Tuscola County, Michigan Databases

Click Here To Submit A Link


Please visit our Free Online Genealogy Chats for help with your research. Check the schedule for times and details: Chat Schedule

Tuscola County was created in June 1836, from a portion of Saginaw County.

Census Records Online

1820 Michigan Territory Census (any possible residents would be located in Oakland Co) by T. Fred

1830 Michigan Territory Census (possible residents listed under Oakland Co) by MI Rootsweb

1850 Tuscola Co Census Index:
A-I | J-Z by Michigan American Local History Network

1860 Akron Twp, Tuscola Co Census Index MI ALHN
1860 Columbia, Tuscola Co Census Index MI ALHN
1860 Fairgrove, Tusola Co Census Index MI ALHN

1870 Michigan Census (covers all MI) Library of Michigan

1880 Michigan Census (covers all MI) Family Search - LDS

Vital Records

Tuscola Co Marriages (various) Dibean Collection *great site*
1860's-1880's Tuscola Co Marriage Project (completed A - Byron only) by USGenNet - MI ALHN

1867-1884 MI Death Indexing System by Michigan State Library
1867-1888 Tuscola Co Death Records Book 1 by USGenNet MI ALHN
1870-1924 Tuscola Death Records USGenNet MI ALHN
1877-1902 Tuscola Death Records USGenNet MI ALHN

1881/2 Pioneers of Tuscola Who Died this year (Pioneer Society of MI Vol 5) USGenweb
1883 Tuscola Pioneers Who Died this year (Pioneer Society of MI Vol 7) USGenweb
1889 Tuscola Co Pioneers Who Died this year (more detailed; Pioneer Society of MI Vol 17) USGenweb

1891 - Feb 1903 Tuscola Co Death Records Book 2 by USGenNet MI ALHN

9 Misc Death Certs Tuscola Co By USGenNet MI ALHN

Cemetery Stone Transcriptions

Available from:
USGenNet MI ALHN
St Agatha's Cemetery (Mayville) St Agatha's Catholic Cemetery Cedar Run Cemetery
Dayton Center Cemetery Gunnell Cemetery Hillside Cemetery Millington Cemeteries
Newton-Compau Cemetery Pine Grove Cemetery Tuscola Cemetery Wahjamega Cemetery
West Dayton Cemetery Available from:
Tuscola County-Township Pages of ALHN
Columbia Corners Cemetery Fairgrove Cemetery (aka Brookside)
Hickory Island Cemetery Kingston Cemetery Burials Moreland Cemetery .
Available from:
MI Tombstone Photo Project
Elkland Twp Cemetery Ellington Twp Cemetery Kingston Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery St Agatha's Cemetery (Gagetown) Unionville Town Cemetery .
Available from:
Tuscola Co, MI Interment Net
Almer Cemetery Brookside Cemetery Demorest Cemetery
Elkland Cemetery Ellington Cemetery Hickory Highland Cemetery Indian Fields Cemetery
Kingston Cemetery Perkins Cemetery Riverside Cemetery St Patrick Cemetery
Siple Cemetery Unionville Town Cemetery Watrousville Cemetery Politician's Buried/Born/Resided Tuscola Co PoliticalGraveyard


Military Records

Tuscola Co Civil War Veterans USGenNet MI ALHN

1883 Tuscola Co Pensioners by MIFamilyHistory.org
1894 Tuscola Veterans Roll by MIFamilyHistory.org

WWII Tuscola Co Casualties Army & Airforce by Access Genealogy

Korean War Casualties of Michigan by Distant Cousin

Vietnam Conflict Casualties of Michigan by Distant Cousin

Newspapers and Obituaries

Tuscola Co Obits 1998-1999 USGenNet-MI ALHN
19 Misc Obits Tuscola Co by USGenweb

Tuscola Co Newspaper Abstracts (various) USGenNet MI ALHN
Tuscola Co Newspaper Abstracts (various) USGenweb

Tuscola Advertiser (current)-TuscolaAdvertiser.com
Vassar Pioneer Times (current) Pioneertimes.com

Bio's & Bibles

Akron Twp 25 Bio's USGenNet Columbia Twp 8 Bio's USGenNet
Elkland Twp Pioneers' Bio's USGenweb Fairgrove Twp 9 Bio's USGenNet
Fairgrove Twp Surnames A-H Surnames I-Z USGenNet
Wisner Twp 14 Bio's USGenNet All Tuscola Co 150 + Bio's USGenweb Archives


Land Records

Akron Twp Early Land Entries USGenNet Arbela Twp Land Entries prior to 1860 USGenweb
Danmark Twp Land Entries Prior to 1860 USGenweb Elkland Twp Land Entries prior to 1860 USGenweb
Ellington Twp Land Entries prior to 1860 USGenweb Elmwood Twp Land Entries prior to 1860 USGenweb
Fairgrove Twp Land Entries prior to 1860 USGenweb Fairgrove Twp Early Land Entries USGenNet
Fremont Twp Land Entries prior to 1860 USGenweb Gilford Twp Land Entries prior to 1860 USGenweb
Indian Fields Land Entries prior to 1860 USGenweb Juniata Twp Land Entries prior to 1860 USGenweb
Koylton Twp Land Entries prior to 1860 USGenweb Vassar Twp Land Entries prior to 1860 USGenweb
Wells Twp 1888 Plat Map USGenNet Wisner Twp Early Land Entries USGenNet
Wisner Twp Land Entries prior to 1865 USGenweb All Tuscola County Prior to 1908-Extract BLM by USGenweb


