Freeborn County, Minnesota This County is part of The MNGenWeb And The USGenWeb Project® Welcome: My name is Martha, I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil. I am the new Coordinator for Freeborn County Questions? Research Query? I might be able to assist in locating that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'. Contact: Martha Table of Contents History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Lookups ~ Queries Vital Records ~ Military ~ Obituaries ~ Cemeteries Native American's ~ Family Search: Films & Historical Images ~ Crime & Punishment ~Odds and Ends Freeborn's Neighbors: Minnesota Faribault ~ Mower ~ Steele [Stay tuned for new Site] ~ Waseca ~ Dodge [Corner] Iowa Neighbors: Mitchell [Corner] ~ Winnebago ~ Worth Vital Records ~ Military ~ Obituaries ~ Cemeteries Basic Vitals: B ~ M ~ D >>>New<<< Minnesota Birth Files 1990-2020: Reclaim the Records The files are in csv format Uploaded in 2023 Please use this Link If you wish to look at other MN County Birth Records, Please Use This Link There is a nice selection of records for Freeborn here Albert Lea ~ Alden ~ Bancroft ~ Bath ~ Carlston Emmons ~ Freeman ~ Genva ~ Glenville ~ Hartland ~Hayward ~ London Manchester ~ Mansfield~ Moscow~ Newry~ Nunda ~ Oakland ~ Pickerel Lake ~ Riceland~ Shell Rock Family Search "Collections" Minnesota Birth Index,1935-2002 Minnesota Births and Christenings,1840-1980 Minnesota,Birth and Death Records,1866-1916 XXX//☺\\//~@~\\//☺\\XXX Marriage Resources Minnesota Marriage Index,1958-2001~Minnesota Marriages,1849-1950 Minnesota, County Marriages,1860-1949 Because folks often 'ran away' to be married, it is a good idea to check neighboring Counties for Marriage Records. Here are links to Marriage Records from the FS Historical Image Section. Be sure to sign into your FS Account before accessing the links. Minnesota Neighbors: Marriage Records Dodge County: 1858-1925 ~ Faribault County: 1857 - 1917 Mower County: 1865-1952 ~ Steele County: 1857-1952 ~ Waseca County: 1857-1920 Iowa Neighbors: Marriage Records : FS Catalog Mitchell County: 1856-1933 Mitchell County (Iowa). Clerk of the County Court (Main Author) I could not find any Marriage Records for Winnebago County Worth County: Marriages included in Church Files 1819-1993 One Film for 1941 Marriage Records: 104052671 |||☺||| If you think your people might have traveled even further than neighboring Counties, Consider These Resources: Family Search ~ "Collections" for Minnesota Neighboring States Iowa ~ North Dakota ~ South Dakota ~ Wisconsin Sign into your FS Account, then use the above links Family Search ~ Michigan Marriages This link is for folks born in Minnesota and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925 [Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses] Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link. ...lastly From Genealogy Trails - Thanks Folks! Odds & Ends: All sort of Goodies to be Discovered: Freeborn County XXX//☺\\//~@~\\//☺\\XXX Death Records: Death Registers ~ Certificates Minnesota Death Index,1908-2002 / Minnesota Deaths and Burials,1835-1990 / Minnesota Deaths,1887-2001 Minnesota, County Deaths,1850-2001 / Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates,1900-1955 |||☺||| Freeborn County Neighbors: Death Records, Odds : FS Images & Catalog Minnesota Neighbors: Death & Cemetery Records Dodge County: 1870-1945 Faribault County: 1857-1990 ~ Mower County: 1870-1993 Steele County: 1870-2006 [Deaths & Some Cemetery Recs] Waseca County: 1856-2006 [Misc Vitals, Obits, Cems] IA Neighbors: Death & Cemetery Records Mitchell County: 1860-1982 [Obits, DC's, Cem Recs] Second page of Vitals, [1934 Divorces, Cems] Winnebago County: "All Events" Worth County: 1800-1993 [Church, Cems, DC's] XXX//☺\\//~@~\\//☺\\XXX Minnesota has a set of Divorce Records Minnesota Divorce Index,1970-1995 XXX//☺\\//~@~\\//☺\\XXX Military Resources Military Record Indexes James Bryant Post # 119, Minneapolis Member Files, A-Y, 1890's-1920's "Personal History" - GAR Records FS Film #007580973 |||☺||| One Minnesota Revolutionary War Hero: Stephen Taylor War of 1812 ~ Minnesota in the Civil War 1883 Pensioners ~ Military Museum DAR Lineage Records: Minnesota "Soldiers of the Great War", V2 - Minnesota [Nice Photos] |||☺||| Civil War Veteran Burial Listings Vol X Sherman Lee Pompey Covering Men In Regiments From Minnesota Union Soldiers Buried at Andersonville, 1866 The Book is arranged alphabetically by State and is fully searchable. There are also Army & Navy Burial Lists at the end of the State Lists. |||☺||| Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Civil War Units ~ Battlefield Maps Civil War Burials - National Search Engine ~ Civil War Veteran Burials Compiled Service Records: Union Soldiers Civil War Pension Records Military Forts in Minnesota ~ Fort Snelling Military Land Warrants in MN 1854-1863 Military & Minnesota Territory |||☺||| Minnesota and 'The Wars' Colonial Wars ~ Dakota War of 1862 ~ 150 Years Later 1862 Indian War Claims ~ Civil & Indian Wars: 1861-1865 Spanish American War & Philippine Insurrection G A R Membership Records Modern Wars, WW I, WW II, Korea [Ralph Carlson] Minnesota, World War I Records, 1918-1941 Dakota County in the World War [Book] WW II Honor List of Dead or Missing |||☺||| FS has Prison Burial Records and Burials in National Cemeteries in their Catalog Homes for Disabled Veterans: 1866-1938: Searchable Database on FS] Military Headstone Applications: FS 1890 Veteran's Schedule: FS Searchable Database |||☺||| Military Medical Records: National Archives