Resources

A list of online databases and record abstracts—some for free, some for a fee. Resources listed below as (FREE) are links to record abstracts found on our site. Resources listed with ($) are affiliate links, meaning that if a site user clicks on the link and purchase the item, GenealogyMagazine.com will receive an affiliate commission. Note: Some marked ($) may be freely accessible but the site may still require you to register before viewing.

U.S.

• Biographies contains thousands of names found in biographical sketches, each identifying the original source–including many long out-of-print books. Those interviewed were typically asked their full name, date and place of birth, names of parents (including mother’s maiden name), name of spouse, names of spouse’s parents, and names of children. Names of grandparents, siblings, and aunts and uncles are frequently found as well. (FREE)
• Cherokee-White Intermarriages: Citizenship by Intermarriage in the Cherokee Nation. Despite being labeled “marriages,” these records do not always give an exact marriage date or even the maiden name of the bride. The type of data found in applications varies greatly. Actual birth dates are rarely given, but ages were always recorded. Applicants were required to state their address, marital status, whether or not he or she was a citizen by blood or intermarriage, the spouse’s citizenship status, and the names of others included in the application for enrollment. (FREE)

 

Alabama

• Cherokee County: Divorces (1856–1880) (FREE)
• Lawrence County: Marriage Record Index (1818–1947) ($)
• Lawrence County: Minute Books Index (1818-1850) ($)
• Madison County: Probate Records Index ($)
• Pike County: Divorces (1887–1898) (FREE)
• Pike County: Wills (1830–1862) (FREE)
• Walker County: Wills (FREE)

Arizona

• Statewide: Arizona Births & Christenings (1909-1917) ($)
• Statewide: Arizona Deaths ($)
• Statewide: Arizona Deaths & Burials (1881-1917) ($)

Arkansas

• Statewide: Marriage Index (1933-1939) ($)
• Statewide: Death Index (1914-1950) ($)
• Statewide: Divorce Index (1923-1939) ($)
• Statewide: Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records (1818-1998) ($)
• Statewide: Arkansas Confederate Pensions (1901-1929) ($)
• Washington County: Marriage Records (1845-1941) ($)

California

• Statewide: California Births & Christenings 1812-1988 ($)
• Statewide: California Births (1970-1995) ($)
• Statewide: California, Death Index (1905-1939) ($)
• Statewide: California, Death Record Index, (1940-1997) ($)
• Placer County: Obituaries from History of Placer County (FREE)

Colorado

• Statewide: Colorado State Census, 1885 ($)
• Statewide: Colorado, State Penitentiary Prisoner Index (1871-1973) ($)
• Logan County: County History (Published 1928) ($)

Connecticut

• Statewide: Connecticut, Marriage Index (1620-1926) ($)
• Statewide: Connecticut Deaths (1949-2010) ($)
• Statewide: Connecticut Divorces (1960-2010) ($)

Delaware

• Statewide: Delaware, Birth Records (1800-1932) ($)
• Statewide: Delaware, Marriage Records (1750-1954) ($)
• Statewide: Delaware Death Records (1861-1933) ($)
• Statewide: Delaware, Land Records (1677-1947) ($)
• Statewide: Delaware, Probate Record Index (1680-1925) ($)
• New Castle County: Wills (1682-1800) ($)

Florida

• Statewide: Florida State Census, 1935 ($)
• Statewide: Florida State Census, 1945 ($)
• Statewide: Florida, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications (1885-1955) ($)
• Escambia County: Marriage Index (1901–1918) ($)
• Volusia County: History (Published 1927) ($)

Georgia

• Statewide: Georgia, Wills and Probates (1742-1992) ($)
• Statewide: Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards (1940-1942) ($)
• Statewide: Georgia, Central Register of Convicts (1817-1976) ($)
• DeKalb County:  Marriage Index (1840-1908) ($)
• Greene, Henry, and Putnam Counties: Unclaimed Letters in 1840 (FREE)

Idaho

• Statewide: Idaho Births & Baptisms (1856-1965) ($)
• Statewide: Idaho Death Certificates (1911-1937) ($)

