Kalamazoo and Allegan County, Michigan Databases

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Kalamazoo County (below) was organized by Territorial Legislature on July 30, 1830. A portion was used to create:
Allegan County (below) organized September 1, 1835.

Census Records Online

1840 Allegan Co Census Index by Rootsweb

1850 Kalamazoo Co Census Images by US Census Project
1850 Oshtemo Twp, Kalamazoo Co Census by USGenweb
1850 Portage Twp, Kalamazoo Co Census by USGenweb
1850 Allegan Co Census by Rootsweb

1860 Cooper Twp & Alamo Twp, Kalamazoo Co by Schmitt

1860 African-American in Kalamazoo Co
Surname Index no .pdf | View Transcription requires Acrobat Reader by Rootsweb

1860 Allegan Co Census Index by Rootsweb

1870 All MI Census Index by Library of Michigan
1870 Cooper Twp & Alamo Twp, Kalamazoo Co by Schmitt

1880 Kalamazoo Co Poor Farm Census by Rootsweb
1880 Full Michigan Census by Family Search - LDS

1920 (Eastern half of) Salem Twp, Allegan Co Census by Rootsweb
1920 (Western half of)Salem Twp, Allegan Co Census by Rootsweb

Vital Records

Kalamazoo County Births (various 7,322 total) by MIFamilyHistory.org
Allegan Co Births (various 178 total) by MIFamilyHistory.org
Early Allegan Co Births (1860s-1870s) by Rootsweb
1867-1868 Misc Allegan Co Births by Barbara

MI Family Marriages by Dibean's (great marriage index site searchable) both Kalamazoo & Allegan listed-MIFamilyHistory.org

1897-1997 Alamo Twp, Kalamazoo Co Deaths by Rootsweb
1930's Martin Twp, Allegan Co Deaths (various) by USGenweb
Allegan Co Death Index (Various 217 total) by MIFamilyHistory.org
1867-1875 MI Death Index by Michigan State Archives
Social Security Death Index by Rootsweb

Cemetery Stone Transcriptions

Kalamazoo County
By USGenweb
Harrison Cemetery Prairie Home Cemetery
Sand Lake Cemetery
Kalamazoo County
Rootsweb
All Known Kalamazoo Co Cemeteries Augusta Cemetery (Old Section)
Augusta Cemetery (New Section) Day Cemetery Howlandsburg Cemetery
Ross Center Cemetery Yorkville Cemetery
Kalamazoo County
by Interment Net
Alamo Cemetery Beard Cemetery
Fort Custer National Cemetery Genesee Prairie Cemetery Mount Ever-Rest Cemetery
Pine Hill Cemetery Riverside Cemetery Sand Lake Cemetery (Smith Cemetery)
South Portage Cemetery West Cooper Cemetery West Oshtemo Cemetery
Kalamazoo County
East Cooper Cemetery S.Schmitt-Belden
West Cooper Cemetery S. Schmitt Belden Politicians Buried in Kalamazoo Co Political Graveyard
Allegan County
by USGenweb
Baseline Cemetery Fairfield Cemetery
Germond Cemetery Gun Plain Cemetery Hicks Cemetery
Hill Cemetery Hillside Cemetery & Photos Hudson Corners Cemetery
Indian Cemetery Ives Cemetery Lindsley Cemetery
Mallery Cemetery Miner Cemetery Mountain Home Cemetery
Old Oakland Cemetery Old Overisel Cemetery Pearson Cemetery
Pine Creek Cemetery Rowe Cemetery Sacred Heart Cemetery
South Martin Cemetery Stephenson Cemetery St Stanislaus Cemetery
Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
Allegan County
Cemetery Photos (Garlock and Hudson) by Rootsweb
Allegan County
by Interment Net
Douglas Cemetery
East Saugatuck Cemetery Hillside Cemetery Lee Township Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery


Military Records

War 1812 Pension & Land Bounty of Francis Spear; of Kalamazoo Co by USGenweb

Civil War Pension of Watson Spencer of Allegan Co by USGenweb
Civil War Veterans buried in Allegan Co by USGenweb

Indigent Soldiers of Allegan Co by Rootsweb
Wive's of Indigent Soldiers of Allegan Co by Rootsweb

1883 Michigan Pensioners Roll by MIFamilyHistory.org
1883 Pensioners Allegan Co by MIFamilyHistory.org
1894 Pension Roll Allegan Co by MIFamilyHistory.org

Allegan Co Veteran Project by Rootsweb
Kalamazoo Co Veteran Project by Rootsweb

WWII Casualties of Allegan Co Army & Airforce Access Genealogy
WWII Casualties of Kalamazoo Co Army & Airforce Access Genealogy