Records of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery |||☺||| Search: DAR ~ GAR ~ SAR |||☺||| Military Historical Resources on Family Search US World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 ~ US World War II Draft Registration Cards ~ US World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 New York, Records of the State National Guard, 1906-1954 ~ US National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 Minnesota, G A R Membership Records, 1869-1940 US Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891 Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 ~ Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918 |||☺||| "Alphabetical Index To Places of Interment Of Deceased Union Soldiers in the Various States & Territories As Specified in Rolls of Honor, Nos I - XIII Being those issued from the Quartermaster General's Office Between June 15 1865 and August 27 1867" Washington: Government Printing Office, 1868 FS: There are many Volumes |||☺||| Military Odds This Link is for Military Prison Records on FS GAR Records [NARA] ~ Search the DAR ~ Search the SAR Soldiers / Sailors Database Gale Family Library ~ Military Service Records [WWII] WW II ~ "The American War Library" Current / Historic Military Facilities RAOGK, MN Volunteers for History National Archives: Awesome Resourse for Military Data |||☺||| lastly... MINNESOTA 1st Cavalry [Mounted Rangers] 2nd Cavalry Col. Brackett's Battalion, Cavalry Hatch's Independent Battalion, Cavalry 1st Heavy Artillery 1st-3rd Independent Battery, Light Artillery 1st-3rd Infantry (NARA Series M594, Roll 90) [LDS Film 1488542] Log In, Search, Catalog, Enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot XXX//☺\\//~@~\\//☺\\XXX Obituaries Heritage Hub [Subscription Site] Obits, Accidents, Death Notices: Freeborn County, 4 Local Newspapers Albert Lea Tribune ~ Austin Daily Herald ~ Star Tribune ~ Owatonna People's Press 2014 - November 2023 The Index is Here. Note: Heritage Hub is available at many Public Libraries, Check at yours, Access usually requires a Library Card I will do lookups, please send names and dates of interest: Contact Martha |||☺||| The Legacy Project of Jose Rivera Nieves Jose created indexes from NewsPapers and Local Funeral Homes Please use this link for Freeborn County Many of the Obits can be found using Heritage Hub which is available through many local Public Libraries Check Yours: Access HH with your Library Card |||☺||| "Tidbits from the Big Piney Examiner of Sublette Co., WY" 1912 - 2006 Some Years Missing Compiler: Anna Lee Woffinden Go to the FS Catalog and download the booklets: Use this link The Booklets are full of Obituaries, Death / Funeral Notices and Accidents, and the odd news article about local Pioneers There are indexes for each booklet Family Search: Collections - Obituaries from many States Above Link: Searchable and Linked pdf. XXX//☺\\//~@~\\//☺\\XXX Cemeteries LDS Film 868496 "A Descriptive List of 59 Old Minnesota Cemeteries and Names Of Those Buried Therein.[1936-1937]" Images # 670 - 755 Introduction, TOC According to the Introduction, these particular Cemeteries are no longer in use and have never been included in the "DAR Library".  The Introduction and information is here. The Chart Below gives the image numbers for the TOC Use this link for access. |||☺||| There is an old list of Cemeteries found in the FS Catalog. This list was generated by the Freeborn Genealogical Society, according to the wording at the top, a copy is available from the Society. See the link on the first page for their Facebook Site: Here Is an image of the List. |||☺||| Minnesota Cemetery Report, WPA 1936-1937 Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Find~A~Grave / Billion Graves [FS Search] People Legacy ~ American Cemeteries: Minnesota ~ Interment.net [2 Cems] Looking for really old Cemetery Info? Use FamilySearch Catalog and check the films for DAR Records. They did a lot of work from about 1940 to the late 1960's to Document and Transcribe old Cemeteries. |||☺||| Lastly... Funeral Cards, 1987-1989 Authors: Mankato Mortuary [Mankato, Minnesota] Film # 1651939 Microfilm of original records. The funeral cards are divided into three alphabets, one for each year 1987-1989. The information on the cards are not always complete but could give: the name and address of the deceased and the informant, birthdate and place of deceased, death date and place, where buried, length of residence in community and prior residence, parents' names and birthplace, spouse's name and marriage date, occupation, church membership, survivors' names, funeral costs, and other information. Image Ranges: 1987: 4 - 141 ~ 1988: 142-410 ~ 1989: 411-644 "The Fine Print" Freeborn County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham StateCoordinator:Tim Stowell Assistant State Coordinator:KarenDeGroote For information about adopting a Minnesota County, please contact Tim: Here is the list of Counties All materials, images, sounds and data contained herein are not to be copied or downloaded for purposes of duplication, distribution or publishing without the express written permission of the Freeborn County Coordinator. All data will stay with the MNGenWeb Project when and if the Coordinator resigns: Future contributions or donations will be returned to the Submitter upon request. Although believed to be correct as presented, any corrections, changes or additions or invalid links should be brought to the attention of theWebmaster. All Rights Reserved Online Continuosly Since 1997 Site Updated: 16 May 2024