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California Marriage Project. This project endeavors to provide actual transcriptions of Marriage Applications, and other Marriage Records, as found recorded in county court houses and state archives.
US Surveyor General for Calfiornia - Spanish and Mexican Land Grant Maps
Settlers of California 1769-1800. A list of names of over 1,700 of the earliest recorded male settlers of Alta California.
Early California Population Project. The Early California Population Project provides public access to all the information contained in California's historic mission registers.
California Migrations. The purpose of these pages is to track those Family Members who made the trek to California.
Los Pobladores, Los Angeles' Founding Families,1781 : Names and backround histories of the founding families and the soldiers who accompanied them.
Men of the 1769 Overland Expeditions, Velicatá to San Diego
Names of the Forty-niners. Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890. Members of the various California Pioneer Associations in the U. S. who were living at the time of publication.
A list of those who came to California via Rancho Santa Ana del Chino, California from 1849-1856
Case Files for Early Immigrants to San Francisco and Hawaii : This website can help you find out what cases are available at the NARA archives.
Record of Marriages on the Pacific Coast (mostly Apr & May 1872). From the Overland Monthly and Out West magazine.
Overland Monthly & Out West Magazine 1872 Record of Marriages. Including States: CA, NV, OR, MT, & WA.
California Slavery Era Insurance Registry. A database of slave and slaveholder names.
Overland Monthly And Out West Magazine 1872 Record of Deaths. Including States: CA, NV, OR, MT, & WA
California Family Group Sheets
Los Angeles Times Obituary Search Page. This recently released database debuts with an index to the decedent names listed in the obituaries and death notices for years 1988–1993; 1995–1996; 1999–2000; 2004. In addition to the standard obituaries and death notices, the index includes entries for In Memoriam, Cards of Thanks, Funeral Notices, etc.
California History Magazine Index 1922-1998. A publication of the California Historical Society.
The Students of Southern California : Names (and a few of the photographs) found in thousands of pages of old high school and college yearbooks.
Unclaimed Persons.com (California) : The purpose of this web site is to provide information to the public regarding a deceased loved one for whom next of kin has never been located.
List of Members of the Society of California Pioneers, with the dates of their arrival in California and their present residences [1851]
Notaries Public From California Blue Books & Governmental Rosters 1886-1909 (Images Online)
California Biographies 1878. State Officers, Officers of the Supreme Court. Officers of the Senate, Officers of the Assembly. Prominent Business, Professional Men & Newspaper Proprietors & Correspondents.
Legal Correspondents of Wilber Mercantile Agency in California, 1917
61,691 Foreign-Born Voters of California in 1872
California Bound 1848 - 1873. Ship Passenger Lists, Wagon Train Lists, Isthmus of Panama Passenger Information.
Alcatraz Inmate Roster 1934 - 1963. 1576 names.
California GenWeb Archives Project. Search a collection of many databases.
Western States Marriage Records Index : Over the past decade, the BYU-Idaho Family History Center has been extracting early marriage records from counties in the western part of the United States. Virtually all of the pre-1900 marriages are included in the index for Arizona, Idaho and Nevada. Many Idaho and Utah counties have been extracted into the 1930’s and some, much later. A significant number of marriages from Wyoming, eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, western Colorado and selected counties in California are also included.
Arizonians who died in California 2001-2002. A list of people who were born in Arizona and died in the state of California.
Hispanic Surnames traceable to Mexico or the American Southwest : A-F, G-M, N-Z
California Executions 1778-1967
California Lynchings 1875-1947
Alameda County
1860 Federal Census, Alameda County, California
1870 Federal Census for Alameda County, California
1870 Federal Census, Alameda County, California - Murray Township
1880 Federal Census, Alameda County, California - Murray Township
1900 Federal Census, Alameda County, California
Alameda County, California Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Pleasanton and Dublin, Alameda County, California
Four Cemeteries in Livermore, Alameda County, California : Oak Knoll Cemetery, Roselawn Memorial Park, St. Michael's Cemetery, Memory Gardens Memorial Park.
Burial Records of St. Michael Cemetery Livermore, California 1881-2000
Memory Gardens Cemetery, Livermore, Alameda County, California, Burial Records 1940-2000
Roselawn Cemetery Burial Records, Livermore, Alameda County, California 1920-1999
Robert Graham Mortuary Records 1878-1892, Alameda County, California
Pre-1905 Death Records for Alameda County, California: Cemeteries - County Records, 1889-1895
Alameda County, California - Index to Federal Land Records : Deeds (primarily patents) issued by the United States in the county between 1856 and 1995.
Records of the Callaghan Mortuary, Alameda County, California 1895-1940
Washington Union High School, Fremont, Alameda County, California : Years 1892-2000 : Over 19,000 names
Alameda County, California Queries
Members of the Alameda & Contra Costa Counties Pioneer Association. Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890.
