Jackson County, Michigan Genealogy

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



Description
The county is named after President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). The County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse 312 S. Jackson Street Jackson, MI 49201 Phone: 517-788-4265 Jackson County Website County Clerk has birth and death records from 1867, marriage records from 1830’s, divorce records from 1800’s and naturalization records. Probate Court has probate records. Register of Deeds has land records. Clerk of the District Court has court records.

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

 * 1819-1991 - at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Jackson
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust, images – includes business directories for towns across the state
 * 1887-88, 1890 Jackson, Michigan Directories, 1887-88, 1890. 1887-88, 1890 Ancestry.com($)
 * 1918-23 Jackson County, Michigan Rural Directory, 1918-23. 1918-1923 Ancestry.com($)

Emigration and Immigration

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

Local Histories

 * History of Jackson County, Michigan. Interstate Publishing Co., 1881. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library


 * De Land, Charles Victor. DeLand's history of Jackson County, Michigan : embracing a concise review of its early settlement, industrial development and present conditions, together with interesting reminiscences, Vol. 1. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

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


 * - 12th Regiment, Michigan Infantry, Company D
 * - 17th Regiment, Michigan Infantry, Companies F, G, K, and Unassigned

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
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection

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 Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980 at Ancestry($)
 * 1797-1973 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection

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.

Birth

 * 1867-1917 - at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1902 - at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection

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

 * 1850-1880 - at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1897 - at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1952 Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 at Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
 * 1897-1952 - Michigan Death Records at Michiganology - index and images, organized by county and then last name.

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Ann Arbor Michigan Family History Center
 * Jackson Michigan Family History Center
 * Jonesville Michigan Family History Center


 * Manchester Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries

 * Jackson County Genealogical Society and Library 211 West Ganson Street Suite 170 Jackson, MI 49201 Phone: 517-768-9266 Email: [mailto:jcgs.library@yahoo.com jcgs.library@yahoo.com] Facebook Website

Societies

 * Jackson County Genealogical Society PO Box 188 Jackson, MI 49204 Phone: 517-768-9266 Email: [mailto:jcgs.library@gmail.com jcgs.library@gmail.com] Facebook Website


 * Jackson County Historical Society PO Box 1856 Jackson, MI 49201 Phone: (517)-740-1168 Email: [mailto:jxnhistorical@gmail.com jxnhistorical@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Websites

 * Jackson County, MI-Roots Michigan Roots is a member of the PA-Roots family of websites.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Genealogy Trails Jackson County Michigan
 * Jackson 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.