterly Meeting (Michigan)
- Church records, 1838-1900, First Presbyterian Church (Homer, Michigan)
- Church records, 1839-1868, First Presbyterian Church (Eckford, Michigan); University of Michigan. Bentley Library
- Church records, 1857-1991, St. Paul Lutheran Church (Albion, Michigan)
Death records
- Death records, 1867-1933 ; Death index, 1888-1996, Calhoun County Clerk
- Death records, 1867-1897, Michigan Secretary of State
- Michigan, death certificates, 1921-1952, Michigan. Department of Health. Vital Records Section; Michigan. Department of Community Health. Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics
- Vital records Calhoun County, Michigan, by Harriet Simons
- Michigan, death certificates, 1921-1952, Michigan. Department of Health. Vital Records Section; Michigan. Department of Community Health. Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics
- 1860 mortality schedules of Michigan, US Census Office
- Albion, Calhoun county records, Daughters of the American Revolution. Hannah Tracy Grant Chapter (Albion, Michigan)
- [Cemetery records and miscellaneous family bible records], by Bingham & Horton
- The records from Fair-view Cemetery of deaths before 1881, Mrs. W.H. Cortright
- Graves registration records : Calhoun County, Michigan. Civil War Centennial Observance Commission. Committee on Civil War Graves Registration
- Graves registration records : Calhoun County, Michigan. Civil War Centennial Observance Commission. Committee on Civil War Graves Registration
- Calhoun County, Michigan cemeteries, Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Marshall Chapter (Marshall, Michigan)
- Cemetery records, Battle Creek Township, Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, State of Michigan, 1819-1938, Daughters of the American Revolution. Battle Creek Chapter (Michigan)
- Cemetery records, Calhoun County, Michigan, Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Marshall Chapter (Marshall, Michigan)
- Cemetery records, Calhoun County, Michigan 1819-1838, Daughters of the American Revolution. Battle Creek Chapter (Michigan)
- Cemetery records, Le Roy Township, Bedford Township, Calhoun County, State of Michigan, Daughters of the American Revolution. Battle Creek Chapter (Michigan)
- Friends, Quakers meeting and burying ground, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, Daughters of the American Revolution. Battle Creek Chapter (Michigan)
- Cemetery records of Old Burlington, New Burlington, Abscota, Barrington Cemeteries, Burlington Township, Calhoun County, Michigan, by Mrs. R.E. Murray
- Cemetery records of Old Burlington, New Burlington, Abscota, Barrington Cemeteries, Burlington Township, Calhoun County, Michigan, by Mrs. R.E. Murray
- Cemeteries of St. Joseph County, Michigan, 1800-1990, St. Joseph County Genealogical Society (Michigan)
- Cemetery inscriptions, Michigan, early 1800’s to mid-1900’s …, by Marc Young
- Graves registration records : Branch County, Michigan. Civil War Centennial Observance Commission. Committee on Civil War Graves Registration
- Cemetery records, Daughters of the American Revolution. Battle Creek Chapter (Michigan)
- Calhoun County, Michigan cemeteries, Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Marshall Chapter (Marshall, Michigan)
- Cemetery records, Battle Creek Township, Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, State of Michigan, 1819-1938, Daughters of the American Revolution. Battle Creek Chapter (Michigan)
- Cemetery records, Calhoun County, Michigan, Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Marshall Chapter (Marshall, Michigan)
- Cemetery records, Calhoun County, Michigan 1819-1838, Daughters of the American Revolution. Battle Creek Chapter (Michigan)
- Cemetery records, Le Roy Township, Bedford Township, Calhoun County, State of Michigan, Daughters of the American Revolution. Battle Creek Chapter (Michigan)
- Friends, Quakers meeting and burying ground, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, Daughters of the American Revolution. Battle Creek Chapter (Michigan)
- Chancery dockets, 1915-1951, Calhoun County Circuit Court
- Chancery files, 1847-1951, Calhoun County Circuit Court
- [Cemetery records and miscellaneous family bible records], by Bingham & Horton
- Cemeteries of St. Joseph County, Michigan, 1800-1990, St. Joseph County Genealogical Society (Michigan)
- Cemetery inscriptions, Michigan, early 1800’s to mid-1900’s …, by Marc Young
- Graves registration records : Branch County, Michigan. Civil War Centennial Observance Commission. Committee on Civil War Graves Registration
- Cemetery records, Daughters of the American Revolution. Battle Creek Chapter (Michigan)
- Rural cemeteries of Calhoun County, Michigan
- [Burial permits card file, Michigan, ca. 1897-ca. 1990], Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Michigan). Archives & Regional History Collections
- Old Sandstone Cemetery located in Emmett Township, Calhoun County, Michigan, by Louis H. Ryason
- Rural cemeteries of Calhoun County, Michigan
- Church records, 1760-1950, by Society of Friends. Adrian Quarterly Meeting (Michigan)
- Church records, 1838-1900, First Presbyterian Church (Homer, Michigan)
- Church records, 1839-1868, First Presbyterian Church (Eckford, Michigan); University of Michigan. Bentley Library
- Church records, 1857-1991, St. Paul Lutheran Church (Albion, Michigan)
- Church records, 1760-1950, by Society of Friends. Adrian Quarterly Meeting (Michigan)
- Church records, 1838-1900, First Presbyterian Church (Homer, Michigan)
- Church records, 1839-1868, First Presbyterian Church (Eckford, Michigan); University of Michigan. Bentley Library