Oakland High School Memorial Pages (Alameda County, California)
The Richard N. Schellens Collection of Historical Materials : Index for Alameda County, California. The Richard N. Schellens Historical Collection is a synopsis of California directories, maps, newspaper articles, excerpts from books and magazines, land records, interviews with local residents and much more.
Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society, Alameda County, California : Surnames we are researching
San Lorenzo Pioneer Cemetery, Alameda County, California
1894 Baptist Church Directories, Oakland, Alameda County, California
Alameda County, California Enlistees, World War II
Alpine County
1870 Federal Census Alpine County, California
Alpine County, California 1880 Census, Enumeration District 32
Alpine County, California 1930 Federal Census
Alpine County, California - Index to Federal Land Records. Deeds (primarily patents) issued by the United States in Alpine County between 1856 and 1995.
Civilian draft registration cards completed in 1917-1918 for Alpine County, California
Amador County
Amador County, California Cemeteries
Amador County California - Index to Federal Land Records. Extracted from the California Land Patents Database of the Bureau of Land Management.
Amador County, California WW2 Enlistees, Names : A-L, M-Z
Butte County
Butte County, California Cemeteries
Butte County, California - Index to Federal Land Records. Extracted from the California Land Patents Database of the Bureau of Land Management.
Butte County, California Marriage Records 1944-1945
Gridley Herald (Gridley, Butte County, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Records) : Search or browse selected issues back to 1922.
Calaveras County
Calaveras County, California Index to Federal Land Records. Extracted from the California Land Patents Database of the Bureau of Land Management.
Calaveras County, California Cemeteries
Misc. San Andreas, Calaveras County, California Births
Calaveras County, California Marriages (partial)
Colusa County
Index to gleanings from the Sun newspaper, Colusa County, California
Colusa County, California Cemeteries
Index to the 1878 Colusa County, California Annual
Colusa County, California Index to Federal Land Records. Extracted from the California Land Patents Database of the Bureau of Land Management.
Index to Wills and Probate Records of Colusa County, California 1850-1944
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County, California Index to Federal Land Records. Extracted from the California Land Patents Database of the Bureau of Land Management.
Index to Some Obituaries in the Contra Costa County Historical Society Files, California : The majority of obituaries listed appeared in the Contra Costa Gazette, published in Martinez, California. They cover a period from about 1855 to 1920.
Index to Probate Case Files held by the Contra Costa County Historical Society, California
Members of the Alameda & Contra Costa Counties Pioneer Association. Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890.
Contra Costa County, California Marriage Records (partial)
Del Norte County
1917-1918 Civilian draft registration cards for Del Norte County, California
Del Norte County, California Index to Federal Land Patents. Extracted from the California Land Patents Database of the Bureau of Land Management.
Del Norte County, California Cemeteries
Del Norte County, California WW2 Enlistees, Names : A-L, M-Z
El Dorado County
El Dorado County, California Cemeteries
El Dorado County, California Cemeteries
Members of the El Dorado Pioneer Association, California. Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890.
El Dorado County, California Marriages (partial)
El Dorado County, California Index to Federal Land Records
Fresno County
Fresno County, California Index to Federal Land Patents
Russia-born Germans buried in the Reedley Cemetery, Fresno County, California
Fresno County, California Cemeteries
Glenn County
Glenn County, California Cemeteries
Glenn County, California Index to Federal Land Patents
Humboldt County
Humboldt County, California Biographies. Source: History of Humboldt County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present, Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic Record Co., 1915
Humboldt County, California - Index to Federal Land Patents : Deeds (primarily patents) issued by the United States in the county between 1856 and 1995.
Ferdale Notes, August 1893 - December 31, 1931 : Notes taken from the Ferndale Enterprise and the Book of Deeds at the Humboldt County, California Court House.
Ferndale, Humboldt County California Roman Catholic Church Marriage records 1893-1931
Home, Parlor Weddings in Ferndale, Humboldt County, California 1893-1931
1860 Federal Census Humboldt County, California
Humboldt County, California Cemeteries
Eureka in the 1890 Business Directory Of Humboldt County, California
Imperial County
Imperial County, California Index to Federal Land Patents
Imperial County, California Cemeteries
Inyo County
1870 Federal Census, Inyo County, California
Inyo County, California - Index to Federal Land Patents
Kern County
1870 Federal Census, Kern County, California
Kern County, California Cemeteries
Kern County, California Marriages (partial)
Kern County, California Index to Federal Land Records
Kings County
Kings County, California 1910 Census, Enumeration Districts 74, 76, 77
Kings County, California Index to Federal Land Records
Klamath County
1870 Federal Census, Klamath County, California
Lake County
Lake County, California Index to Federal Land Patents
Lake County, California, 1870 Federal Census
Lake County, California Cemeteries
Lassen County
Lassen County, California 1870 Census (USGenWeb Census Project)
Lassen County, California 1870 Federal Census (us-census.org)
Lassen County, California 1920 Census, Enumeration District 27
Lassen County, California Index to Federal Land Patents
Westwood PinePress (Westwood, Lassen County, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Records) : Search or browse issues back to 2005.
