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Michigan Gogebic County
Guide to Gogebic County Michigan genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Gogebic County, Michigan | |
| Map | |
 Location of Michigan in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 7, 1887 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Bessemer |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Gogebic County Courthouse 200 N Moore St. Bessemer, MI 4991 Phone: (906) 663-4518 Gogebic County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce and court
records from 1887 and military records.
Probate Court has probate records from 1887.
Register of Deeds has land records from 1887.[1]
History
Parent County
1887--Gogebic County was created 7 February 1887 from Ontonagon County.
County seat:
Bessemer [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Family Maps of Gogebic County, Michigan (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
Military
Civil War
Civil War service men from Gogebic 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 Gogebic County.
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Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
- Birth Records Table Alcona County Genealogical Society Free membership with registration.
- Marriage Records Table Alcona County Genealogical Society Free membership with registration.
- Death Records Table Alcona County Genealogical Society Free membership with registration.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Gogebic County, Michigan page 345, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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