Arenac County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan  Arenac County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce and court records from 1883 and burial records from 1952.

History

 * Arenac County,Michigan is a link to an article on Wikipedia about Arenac County.
 * Arenac County is a link to an epodunk profile on Arenac County
 * A History of Northern Michigan and Its People, Volume 1 By Perry Francis Powers, Harry Gardner Cutler

Parent County
1883--Arenac County was created 21 April 1883 from Bay County. County seat: Standish

Boundary Changes
See COUNTY EVOLUTION IN MICHIGAN, 1790-1897 by Richard W. Welch for the development of the counties in the state. This will help you to determine place of residence of your ancestors and under whose civil jurisdiction they resided. It is also useful for when you start to read the census records. For animated maps illustrating Michigan county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Michigan County Boundary Maps" (1790-1897) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Michigan counties see: Michigan Counties with Burned Courthouses

Populated Places
Cities: Au Gres. Omer. Standish


 * AuGres
 * Omer
 * Standish
 * Standish Facebook Page

Villages: Sterling. Turner. Twining


 * Sterling
 * Turner
 * Twining

Townships: Adams. Arenac. Au Gres. Clayton. Deep River. Lincoln. Mason. Moffatt. Sims. Standish. Turner. Whitney


 * Adams Township
 * Arenac Township
 * AuGres Township
 * Clayton Township
 * Deep River Township
 * Lincoln Township
 * Mason Township
 * Moffat Township
 * Sims Township
 * Standish Township
 * Turner Township
 * Whitney Township

Communities: Alger. Delano. Maple Ridge. Melita. Pine River


 * Alger
 * Maple Ridge
 * Pine River

Neighboring Counties
Bay •  Gladwin  •  Iosco  •  Ogemaw

Cemeteries

 * Find a Grave
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project

Census

 * Census Online

1870 - Arenac County did not exist in 1870, but was part of Bay Co.

Families

 * BOURASSA (includes Arenac branches, see attachment) - http://www.genealogywise.com/group/frenchcanadiandescendants/forum/topics/bourassa-family
 * LALON(D)E (see attachment) - http://www.genealogywise.com/group/lalondefamily/forum/topics/descendants-of-samuel-lalonde
 * Standish Family Ancestors (see attachment) - http://www.genealogywise.com/group/frenchcanadiandescendants/forum/topics/some-hus-descendants

Land

 * |st=MI|cty=011|sp=true|sw=true|sadv=false Bureau of Land Management

Local Histories

 * Books available at the Library of Michigan (Lansing) regarding Arenac Co.

Maps
1895 Atlas


 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)
 * http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/MI/County/arenac.htm Standard atlas of Arenac County, Michigan : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county...patrons directory, reference business directory and departments devoted to general information (1906)


 * http://ia600805.us.archive.org/2/items/2911312.0001.001.umich.edu/2911312.0001.001.umich.edu.pdf

Civil War
Civil War service men from Arenac 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 Arenac County.

World War I - Draft Cards
http://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww1/draft-registration/michigan.html

Newspapers

 * http://www.arenacindependent.com/
 * https://www.facebook.com/ArenacIndependent

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1784 – 1980 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1797 – 1973 at FamilySearch — images

Queries: Message Boards and Mailing Lists

 * http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.arenac/mb.ashx
 * http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/MI/arenac.html#MIARENAC
 * http://genforum.genealogy.com/mi/arenac/

Vital Records
State vital records started in 1867, however marriage records started at the county level earlier. Check both.

See also How to order Michigan Vital Records


 * Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as name of child, birthdate and place, if still-born, illegitimate or twin, gender, race and record number.
 * Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925 -- Free name indexes at FamilySearch. Records include such information as names of bride and groom, date of license, ages, race, residences, birthplaces, occupations and names of the fathers of the bride and groom.
 * Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch.  Records include such information as name of deceased, date and place of death, gender, color, marital status, age in years, months and days, disease or apparent cause of death, birthplace, names and occupations of parents, and the date the record was made.
 * Pre-1897 (not complete) http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/gendisx/search2.htm
 * State death records - http://seekingmichigan.org/tag/genealogy

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Michigan Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Arenac County Historical Society

 * http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~miachs/index.htm
 * https://www.facebook.com/miachs?fref=ts
 * http://www.arenacindependent.com/stories/Historical-society-expands-service,87772

State wide or ethnic groups
AFRICAN-AMERICAN

Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society

c/o Burton Historical Collection, DPL 5201 Woodward Avenue Detroit MI 48202-4007 Publication is Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society News published twice a year Located in Wayne County MGC Member of Michigan Genealogical Council

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/h/i/Bennie-L-Phifer-iii/ Lansing Area African American Genealogical Society Post Office Box 22203 Lansing MI 48909-2203 http://www.laaags.org/ Publication is Newsletter published quarterly Member of Michigan Genealogical Council

CORNISH

Keweenaw Houghton Cornish Society of the Copper Country http://keweenawkernewek.org Cornish Connection Of Lower Michigan 8494 Wesley Drive Flushing 48433

DUTCH

http://jointarchives.org/

FINNISH

Finnish American Heritage Center

http://www.finlandia.edu/FAHC.html

FLEMISH

Genealogical Society of Flemish Americans

https://www.facebook.com/FlemishLibrary?fref=ts

FRENCH-CANADIAN (includes Acadian, Cajun and Metis)

French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan

Post Office Box 1900 Royal Oak MI 48068-1900 Publication is Michigan's Habitat Heritage published quarterly Located in Oakland County

MGC Member of Michigan Genealogical Council

http://fchsm.org/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/109717099063919/

IRISH

Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan

c/o Gaelic League/Irish American Club 2068 Michigan Avenue Detroit MI 48216-1303 Publication is Irish Tree published nine times a year Located in Wayne County MGC Member of Michigan Genealogical Council

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-Genealogical-Society-of-Michigan/236855006444065?fref=ts

Wayne County Irish Society

31975 Cowan Westland 48185

ITALIAN

Americans Of Italian Origin Society

18336 Lister E. Detroit 48021

JEWISH

Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan

PO Box 251693 West Bloomfield MI 48325-1693 Publication is Generations published quarterly Located in Oakland County MGC Member of Michigan Genealogical Council

http://jgsmi.org/

https://www.facebook.com/jgsmi

POLISH

Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan

c/o Burton Collection 5201 Woodward Avenue Detroit MI 48202-4007 Publication is The Polish Eaglet published three times a year Located in Wayne County MGC Member of Michigan Genealogical Council

http://www.pgsm.org/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/84920869072

Polish Heritage Society

P.O. Box 1844 Grand Rapids 49501

SCOTTISH

The St. Andrew's Society of Detroit

2360 Rochester Ct Troy Mi 48083 Phone:(248) 526-1849 Fax:(248) 528-1477 Contact: kilgour@detroitscots.com

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Arenac County, MI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Michigan Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Michigan Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The Arenac County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MI/Arenac/
 * http://www.cyndislist.com/us/mi/counties/arenac/
 * http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/counties/arenac.aspx
 * http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/counties/arenac.aspx