Lassen County Times (Susanville, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Records) : Search or browse selected issues back to 1980.
Los Angeles County
1850 Federal Census Los Angeles County, California
San Juan Township, Los Angeles County, California 1860 Census (US Census Project)
San Juan Township, Los Angeles County, California 1860 Federal Census (USGenWeb Archives)
San Juan Township, Los Angeles County, California 1860 Federal Census (us-census.org)
Los Angeles County, California Cemeteries
1900 Census, Los Angeles Orphans Home, Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, California Index to Federal Land Patents
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California (Partial : Celebrity Graves Only)
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California (partial, celebrities only)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California (Partial, celebrities only)
Los Angeles County, California List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883. Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Which Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, and the Date of Original Allowance. United States Pension Bureau, Senate Executive Document 84, Parts 1-5.
Foreigners living in Los Angeles, California in 1836
Catalina Islander (Avalon, Los Angeles County, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Record) : Search of browse issues back to 2006.
Beverly Hills Weekly (Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Records) : Search or browse issues back to 1999.
Madera County
Madera County, California Index to Federal Land Patents
Marin County
1850 Federal Census, Marin County, California
1870 Federal Census, Marin County, California
Oral Histories at the Mill Valley Historical Society (Marin County, California). A list of the people who have contributed their thoughts and memories to help document Mill Valley's past.
Members of the Marin, Sonoma, Napa & Mendocino Pioneer Association, California. Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890.
Marin County, California Index to Federal Land Patents
Mary Magdelena Catholic Church Graveyard, Bolinas, Marin County, California
Mariposa County
Mariposa County, California 1850 Census
Mariposa County, California Cemeteries
Mariposa County, California Index to Federal Land Patents
Birth information from the 1917-1918 civilian draft registration cards for Mariposa County, California
Mendocino County
Mendocino County, California Cemeteries
Members of the Marin, Sonoma, Napa & Mendocino Pioneer Association, California. Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890.
Mendocino County, California Index to Federal Land Patents
Merced County
Merced County, California 1870 Census
Merced County, California 1870 Federal Census (us-census.org)
Merced County, California Cemeteries
Delhi Express (Delhi, Merced County, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Records) : Search or browse selected issues back to 1968.
Merced County, California Index to Federal Land Patents
Modoc County
Birth information from the 1917-1918 civilian draft registration cards for Modoc County, California
Modoc County, California Index to Federal Land Patents
Modoc County, California WWII Army Enlistees : Names A - L, Names M - Z
Mono County
Birth information from the 1917-1918 civilian draft registration cards for Mono County, California
Monterey County
Monterey County, California 1870 Census
Monterey County, California Cemeteries
Napa County
Napa County, California Cemeteries
Hot Springs Township, Napa County, California 1860 Federal Census
Members of the Marin, Sonoma, Napa & Mendocino Pioneer Association, California. Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890.
Napa County, California Index to Federal Land Records. Surnames : A to C - D to M - N to Z
Napa County, California Marriage Index 1850 - 1905
Nevada County
Nevada County, California Cemeteries
Historic Cemeteries of Nevada County, California Over 3000 transcriptions along with photographs.
Members of the Nevada County Pioneer Association. Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890.
Birth information from the 1917-1918 civilian draft registration cards for Nevada County, California
Nevada County, California Business and Residential Directory - 1856 : Nevada City
Orange County
Orange County, California Cemeteries
Placer County
Placer County, California Cemeteries
Placer County, California 1861 Business Directory. Names : A to G - H to O - P to Z
Plumas County
Plumas County, California Cemeteries
Feather River Bulletin (Quincy, Plumas County, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Records) : Search or browse selected issues back to 2001.
Portola Reporter (Portola, Plumas County, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Records) : Search or browse issues back to 2005.
Chester Progressive (Chester, Plumas County, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Record) : Search of browse selected issues back to 1946.
Riverside County
Riverside County, California Cemeteries
Riverside County, California Biographies. Source : History of Riverside County, California with Biographical Sketches.... - Elmer Wallace Holmes, et al. - Los Angeles, Cal., 1912.
Sacramento County
Members of Sacramento Pioneer Association, California. Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890.
Sacramento County, California Index to Federal Land Records
San Benito County
Burial Index for San Benito County, California. Burial / Removal / Transit Permits Issued 1874 to 1910.
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County, California Cemeteries
San Diego County
San Diego County, California 1850 Federal Census Index
Julian News (Julian, San Diego County, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Records) : Search or browse issues back to 2003.
