Shiawassee County, Michigan Genealogy

Guide to Shiawassee County, Michigan ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Shiawassee River. The County is located in the center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Shiawassee County Courthouse 208 N Shiawasee St. Corunna, MI 48817 Phone: 517-743-2242 Shiawassee County Website

County Clerk has birth, marriage, and death records from 1867, divorce and court records from 1848. Probate Clerk has probate records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Shiawassee County Biographies. MiGenWeb Project, Shiawassee County

Census Records
 Federal Census 
 * 1840 Census 1840 Census Index, Shiawassee County
 * 1840 Census 1840 Census Transcriptions, Shiawassee County

State Census


 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch -How to Use this Collection
 * 1894 Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1819-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1840-1889 (*); Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Directories

 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust Digital Library — images
 * The Farm Journal Illustrated Rural Directory of Shiawassee County, Michigan : with a Complete Roadmap of the County. By Wilmer Atkinson Company. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Wilmer Atkinson Company, 1917. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Local Histories

 * History of Shiawassee County and Its Townships. MiGenWeb Project

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)
 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust, images – includes business directories for towns across the state
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War Civil War service men from Shiawassee County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Shiawassee County.


 * 1861-1865 Record of Service of the Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865 at Michiganology — images, multiple volumes organized alphabetically by surname
 * 1876-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1894 Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Shiawassee County Regiments. MiGenWeb Project

Spanish American War
 * Michigan Volunteers in the Spanish American War. MiGenWeb Project

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War II
 * World War II Honor List. MiGenWeb Project
 * World War II Army Enlistment Records for Shiawassee County. MiGenWeb Project

Korean War
 * Korean War Casualties, Shiawassee County. MiGenWeb Project

Vietnam War
 * Vietnam War Casualties, Shiawassee County. MiGenWeb Project

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1837-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Argus-Press - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1911-2008
 * Digital Michigan Newspapers at Central Michigan University

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Shiawassee County Obituaries MI GenWeb Project

Probate Records

 * 1784-1980 Michigan, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980 at Ancestry.com ($) — index & images
 * 1797-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1837-1901 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1840-1889 (*); Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1867-1917 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1902 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 Michigan, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
 * 1820-1937 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1820-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1868-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch -How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1897 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1952 Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1897-1952 Michigan Death Records at Michiganology - index and images, organized by county and then last name.
 * Death Certificate Images, Shiawassee County. MiGenWeb Project

Divorce

 * 1897-1952 Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Flint Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Grand Blanc Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Owosso Michigan FamilySearch Center


 * St Clair County Library System, Burtchville - an affiliate library
 * St Clair County Library System, Capac - an affiliate library
 * St Clair County Library System, Yale - an affiliate library

Libraries
Shiawassee District Library 502 West Main Street Owosso, MI 48867 Phone: 989-725-5134 Website

Societies

 * Shiawassee County Historical Society 1997 North M-52 / PO Box 526 Owosso, MI 48867 (989) 723-2371 Website Facebook


 * Shiawassee County Genealogical Society Website
 * Disbanded, but their records are available at The Shiawassee District Library and The Shiawassee County Historical Society

Websites

 * Shiawassee County, MI-Roots Michigan Roots is a member of the PA-Roots family of websites.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Shiawassee County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.