Wexford County, Michigan Genealogy

Guide to Wexford County, Michigan ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The County was named for County Wexford in Ireland. The County is located in the Northern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Wexford County Courthouse 437 E Division St. Cadillac, MI 49601 Phone: 231-779-9450 Fax: 231-779-0292 Wexford County Website

County Clerk has birth records from 1868, marriage, death, divorce and court records from 1869.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records
State Census


 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch -How to Use this Collection
 * 1894 - Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1819-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust Digital Library — images

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Funeral Homes

 * Holdship Family of Funeral Homes and Cremation Services in Cadillac and Manton.
 * Peterson Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Cadillac.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)
 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust, images – includes business directories for towns across the state
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War Civil War service men from Wexford 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 Wexford County.

World War I
 * 1861-1865 Record of Service of the Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865 at Michiganology — images, multiple volumes organized alphabetically by surname
 * 1876-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1894 - Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Civil War Veterans Roster. MiGenWeb Project
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War II
 * Wexfird County World War II Army Enlistees. MiGenWeb Project
 * Wexford County World War II Reserve Corps. MiGenWeb Project
 * Wexford County World War II Army and Air Force Honor List of Dead and Missing. MiGenWeb Project

Korean War
 * Wexford County Korean War Casualties. MiGenWeb Project

Vietnam War
 * Wexford County Vietnam Wall of Honor. MiGenWeb Project

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1837-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Digital Michigan Newspapers at Central Michigan University

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1784-1980 Michigan, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980 at Ancestry.com ($) — index & images
 * 1797-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1865-1921 (*); Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1869-1895 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1869-1901 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1867-1902 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1917 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Pre-1900 Early Michigan Birth Records

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 Michigan, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
 * 1820-1937 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1820-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1868-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1867-1897 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1952 Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1897-1952 Michigan Death Records at Michiganology - index and images, organized by county and then last name.
 * Wexford County Death Index. MiGenWeb Project

Divorce

 * 1897-1952 Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Cadillac Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Houghton Lake Michigan FamilySearch Center


 * Roscommon County Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
Wexford County Historical Society 127 Beech St PO Box 124 Cadillac, MI 49601 Phone: 231-775-1717 Email: [mailto:wexfordhistory@gmail.com wexfordhistory@gmail.com] Website Facebook Wexford Genealogy Organization 601 Chestnut St Cadillac, MI 49601 Email: [mailto:wegoin@gmail.com wegoin@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Wexford County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.