Branch County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan  Branch County

County Courthouse
Branch County Courthouse 31 Division St. Coldwater, MI 49036 Phone: (517) 279-4300

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1867, marriage records from 1833, divorce records, court records from 1848 and naturalization records from 1847. Probate Court has probate record. Register of Deeds has land records. City &amp; Town Clerks have burial records.

History
Branch County is near the middle of the state near the border of Indiana and Illinois, and largely borders Indiana. The county includes the communities of Coldwater, Kinderhook, and numerous other small towns.

Parent County
1829--Branch County was created 29 October 1829 from Lenawee County and unorganized territory. It was attached to St. Joseph County prior to organization 1 March 1833. County seat: Coldwater

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Hillsdale
 * Kalamazoo
 * Lagrange County, Indiana
 * St. Joseph
 * Steuben County, Indiana

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater
 * Sherwood Cemetery, Sherwood
 * Lawrence Cemetery, Kinderhook
 * West Prairie Cemetery, Union City

Civil War
Civil War service men from Branch 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 Branch County.


 * - 17th Regiment, Michigan Infantry, Companies C and H

Vital Records

 * Birth Records Table Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.
 * Marriage Records Table Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.
 * Death Records Table Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.


 * 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * The Branch County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The Branch County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.