Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Family Search: Historical Images
Basic Vitals: B ~ M ~ D
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
Minnesota Birth Files 1990-2020: Reclaim
the Records The files are in csv format Uploaded in 2023 ~
Please use this Link
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

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.

Death Records:
Family Search and Catalog Films
Deaths: 1908 > 2002 ~ Deaths & Burials: 1835 > 1990

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
September 2024
Note: I will not be creating any more Obit Indexes: I have had no queries for
them for a couple of years.
But, that said, I will
still do lookups on Heritage Hub
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
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: 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
"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 for access.
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

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
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 "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: 22 December 2024
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