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Michigan Ionia County
Guide to Ionia County Michigan genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Ionia County, Michigan | |
| Map | |
 Location of Michigan in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | March 2, 1831 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Ionia |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Ionia County Courthouse 100 E Main St. Ionia, MI 48846 Phone: (616) 527-5322 Ionia County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1867,
marriage records from 1837, divorce and court records from 1890. [1]
History
Parent County
1831--Ionia County was created 2 March 1831 from Mackinac County. It was attached to Kent County prior to organization 3 April 1837. County seat: Ionia [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Ionia County Cemeteries US GenWeb
Highland Park Cemetery, Ionia BillionGraves
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Family Maps of Ionia County, Michigan (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
Military
Civil War
Civil War service men from Ionia 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 Ionia County.
- - 1st Regiment, Engineers and Mechanics, Michigan, Company E
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
- Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch Record Search. 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 Record Search. 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 Record Search. 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), Ionia County, Michigan page 346, 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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