Ingham County, Michigan Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Samuel D. Ingham. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Ingham County Courthouse 315 South Jefferson Street Mason, MI 48854 Phone: 517-676-7201 Ingham County Website County Clerk has birth and death records from 1867, marriage records from 1838, divorce and court records from 1839. Probate Court has probate records Town and City Clerks have burial 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:

Bible Records

 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images; Also at: Google Books
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Biographies

 * PA-Roots Biographies, Ingham County Michigan
 * Genealogy Trails Ingham County Biographies
 * usgennet Ingham County Biographical Sketches

Census Records
 State Census
 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1894 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article This is one of 16 counties that has a full, searchable census with links to images.
 * 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
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1819-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

There are many ways to locate the different denominations in Lansing MI. The following are three online sites that list some of the popular churches in Lansing: List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * ChurchFinder
 * FaithStreet
 * ChurchAngel
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1845-1982 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1847-1949 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1848-1982 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1848-1982 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust Digital Library — images
 * Lansing City and Ingham County Directories at GoogleBooks

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African-American
 * Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society c/o Burton Historical Collection, DPL 5201 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48202-4007 Website
 * Publication is Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society News published twice a year. Located in Wayne County. MGC Member of Michigan Genealogical Council.


 * Lansing Area African American Genealogical Society PO Box 22203 Lansing, MI 48909-2203 Website
 * Publication is Newsletter published quarterly. Member of Michigan Genealogical Council

Cornish
 * Keweenaw Houghton Cornish Society of the Copper Country Cornish Connection Of Lower Michigan 8494 Wesley Drive Flushing, MI 48433 Website

Dutch
 * Joint Archives of Holland, Hope College PO Box 9000 Holland, Michigan 49422-9000 Phone: 616-395-7000 Website

Finnish
 * Finnish American Heritage Center 435 Quincy Street Hancock, MI 49930 Phone: 906-487-7302 Website

Flemish
 * Genealogical Society of Flemish Americans 18740 East 13 Mile Road Roseville, Michigan 48066 Website Facebook

French-Canadian (includes Acadian, Cajun and Metis)
 * French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan PO Box 1900 Royal Oak, MI 48068-1900 Website Facebook
 * Publication is Michigan's Habitat Heritage published quarterly. Located in Oakland County, MGC Member of Michigan Genealogical Council

Irish
 * Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan c/o Gaelic League/Irish American Club 2068 Michigan Avenue Detroit, MI 48216-1303 Website Facebook
 * Publication is Irish Tree published nine times a year. Located in Wayne County, MGC Member of Michigan Genealogical Council


 * Wayne County Irish Society 31975 Cowan Westland, MI 48185 website

Italian
 * Americans Of Italian Origin Society 18336 Lister East Detroit, MI 48021 Website

Jewish
 * Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan PO Box 251693 West Bloomfield, MI 48325-1693 Website Facebook
 * Publication is Generations published quarterly. Located in Oakland County, MGC Member of Michigan Genealogical Council

Polish
 * Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan c/o Burton Collection 5201 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48202-4007 Website Facebook
 * Publication is The Polish Eaglet published three times a year. Located in Wayne County, MGC Member of Michigan Genealogical Council


 * Polish Heritage Society PO Box 1844 Grand Rapids, MI 49501 Website

Scottish
 * The St. Andrew's Society of Detroit 2360 Rochester Ct Troy, Mi 48083 Phone: 248-526-1849 Fax: 248-528-1477 Email: [mailto:kilgour@detroitscots.com kilgour@detroitscots.com] Website

Anishnawbe (Chippewa / Ojibwe, Ottawa / Odawa, Potawatomi Indians)
 * Nokomis Learning Center 5153 Marsh Road Okemos, MI 48864 Phone: 517-349-5777 Website Facebook


 * FamilySearch Digital Library Chief Okemos Michigan History Magazine, Volume 6

Funeral Homes

 * Estes-Leadley Funeral Home in Holt and Lansing.
 * Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes in East Lansing.
 * Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes in Lansing.
 * Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes in Mason.
 * Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes in Williamston.
 * Palmer, Bush and Jensen Family Funeral Homes in Holt and Lansing.
 * Paradise Funeral Chapel in Lansing.
 * Riley Funeral Home in Lansing.
 * Skinner Funeral Homes in Lansing.
 * Vickers Leslie Funeral Home in Leslie.

