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Los Angeles County, California
This Site is part of
The
CAGenWeb Project
& The
USGenWeb® Project
Welcome:
My name is Martha
I am your host for 'all things Los Angeles''
I no longer live in Los Angeles, but have roots deep in her soil, having arrived at the Inglewood Bassinet in 1939.
While I am unable to do local 'on the ground research'
I am an excellant online researcher
and
might be able to help you locate that missing piece of your "Ancestral Pie"
Contact for Questions: Martha
Table of
Contents
History ~ Biography ~ Maps ~ What's New ~
Family Search: Books & Films ~ Lookups ~ Queries
Vital Records ~ Military ~ Odds & Ends
Cemeteries ~ Funeral Homes and Mortuaries ~ Obituaries
Vital Records ~ Military ~ Odds & Ends
Vital Records
Los Angeles County is huge and as it has grown over the years, so has the number of Resouces for Vital Records and their Availability.
While the challenge, for me, is to point out 'ways and means' to locate records, I can only rely on my diligence and creativity in finding them.
Note: At the end of the 'Vitals Section' are old files I have collected over the years:
Births, Marriages, Deaths, Old CA Wills, Naturalization Records
So... here we go: But first a 'Primer' on Time Frames for CA Vitals: FS Wiki
Birth Records:
California Births and Christenings, 1812-1988
California Birth Index, 1905-1995
Here is a Chart created from the FS Catalog: Los Angeles, CA Birth Records, Films
The Link at the top of each Column is for the Web Page with all the Films
There are more records for specific locations:
Long Beach ~ Los Angeles [City]
FS Films for Long Beach: 1904-1911 and 1912 - 1917, 1906 - 1926
With the advent of Digital Newspapers for a wide variety of locations, we are fortunante to be able
to use them for research.
The California Digital Newspaper Collection is one such source, and it is free.
The collection includes early CA Newspapers and they are great for looking for that odd vital record:To Wit:
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, Catalog:
Los Angeles County, CA
Marriage Records: Film #844448
The First Set of Records are from
the Los Angeles County Court House and were
Copied in 1933 by Mrs Edward
Hayes Morse, Altadena, CA,
Chapter Chairman, Pasadena DAR
Item #2,
Book 1, Typed Lists followed by a Female Index:
Images 418-454 / 455-465
Item #2, Book 2, Typed Lists followed by a Female Index:
Images
466-479 / 480-484
Item #2, Book 3, Typed Lists followed by a Female
IndexImages 485-495 / 496-497
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Item #3 Court
and Church Records
Los Angeles County, Vol II
Preface can be found
hereSet 1, San Gabriel Mission Records to 1840
Typed Lists followed
by a Female Index:
Images 634-675 / 676-679
Set 2 "Plaza Church"
There is no index for the Plaza Church Lists
Images 680-927
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Item 4
Female Index: Images 934-961
Note, Behind
Each Female name is a Single Surname, which is that of the Groom.
List of
Ministers, Pastors who performed the Marriages
Images 962-965
Table of
Contents / Preface: Image 967
Typed Lists: Images 968-1248
The FS 'Primer' linked above also contains information on CA Marriage Records and their availability.
Marriage 1809-2011 United States Western States Marriage Index at FamilySearch, BYU Idaho,
1850-1945 California, Marriages, 1850-1945 at FamilySearch
1850-1952 California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 at FamilySearch
1960-1985 California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 at FamilySearch
This Link contains a lot of Databases for Marriages [FS Catalog]
Be sure to check the California Digital Newspaper Collection for Marriages
Death Records
The FS 'Primer' linked above also contains information on CA Death Records and their availability.
California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000 at FamilySearch
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 at FamilySearch
California, Death Index, 1905-1939 at FamilySearch
United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch
U.S., California Death Index, 1940-1997 at FamilySearch
California, Los Angeles County Coroner Reports [Note: I have access to the Library Edition of MyHeritage [Lookups]
Be sure to check the California Digital Newspaper Collection for Deaths
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There is a collection of
Transcribed Death Records on RootsWeb [Slated to move to Static Servers, January
2024]
These Records are from LDS Films and were a project begun many years
ago by Volunteers.
The Deaths Transcribed are 'Pre 1905' for various CA
Counties.
I wrote to one of the Project Managers, but never received a reply.
It is my wish to preserve this work even though it was never completed.
Here is the RW Link for
the whole Project
Here are reformatted files for Los Angeles County
[RW Code Stripped and converted to pdf]
There are 36 Files for Los Angeles
County: They have been combined into alpha batches which are fully searchable.
Books:
2 ~
3
4:
A > K ~
L > Z
Book 5:
A > D ~
E > M ~
N > U [This Bk was never finished]
Book 6:
A > L ~
M > Z
Here is the Link to the FS Catalog which has the Films.