Illinois

• Statewide: Illinois, Death Record Index, Pre-1916 ($)
• Cook County: Chicago Roman Catholic Cemetery Records (1864-1989) ($)
• Cook County: Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms ($)
• Cook County: Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Burials ($)
• Cook County: Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Congregational Records ($)
• Cook County: Chicago, Illinois, Police Department Homicide Record Index (1870–1930)  ($)

Indiana

• Wayne County:  Stock Marks: 1823-1835 (FREE)

Kentucky

• Statewide: Kentucky Birth Records (1911-2007) ($)
• Statewide: Kentucky Death Records (1911-2007) ($)
• Statewide: Kentucky, Wills, Deeds, and Marriages (1700-1909) ($)
• Statewide: Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications (1912-1950) ($)
• Hickman County: Birth Records (1852-1854) (FREE)

Louisiana

• Statewide: Louisiana, Compiled Marriage Index (1718-1925) ($)
• Statewide: Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records (1756-1984) ($)
• Statewide: Louisiana Draft Cards 1940-1959 ($)
• Orleans Parish: Estate Files 1804-1846 ($)

Maryland

• Statewide Index: Maryland, Death Record Index (1875-1880, 1943-1949) ($)

Massachusetts

• Statewide: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 ($)
• Statewide: Massachusetts Deaths (1969-2010) ($)
• Norfolk County (Dedham): Births (1873–1893) (FREE)
• Suffolk County: Boston Births and Baptisms (1630-1699) ($)
• Suffolk County: Boston Deaths (1630-1825) ($)

Michigan

• Berrien County: Marriage Record Index (1900-1909) ($)
• Isabella County: Obituary Index, 1865-2005 ($)

Minnesota

• Statewide: Minnesota, Death Certificate Index, 1904-1907, 1955-2001 ($)

Mississippi

• Statewide: Mississippi, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications 1900-1974 ($)
• Statewide: Mississippi, Enumeration Of Educable Children (1850-1892; 1908-1957) ($)
• Tippah County: Marriages (1858-1979) ($)

Missouri

• Statewide: Missouri, Death Certificate Index (1910-1962) ($)
• Statewide: Missouri, Coroners Inquest Index, 1842–1967 ($)
• Statewide: Missouri, Judicial Index (1804–1901) ($)
• Statewide: Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications ($)
• Madison County: Wills Index (1822–1855) (FREE)
• Moniteau County: Roman Catholic Marriages ($)

Montana

• Statewide: Montana Death Records ($)
• Yellowstone County: Old Billings Gazette Vitals and Indexes (1882-1902) ($)

Nebraska

• Statewide: Nebraska, Prison Record Index (1870–1990)  ($)
• Statewide: Nebraska, Civil War Veterans Index  ($)
• Douglas County: Omaha Births 1874-1887 ($)

Nevada

• Statewide: Nevada, County Marriages (1862-1993) ($)
• Douglas County: Marriage Record Index (1960-2013) ($)

New Hampshire

• Carroll County: Conway, Birth Record Index ($)

New Jersey

• Statewide: New Jersey Baptisms (1746-1795) ($)
• Statewide: New Jersey Birth Index 1901-1903 ($)
• Statewide: New Jersey, Colonial Marriages Index (1665-1799) ($)
• Statewide: New Jersey Marriage Index (1901-2016) ($)
• Statewide: New Jersey, Death Records Index, June 1878-June 1888 ($)
• Statewide: New Jersey Death Index (1901-1903) ($)
• Statewide: New Jersey Church Records (1747-1794) ($)
• Statewide: New Jersey, County Naturalization Records (1749-1986) ($)
• Statewide: New Jersey, Wills (1670-1817) ($)
• Burlington County: Newspaper Birth Notice Index, 1830-1955 ($)
• Burlington County: Newspaper Death Notice Index, 1830-2009 ($)
• Hunterdon County: Tombstone Inscriptions (Published 1917) ($)

New York

• Statewide: New York Baptisms (1660-1862) ($)
• Statewide: New York State, Birth Index (1881-1942) ($)
• Statewide: New York State, Marriage Index (1881-1967) ($)
• Statewide: New York State, Death Index (1957-1968) ($)
• Statewide: Deaths & Burials (1758-1862) ($)
• Statewide: New York, Wills and Probate Records (1659-1999) ($)
• New York City: Marriage License Index (1907-2018) ($)
• New York City: Death Notices (1835-1880) ($)

