Michigan, Saginaw County, Biographical Card File - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection is a card index of births, marriages, and deaths recorded in the biographical card file compiled from Saginaw County newspapers, vital records, and other miscellaneous sources. References to other events were recorded but not indexed. The card index is located at the Saginaw Public Library.

List of Saginaw County newspapers included in this collection: • 2

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 3

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the birth date or year to search for birth records
 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the birth date along with relative’s names to find the family in census records
 * Use the locality and relative’s names to locate church and land records
 * The name of the undertaker or mortuary could lead you to funeral and cemetery records, which often include the names and residences of other family members
 * Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
 * Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may be nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct

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

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby cemeteries

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Michigan.
 * Michigan Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research
 * How to Find Michigan Birth Records
 * How to Find Michigan Marriage Records
 * How to Find Michigan Death Records

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Mary Felton, comp. Saginaw daily courier 1870-1876 : deaths, births, marriages.Saginaw, Michigan : Saginaw Genealogical Society,2000. FHL 977.446/S1 B38f
 * Birth records 1867-1913; index to births 1872-1922
 * Marriage records 1867-1914; index 1867-1923
 * Death records, 1868-1917 : index to deaths, 1868-1958

Related FamilySearch Historical Records Collections

 * Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006

Citing This Collection
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