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Guide to Walla Walla County Washington genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Walla Walla County, Washington
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Location in the state of Washington
Location of Washington in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	April 25, 1854
County Seat	Walla Walla
Courthouse
Address	Walla Walla County Website

Historical Facts

• Parent County: created 25 April 1854 from Clark County
• County seat: Walla Walla ^[1]
• Neighboring Counties: Benton | Columbia | Franklin | Whitman | Umatilla County, Oregon

Boundary Changes

With the signing of the Treaty of 1818, Great Britain and the United States jointly claimed the Pacific Northwest, including current Walla Walla County. ^[2]

On August 14, 1848, the Oregon Territory formed, and Clackamas County included current Walla Walla County.^[3]

On March 2, 1853, the Washington Territory was formed.^[4]

Original Walla Walla County boundaries commenced at a point opposite the mouth of the Deschutes River on the north bank of the Columbia River, thence running north to the 49th parallel, thence along said parallel to the summit of the Rocky Mountains, thence south along the summit of the Rocky Mountains to the 46th degree of parallel, thence west along said 46th parallel to where it crosses the Columbia River, thence along said Columbia River to the place of beginning.^[5]

Western Montana, Northern Idaho, and all Eastern Washington counties broke off from Walla Walla County starting with Spokane County in 1860 and finishing with Asotin County in 1883.^[6]

Record Loss

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Cemeteries

Census

• 1860
• 1870
• 1880
• 1890 Veterans
• 1900
• 1910
• 1920
• 1930
• 1940

Church Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Walla Walla

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political and Religious

Gazetteers

Genealogy =

History

Land and Property

Maps

• Family Maps of Walla Walla County, Washington (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Walla Walla County, Washington for European and African American settlers included:

• Columbia River
• York Factory Express 1824 from Fort Vancouver to York Factory, Manitoba, Canada
• Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon^[7]

Military

Some military records for this county have been digitized at the Washington State Digital Archives.

Naturalization and Citizenship

Washington State Digital Archives has digitized various types of naturalization-related records, including declarations of intentions, delayed birth files, naturalization affidavits, notifications of application for admission to US citizenship, orders fixing naturalization terms, petitions and records, petitions, receipts for certificates of citizenship, record of final decrees of citizenship and record of petitions dockets. Depending on the county, records range from 1854-1988.

Newspapers

Washington State Library has early Walla Walla newspapers online.

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate

Public Records

Repositories

Courthouse

Walla Walla County Courthouse
315 West Main Street PO Box 836;
Walla Walla, WA 99362-0259
Phone: 509.527.3221

County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1860. ^[8]

Family History Centers

Libraries

Museums

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

• Marriages from 22 Feb 1862 to 4 Oct 1910 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index website.

Death

• Washington Death Certificates 1907-1960 A free internet index to the 1907-1960 death certificates can be found at FamilySearch Record Search, no images are available. A transcribed death certificate may contain such information as name of the deceased, date and place of death, age, gender, birth date and birth place, mother’s maiden name and name of spouse, place of residence, occupation and certificate numbers.

Websites

• Family History Library Catalog
• Walla Walla County, Washington Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Hudson Bay Company records at the Archives of Manitoba.
• Fort Walla Walla Museum
• Whitman Mission National Historic Site
• Walla Walla Public Library
• Whitman College
• Walla Walla County GenWeb

Places

Walla Walla County Washington Genealogy References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
2. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_1818
3. ↑ Abbott, Newton Carl & Carver, Fred E., The Evolution of Washington Counties by, 1979. Publisher Yakima Valley Genealogical Society and Klickitat County Genealogical Society.
4. ↑ Abbott, Newton Carl & Carver, Fred E., The Evolution of Washington Counties by, 1979. Publisher Yakima Valley Genealogical Society and Klickitat County Genealogical Society.
5. ↑ Abbott, Newton Carl & Carver, Fred E., The Evolution of Washington Counties by, 1979. Publisher Yakima Valley Genealogical Society and Klickitat County Genealogical Society.
6. ↑ Abbott, Newton Carl & Carver, Fred E. The Evolution of Washington Counties, 1979. Publisher Yakima Valley Genealogical Society and Klickitat County Genealogical Society.
7. ↑ Jim Tompkins, "The Oregon Trail 1841-1848 Map VI" in Oregon Trail Landmarks at http://www.oregonpioneers.com/OTMap6.jpg (accessed 18 July 2011).
8. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Walla Walla County, Washington page 734, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

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