San Joaquin County, California
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~ Welcome ~
My name is Martha and I am your host for 'All things concerning San Joaquin County'
I lived in Stockton from 1955 to 1966, graduating from Stockton College when it was still a HighSchool,
eventually marrying and having two Sons.
Now 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" ~ Queries
Vital Records ~ Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends [ Includes Native American Resources]
Cemeteries ~ Mortuaries ~ Coroner and Funeral Records ~ Obituaries ~ Newspapers
"California Corner" ~ Resources with a 'California Flavor' [OffSite]
Note: 'Old San Joaquin County Files' will be found in the 'Odds & Ends' Section
Search San Joaquin County San Joaquin County Neighbors
Amador ~ Alameda ~ Calaveras ~ Contra Costa
Sacramento ~ Santa Clara ~ Stanislaus
Our Thanks to all of the former San Joaquin County Coordinators:
You are very much appreciated for your contributions for visiting Researchere
| History ~ Biographies ~ Search ~ Maps ~ "What's New' Brief History of San Joaquin County: Wikiwand  Biographies & Books "A History of Stockton From its Orgazization up to the Present Time" Including a Sketch of San Joaquin County George H Tinkham San Francisco: W M Hinton & Co., Printers, 536 Clay Street 1880 The Appendix is Here ~ Read Online or Download <<<~?~>>> An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County, California Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1890 The Indexes and Bio Pages are Here Read Online ~ Download <<<~?~>>> "Stockton: Illustrated" 1895 This is essentially a 'Picture Book' which includes Businesses Published by the Stockton Commercial Association Read Online or Download <<<~?~>>> "History of The State of California And Biographical Record of the San Joaquin Valley, California" J M Guinn The Chapman Publishing Co., Chicago, 1905 The Indexes and Bio Pages are Here Read Online ~ Download <<<~?~>>> "History Of The State Of California And Biographical Record Of San Joaquin County, California" J M Guinn & George H Tinkham: Volume II Historic Record Co., Los Angeles, Cal, 1909 The Indexes and Bio Pages are Here Read Online or Download <<<~?~>>> "History of San Joaquin County, California With Biographical Sketches" History by George H Tinkham Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California 1923 Access the Files Indicated below Here Biographical Index ~ All Inclusive Index Batches of Pages Chapter XXII 'Courts & Criminals' Then... Read Online or Download And lastly: There is a great series of Biographies entitled: Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol 1 Above is just a sample of these great books. There are at least 8 Volumes. All of them can be downloaded from the Archive.org Site <<<~?~>>> "Goin' West: 1830-1880" This is a set of booklets that have a lot of interesting information. There are 12 Volumes, No indexes, but they are alphabetically set up. They are all available in the Family Search Catalog FS does not have Vols 2 and 3: Here are links to both of them. <<<~?~>>> Over the Years I downloaded and indexed as many of the great old County Histories as I could find. Here are indexes for many of the CA Histories Most, if not all of the Histories are on the Archive.org site or Google Books San Joaquin County and California Map Collections Plat Maps: San Joaquin County There is a huge collection of Plat Maps on the Archive.org Site. All donated by the San Joaquin County Historical Society. The Chart Below gives the Years. I have uploaded the maps to my Google Drive: Please use this Link.  These Maps have Owner Information on Them Modern Range and Township Map Locator FS, Film: Land, Deeds, Homestead Records: Use This Link <<<~?~>>> Perry-Castaneda ~ Map Collection ~ Earthquake Fault Maps [CA] American Georgaphical Society Library Digital Map Collection Humboldt State University Map Collection Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for California~ Railroad Maps, CA And, of course, Google Earth Southern California Base Map CA Digital Map Collection ~ Dept of Forestry [USDA] "MapGoose-CA" ~ USGS CA Maps Cities, Communities - Wiki: A lot of great information San Joaquin County Historical Society - Wiki <<<What's New>>> 2 June 2025 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. Along with the Medical portion of the Journal are Memorials, Obituaries and Death Notices. Additionally, there is a Section called the "Medical Board of Examiners" which tracks Crime within the Medical Community. Here is a pdf with all of the information I have gleaned, included are links to all of the Issues <<<~?~>>> Family Search Collections Link to all of the Collections for the United States The FamilySearch Folk continue to add records to their collections. It is worth your time to check them out. 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 Lookups and Queries Right now I am the only Volunteer for Lookups. If you have local resources and would like to be involved with this County, Please send along a note with available resources: Contact Martha Queries may be posted using Links on Cyndi's List |
"The Fine Print"
San Joaquin County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
If you are interested in volunteering for this project, please review our "Volunteer" page and contact us!
Here are the Guidelines for being a County Coordinator: Please use this Link
There are many ways to participate. If you have an idea or comment please let us know.
Information contained on all of the pages within the San Joaquin County portion of the CAGenWeb may be used
for personal genealogical and historical purposes.
Please be considerate of copyright information and give credit where credit is due:
Donated data will remain with the County in the event of the resignation of the County Coordinator.
Any person donating information in the future retains the right to have it returned to them upon request
Site Updated: 2 June 2025
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