Dakota County, Minnesota
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History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Lookups ~ Queries
Vital Records ~ Military ~ Obituaries ~ Cemeteries
Native American's ~ Family Search: Films & Historical Images ~ Crime & Punishment ~Odds and Ends
Dakota's Neighbors
Goodhue ~ Hennepin ~ Ramsey ~ Rice ~ Scott ~ Washington, Minnesota
Pierce ~ St Croix, Wisconsin
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Vital Records ~ Military ~ Obituaries ~ Cemeteries Basic Vitals: B ~ M ~ D >>>New<<< Minnesota Birth Files 1990-2020: Reclaim the Records The files are in csv format Uploaded in 2023 Please use this Link If you wish to look at other MN County Birth Records, Please Use This Link Family Search "Collections" Minnesota, County Birth Records, 1863-1983Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002 Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916 |||☺||| Marriage Resources Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001 / Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950 Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949 Because folks often 'ran away' to be married, it is a good idea to check neighboring Counties for Marriage Records. Here are links to Marriage Records from the FS Historical Image Section. Each pdf is fully searchable and linked to films Goodhue ~ Hennepin Pg 1 / Pg 2 ~ Ramsey ~ Rice ~ Scott ~ Washington Counties, Minnesota Pierce [Church Registers] & St Croix Counties, Wisconsin If you think your people might have traveled even further than neighboring Counties, Consider These Resources: Family Search ~ "Collections" for Minnesota Neighboring States Iowa ~ North Dakota ~ South Dakota ~ Wisconsin Sign into your FS Account, then use the above links Family Search ~ Michigan Marriages This link is for folks born in Minnesota and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925 [Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses] Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link. ...lastly From Genealogy Trails - Thanks Folks! Marriages / Announcements & Engagements Years: 1925-1929 ~ 1930-1934 ~ 1935-1939 |||☺||| Death Records: Death Registers ~ Certificates Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002 / Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990 / Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001 Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001 / Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates, 1900-1955 Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001 |||☺||| Minnesota has a set of Divorce Records Minnesota Divorce Index, 1970-1995 Note: 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. XXX//☺\\//~@~\\//☺\\XXX Military Resources Military Record Indexes James Bryant Post # 119, Minneapolis Member Files, A-Y, 1890's-1920's "Personal History" - GAR Records FS Film #007580973 |||☺||| One Minnesota Revolutionary War Hero: 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 [Nice Photos] Dakota County in the World War [Book] |||☺||| Civil War Veteran Burial Listings Vol X Sherman Lee Pompey Covering Men In Regiments From Minnesota Union Soldiers Buried at Andersonville, 1866 Here is the list for Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Here is the List for Army Burials ~ Here is the List for Navy Burials |||☺||| Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Civil War Units ~ Battlefield Maps Civil War Burials - National Search Engine ~ Civil War Veteran Burials Compiled Service Records: Union Soldiers Civil War Pension Records Military Forts in Minnesota ~ Fort Snelling Military Land Warrants in MN 1854-1863 Military & Minnesota Territory |||☺||| Minnesota and 'The Wars' Colonial Wars ~ Dakota War of 1862 ~ 150 Years Later 1862 Indian War Claims ~ Civil & Indian Wars: 1861-1865 Spanish American War & Philippine Insurrection G A R Membership Records Modern Wars, WW I, WW II, Korea [Ralph Carlson] Minnesota, World War I Records, 1918-1941 Dakota County in the World War [Book] WW II Honor List of Dead or Missing |||☺||| FS has Prison Burial Records and Burials in National Cemeteries in their Catalog Homes for Disabled Veterans: 1866-1938: Searchable Database on FS] Military Headstone Applications: FS 1890 Veteran's Schedule: FS Searchable Database Union Soldiers - Burial Locations |||☺||| Military Medical Records: National Archives Records of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery |||☺||| USGW Archives Contributions |||☺||| Search: DAR ~ GAR ~ SAR |||☺||| Military Historical Resources on Family Search US World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 ~ US World War II Draft Registration Cards ~ US World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 New York, Records of the State National Guard, 1906-1954 ~ US National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 Minnesota, G A R Membership Records, 1869-1940 US Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891 Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 ~ Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918 "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 FS: There are many Volumes Military Odds This Link is for Military Prison Records on FS GAR Records [NARA] ~ Search the DAR ~ Search the SAR Soldiers / Sailors Database Gale Family Library ~ Military Service Records [WWII] WW II ~ "The American War Library" Current / Historic Military Facilities RAOGK, MN Volunteers for History National Archives: Awesome Resourse for Military Data lastly... 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 XXX//☺\\//~@~\\//☺\\XXX Obituaries Obituary Indexes from the Legacy Collection of Jose Rivera Nieves Here is the Index for Dakota County Here is the Index for all of Minnesota Here is the Index for the United States Here is an index for Countries of the World Note: Many of the Obituaries might be found using Heritage Hub Digital Newspaper Collection which is available in many local Public Libraries. Check your local Library under 'Resources' - Access requires a Library Card Obituaries: Heritage Hub: Dakota Daily Tribune 2019 - 26 December 2023 The Index is Here 1980 > 2014 ~ Obits 2015 & 2016 [These are for Dakota County] Minnesota Obituaries [FS] 1865 > 2006 Lookups are available if you do not have access [Martha, MNGenWeb Volunteer] The Nice Folks at Genealogy Trails have a great collection of old Obituaries & Death Notices: Please Use This Link: Searchable and Linked PDF "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 Or Go to the FS Catalog and download the booklets: Use this link The Booklets are full of Obituaries, Death / Funeral Notices and Accidents, and the odd news article about local Pioneers XXX//☺\\//~@~\\//☺\\XXX Cemeteries Cemeteries of Dakota County: Static File [Files of Randy McCarty] Find~A~Grave / Billion Graves People Legacy ~ American Cemeteries Looking for really old Cemetery Info? Use FamilySearch Catalog and check the films for DAR Records. They did a lot of work from about 1940 to the late 1960's to Document and Transcribe old Cemeteries. |
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Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
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