Ingham County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan  Ingham County

Guide to Ingham County Michigan genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1867, marriage records from 1838, divorce and court records from 1839. Probate Court has probate records Town and City Clerks have burial records.

Parent County
1829--Ingham County was created 29 October 1829 from Washtenaw and Shiawassee Counties and unorganized territory. It was attached to Washtenaw County prior to organization 4 June 1838. County seat: Mason

Neighboring Counties

 * Clinton
 * Eaton
 * Jackson
 * Livingston
 * Shiawassee
 * Washtenaw

Cemeteries

 * Mount Hope Cemetery, Lansing BillionGraves
 * North Cemetery, Lansing BillionGraves

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Lansing

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Cass 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 Cass County.


 * - 12th Regiment, Michigan Infantry, Company G

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.

Societies

 * Stockbridge Area Genealogical/Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Lansing Michigan Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.