Martin County, Minnesota

This County is part of
The MNGenWeb And The USGenWeb Project®

My name is Martha, I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil.
I am the Temporary Coordinator as Martin County is available for adoption.
If you have a local connection to Martin County and web design skils [or wish to learn],
please consider joining the MNGenWeb as a County Coordinator
Please contact the State Coordinator: Tim Stowell for more information.

In the meantime, 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 ~ Old Faribault Files

Vital Records ~ Military ~ Obituaries ~ Cemeteries
Native American's ~ Family Search: Films & Historical Images ~ Crime & Punishment ~Odds and Ends

Martin's Neighbors: Minnesota
Blue Earth ~ Cottonwood ~ Faribault ~ Jackson ~ Watonwan
And in... Iowa
Emmet & Kossuth



Native American's ~ Family Search: Films & Historical Images ~ Crime & Punishment ~ Odds and Ends

Native American Resources
Tribal Nations in Minnesota
"Tracing Your American Indian Ancestry"
There are 11 federally recognized American Indian Tribes
in Minnesota
A search on Archive.org site using "Indians in Minnesota" gives this result.

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Native Americans ~ Wiki +
Additional History which includes the Dakota Wars
There are 11 federally recognized Tribes in Minnesota
A search on the Archive.org Site shows these results.
News Article: Burial Mounds
U.S.,Records Related to Enrollment of Eastern Cherokee
by Guion Miller, 1908-1910
WA Indian Enrollment / Allotments, 1911-1919
Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889
[Note: There are Bios for Native Americans]

Family Search: Historical Images & Catalog Resources
Family Search has an awesome collection of Resources, many of which are in separate sections:
These are filmed records that are not typically found doing generic searches on FamilySearch
Rather than put some of them with Vital Records, this whole set of new Resources will be listed below. Access all of them after you log into your Account:
Search: Then either select 'Images' or 'Catalog' and use the links provided below.

Naturalization Records
Petitions, Declaration of Intent, Citizenship
FS, His Images: Migration
Dec of Intent, Naturalization Rec's, Citizenship Records

Naturalization Records
Minnesota, Faribault County, naturalization records, 1850-1954
Author: Minnesota. District Court (Faribault County); Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minnesota)

Minnesota, Faribault County, Naturalization Records, 1918
Author: Minnesota. Commission of Public Safety; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minnesota)

Miscellaneous Naturalization Papers, ca. 1850-1905
Author: Faribault County (Minnesota). Clerk of District Court
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Naturalization Records, 1858-1929 ; index, ca. 1869-1945
Author: Faribault County (Minnesota). Clerk of District Court; Minnesota. County Court (Faribault County)
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Wills, Probate and Court Records


Minnesota will records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1849-1985
Author: Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minnesota)

And Lastly: Military Records
Minnesota, World War I Records, 1918-1941
Military, Muster Rolls, Society Rec's
Minnesota DAR Records: FS Catalog
Iowa DAR Records: FS Catalog

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Additionally there is a large list of Military Films
Film #'s:
7552389: 1870-1992, 8610801: 1853-1939, 8594290: 1851-1976
8594291: 1819-1975, 8731285: 1919-1962, 8731283: 1917-1990
8731284: 1868-1990, 7796988: 1896-1936, 100132718: 1941-1946
4203990: 1918, 4204051: 1917-1918, 100132717: 1941-1946
Access: Log Into Family Search, Search, Catalog, Insert film # of Interest into 'Fiche/Film Slot

Crime and Punishment
Minnesota Public Criminal Hisotry
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Family Search
FS: United States Prison Records

Family Search, Catalog, Film: Prison Records
1617966 ~ Mc Neil Island
1906: Crime Booklet
956170 ~ Territorial Prison at Yuma, AZ
978902 ~ CA State Prison, San Quentin, 1851-1867 [Index]
978903 ~ CA State Prison, San Quentin, 1851-1867, Register
978904 ~ CA State Prison, San Quentin, 1876-1889, Register
978905 ~ CA State Prison, San Quentin, 1889-1897, Register
978906 Vol A ~ CA State Prison, San Quentin, List of Convicts, AC
978906 Vol B ~ 978906 Vol C
978907 ~ CA State Prison, Folsom
978907 ~ Register, 1884-1886 [Prisoner #s 11092-12354]
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Historical Records: FBI "Vault"

Historical Information: Minnesota State Prisons
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension: Minnesota

Odds and Ends

There were some 'Family Stories' found in the old Martin County Files:
Names Include:
Marian Elaine Schwager Ehlers ~ Henry Schwager ~ Herman Schwager [Mr & Mrs]

There were two other items that may be of interest
Pleasant Prairie School, 1895 and a brief history of Fairmont
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Canadian Records
Canadian Digital Newspapers ~ Canadian Digital Archives ~ Canadian Genealogy
There is a website dedicated to Canadian Obits from local papers.Please use this link

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Free Digital Archival Newspapers

Minnesota Historical Society - General Resources
Minnesota Historical Society: Digital Newspapers
There are two old Newspapers for Martin County
Martin County Atlas ~ Martin County Review: 1868 - 1872
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Other Sources for Free Archival Digital Newspapers
Chronicling America ~ Google News Archives
Century Past ~ Illinois Digital Collection
Historical Newspapers: Indexed by State [Some Free]

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California Digital newspapers
This Site has a great collection of CA Newspapers,
but many of them have articles from other States including Minnesota

Use this Link

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"Reclaim the Records"
The above site uses the 'Freedom of Information' act to initiate access to records.



Temporary Martin County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
For information about adopting a Minnesota County, please contact Tim: Here is the list of Counties


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Site Updated:24 March 2024