Church Records

History of Novesta Free Will Baptist Church USGenNet
1934 Members Remington Methodist Protestant Church (Photo-few names) USGenNet
1898-1926 Kingston Free Will Baptist Church Minutes USGenNet
1899-1976 Pastors of Novesta Baptist Church by USGenNet

School Records

Arbela East Sunday School Members (not dated, no names) USGenNet Lee Collection Almer Grade School 1948 Photo (students named) USGenNet
Caro High School Class of 1921; 50th Reunion (taken 1971-all named) USGennet Obertein Cass City High School 1925 Graduating Class (students named) USGenNet
Cass High School 1966 Graduating Class (students named) USGenNet Columbia District 3 Taken 1931 Students Reunion USGenNet Hitch Collection
Fairgrove High School Photo Students named, not dated USGenNet Obertein Collection Hubbard School Students (not dated 1930s-40s?, no names) USGenNet Lee Collection
Hubbard School Different students, then Above, not dated 1930s? no names) USGenNet Kingston High School Yearbooks 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, & 1968 USGenNet
"T C N" (Tuscola Co Normal/Nursing??) "Girls School" Students named (I think ages next to some of them, not dated) USGenNet Obertein Tuscola Co "Girls School" 1911/12 (Girls) School Students named USGenNet Obertein
Tuscola County High School 1913 Commencements Invitation USGenNet Lee Collection Tuscola County School (Parths?) 1920 School Students (Photo students named) USGenNet Obertein
Tuscola Junior High School 1934 Commencement Announcement USGenNet Lee Collection Tuscola Co "Girls School" Photo (all young ladies, "Girl's School?") not dated - no names USGenNet
Tuscola County School Photo (2 students named)-Not Dated USGenNet Lee Collection Unknown Ladies in front of school Listed with Schools, but might be a Church Group, Ladies Auxillery, or Teachers (not dated, but has names)-USGenNet
Unionville High School Class of 1914 Photo all named USGenNet Brown Collection Unionville High School Class of 1914 "Letter/Will" to Class of 1915 (many students named)


Occupational

1851-1883 Arbela Twp Supervisor - Clerk & Tresurers' USGenweb
1879-1883 Unionville Twp Officers USGenweb
1851-1883 Juniata Twp Officers USGenweb
Early Vasser Twp Millers, Rail Road, Industries by USGenweb
Vassar Village Early Businesses by USGenweb

Local History

Akron Twp, Tuscola Co History (lands, bio's, local history, families..ect) USGenNet Township Pages
Columbia Twp History (bio's, news, photos, local history..ect) USGenNet Township Pages
Fairgrove Twp, Tuscola Co History (bio's, officers, families...ect.) USGenNet Twp Pages
Local History of Kingston, Koylton, and Wells (maps, families, history...ect) USGenNet Twp Pages
Millington Twp History (local history, military, photos) USGenNet Twp Pages
Wisner Twp Local History (City Officers, Land Grants, Photos..ect) by USGenNet Twp Pages

21 Seperate Twps in Tuscola County History (plus some Officials, Fires, Schools, Churches) by USGenweb

Tuscola County Old Family Letters (7) by USGenNet
Tuscola Co Historical Photos (be sure to check "collections" they have several; there are also military photos) by USGenNet

Tuscola County Migration Project (currently 109 individuals) by Migrations.org
Index to All MI Migration Projects by GS Downer

1919 Tuscola Co Farm Journal (Farmer's City Directory) Covers: Elkland, Kingston, Koylton, Novesta - USGenNet

Tuscola Co General Genealogy-History-Surnames-Queries USGenNet

Cultural Information

MI Native American Tribes by Access Genealogy

MI Historical Marker of "Indian Dave" of Tuscola/Saginaw Co Area
The Chippewas History & Preservation Information by Sagchip.org
The Sauk Nation also from Tuscola/Saginaw County Area

.html" target="_blank">Tuscola Co Naturalizations 1850-1880 by USGenNet

Historical and Genealogical Societies and Libraries

Tuscola Co Genealogical Society
1405 Hunt Rd.
Mayville, MI 48744

Millington-Arbela Historical Society
8534 State Street
P.O. Box 422
Millington, MI 48746

Ziibiwing Cultural Society (Chippewa Society)
Email: K.D. Cronkite

Return to Michigan Main Page

Return to Genealogy Forum.org Menu


© 2004 WWW.GENEALOGYFORUM.ORG -- GenealogyForum.Org Site Index contact: Email GenealogyForum.org