San Joaquin County, California This Site is part of The CAGenWeb Project & The USGenWeb® Project ~ Welcome ~ My name is Martha and I am your host for 'All things concerning San Joaquin 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 Cemeteries ~ Mortuaries ~ Coroner and Funeral Records ~ Obituaries Cemetery Records Cemetery Books: Vol 1, 2, 3 Please use this Link for Vol 1 Cemetery Vol 2 - Burials "Rural Cemetery" - 1962 Cemetery Vol 3, 'Old Cemeteries" 1960-1964 ~ TOC: Vol 3 California Cemetery Transcriptions: 1850 - 1960 The FS Catalog has separated out sections of Book 1: Atlanta Cemetery: "Sexton Records"  Harmony Grove, Lockeford [Cemetery Register, Filmed, 1958] Baptist Cemetery [South of Lodi] [Cemetery Register, Filmed, 1956 Tracy Cemetery [Cemetery Register, Filmed, 1956] Film # 558288 - Four Old Cemeteries Atlanta Cemetery: [Really Hard to Read] Images: 121-148 Linden: Images 149-152 Old Baptist Cemetery: Image 153 Old Woodbridge Cemetery: Image 154 Film # 558289, Image 1242 Rural Stockton Cemetery "James A Crow" - Single Family Lot : Also: "R B Lane" Single Family Lot Note: All of the Cemeteries listed here were done in the 1950's by the Esperanza Chapter: DAR Film # 558291 - Vol XIV [1956] Ripon Cemetery: Ripon, San Joaquin, CA  Images 418 - 432 FS Film 558291, Vol XV [1957] Burwood Cemetery, Escalon, San Joaquin, CA Images 613 - 638 East Union Cemetery [Union Memorial Cemetery] Lathrop, San Joaquin, CA 'Pioneers' - Image 639 ~ Cemetery: 640-669 Tracy Public Cemetery, Tracy, San Joaquin, CA Images 670-770 Manteca: East Union Cemetery This is a project for an 'Eagle Scout' Badge. Catalogued by Boy Scout Troop 438 As Eagle Project for Travis Haroldsen : Dec 31, 2003 The Book can be found here - it is also in the FS Catalog Family Search: Catalog Film # 874075 Vol 4 San Joaquin Co., Cemeteries Beginning page with some General Information and a few records  Use This Link Linden Grove Cemetery, Linden, San Joaquin, California The Register Image Range: 71-142 Titles on the Register: Name of Dead ~ Age ~ Date of Birth~ Place of Birth~ Date of Death ~ Parents, Husband, Wife  ~Other Important Facts St Joachim's Cemetery, Lockeford, San Joaquin, California The Register Image Range: 143-190 Titles on the Register: Name of Dead ~ Age ~ Date of Birth ~ Place of Birth ~ Date of Death ~ Parents, Husband, Wife [Funeral Directors] Other Important Facts Cemeteries of San Joaquin County as Listed on F~A~G Cemeteries of San Joaquin County, as Listed on SF Genealogy Interesting piece of filmed Information: Stockton Cemetery LDS Film 007622132, Item #4 List of graves to 1950 and deeds for graves, 1854-1863 Statement of Responsibility: prepared by Mrs. David Schwartz Author The Deed Papers are hand written and difficult to read Images 329 - 334 Charles M Weber and Trustees of Jewish Cemetery [1854] Israelite Society Brotherly Love Indenture [1863] Then beginning with Image 335, there are burial records: 1852 - 1902: Images: 335 ~ 336 ~ 337 {{{<☺>}}}VVV|~|~|~|VVV{{{<☺>}}} I could not find any Mortuary or Coroner Record Films for San Joaquin County So, 'Neighboring Counties: Calaveras and Oakland, Alameda County' Below is a Chart for Calaveras County: FS Historical Image Section Please use this Link for Access: Log into your FS Account First Here is the Link for Oakland Coroner Films, There is a huge list, Dates: 1926 - 1923 There are a couple of Records for Oakland Mortuaries Mortuary records of the city of Oakland, 1870-1901, 2 Films,  1886-1901 & 1891-1901 Funeral Home Records FS: Searchable Database California, San Francisco... Funeral Home Records, 1835-1979 Stockton (San Joaquin) 1916-1920 J.S. Godeau Index, Book Pgs 1-400 Film # 1887452 ~ Index Images 2 - 28 ~ Please use this Link California, San Francisco... Funeral Home Records, 1835-1979 Stockton (San Joaquin) 1920-1931 J.S. Godeau Index, Record Book Pgs 1 - 394 Film # 1887452 ~ Index Images 1 - 30 ~ Please use this Link {{{<☺>}}}VVV|~|~|~|VVV{{{<☺>}}} Obituaries Obituary Indexes from the Legacy Collection of Jose Rivera Nieves  Here is the Index for San Joaquin County Here is the Index for all of California Here is the Index for the United States Here is an index for Countries of the World Also... Be sure and check San Joaquin's' Neighbors: There are Indexes for Alameda ~ Calaveras ~ Contra Costa ~ Sacramento ~ Santa Clara and Stanislaus Counties Note: Many of the Obituaries might be found using Heritage Hub Digital Newspaper Collection which is available in many local Public Libraries. Check your local Library under 'Resources' - Access requires a Library Card Obituaries: Family Search San Joaquin Public Library Obituaries: 1850 - 1991: Searchable Database with Newspaper Clippings and this: San Joaquin County Public Library, Stockton, Calif., Stockton newspaper index, ca. 1902-1913 Obituary Lookups: I have access to HeritageHub [Includes NewsBank] Obituaries: Stockton Record HeritageHub Archival Newspapers 2015 - 31 December 2023 Please use this Link for the Index Lookups: Contact Martha Include Name[s] and Year of Death <<<New>>> There are some old Digitized San Joaquin County Newspapers which are free for use. The list below is for Google Newspaper Archives The Lodi News 146 issues~ Jan 2, 1935 - Jun 22, 1935 Lodi News-Sentinel 17,698 issues ~ Jul 1, 1935 - Jun 30, 2009 The Lodi Sentinel 3,565 issues ~ Jan 7, 1881 - Jun 19, 1984 The List below is from the California Digital Newspaper Project Please Use this Link Ripon Record (Ripon, 1912-2004) San Joaquin Republican (Stockton, 1851-1862) Stockton Daily Republican (Stockton, 1890-1891) Stockton Independent (Stockton, 1856-1925) Stockton Mail (Stockton, 1880-1891) Stockton Record (Stockton, 1890-1904) Tracy Press (Tracy, 1909-1976) "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 Online Continuously since 1997 All Rights Reserved Contact the webmaster San Joaquin County, California ~CAGenWeb ~ USGenWeb® ~ USGenWeb® Archives Back to Top