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
Cemeteries ~ Mortuaries ~ Coroner and Funeral Records ~ Obituaries
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
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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 Biographical Index is Here ~ All Inclusive Index is Here
Read Online ~ Download ~ Access batches of 100 Pages Here

"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 Biographical Index is Here ~ All Inclusive Index is Here
Read Online ~ Download ~ Access batches of Pages Here

"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 Index is Here
Read Online or Download ~ Access Batches of Pages Here

"History of San Joaquin County, California
With Biographical Sketches"
History by George H Tinkham
Historic Record Company,
Los Angeles, California
1923
The Biographical Index is Here ~ All Inclusive Index is Here
 Read Online or Download ~ Access Batches of Pages Here
Chapter XXII 'Courts & Criminals'

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

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
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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.
I have downloaded them all. The Chart Below gives the Years.
This pdf file contains the url for each file: Copy and Paste the link of interest into your Browser.



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
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 "What's New"
Mercantile Guide
To
Cities and Suburbs
Of The
United States of America
California and Northwest Edition: 1893
Volume 3
Issued Annually
Copyrighted and Compiled By A Marks
Copyrighted at Washington D C, April 14th, 1890
San Francisco, Cal:
Published by the Mercantile Guide Co
403 Sansome Street

This is a really interesting Booklet.
It contains not only the Names of People, but their Business Name, Occupation and local Address.
Here are Page Images for San Joaquin County:
Lodi
Stockton, P 1 ~ P 2 & 3, ~ P 4 & 5 ~ P 6 & 7 ~ P 8 & 9  ~ P 10 & 11 P 12 & 13 P 14 & 15 P 16 & 17
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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

Here is a list of Newspapers on Heritage Hub:
I have access to this Subscription Database and will do Obit and Article Lookups
Include Name[s], Dates and Contact Martha

Heritage Hub: Digital Newspapers
Here is the list for San Joaquin County:
  Stockton Leader ~ Stockton Daily Enterprise Record ~ Stockton Daily Republican ~ Stockton Record
Lodi Enterprise ~ Lodi News Sentinel
Manteca Bulletin ~ San Joaquin Republican

Here is the List for CA Newspapers on Heritage Hub
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
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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: 25 March 2024
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