- Church records, 1857-1991, St. Paul Lutheran Church (Albion, Michigan)
Residence Records
Census, Taxation, & Voter Lists
- Michigan, 1820 thru 1840 federal census : population schedules
- Census schedules, 1830
- Census schedules, 1840
- Michigan, 1850 federal census : population schedules
- Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850
- Michigan, 1860 federal census : population schedules
- Population schedules of the eighth census of the United States, 1860
- 1860 mortality schedules of Michigan
- Schedules enumerating Union veterans and widows of Union veterans of the Civil War
- Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870
- Michigan, 1870 federal census : population schedules
- 1880 federal population census
- Michigan, 1880 federal census : soundex and population schedules
- Census of Lapeer County, Michigan, 1894
- 1900 population census schedules
- Michigan, 1900 federal census : soundex and population schedules
- 1910 population census schedules
- Michigan, 1910 federal census : soundex and population schedules
- 1920 population census schedules
- Michigan, 1920 federal census : soundex and population schedules
- United States, 1930 federal census : population schedules ; NARA microfilm publication T626
- Michigan, 1930 federal census : population schedules ; NARA microfilm publication T626
- Michigan, 1940 population census : population schedules
- Tax accounts 1838-1861, Calhoun County Treasurer
- Tax assessment rolls, 1844-1904, Calhoun County Auditor
Court, Land, Maps, Migration & Citizenship, Probate
- Tract book of Calhoun County, Michigan : first land purchases from the government, Calhoun County Register of Deeds
- Deeds, 1833-1843 : earliest land transfers of Calhoun County, Michigan
- Deed records, 1833-1906; index, 1833-1901, Calhoun County Register of Deeds
- Early deeds of Calhoun County, Michigan, 1833-1843
- Plat map of Calhoun County, Michigan
- [Standard atlas of Calhoun County, Michigan], by G. A. Ogle & Company
- Calhoun County, Michigan, tract book, 1829-1870, US General Land Office
- Chancery dockets, 1915-1951, Calhoun County Circuit Court
- Chancery files, 1847-1951, Calhoun County Circuit Court
- Chancery dockets, 1915-1951, Calhoun County Circuit Court
- Chancery files, 1847-1951, Calhoun County Circuit Court
- Probate records, 1834-1900, some to 1944, Calhoun County Probate Court
- Tax accounts 1838-1861, Calhoun County Treasurer
- Plat map of Calhoun County, Michigan
Directories
Military Records
- War of 1812, military bounty land warrants, 1815-1858, US Veterans Administration
- Preliminary inventory of the records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War) (Record Group 110), NARA
- World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1917-1918
- Michigan county war records, 1917-1919 : census of men serving in U.S. forces
- Michigan, World War II Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1940-1947
- Memorial sketch of Captain Charles J. Fox
Daily Life Record
Church records
- Monthly meeting records, 1838-1872, Society of Friends. Battle Creek Monthly Meeting (Calhoun County, Michigan); Society of Friends. Milton Monthly Meeting (Calhoun County, Michigan), only available at a FHL
- Church records, 1760-1950, by Society of Friends. Adrian Quarterly Meeting (Michigan)
- Church records, 1838-1900, First Presbyterian Church (Homer, Michigan)
- Church records, 1839-1868, First Presbyterian Church (Eckford, Michigan); University of Michigan. Bentley Library
- Church records, 1857-1991, St. Paul Lutheran Church (Albion, Michigan)
- Church records, 1760-1950, by Society of Friends. Adrian Quarterly Meeting (Michigan)
- Church records, 1838-1900, First Presbyterian Church (Homer, Michigan)
- Church records, 1839-1868, First Presbyterian Church (Eckford, Michigan); University of Michigan. Bentley Library
- Church records, 1857-1991, St. Paul Lutheran Church (Albion, Michigan)
Histories
- History of Calhoun County, Michigan : with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, palatial residences, public buildings, fine blocks and important manufactories from original sketches by artists of the highest ability, Calhoun County Genealogical Society
- Biographical review of Calhoun County, Michigan : containing, historical, biographical and genealogical sketches of many of the prominent citizens of to-day and also of the past
- Biographical review of Calhoun County, Michigan : containing, historical, biographical and genealogical sketches of many of the prominent citizens of to-day and also of the past
- History of Calhoun County, Michigan : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, by Washington Gardner
- History of Calhoun County, Michigan : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, by Washington Gardner
- Portrait & biographical album of Calhoun County, Michigan : containing…biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county
- Portrait & biographical album of Calhoun County, Michigan : containing…biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county
- Bicentennial : Union City, Michigan, by Union City Genealogical Society
- The Barney tavern of Battle Creek, Michigan
- Homer and its pioneers and its business men of to-day, by William A. Lane
- Homer’s early history, by A.C. M. Cortright
- Pioneer days in old Battle Creek : an illustrated and descriptive atlas of a city in the making, by E.W. Roberts
- A young man in Albion Village : local life in the 1850’s, by Audrey K. Wilder
Libraries, Museums, & Archives
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