Montana, Rosebud County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains the following various records from the Rosebud County courthouse, located in Forsyth, Montana:
 * Vital records (births, marriages, and deaths) 1882 to 1930
 * Deeds 1878 to 1945
 * Mining claims 1919 to 1940
 * Wills 1887 to 1971
 * Probate records 1901 to 1941 (book #2 is missing)
 * Voter registers for various years

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate date the event occurred

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How Do I Analyze the Results?
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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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 * Try searching by surname only
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Montana.
 * Montana Guided Research
 * Montana Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Montana Research, 1880-Present

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Family History Library Holdings

 * Rosebud County, birth and death record, 1882-2011
 * Rosebud County, deed record, 1878-1945; index, 1883-1953
 * Rosebud County, marriage records, 1901-1958 ; Index, 1901-1994
 * Rosebud County, marriage record, 1957-1960; index, 1917-1960
 * Rosebud County, mining claims, 1919-1943; index, 1919-1954
 * Rosebud County, official register of electors
 * Rosebud County, probate record, 1883-1950

Related Digital Books

 * sponsored by the American Legion Post No. 39, Forsyth, Montana ; assisted by the Rosebud County Business Men. Service record book of men and women of Rosebud County.
 * They came and stayed : Rosebud County history, Forsyth, Montana, 1977.Forsyth, Montana : [Rosebud County Bicentennial Committee, 1977]

Citing This Collection
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