San Joaquin County, California

Genealogical and Historical Portal

         

Hello:

My Name is Martha and I am the County Coordinator and will be your guide for 'all things San Joaquin County'

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This Site is part of The CAGenWeb and The USGenWeb

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In this Section you will find information on the following:  History ~ Biography / Books ~ Maps ~  Lookups ~ Queries

Additionally, there is a marvelous collection entitled: California State Journal of Medicine
The California and American Medical Association began publishing Journals early in the 20th Century.They contain a wealth of information which includes all sorts of Articles on Disease, Surgeries, and much more..
Here is a link with more explanations and all the issues:

Use this link to view the searchable and linked pdf for the rest of the data.

Questions? Contact Martha


In this section you will find information on these topics: Vital Records ~ Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends [Includes Links for FS "Historical Images: Vitals] There is a State Hospital in Stockton. I was able to find some Death Records from the 1940's.

"What's New: Full-Text Search"

FamilySearch Function which will search multiple filmed images on their servers.
People ~ Places ~ Events: Almost any topic imagined! The ability to search Digital Newspapers is very nice.
The results can be saved as images or pdf files along with the Citation.
When the results come up, there is a OCR generated panel of text which can be copied to a file or your Gen Software.
Here is the link 

For more information and other new Resources: 
Use this link

To view the pdf pages which contain links to the online data, Please use this Link

Questions? Contact Martha

In this section you will find information on these topics: Cemeteries ~ Mortuaries ~ Coroner and Funeral Records ~ Obituaries ~ Newspapers.
There are historic old rural Cemeteries in Stockon and around the Delta, I was able to find a lot of FS Films for them. There is also a nice selection of Mortuary Records which are very helpful in locating other family members. Of particular interest may be the JS Godeau Funeral Home. The 'Parent' Company is located in San Francisco, but had a branch in Stockton. Records go back to the 1890's.

To view the pdf pages which contain links to the online data, Please use this Link

Questions? Contact Martha