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Michigan Court Records
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Records at the county level are the responsibility of different offices-office of the county clerk: birth, death, and marriage; register of deeds: land records; office of the probate judge: probate files; and circuit court office or office of the county clerk: circuit court records.
County circuit court records are kept by the county clerk or the circuit court clerk in the appropriate county office. There are no state indexes to these records.
National Archives/Great Lakes Region holds federal district court records as follows: Eastern District (Flint), 1895—1962; Bay City, 1894—1962; Detroit, 1837—1962; Western District (Grand Rapids), 1863—1962; and Marquette, 1878—1962. An inventory of holdings is available at the archives in Chicago. Documentation of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, filed in the admiralty case files, are included in these records.
- Below are links to each County Clerk of the Circuit Court Office.
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- Alger
- Alcona
- Allegan
- Alpena
- Antrim
- Arenac
- Bay
- Baraga
- Benzie
- Berrien
- Baraga
- Branch
- Barry
- Calhoun
- Cass
- Cheboygan
- Charlevoix
- Chippewa
- Clare
- Clinton
- Crawford
- Delta
- Dickinson
- Eaton
- Emmet
- Genesee
- Gladwin
- Gogebic
- Gratiot
- Grand Traverse
- Hillsdale
- Houghton
- Huron
- Ingham
- Ionia
- Iosco
- Iron
- Isabella
- Jackson
- Kent
- Keweenaw
- Kalkaska
- Kalamazoo
- Lake
- Lapeer
- Leelenau
- Lenawee
- Livingston
- Luce
- Marquette
- Mason
- Macomb
- Montcalm
- Montmorency
- Mecosta
- Menominee
- Midland
- Missaukee
- Mackinac
- Monroe
- Manistee
- Muskegon
- Oakland
- Oceana
- Ogemaw
- Osceola
- Ontonagon
- Oscoda
- Otsego
- Ottawa
- Presque Isle
- Roscommon
- Saginaw
- Sanilac
- Schoolcraft
- St. Clair
- Shiawassee
- St. Joseph
- Tuscola
- Van Buren
- Washtenaw
- Wayne
- Wexford
- On-Site County Court Records Search - Find nearly any Michigan court record online! Many court records are not digitized yet, which signifies the only way to obtain these records is by visiting the actual Pennsylvania courthouses. Someone from our network of court-runners will go retrieve the records and then send you the outcomes. Average response time is 38 hours. Michigan Civil Records include Lawsuits, Bankruptcies, Liens and judgments, Marriage/divorce judicial proceeding, Child custody, Civil rights violations ands Other. Michigan Criminal Records include Violent offenses, Theft and robbery, DUI/DWI's, Drugs and alcohol, Sexual crimes, Some traffic violations, Behavioral.
- Michigan Eastern District Naturalizations: Index to Naturalization papers of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit, 1837-1903 and U.S. Circuit Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit, 1837-1903
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- Michigan Court Books at Amazon.com
- Research In State Court Records
- Colonial Courts and Their Records
- State Courts and Their Records
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- Court and Legal Records
- Contents of Court Records
- Published Court Records
- Court, Land, Wills & Financial - Court records are an often overlooked, yet very valuable tool for finding information to assist you in your research. Land records, such as deeds, allow you to tie an ancestor to a specific place at a point in time. Other court records like those dealing with finances and estates often list related family members or give interesting details like the total value of property owned by your ancestors to add interest to your family history.
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Michigan Probate Records
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Probate records are the responsibility of the probate court office or the office of the probate judge in each county. There is no state index to these records, but see County Resources for earliest records available. Some probate court records, estate case files in particular, have been deposited at the state archives or at a regional depository. Consult State Archives Circular No. 6, Probate Court Records, for a listing of counties and dates of these original and microfilmed files.
- Below are links to each County Clerk of the Probate Court Office.
