Glenn County, California
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My name is Martha and I am your host for 'All things Glenn County'
I live on the Central Coast of California so cannot do 'on the ground research'
but... I am an experienced online researcher and might be able to find
that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'
Please use this link for contact: Martha
Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Search ~ Maps ~ "What's New"
Vital Records ~ Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends
Cemeteries ~ Mortuaries ~ Coroner and Funeral Records ~ Obituaries
"California Corner" ~ Resources with a 'California Flavor' [OffSite]
| Vital Records ~ Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends Eibe-Zumwalt & Corbin-Troxel Family Files: Scroll to bottom of page Vital Records -& Family Files B ~ M ~ D's For the most part, searching for the above 3 vital records will be left up to the individual researcher. It is my intent to provide resources that contain Vital Info, but are more obscure to locate. Basic Vital Record Searches can be conducted on Family Search [Free] Before I list more Vital Records, there are Family Search Historical Images that are not found with the typical Catalog Search Function. Family Search Historical Images: Here are Digital Records for Glenn County: Vital Records & Odds ~ Probate Records Here are Historical Images for Glenn Co "Neighbors": Butte, Colusa, Lake, Mendocino & Tehama The types of Information: Vital Records: Births [Includes Delayed Birth Records], Marriage & Death Court Cases, Probates & Wills, Court Dockets, Land & Homestead Records, Cemetery & Funeral Home Records, Burial Permits, Obituaries, Military Enlistments Naturalization: Declaration of Intent & Final Papers, Voter Registrations Orland: Historical Images: Vitals There are quite a few films for Orland: 1891 - 1980: Birth Records, Death Certificates, Death Records, Delayed Birth Records, Marriage Records Film 004666515 1936 - 1993: Death Certificates and Funeral Home Records Films: 8700159, 8700160, 8700161, 8700162, 8700163, 8700164 1850 - 1997: Burial and Cemetery Records and indexes Film 008618789 1850 - 1997: Burial Indexes and Miscellaneous 008618788, 008618790 [Census Records were not included in the Historical Image Search]  Vital Records: Births & Deaths ~ Family Search: Catalog Births: Orland, 1915-1925 ~ Births & Deaths: 1922, V2 Family Search Films Delayed Births, Marriages, Deaths LDS Film # 1295678 [Willows and Glenn [proper], CA] Item 1: Births prior to 1905 [Images 5-9 Register] [Willows] Item 2: Delayed Births, Nov 1895 - 9 Sep 1901 [Images 16-130] No Index Item 3: Delayed Births, May 1887 - Jun 1893 [Images 136-248] No Index Item 4: Delayed Births, Mar 1894 - Mar 1896 [Images 250-330] No Index Item 5: Delayed Births, Dec 1903 - Dec 1904 [Images 333-402] No Index Item 6: Delayed Births, Jun 1899 - Jun 1905 [Images 406-449] No Index LDS Film # 1295678 Item: 7, Marriage Record May 1891 > Jun 1905 [Images 451 - 716] No Index LDS Film # 1295678 Item: 8, Death Index [Images 720-736] LDS Film # 1295678 Item: 8, Record of Deaths [Register][Images 738-761] FS: LDS Film: Marriage Records Film # 1786657: Item: 1, Index to Marriage Certificates, 1891-1983 Marriage Records, v.1, 1891-1907 Film # 1786658: Item: 2, Marriage Records, v.2-3, 1908-1927 Film # 1786659: Item's 1 & 2, Marriage Register, v.1-2, 1905-1928 Colusa County Marriages: LDS Film 1666596  Access: Log into your FS Account, Search, Catalog, enter Film # is the 'Fiche/Film Slot. Use the above chart to find the Images of interest. You can also use this link after login. Marriage Records & Other Vitals Family Search Catalog~ California Neighboring States Arizona ~ Nevada ~ Oregon Also: Oregon State Hospital "Cremains" [Indigent and Cremains Burials] Family Search ~ Michigan Marriages This link is for folks born in California and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925 [Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses] Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link. Family