Genealogies
BALLARD - The Appleton Ballard Family of Lansing, Michigan

COOK - [http://books.google.com/books?id=sU1WAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA76&dq=genealogy+%22ingham+county%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dLWTUZyoCOnw0QG7nIHIDQ&ved=0CF0Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=genealogy%20%22ingham%20county%22&f=false A history of the American and puritanical family of Sutliff or Sutliffe ... By Samuel Milton Sutliff]

FELT - The Felt Genealogy?: A Record of the Descendants of George Felt of Casco Bay

FIELD - Field Genealogy: Being the Record of All the Field Family in ..., Volume 1, By Frederick Clifton Pierce

FOSTER - [http://books.google.com/books?id=aohMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA308&dq=genealogy+%22ingham+county%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VbeTUYi9Npfk4AP1iIG4Bw&ved=0CHUQ6AEwCTgU#v=onepage&q=genealogy%20%22ingham%20county%22&f=false Foster genealogy, Part 1. By Frederick Clifton Pierce]

GILMORE - Genealogy - Family of Dolly Edna Gilmore

GUILE - The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, By Charles Burleigh

HAMMOND - Wadhams genealogy, proceded by a sketch of the Wadham family in England, By Mrs. Harriet Weeks (Wadhams) Stevens

HERRMAN / HERMANN - Ingham County MI Pioneer Families

HOLMES - KERR family.RTF. The Historical Society of Greater Lansing on Facebook

KENT - History and Genealogy of the Kent Family: Descendants of Richard Kent ..., By Edward Irving Dale, Edward Everett Kent

KERR - KERR family.RTF. The Historical Society of Greater Lansing on Facebook

LORANGER - French Detroit on Facebook

MURRAY - Genealogy Report: Descendants of John H. Murray

NORTHRUP - Genealogy of Josiah Munroe, Revolutionary Soldier, who Died in the Service ..., By Guilford Smith Northrup

OLIN - A Complete Record of the John Olin Family: The First of that Name who Came ..., By Chauncey C. Olin

OVERMYER - Overmyer History and Genealogy, from 1680 to 1905, By Barnhart B. Overmyer, John C. Overmyer

PINCKNEY - PINCKNEY family.RTF. The Historical Society of Greater Lansing on Facebook

RAY The Genealogy of the Lamborn Family: With Extracts from History, Biographies ...

RODMAN - Genealogy of the Rodman Family, 1620 to 1886, By Charles Henry Jones

SHERMAN - The Brewster genealogy, 1566-1907: a record of the ..., Volume 2, Part 1, edited by Emma C. Brewster Jones

TERRY - Terry residents of Onondaga Lynette's Family History Page...

TURNER - Descendants of Michael Turner of MA

TUTTLE - Tuttle, Tuttle and Tuttle: Ingham County’s First Family of Law

WARNER - Genealogy of the Families of John Rockwell, of Stamford, Connecticut 1641

