Arizona, Gila County, Voting Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This publication collection consist of voting records known as Great Registers from the County Recorder and from the Gila County Historical for Gila County, Arizona for the years 1888-ca.1911. More records may be added as they become available.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

 * Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Arizona.
 * Arizona Guided Research
 * Arizona Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1910 &#124; 1900-Present
 * Arizona Voting Registers

Family History Library Holdings

 * Naturalization Records,1881-1928
 * Voting Records, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908
 * Great register of Gila County, Territory of Arizona, 1908-1910
 * Great registers and census of Gila County

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * Arizona, Gila County, Cemetery Records, 1927-1994

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Margaret Furtkamp, trans. Gila County, Arizona Territory : great register (voters' registrations)
 * Dan Rose.  Prehistoric and historic Gila County, Arizona. Republic and Gazette Printery, 1935?; reprint. Tucson, Arizona : Trail to Yesterday Books, 199-?

Citing This Collection
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