Dakota County, Minnesota
This County is part of
The MNGenWeb And The USGenWeb Project
My name is Martha, I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil.
I will do my very best to answer questions and perhaps assist in finding
that missing piece of your "Ancestral Pie".
Contact: Martha
Brief History of Dakota County, Minnesota
[Wiki] Dakota County Neighbors: Ramsey ~ Washington ~ Pierce, WI ~ Goodhue Rice ~ Scott ~ Hennepin ~ Saint Croix, WI Dakota County is host to the Ojibwe Tribe "Tracing Your American Indian Ancestry" There are 11 federally recognized American Indian Tribes in Minnesota A search on Archive.org site using "Indians in Minnesota" gives this result. Search Dakota County Biographies History of Dakota and Goodhue Counties, Minnesota by Franklin Curtiss-Wedge Vols I & II Chicago, H C Cooper Jr & Co: 1910 The Index is here: Download or Lookups History of Dakota County and The City of Hastings by Rev Edward D Neill Minneapolis: North Star Publishing Company, 1881 The Index is here: Download or Lookups Encyclopedia of Biography of Minnesota by Judge Charles E Flandrau Vol I Chicago: The Century Publishing & Engraving Company, 1900 The Index is here: Download or Lookups "What's New" Naturalization Records: Family Search Access: Log into your Acct, Search, Catalog, Enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot
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Stephen Taylor War of 1812 ~ Minnesota in the Civil War 1883 Pensioners ~ Military Museum DAR Lineage Records: Minnesota Soldiers of the Great War, V2 - Minnesota Military Records Homes for Disabled Veterans1866 > 1938 Registers of Patients at Naval Hospitals, 1812 - 1934 Military Headstone Applications US Naval Hospitals - Patients CA WWI Service Cards ~ DE WWI Service Cards AL WWI Service Cards ~ MS WWI Service Cards and more... New>>>Family Search: Historical Images ~ Military Film #'s: 7552389: 1870-1992, 8610801: 1853-1939, 8594290: 1851-1976 8594291: 1819-1975, 8731285: 1919-1962, 8731283: 1917-1990 8731284: 1868-1990, 7796988: 1896-1936, 100132718: 1941-1946 4203990: 1918, 4204051: 1917-1918, 100132717: 1941-1946 Access: Log Into Family Search, Search, Catalog, Insert film # of Interest into 'Fiche/Film Slot Military Forts in Minnesota Military Land Warrants in MN 1854-1863 Military & Minnesota Territory If you are interested in the three 'Military Historic' Resources Use these Links Search: The GAR ~ The DAR ~ The SAR Military Records: Family Search Civil War Pension Records Minnesota, World War I Records, 1918-1941 Dakota County in the World War [Book] MINNESOTA 1st Cavalry [Mounted Rangers] 2nd Cavalry Col. Brackett's Battalion, Cavalry Hatch's Independent Battalion, Cavalry 1st Heavy Artillery 1st-3rd Independent Battery, Light Artillery 1st-3rd Infantry (NARA Series M594, Roll 90) [LDS Film 1488542] Log In, Search, Catalog, Enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot Alphabetical Index To Places of Interment Of Deceased Union Soldiers in the Various States & Territories As Specified in Rolls of Honor, Nos I - XIII Being those issued from the Quartermaster General's Office Between June 15 1865 and August 27 1867 Washington: Government Printing Office, 1868 The Pages are Here. |
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Cemeteries of Dakota County Find~A~Grave / Billion Graves Looking for really old Cemetery Info? Use Family Search Catalog and check the films for DAR Records. They did a lot of work in the 1950's& 1960's to document old Cemeteries <<<New>>> This Database has a lot of interesting Info: US Cemetery & Funeral Records: Ancestry There is an index for Dakota that goes to 2015. Ancestry has updated the files to 2021, so it might be worth your while to take a look at it. Here is the old Dakota Index Anc also has a new database for Nebraska GAR Burials 1861 > 1948 I will be creating an index for my MN Counties. Stay tuned... Lookup Volunteers for Dakota County: Updated January 2022 New information is always welcome: Please contact Martha if you have data to share. "Home Town Locator" Dakota County: Local Resources Maps Getty Geographical Thesaurus Historical Maps ~ Perry Casta??eda Historical Maps ~ Quadrangles Surveyor's Base Maps Historic Map Words ~ Genealogical University of Minnesota ~ Maps Bureau of Land Management Minnesota Mining Maps USGS Maps ~ 1869 Railroad Map Queries may be posted on the new MN Mail List Free Databases: Family Search, US GenWeb, USGW Archives Search the D A R Database Archive.org[Genealogy] NEW>>>"Crime & Punishment" There are a lot of indexed records here Records from CA, IA, ID, MO, NM, NY, PA and a file called: "FBI - Deceased Criminals" Another fun way to find Family Become a County Coordinator: Here are the MN Counties available |
"What's New" Minnesota Only" Vital Record Databases Family Search