North Carolina

• Statewide: North Carolina, Deaths (1906-1930) ($)
• Statewide: North Carolina, Deaths (1931-1994) ($)
• Statewide: North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications (1885-1953) ($)
• Statewide: North Carolina, Civil Action Court Papers (1712-1970) ($)
• Statewide: North Carolina, Wills (1690-1768) ($)
• Buncombe County: Apprentice Bonds (1795-1868) (FREE)
• Craven County: Marriage Record Index (1773-1908) ($)
• Guilford County: Deeds Index ($)
• Haywood County: Deeds (1809-1815), abstracts (FREE)
• Johnston County: Obituary Index, 1801-2013 ($)
• Mecklenburg County: Wills Index (1749-1967) ($)

North Dakota

• Cass County: Marriage License Index (1872-1944) ($)

Oregon

• Jackson County: Birth Announcement Index (1876-2011) ($)
• Jackson County: Death Certificate Index (1904-1958) ($)
• Jackson County: Newspaper Marriage Announcement Index (1942-2011) ($)
• Jackson County: Deeds Index (1778-1899) ($)

Pennsylvania

• Berks County: Death Index ($)
• Chester County: Birth Register Index (1893-1906) ($)
• Chester County: Death Index (1893-1907) ($)
• Chester County: Deeds – Grantor Index (1688–1820) ($)
• Chester County: Orphans Court Estate Files Minors Papers – Minors Index, 1714–1881 ($)
• Chester County: Poor School Children Teachers Bills Index (1810-1842) ($)
• Chester County: Poorhouse Admissions Index (1873–1910) ($)
• Chester County: Quarter Sessions Indictment Papers Index, 1681-1870 ($)
• Chester County: Quarter Sessions Indictment Papers, Victims Index (1681-1870) ($)
• Delaware County: Birth Record Index (1893-1906) ($)
• Delaware County: Marriage Record Index (1885-1940) ($)
• Delaware County: Criminal Cases Index (1790-1890) ($)
• Chester County: Tax Record Index (1747-1764) ($)
• Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties: Some Pennsylvanians in 1772 (FREE)
• Northampton County: Orphans (1754-1755) (FREE)

South Carolina

• Statewide: South Carolina, County Marriage Records (1907-2000) ($)
• Statewide: South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records (1670-1980) ($)
• Charleston County: Charleston Marriage Records (1877-1887) ($)
• Greenville County: Marriage License Index (1911-2013) ($)
• Pickens County: Court of Common Pleas Plaintiff Index (1828-1841) (FREE)
• Sumter County: Estate Index (1800-1906) (FREE)

Tennessee

• Statewide: Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records (1869-1909) ($)
• Statewide: Tennessee, Death Records (1908-1958) ($)
• Statewide: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records (1779-2008) ($)
• Statewide: Tennessee, Early Land Registers (1778-1927) ($)
• Statewide: Tennessee Outrages: Reports to the Freedmen’s Bureau (FREE)
• Knox County: Marriage Index, 1900-1950 ($)
• Lincoln County: Wills (1864–1873) (FREE)
• Montgomery County: Obituary Index (1793–2009) ($)
• Shelby County: Memphis, Tennessee, Death Index (1848-1945) ($)
• Washington County: Widows Dowers of the 1820s (FREE)

Texas

• Statewide: Texas, Death Certificates (1903-1982) ($)
• Statewide: Texas, Wills and Probate Records (1833-1974) ($)
• Statewide: Texas, County Tax Rolls (1846-1910) ($)
• Statewide: Texas, Convict and Conduct Registers (1875-1945) ($)
• Cherokee County: Probate Minutes Index (1851–1853) (FREE)
• Dallas County: The Garland Daily News  (1960-1973) ($)
• Erath County: Deeds, abstracts of the county’s earliest deed records (FREE)

Virginia

• Amelia County: Former Justices of the Peace, 1793 (FREE)
• Bedford County: Bedford Land Processioners in August 1795 (FREE)
• Culpeper County: Justices of the Peace in 1792 (FREE)
• Fairfax County: Marriage Index (1853-1957) ($)
• Henry County: “Marrowbone” Estate Store Ledger (1806–1810) (FREE)
• Southampton County: Justices of the Peace (1777-1791) (FREE)