San Francisco County
San Francisco County, California 1870 Census
Victims of the Great Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco on April 18, 1906
San Francisco, California Relief business directory, May, 1906. Giving names, business and address of San Francisco firms and business men who were compelled to change their location by the disaster of April 18 : and who have since located in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda and Emeryville.
Pacific Union Club San Francisco 1922 Members List
San Francisco Call Newspaper: Vital Records for 1892 - Index
San Francisco Call Newspaper : Vital Records for 1893
The San Francisco Call Database Index to Files 1869-1891 (all available surnames listed in them are indexed)
San Francisco Streets Named for Pioneers
Stockholders of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway Co. (1895). Source: Pioneers of Prosperity by David H. Walker, San Francisco, 1895. Pages 121-136.
San Francisco Social Register 1927
Members & Ex-Members of the San Francisco Pioneer Association. Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890.
Members Of Pioneer Association Of San Francisco 1890
1870 Petition Of Citizens Of San Francisco For The Repeal Of The Mortgage Tax Law : Part 1 - Part 2
San Francisco St. Ignatius Church and College : List of Pupils from 1855-1861
San Joaquin County
Members of the San Joaquin Pioneer Association, California. Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890.
Members Of San Joaquin Pioneer Association 1890 (California)
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County, California 1850 Federal Census : Transcription - Images Online
1850 Federal Census San Luis Obispo County, California
1860 Federal Census San Luis Obispo County, California (USGenWeb Census Project)
San Luis Obispo County, California 1860 Federal Census (us-census.org)
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County, California 1850 Federal Census
1850 Federal Census Santa Barbara County, California
1880 Federal Census Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Barbara County, California 1930 Census, Enumeration District 42
Santa Clara County
1870 Federal Census, Santa Clara County, California
1880 Federal Census, Santa Clara County, California
Index To The Early Settler File at Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogical Society, California
Index of the Amos O. Williams Funeral Home Books, Santa Clara County, California. The Williams Funeral Home Books Index contains 23,655 names . Of these 4,519 are cross-references, so the list represents 19,136 people.
Index To The Scrapbooks at Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogical Society (California)
Extracts of Genealogical Interest from Early Mountain View, California Newspapers (Santa Clara County)
Santa Clara County, California Cemeteries
Santa Clara County, California Marriages (partial)
Santa Cruz County
1850 Census of Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County, California 1880 Census
Shasta County
Shasta County, California Marriages 1861-1888
Shasta County, California Marriages 1888-1896
Shasta County, California 1920 Census, Enumeration District 107
Shasta County, California 1881 Directory
Shasta County, California 1885 Directory
Shasta County, California Index to Federal Land Records
Intermountain News (Burney, Shasta County, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Records) : Search or browse selected issues back to 1968.
Sierra County
Birth information from the 1917-1918 civilian draft registration cards for Sierra County, California
Sierra County, California Cemeteries
Solano County
Solano County, California Biographies
Sonoma County
1850 Federal Census Sonoma County, California (USGenWeb Census Project)
Sonoma County, California 1850 Federal Census (us-census.org)
Judgments in Sonoma County, California Courts 1852 - 1917
Index to Naturalization Records in Sonoma County, California 1841-1906
Members of the Marin, Sonoma, Napa & Mendocino Pioneer Association, California. Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890.
Cloverdale Reveille (Cloverdale, Sonoma County, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Records) : Search or browse issues back to 1980.
Geyersville Press (Cloverdale, Sonoma County, California) (Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Records) : Search or browse 1969 and 1970 issues.
Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County, California 1870 Census
Stanislaus County, California 1900 Census (partial)
Stanislaus County, California Index to Federal Land Records
Sutter County
Sutter County, California Biographies
Tehama County
Tehama County, California Cemeteries
Tehama County, California 1885 Directory
Tolumne County
Tolumne County, California Index to Federal Land Records
Trinity County
Trinity County, California Marriage Records By Groom 1950-1959
Birth information from the 1917-1918 civilian draft registration cards for Trinity County, California
Tulare County
Tulare County, California 1870 Census
Tulare County, California Marriages (1852-1893) : Groom's index - Bride's index
Tulare County, California Marriages 1 July 1893 to 31 December 1909 : Groom's Index - Bride's Index
1890 Great Register of Tulare County, California
Tuolumne County
Tuolumne County, California World War II Army Enlistees. Surnames : A to L - M to Z
Ventura County
Ventura County, California 1880 Federal Census
1900 Federal Census, Ventura County, California
Yuba County
Members of the Pioneer Association of the City of Marysville (Yuba County). Source: "The Argonauts Of California" by C. W. Haskins, 1890.
Yuba County, California Biographies
Birth information from the 1917-1918 civilian draft registration cards for Yuba County, California
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