"Ancestor Hunt" - All sorts of Free Databases California Digital newspapers This Site has a great collection of CA Newspapers, but many of them have articles from other States including Minnesota Use this Link Carnegie Mellon Library: Digital Collections "Reclaim the Records" The above site uses the 'Freedom of Information' act to initiate access to records. >>>New from The Family Search Catalog Tidbits from the Big Piney Examiner of Sublette Co., WY 1912 > 2006 - Some Years Missing Compiler: Anna Lee Woffinden The Indexes for Each Booklet are Here The Booklets are full of Obituaries, Death & Funeral Notices Accidents, and the odd news article about local Pioneers Send for scans or Download individual booklets from the FS Catalog Family Search: Historical Images The following will help you get a handle on information that could be of value to your search for Family data. The chart linked here will be a decent guide. To access the Historical Images, log into your FS Account: Click on Search, then at the top of the page: Historical Images: You can begin with the search, but if you get lost or cannot figure it all out, then use the chart I have created to access the information. So...Then... Backtrack to Search, Catalog, and plug in the DGS Film number of interest from the Chart in the 'Fiche-Film' slot. Most of the Digital Films have indexes. If there is no index, investigate to determine if the records were filmed in Chronological Order as many times they are. Be sure to check Dakota County Neighbors when doing a Historical Image Search Questions? Contact Martha |
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Vital Records and Resources There are a lot of vital records for Dakota County on Family Search. However, there are even more if you use my 'creative searching' technique. "Born in Dakota County" is the search parameter used to create all of the Indexed data below. Birth Records can be found on FS or Ancestry Minnesota Birth Index, 1935 > 2002 Minnesota Births & Christenings:1840 > 1980 Marriage Records: Gleanings Idaho Church Marriages, 1864-1976 [FS] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 [FS] Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 [FS] Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992 ~ Michigan Marriages Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950 Nebraska Marriages: 1855 > 1908 New York City, NY Marriages: 1829 > 1940 Ohio Marriages: 1800 > 1958 Pennsylvania County Marriages: 1845>1963 [Anc] Pennsylvania County Marriages: 1709>1950 Vermont Marriage Records: 1909 > 2008 Washington Marriages: 1854 > 2013 Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911 and more... Obituaries: Gleanings NEW>>> Obituaries from NewsBank For the 5 MN Counties I host: Blue Earth ~ Carlton ~ Dakota ~ Hennepin ~ St Louis 1986 > 2020 Contact Martha for Obit The index is a searchable pdf file. Obits are sent as an attachment to an email. 1980 > 2014 ~ Obits 2015 & 2016 [Lookups Available] Minnesota Obituaries [FS] 1865 > 2006 Lookups are available if you do not have access. Death Records: Gleanings New & Updated Minnesota Church Records: Ancestry
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Vital Data can be found in many
documents. Here are some samples: Minnesota Files are Here Passport Applications Military Pension Applications Employment Records ~ Passenger Lists Homestead Records Coroner Records ~ Cemetery Records Canadian Records Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-2018 [Anc] and more... Canadian Digital Newspapers Canadian Digital Archives Canadian Genealogy There is a website dedicated to Canadian Obits from local papers. Please use this link. >>>Unusual Resources - Many Types<<< All of the files linked below are on my new IceDrive The actual data can be found on FS & Ancestry Miscellaneous Cemetery, Funeral Homes, Coroner Vitals-Odds & Ends Gleanings: Ancestry
Ice Drive Files / Databases Minnesota Gleanings: Files are Here For the Counties below: Blue Earth, Carlton, Dakota, Hennepin and St Louis Free Digital Historical Newspapers Minnesota Historical Society - General Resources Minnesota Historical Society: Digital Newspapers Other Sources for Free Archived Digital Newspapers Chronicling America ~ Google News Archives Century Past ~ Illinois Digital Collection Historical Newspapers: Indexed by State [Some Free] and just for fun: Fulton Finally, when all else fails, do one of two things, either post to the mail list or Send a note to the County Coordinator Searching for Vital Records for Dakota County has presented some problems. It seems that the search engines for both FS and Ancestry consistently confuse North and South Dakota with Dakota County, Minnesota. The only way around it is to do the search and then check the information for clues. Many of the old records simply say "Dakota" on them with no other specific location information. Some of the databases on FS & Ancestry are further searchable if the Township is entered. Here is a list of Townships Castle Rock ~ Douglas ~ Empire ~ Eureka Greenvale Hampton ~ Marshan ~ Nininger Randolph ~ Ravenna Sciota ~ Vermillion ~ Waterford Use the Twp's when you search, it will help. |
Dakota County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
For information about adopting a Minnesota County, please contact Tim: Here is the list of Counties
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