Land and Property Records

 * Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Pioneer History of Ingham County
 * FamilySearch Digital Library Portrait and Biographical Album of Ingham and Livingston Counties, Michigan
 * FamilySearch Digital Library History of Ingham and Eaton Counties
 * archive Archive History of Ingham County 1880
 * quod.lib An account of Ingham County from its organization 1924
 * quod.lib Past and present of the city of Lansing and Ingham county, Michigan, by Albert E. Cowles, historically. Together with biographical sketches of many of its leading and prominent citizens and illustrious dead, 1905
 * Archive Standard atlas of Ingham County, Michigan : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county...farmers directory, reference business directory...1895
 * FamilySearch Digital Library Pioneer History of Ingham County, v.1, comp by Mrs. Franc L. Adams
 * GoogleBooks A History of the Haslett-Lake Lansing Area, Meridian Township, Ingham County, Michigan
 * WorldCat Stories of Lansing, Michigan Families: Shopkeepers, Soldiers, Statesmen, and One Naked Lady.
 * This is a 160 page book (8 ½ by 11 inches) written by Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society members in 2009 for Lansing's 150th celebration. The book features chapters on the ancestors of Lansing families (i.e., Buck, Belen, Dungey, Priggooris, Sparrow, Turner and more, over 900 names are indexed; included are sources and photos).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)
 * Map of Ingham County Townships
 * Mason Street Map and Satellite Map
 * Historic Map 1939 of Bunker Hill Township, Fitchburg, Cahdogan Creek, Batteese Creek Historic Map Works - Download $
 * 1859 Topographic Maps of Ingham County Townships
 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust, images – includes business directories for towns across the state
 * Combined Ingham County Michigan 1874 and 1892 Atlas: with every name index. It is a reprint of the entire 1874 atlas by F. W. Beers &amp; Co. and the 1895 edition of Geo. Ogle and Co. with an index of all property owners. Reprinted by the Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society. $
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
War of 1812
 * MISociety Michigan Daughters of the War of 1812

Civil War
 * 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 FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 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 Article
 * geni project 7th Michigan Infantry
 * FindAGrave Civil War Vets - Ingham County
 * GenealogyKris A Civil War Relief Book
 * Orange County California GS Civil War Veterans Project
 * Historical Commission Civil War casualties, 1861-1865
 * MIFamilyHistory 1894 Veteran's Census
 * FamilySearch Digital Library Michigan Adjutant General’s Office, Records of service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, Kalamazoo, MI: Ihling Brothers and Everard, 1905. There are 46 volumes.
 * FamilySearch Digital Library Robertson, John, comp. Michigan in the War. Lansing, MI: W.S. George and Co., 1880.
 * MIGenWeb Index to Civil War Veterans Of Ingham County, as Listed in Records of Service (pdf)

Civil War service men from Ingham 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 Ingham County.

- 12th Regiment, Michigan Infantry, Company G

Spanish American War
 * FindAGrave Spanish American War Veterans

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * FamilySearch World War I Draft Cards
 *  1914-1918 Honor roll and war history of Ingham County, Michigan, in the great world war, 1914 to 1918.Lansing, Michigan : State Journal Co., 1919?

World War II
 * World War II Casualties

Naturalization and Citizenship

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

Newspapers

 * chroniclingamerica 1859 Edition of the Lansing State Republican
 * Digital Michigan Newspapers at Central Michigan University
 * GoogleBooks A History of the Press of Michigan Prepared for the Centennial - Ingham County
 * michigan gov Michigan Newspapers: Finding the Scoop on Your Family Tree (pdf)
 * michigannewspaperhistory Michigan Newspaper History, Ingham County

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1897-1933 Obituaries from Ingham County newspapers of mid-Michigan people unusual obituaries collected by an unknown person from approximately 1897-1933 / compiled by Julie Carr. Available at the Library of Michigan. Library use only.
 * genealogytrails Ingham County Obituaries

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
 * 1835-1933 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Ingham County Probate Court at Ingham.org

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.

Vital Records

 * State vital records started in 1867, however marriage records started at the county level earlier. Check both.
 * genealogytrails Ingham County Mi Vital Records

Birth

 * 1867-1917 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1867-1902 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 Michigan, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
 * 1820-1937 at FamilySearch - How To Use This Article
 * 1820-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1868-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1874-1897 MIFamilyHistory Marriages performed by Rev. Nathaniel Dickey, Methodist Episcopal Church Minister, Ontario 1874-1883 and Michigan 1883-1897

