St. Clair County, Michigan Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Arthur St. Clair, an American Revolutionary War General and Governor of the Northwest Territory. The County is located in the east area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth records from 1867, marriage records from 1834, death records from 1868, divorce and court records from 1849.

Parent County
1820--St. Clair County was created 28 March 1820 from Macomb County. It was attached to Macomb County prior to organization 8 May 1821. County seat: Port Huron

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Michigan county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Michigan County Boundary Maps" (1790-1897) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Lapeer •  Macomb  •  Sanilac

Biographies

 * St. Clair County Biographies. MiGenWeb Project

Cemeteries

 * Lakeside Cemetery

Census
State Census
 * 1894 - at FamilySearch — index

Church

 * 1819-1991 - at FamilySearch — index

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929 - 1966 at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)
 * Standard Atlast of St. Clair County, Michigan

Civil War
Civil War service men from St. Clair 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 St. Clair County.

Online Records
 * at FamilySearch — index
 * 1876-1945 - at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1837-1993 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Obituaries

 * St. Clair County Obituaries. MiGenWeb Project
 * 1820-2006 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1784 – 1980 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1797 – 1973 at FamilySearch — images

Vital Records

 * How to order Michigan Vital Records

Birth

 * 1867-1917 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1867-1902 - Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902-- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as name of child, birthdate and place, if still-born, illegitimate or twin, gender, race and record number.

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 - Michigan, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1820-1937 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1820-1940 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1838-1898 - St. Clair County Marriages and Deaths - Includes all the County plus data on Ontario Canada names.
 * 1868-1925 - Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925 -- Free name indexes at FamilySearch. Records include such information as names of bride and groom, date of license, ages, race, residences, birthplaces, occupations and names of the fathers of the bride and groom.
 * St. Clair County Marriages. MiGenWeb Project

Death

 * 1838-1898 - St. Clair County Marriages and Deaths - Includes all the County plus data on Ontario Canada names.
 * 1850-1880 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1867-1897 - Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as name of deceased, date and place of death, gender, color, marital status, age in years, months and days, disease or apparent cause of death, birthplace, names and occupations of parents, and the date the record was made.
 * 1897-1920 - Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920 Images are available free from Seeking Michigan.
 * Grannies Genealogy Garden has links to other genealogy sites that may be useful.

Societies and Libraries
St. Clair County Family History Group, Inc. PO Box 611483 Port Huron, Michigan 48061-1483 Website

St. Clair Shores Genealogical Group 22500 Eleven Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores 48081

The Searchers c/o Pierson 14300 "V" Avenue Vicksburg MI 49097-9360

Rootstalkers The PO Box 161 Anchorville 48004

Algonac Clay Historical Society 1240 St. Clair River Dr. PO Box 228 Algonac, MI 48001 Telephone: 810-794-9015 Website

Capac Historical Society Museum Mission 401 East Kempf Capac Michigan, 48014 Telephone: 810-395-2859 E-mail:[mailto:capacmuseum@hotmail.com capacmuseum@hotmail.com] Website


 * List of Michigan Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers


 * Blue Water Michigan Family History Center 1990 N River Rd, St Clair, MI 48079 United States

Websites

 * St. Clair County, MI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Michigan Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Michigan Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * St Clair County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * St Clair County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)