Search: 1891 - 1928 - Created from FS Collections Miscellaneous Death Records & Resources There is a collection of Transcribed Death Records on RootsWeb These Records are from LDS Films and were a project begun many years ago by Volunteers, and as far as I can tell, the project was never completed. The Deaths Transcribed are 'Pre 1905' for various CA Counties. The Files are still on the RW Server and are Static, I have no idea if the email addies on the Pages are valid, but the links to the various Files work, so Happy Hunting! Here is the RW Link for the whole Project Here is the Link to the FS Catalog which has the Films. [Film 1293772] There is more information available on the Death Registers Deaths: Film 1786661: 1891-1895 Deaths, Orland: 1914 > 1925 [Film 1786661] Deaths: 1928-1930, V3 [Note: Most, if not all of the LDS Birth Filmed Records are fully searchable using their Search Function: Actual Certificates are linked to the File] Be sure and check the CADI for Glenn folk who were born in other CA Counties finally, If you wish to look at all available Vitals in the FS Catalog for Glenn, Please use this link There are a lot of records, many of which have documents, not just indexes: Death Certificates, Delayed Birth Certificates, 'Pre 1905' Birth Registers Military Records & Resources Roster, Society, Sons of the Revolution in the State of California .. 1898-1912-1916-1920-1921-1922-1924 The Archive.org site has volumes for the above years: Please use this Link The Rosters give the home address of the Members. State Summary of War Casualties, 1946 US Navy [US Navy, Marines, Coast Guard] Records contain: Name, Rank, Parents, Street Address Records for the States where I host Counties / Film # California, 4218631 ~ Colorado, 4218641 ~Michigan, 4218677 ~ Minnesota, 4218681 Missouri, 4218687 ~ Oregon, 4218720 ~ Pennsylvania, 4218725 ~ Wisconsin, 4218725 Explanation of the Records: Please Use This Link Family Search Catalog: Access: Log into your Acct, Search, Catalog, Enter Film # in Fiche/Film slot California Military ~ Digitized Film Volume Reel 0002 ~ Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations: California First Cavalry, First Battalion, Native Cavalry, Second Cavalry, First Infantry, First Battalion, Mountaineers, Infantry, Second Infantry) [From NARA Resources] Military Headstone Applications Military Enlistment Lists - WW II ~ Colusa & Glenn Co's Military History Spanish ~ American War Books: Search / Download Register of The Society "Sons of the Revolution" In the State of California, 1902 Ancestral Rolls & Biographies ~ Volume Reel 0003 Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations California Third Infantry through Eighth Infantry Mounted Detachment, Infantry [3 Months, l86l] [From NARA Resources] Military Societies: Heritage Records DAR ~ GAR ~ SAR Willows Cemetery District: All Files: Google Drive Here are indexes FS films that contain the following data: Coroner Files, Burial, Removal and Disposal Records Film #'s: 1887403 ~ 1887405 ~ 1887451 ~ 1887452 ~ 1887453 ~ 1887454 Some of the Films listed above can be found using this link. Please send queries of interest, I am happy to send scans Miscellaneous Military Information: News Articles, Draft Listings for 1918 Burial, Veteran Lists & Memorials, POW Article Wars: Spanish American, WWI & II, Vietnam Veteran Burials: Willows Cemetery Alpha Indexes: Film 1887403, Item 4 Some of the Willows Cemetery Records are available on FS, Catalog The Eibe - Zumwalt Family of Colusa & Glenn Counties Please use this Link for all Files The Corbin - Troxel Families of Glenn County Years ago, Cathy Heady donated her family files to the Glenn County portion of the CAGenWeb. The Documents are all searchable pdf's Cathy can be contacted using this link. The Cazadero Family Crime and Punishment California, Sacramento County, Sacramento, Police Records :Mug Books and Wanted Bulletins, 1860-1949 This collection contains a lot of interesting information. Here is a pdf with