Oregon, Wills and Deeds - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Index and images of deeds and mortgages from various counties in Oregon including Baker, Benton, Columbia, Deschutes, Douglas, Grant, Harney County, Jackson, Lincoln, Marion, Oregon, Polk, Sherman, Wasco, and Yamhill.

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 * Approximate date of the event

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 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps

 * Oregon Guided Research
 * Oregon Record Finder
 * Oregon Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1903 &#124; 1900-Present
 * Oregon Land and Property
 * Oregon Probate Records

FamilySearch Catalog

 * United States. Land Office. Land records, 1844-1942
 * United States. General Land Office. Oregon and Washington donation land files, 1851-1903

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998
 * Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008
 * Oregon Deaths and Burials, 1903-1947
 * Oregon Deaths, 1842-1952 and Delayed Births, 1844-1914

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Index to Oregon donation land claims. Portland, Oregon : Genealogical Forum, 1953-1957.
 * abstracted from applications by Genealogical Forum of Portland, Oregon. Genealogical material in Oregon donation land claims. 5 volumes. Portland, Oregon : Genealogical Forum of Portland, Oregon, 1957-1975

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