There is more
information available on the Death Registers
There are Indexes for Los
Angeles County Neighbors
Kern
[A-Lam ~
Lan-Z] ~
Orange
~ San Bernardino
[Bks 1 & 2] ~ Ventura [A-L
~
Mc-Z]
Family Search Films
Death Certificates:
Long Beach ~Norwalk [Also Births] ~ Pasadena
Death Records and Registers [Los Angeles City]
There is a huge selection of Death Records in the FS Catalog
Please use this link for the listing
There are Death Records in the 'Historical Image Section' of Family Search
"Vital Records from my Files": Ice Drive
Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials, Old CA Wills, Naturalization Index
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Finally...
There are many other types of Documents that provide Vital data.
Church Records: Baptism and Confirmation [FS Church Records]
Pass Port Applications, Draft Registrations
Employment Records [Southern Pacific RR Employment Cards]
Social Security Applications and Voter Registrations
and... Newspapers [Obituaries and Announcements]
Chronicling America ~ Google News Archives
Century Past ~ Illinois Digital Collection
Historical Newspapers: Indexed by State [Some Free]
Meriam Library
There are a number of Cemetery Films from which Vital Information has been extracted:
Here is a list:
Film # 558288, Vol 2: 1882 - 1933 and 1934
Film # 558289, Vol 9: 1882 - 1943
Film # 558290, Vols 10 & 11: 1882 - 1946
Film # 558291, Vol 16: 1882 - 1959 / Vol 17: 1882 - 1962
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Military Records
From the FS Catalog: MIlitary Records
State Summary of War Casualties [CA], 1946 US Navy
[US Navy, Marines, Coast Guard]
Records contain: Name, Rank, Parents, Street Address
List below contains records for other States where I host Counties
Records for the States of & Film #s
California, 4218631 ~ Colorado, 4218641 ~ Michigan, 4218677
Minnesota, 4218681 ~ Missouri, 4218687 ~ Oregon, 4218720
Pennsylvania, 4218725 ~ Wisconsin, 4218725
For Access: Log into your FS Account, enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot.
Explanation of the Records: Please Use This Link
If you wish to search the DAR, GAR & SAR Databases,
just google each one and you will find all sorts of great documented data.
Soldiers of the Great War:
California / Book with photos
Family Search has a couple of films of Veteran Grave Registrations to 1940
The work was done by the DAR in the 1940's
The pages are typed, single space, so there is a lot of information on each page
Here is the Explanation and Here is the List of Cemeteries
Film # 844432; There are two sections to the files:
A - J [Vol 1] and K - Z [Vol 2]
Image Ranges: Item 3: A - E: 180 - 465, F - J: 466 - 636
Image Ranges: Item 4: K - O: 642 - 820, P - S: 821 - 961, T - Z: 962 - 1060
For Access: Log into your FS Account, Search, Catalog, Enter Film Number in the Film/Fiche Slot
DD214: Military Separation Index: 1920 - 1960
United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
WWI Honor Roll: Californians, 1914-1918
California, Geographical and Name Index of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918
Long Beach in the World War, 1921 [Gee, D N, Ed]
United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters: FS Wiki with Links to the Documents
Reports of Civil War [Union Army] Generals
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Odds and Ends
The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed.
Please use this link for a
chart with clickable links on the National Archives Website
Family Search has an index for California Divorces: 1966 - 1984
While it is only an index, some Researchers have added the information to their online family trees.
And there could be 'clues' to help you with further research.
Please use this link for the Database
Naturalization Records: California
Passenger & Crew Lists
Employment Records
Naturalization Records: Specific Locations for Records [Cities in Los Angeles County]
Graham ~ Glendale ~ Lancaster ~ Pico Rivera
Cole [Film also has Bible, Obits and other Vitals]
Lancaster Naturalization Records: 2 Films
005198095 - 1979 ~ 005198096 - 1980
This Film has Declarations of Intent, Naturalizations, Migration and Immigration Records
California Native American Resources: FS Catalog
FS Historical Images Section
Los Angeles County Land Records
Los Angeles County Directories:
14 for Los Angeles, 6 for Pasadena, 1 for San Fernando
Los Angeles County Homestead Records
BLM Records ~ California Land Commission ~ "Modern" California Land Records
DAR: Miscellaneous Genealogical Records [Published, 1946]
USGenWeb Archives [Searchable with Links to all Los Angeles Contributions]
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"The Fine Print"
County Coordinator: Martha A C Graham
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
For information about adopting a California County, please contact Bob
Please see the requirements for adopting a California County
All materials, images and data contained herein may be used as a personal Genealogical or Historical resource, please give Credit where it is due, Thank You.
All data will stay with the CAGenWeb Project when and if the Coordinator resigns: Future contributions or donations will be returned to the Submitter upon request. Although believed to be correct as presented, any corrections, changes or additions or invalid links should be brought to the attention of the Webmaster.
Site Updated: 25 5March 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
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