Washtenaw County, Michigan Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Washtenaw County Courthouse 200 N Main St. Suite 120 P. O. Box 8645 Ann Arbor, MI 48107-8645 Phone: (734) 222-6730

History
Washtenaw County is directly west of Detroit, and is situated on the old 'Chicago Road' which today is US Highway 12. One of the first things that took place after the town of Ann Arbor was formed was to start the University of Michigan, which is today one of the largest in the United States. It contains a significant collection of historical documents in its library given the nearly 200 years it has been in existence, having been formed in the 1820s.

Parent County
1822--Washtenaw County was created 10 September 1822 from Wayne and Oakland Counties. It was attached to Wayne County prior to organization 31 December 1826. County seat: Ann Arbor

Neighboring Counties

 * Ingham
 * Jackson
 * Lenawee
 * Livingston
 * Monroe
 * Oakland
 * Wayne

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Ann Arbor

Civil War
Civil War service men from Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Michigan Cavalry, Company E
 * - 17th Regiment, Michigan Infantry, Companies B and E

Newspapers

 * Ann Arbor Argus - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1889-1896
 * Ann Arbor Argus-Democrat - Google News Archive; covers 1902-1906
 * Ann Arbor Journal - Google News Archive; covers 1855-1863
 * Ann Arbor Record - Google News Archive; covers 1902-1903
 * Ann Arbor Register - Google News Archive; 1875-1897

Vital Records

 * Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch Record Search. 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 Record Search. 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 Record Search.  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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ann Arbor Michigan Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb Michigan: May have maps, name indexes, history or other information
 * Washtenaw County Genealogy (Michigan Genealogy): Links to online records