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- Alger
- Alcona
- Allegan
- Alpena
- Antrim
- Arenac
- Bay
- Baraga
- Benzie
- Berrien
- Baraga
- Branch
- Barry
- Calhoun
- Cass
- Cheboygan
- Charlevoix
- Chippewa
- Clare
- Clinton
- Crawford
- Delta
- Dickinson
- Eaton
- Emmet
- Genesee
- Gladwin
- Gogebic
- Gratiot
- Grand Traverse
- Hillsdale
- Houghton
- Huron
- Ingham
- Ionia
- Iosco
- Iron
- Isabella
- Jackson
- Kent
- Keweenaw
- Kalkaska
- Kalamazoo
- Lake
- Lapeer
- Leelenau
- Lenawee
- Livingston
- Luce
- Marquette
- Mason
- Macomb
- Montcalm
- Montmorency
- Mecosta
- Menominee
- Midland
- Missaukee
- Mackinac
- Monroe
- Manistee
- Muskegon
- Oakland
- Oceana
- Ogemaw
- Osceola
- Ontonagon
- Oscoda
- Otsego
- Ottawa
- Presque Isle
- Roscommon
- Saginaw
- Sanilac
- Schoolcraft
- St. Clair
- Shiawassee
- St. Joseph
- Tuscola
- Van Buren
- Washtenaw
- Wayne
- Wexford
- Research In Probate Records - from The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.
- How to Locate Printed Probate Records
- Advantages of Printed Probate Records
- Limitations of Printed Probate Records
- Michigan Probate Books at Amazon.com
Michigan Land Records
See Also Research In State Land Records
- Below are links to each County Register of Deeds Office.
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- Alger
- Alcona
- Allegan
- Alpena
- Antrim
- Arenac
- Bay
- Baraga
- Benzie
- Berrien
- Baraga
- Branch
- Barry
- Calhoun
- Cass
- Cheboygan
- Charlevoix
- Chippewa
- Clare
- Clinton
- Crawford
- Delta
- Dickinson
- Eaton
- Emmet
- Genesee
- Gladwin
- Gogebic
- Gratiot
- Grand Traverse
- Hillsdale
- Houghton
- Huron
- Ingham
- Ionia
- Iosco
- Iron
- Isabella
- Jackson
- Kent
- Keweenaw
- Kalkaska
- Kalamazoo
- Lake
- Lapeer
- Leelenau
- Lenawee
- Livingston
- Luce
- Marquette
- Mason
- Macomb
- Montcalm
- Montmorency
- Mecosta
- Menominee
- Midland
- Missaukee
- Mackinac
- Monroe
- Manistee
- Muskegon
- Oakland
- Oceana
- Ogemaw
- Osceola
- Ontonagon
- Oscoda
- Otsego
- Ottawa
- Presque Isle
- Roscommon
- Saginaw
- Sanilac
- Schoolcraft
- St. Clair
- Shiawassee
- St. Joseph
- Tuscola
- Van Buren
- Washtenaw
- Wayne
- Wexford
- Michigan Land Patents at Gov-Records.com
- Michigan Property Records at Gov-Records.com
- Michigan Land Books at Amazon.com
- Michigan Land Records: Michigan Pre-1908 Homestead & Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index.
- BLM Land Records
- Michigan Land Records from All States
- Michigan Historical Records - Databases include Michigan Court, Land, Wills & Financial Records; Michigan Birth, Marriage & Death Records; Michigan Voter Lists & Census Records; Michigan Immigration & Emigration Records; Michigan Obituary Records; Michigan Military Records; Michigan Family Tree Records; Michigan Pictures; Michigan Stories, Memories & Histories; Michigan Directories & Member Lists and much more....
Michigan Tax Records
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Researching in Tax Records
Property tax records at the county level usually date back to the first land records. Either the county treasurer or the register of deeds will be the custodian of these records.
Personal property tax records have been published for a few counties. Tax lists, along with other sources, are being used to reconstruct the lost 1890 federal population census.