Korean War Casualties of All Michigan by Distant Cousin.com

Vietnam Casualties of all MI by Distant Cousin.com

Newspapers and Obituaries

1876, 1883, 1889, 1893 Kalamazoo Co Death Announcements & Obituaries as Published in MI Historical & Pioneer Publication by Rootsweb

Obituaries of the Musselman/Mussulman Family of Kalamazoo Co by USGenweb
3 Obits on Martha Alford Stewart of Kalamazoo, Alamo by USGenweb
Obit Lieut Grant Tuttle died Feb 20, 1920 of Kalamazoo Co by USGenweb
Obit Caroline Kinney of Kalamazoo Co 1909 by USGenweb
Obit William Alford of Kalamazoo Co Aug 4, 1849 by USGenweb

12 Obituaries Allegan Co Submiited to USGenweb

Local News Kalamazoo Gazette Aug 8, 1862 by USGenweb
Local News The Allegan News Aug 16, 1918 by Rootsweb
Local News Plainwell Independent, Allegan Co Apr 25, 1879 by Rootsweb
The Allegan Gazette March 6, 1950 Local News & Obits by Rootsweb

Kalamazoo Gazette On Line 1997-Current Obits-by MLive.com
Kalamazoo Gazette, Allegan Co Section by MLive

Court Records - Wills - Estates

Probate on Estate of Henry & Mary Spear 1850 of Kalamazoo Co by USGenweb

Maps and Plat Maps

1874 Kalamazoo Co Map by Rootsweb

Portage Twp, Kalamazoo Co Plat Maps 1873-1890-1910-1928 by Rootsweb

1890 Plat Map of Brady Twp, Kalamazoo Co by MIRoots
1890 Comstock, Kalamazoo Co Plat Map by MIRoots
1890 Pavilion Twp, Kalamazoo Co Plat Map by MIRoots
1890 Schoolcraft Twp, Kalamazoo Co Plat Map by MIRoots

1895 Map of Allegan Co by Rootsweb

Land Records

Kalamazoo Co Land Records as Extracted from BLM 1807-1907 by USGenweb
Allegan Co Land Records as Extracted from BLM 1807-1907 by USGenweb

Bibles and Bio's

Bio of Charles Shaler of Kalamazoo Co by USGenweb
Diary of Charles Luke Keith of Kalamazoo Co by USGenweb
Index to Bible Records of Kalamazoo Co Available at Western MI University-Rootsweb

4 Bio's of Allegan Co by USGenweb
6 Allegan Co Pioneers' Bios by Rootsweb

Occupational

1865-1962 Augusta Twp, Kalamazoo Co Postmasters by Rootsweb
1920s-1950s Kalamazoo Co Celery Growers & Shippers by Rootsweb

School Records and Church Records

1925 8th Grade Commencement Program of Kalamazoo Co by USGenweb
1895/96 Ganges, Allegan Co School Students & Photos by Rootsweb

Wayland Twp , Allegan First Congreational Church Centennial by USGenweb
Allegan Co Church Directory by Rootsweb

Local History

History of the Kalamazoo Co from the 1876 Pioneers Meeting by Rootsweb
History of Kalamazoo Co by Rootsweb
History of Celery Farming in Kalamazoo Co by Rootsweb

(Ebook) "Memories of Kalamazoo by Jesse Turner 1832-1833" Rootsweb

Twp, City and Village Formations in Kalamazoo Co by Rootsweb

Family Photos from Kalamazoo Co by Rootsweb
Scanned Program of Kalamazoo's Centennial Celebration (1829-1929) by Rootsweb

Allegan Co Family Photos by Rootsweb
More Allegan Co Historical Photos by Rootsweb
"Rescued" Papers & Photos of Allegan Co by Rootsweb

Allegan Co Family Web Pages by Rootsweb

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Cultural Information

(EBook) "Indian Origins in Kalamazoo Michigan" by ADP Van Buren - Rootsweb
1870 Chippewas & Ottawa Nation Census by Rootsweb
1908 & 1910 Durant Rolls Chippewas & Ottawa by Rootsweb

Dutch Ancestry in Kalamazoo Co by Rootsweb

Immigrant Ships' Passenger Lists to Western Michigan (1840s-1866) by Devries

Historical and Genealogical Societies and Libraries

Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 405
Comstock, MI 49041

East Allegan Co Historical Society
Old Dorr Library
1807 142nd Ave
Dorr, MI 49323

Allegan Co Public Libraries

Allegan Co Historical Society
13 Walnut Street
Allegan, MI 49010
(616) 673-4853

Allegan County Clerk's Office
113 Chestnut Street
Allegan, MI 49010
(616) 673-0450

Van Buren Regional Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 143
Decatur, MI 49045
(Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo,and Van Buren Counties)

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