Oregon, Benton County Records, 1856-1984
This collection includes digital images of land and property records, old age pensions, naturalization records, military records, and a few probate records. More records will be added to the collection as images become available. Other Benton County records are available on microfilm through the Family History Library and family history centers.
Oregon, Benton County Records
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Oregon,_Benton_County_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection includes digital images of the following:
- Land and property records (1856-1984)
- Old age pensions (1934-1936)
- Naturalization records (1864-1962)
- Military records (1919-1948)
- Probate records (1853-1856)
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Oregon, Benton County Records, 1856-1984. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
County
- Name of deceased
- Event date
- Event place
- Residence
- Age
- Gender
- Names of parents
- Biographical information about parents such as date and place of birth
- Names of heirs, such as spouse, children, other relatives, or friends
- Names of the executor, administrator, or guardian
- Names of witnesses
- Dates the documents were written and recorded (used to approximate event dates since a will was usually written near the time of death)
- Description and value of property or land
- Occupation
Collection Content
Sample Images
- Oregon, Benton County Records
Deed 1877
Mortgage Page 1 1868
Mortgage Page 2 1868
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Coverage Table
| Record | Record Types | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Land and property | Chattel mortgage | 1878-1958 |
| Land and property | Deeds | 1854-1921 |
| Land and property | Index general (direct, indirect) | 1890-1898 |
| Land and property | Index to chattle mortgages | 1878-1963 |
| Land and property | Index to deeds (Direct and indirect) | 1854-1890 |
| Land and property | Index to deeds (grantee) | 1854-1878 |
| Land and property | Index to deeds (grantor) | 1854-1902 |
| Land and property | Index to direct mortgages | 1856-1984 |
| Land and property | Index to direct mortgages (canceled) | 1879-1894 |
| Land and property | Index to indirect mortgages | 1856-1984 |
| Land and property | Index to mortgages (mortgagees, mortgagors) | 1905-1941 |
| Land and property | Mortgage | 1859-1921 |
| Military | Index to U. S. service discharge | 1919-1972 |
| Military | Discharge | 1920-1948 |
| Naturalization | Card index | 1864-1975 |
| Naturalization | Records | 1912-1945 |
| Pension | Old age pension minutes | 1934-1936 |
| Probate | Bonds of guardians | 1853-1856 |
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
County Clerk, Corvallis, Oregon
"Oregon, Benton County Records, 1856-1984." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2024. County Clerk, Corvallis.
