Watonwan County, Minnesota
This Site is part of
The MNGenWeb and The USGenWeb®
Hello:
My name is Martha and I am the new County Coordinator for Watonwan County.
I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil.
I am happy to answer questions and I may be able to help you locate that 'missing piece of your Ancestral Pie'
I can be contacted via Email using this link.
Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Search ~ Maps ~ Queries ~ Lookups ~ What's New
Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Family Search: Historical Images
Cemeteries ~ Military ~ Native American Resources ~ Odds & Ends
This Site is part of
The MNGenWeb and The USGenWeb®
Hello:
My name is Martha and I am the new County Coordinator for Watonwan County.
I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil.
I am happy to answer questions and I may be able to help you locate that 'missing piece of your Ancestral Pie'
I can be contacted via Email using this link.
Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Search ~ Maps ~ Queries ~ Lookups ~ What's New
Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Family Search: Historical Images
Cemeteries ~ Military ~ Native American Resources ~ Odds & Ends
|
Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Family Search: Historical Images 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 Here are Birth Records specific to Watonwan County: 1870 > 1910 Family Search "Collections" Minnesota, County Birth Records, 1863-1983 / Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002 Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980 Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916 Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950 Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949 Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002 / Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990 / Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001 Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates, 1900-1955 Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001 Here is information on a Film that cooresponds with this Database: Minnesota Deaths & Burials: 1835-1990 Film # 1671932 Death Register, Item # 3 1835-1990 The Entries are typed so it is not difficult to read The Chart below gives you the Range for the Images  These two links contain all the Watonwan Films and Resources in the FS Catalog. Each File is searchable with links to the listed record. Sign into your FS Account, then use the link to find Films & Records of Interest There are 44 Records: Page 1 ~ Page 2 |||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\||| There are Marriage Records for Neighboring Counties in the "Historical Images" Section Blue Earth ~ Brown ~ Jackson [3 Films] ~ Martin [34 Entries] Chart Below is for Cottonwood County  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. |||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\||| Death Records: Family Search and Catalog Films Deaths: 1908 > 2002 ~ Deaths & Burials: 1835 > 1990 |||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\||| "What's New" The J R Nieves Legacy Collection of Obituary Indexes There are no Watonwan Obits listed, but there are some for her Neighbors: Blue Earth ~ Brown ~ Jackson ~ Martin This is the link for Minnesota This is the link for all of the United States This is the link for Countries of the World Also, there are Indexes for 'Birth Place Not Identified' and 'Birth Place' Minnesota Obituaries Heritage Hub: 1974 to 31 December 2023 Highlights: Yellow = Suspicious Death / Accident Lt Blue = News Article / Memorial The Index is Here I am happy to do lookups: So, send in your names of interest, years, and I will see what I can find. Contact: Martha There are also other Watonwan County Obituaries in the "Mankato Free Press" The Mankato Free Press is on HeritageHub which may be available in your local Public Library Check: Digital Resources, etc, and access with your Library Card Obituaries from the FS Catalog Mary Zins Obituary Collection and Marriages, ca. 1896-1988 Note: Technically, the Zins Collection is for Brown County, but since Brown is a 'Neighbor', I am including this great set of Obituaries here. Zins, Mary Ann [Author] Filmed Newspaper Clippings Aastrom, Anna, Mrs. - Door, Blanche Film: 1888040 Door, Blanche - Janos, Karl, Film: 1888041 Janos, Karl - Michels, Kenneth Film: 1888042 Michels, Kenneth - Schultz, Bernard G. Film: 1888043 Schultz, Bernard G. - Zwaschka, A., Mrs. Film: 1888201 Other Obituary Databases: All with a connecton to Minnesota California, Oakland, Alameda Co., Newspaper Record Collection, 1985-2011 The images are available on Family Search, Sign in for access. Here is a set of resources for Oakland, Alameda Co., CA Obituaries: 1865 > 2006 [POB: Blue Earth, Carlton, Dakota, Hennepin & St Louis Co's, MN] Obituaries: American Historical Society German's from Russia, 1899-2012 [FS Searchable database with Newspaper Clippings] Here is the WebSite for the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Obituaries: American Historical Society German's from Russia, 1899-2012 "Tidbits of Sublette County, Wyoming" Compiled by: Anna Lee Woffinden Please use this Link: All Indexes for the Booklets They contain all sorts of newspaper articles: Birth, Death, Marriages, Funeral & Burial Announcements and Accidents The Booklets are in the FS Catalog: Log into your account: Search, Catalog, Enter 'Woofinden' in the Author Slot, Big Piney Examiner will be listed. There is a website dedicated to Canadian Obits from local papers. Please use this link Obituary Index [Minnesota State University] Minnesota Digital Library Obituaries: USGenWeb Archives: PDF File with Clickable Links Obituaries, Newspapers & Bulletins The Minnesota Historical Society has a great set of Digitized Newspapers. Please use this Link for the MN Historical Society Digital Newspaper Hub Minnesota Newspaper Directory Chronicling America ~ Google News Archive Minnesota Historical Society - Old Bulletins |||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\|||☺|||/VVV\||| Family Search: Historical Images Records that are not available with the traditional FS Search This set of links is for Miscellaneous Records Minnesota, Watonwan County, Naturalization Records, 1918 [Military] Naturalization, Citizenship Minnesota, Watonwan County, Will Records, 1895-1981 [Ind] Watonwan, MN Deed records, 1857-1928 ; indexes, 1857-1904 LDS Film Probate and Tax Records Note: If you want to do the searches for yourself: To acess the Historical Images, log into your FS Account: Click on Search, then at the top of the page: Historical Images: Enter Location of Interest |
"The Fine Print"
Watonwan 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
If you have an idea or comment please let us know.
Information contained on all of the pages within the Watonwan County portion of the MNGenWeb Project
may be used for personal genealogical and historical purposes.
Please be considerate of copyright information and give credit where credit is due.
Donated data will remain with the County in the event of the resignation of the County Coordinator.
Any person donating information in the future retains the right to have it returned to them upon request
Site Updated: 23 April 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
All Rights Reserved
Contact the webmaster
Watonwan County, MN ~ MNGenWeb ~ USGenWeb® Project~ USGenWeb® Archives
Back to Top