Death

 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1867-1897 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1867-1952 Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1897-1952 Michigan Death Certificates, 1897-1952 at Michiganology
 * Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Genealogical Death Indexing System
 * DeathIndexes Online Michigan Death Records and Indexes
 * genealogykris Michigan Masons Deaths

Divorce

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

Archives
Catholic Diocese of Lansing Archives 326 W Ionia St Lansing, MI 48933 Phone:517-342-2540 Website University Archives and Historical Collections Michigan State University, Conrad Hall 943 Conrad Rd, Rm 101 East Lansing, MI 48824-1327 Phone: 517-355-2330 Email: [mailto:archives@msu.edu archives@msu.edu] Website Facebook

FamilySearch Centers

 * Howell Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Lansing Michigan FamilySearch Center


 * Library of Michigan - an affiliate library
 * Brighton Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Library of Michigan 702 W Kalamazoo St Lansing, MI 48915 Phone: 517-335-1477 Email: [mailto:librarian@michigan.gov librarian@michigan.gov] Website Facebook Capital Area District Libraries 401 S Capitol Ave Lansing, Michigan 48933 Phone: 517-367-6350 Website Facebook
 * Capital Area District Libraries operates 13 branches and a mobile library throughout Ingham county. They have a large Genealogy section.

Museums
Michigan History Center 702 W Kalamazoo St Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 517-335-2573 Email: [mailto:mhcinfo@michigan.gov mhcinfo@michigan.gov] Website Facebook Michigan State University Museum 409 W Circle Dr East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-884-6897 Email: [mailto:museum@msu.edu museum@msu.edu] Website Facebook Michigan Women Forward 105 W Allegan St, #10 Lansing, MI 48933 Phone: 517-763-2397 Email: [mailto:info@michiganwomen.org info@michiganwomen.org] Website Facebook R.E. Olds Transportation Museum 240 Museum Dr Lansing, MI 48933 Phone: 517-372-0529 Email: [mailto:autos@reoldsmuseum.org autos@reoldsmuseum.org] Website Facebook Turner Dodge House 100 E North St Lansing, MI 48906 Phone: 517-483-4220 Email: [mailto:Barbara.Loyer@lansingmi.gov Barbara.Loyer@lansingmi.gov] Website Facebook

Societies
Daughters of the American Revolution Lansing Chapter Phone: 517-349-9823 Email: [mailto:lansingchapterdar@gmail.com lansingchapterdar@gmail.com] Website Facebook Friends of Historic Meridian Okemos, Michigan 48864 Phone: 517-347-7300 Email: [mailto:meridianhistoricalvillage@gmail.com meridianhistoricalvillage@gmail.com] Facebook Historical Society of Greater Lansing PO Box 12095 Lansing, MI 48901 Phone: 517-282-0671 Email: [mailto:info@lansinghistory.org info@lansinghistory.org] Website Facebook Ingham County Genealogical Society PO Box 85 Mason, MI 48854 Email:[mailto:webmaster@icgsweb.org webmaster@icgsweb.org] Website Facebook Leslie Area Historical Society 107 E Bellevue St PO Box 275 Leslie, Michigan 49251 Phone: 517-712-5459 Email: [mailto:info@lesliehistorical.org info@lesliehistorical.org] Website Facebook Mason Area Historical Society 200 E Oak St PO Box 44 Mason, MI 48854 517-676-5974 Email:[mailto:masonmuseum1865@gmail.com masonmuseum1865@gmail.com] Website Facebook Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society PO Box 16033 Lansing, MI 48910-6033 Phone: 517-332-2932 Website Facebook Stockbridge Area Genealogical/Historical Society 125 S Clinton St Stockbridge, MI 49285 Email: [mailto:stockbridgeareaghs@hotmail.com stockbridgeareaghs@hotmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * Ingham 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 History Group
 * Cyndi's List
 * Michigan Family History Network
 * Family History &amp; Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records &amp; More Linkpendium
 * Michigan Research Group Genealogy Wise
 * Michigan Roots
 * Ingham County Michigan Genealogyldsgenealogy
 * – 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.