Film Numbers The Sac Gen Soc created an index. Please use this link. California Locations: Berkeley, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Stockton, Fresno & Placer Co's, Long Beach CA State Prisons, Fulsom, San Quentin Sacramento Sheriff's Office Other Locations: Denver, Colorado ~ Colorado Springs, CO Nevada State Police / Prison [Carson City] Portland, Oregon ~ Tacoma, Washington Types of Crimes: Juvenile, High Finance, Safe Blowing, Escaped Prisoners, Parole Violators, Ethnic, Forgery, Industrial, Bunco, Political Family Search Catalog: Access: Log into your Acct, Search, Catalog, Enter Film # in Fiche/Film slot Miscellaneous Prison & Correctional Institution Records Family Search Catalog: Please Use This Link For Chart Odds & Ends "Northern California Agency Enrollment Records, 1952" Authors: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Northern California Agency (Main Author) Publication: Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, 2003 References: (See Also) List of enrolled California Indians entitled to a per capita payment when present addresses are reported, 1933 / United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sacramento Area Office These are valuable records given the fact that they list locations of residence at a particular time along with family members born after 1928. Here are Images that will give explanations: Location of Records ~ Certification ~ Explanation of Columns ~ Sample Page Following is a chart with Film #s and Image Ranges  There is a great site that has all sorts of links to free Historical and Genealogical Data "The Ancestor Hunt" Digital Newspapers ~ Year Books & Alumni Books School Records ~ Obituaries ~ Coroner, Mortuary & Cemetery Records BMD's ~ Birth & Marriage Records ~ Divorce & Death Records ~ Probate & Tax Records ~ Institutional & Military Records Naturalizations & Immigration ~ Criminal & Digital Archives ~ Directories ~ Photos & Voter Records Scroll down, left side has the menu ^+^|||^+^ Heritage Hub: California Digital Newspapers Alta California 1850 - 1861 USA - CA - San Francisco Californian, The (CA) 2002 - 2021 USA - CA - Bakersfield Californian, The: Blogs (CA) 2011 - 2015 USA - CA - Bakersfield Californian, The: Web Edition Articles (CA) 2008 - 2021 USA - CA - Bakersfield Web-Only Source Business Press/California, The (Ontario, CA) 1996 - 2002 USA - CA - Riverside California Courier 1987 - 2007 USA - CA - Glendale California Courier, The (Glendale, CA) 2007 - 2021 USA - CA - Glendale California Gazette 1851 - 1852 USA - CA - Benicia California Journal und Sonntags-gast 1872 - 1877 USA - CA - San Francisco [German] California Newswire (CA) 2009 - 2021 USA - CA Californian 1846 USA - CA - Monterey Californian, The (Temecula, CA) 2003 - 2013 USA - CA - Temecula Center Square California, The (CA) 2021 - Current USA - CA Web-Only Source Collegian, The: California State University-Fresno (CA) 2003 - 2020 USA - CA - Fresno League of California Cities (CA) 2018 - Current USA - CA Web-Only Source Weekly Alta California 1850 - 1854 USA - CA - San Francisco Weekly California Express 1857 - 1859 USA - CA - Marysville I am willing to do lookups in the above CA Newspapers Include Name[s], Dates and Contact Martha From the National Archives The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed. Please use this Link for acess New Films from Family Search Catalog 008729189, Homestead Records 1891-1927 008588196, Deeds, Patent Rec's, 1891-1925 008525451, Business Records, 1952-1958 California "Great Registers" Glenn County: 1892 ~ 1894 ~ 1896 ~ 1898 Film # 976463 These are great Resources For Instance, the 1892 contains the following information Name ~ Age ~ Height ~ Complexion ~ Eye Color ~ Hair Color ~ Visible Scars & Location Occupation ~ Country of Nativity ~ Precinct ~ PO Address Naturalized: Date, Place, Court Date of Registration ~ Sworn [Yes/No] Cancellation |
"The Fine Print"
Glenn County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
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