Branch County

Miscellaneous Records

   
Census
 
Federal Census 1790-1940 from FamilySearch. Requires free registration.
1854 State Census From Michiganology for Coldwater Township
1874 State Census From Michiganology for Algansee & Batavia Townships
Churches
 
Congregational Church  
First Baptist Church Coldwater
First Methodist Church Coldwater
St. Mark's Episcopal Church Coldwater
Weslyan Church Coldwater
   
Court Records
 
Probate Records 1833-1923 Requires free registration
   
History
 
Attorneys after the Civil War  
Branch Co. Directory (1871) Stevens & Conover
Historical Events 1897-1925 Includes deaths, marriages, major events
History of Branch County (1879) Everts & Abbott
History of Coldwater  
Michigan Gazetteer (1863-4) Charles F. Clark
Newspapers and Newspapermen
Portrait and Biographical Album (1888) Chapman Bros. Index and some transcriptions.
20th Century History and Biographical Record of Branch County (1906) by Henry Collins
Union City Bicentennial (1976) Requires free registration
   
Land Records
 
Land Patent Records 1807-1907 Michigan General Land Office
Land Deeds 1831-1932 Requires free registration
Land Mortgages 1833-1915 Requires free registration
   
Military
 
Branch Co. Soldiers in the Civil War A listing of Branch Co. soldiers with birth and death dates
Michigan in the War Civil War site with rosters, burial locations, and more
Sons of Union Veterans Civil War site
1883 Pensioners From Family History Network
Coldwater in the Civil War  
1894 Veteran Census From Family History Network
Branch Co. Deaths in WWII Transcribed from National Archives
Branch Co Deaths in VietNam Transcribed from National Archives
Prisoners of War & Missing World War II through 1991 Gulf War
   
Newspaper Articles
 
Articles from Coldwater Republican  
Death of Susan Prandy December 29, 1903
Hunting Accident - Young Man Killed September 12, 1902
   
Schools
 
1916 Coldwater Yearbook The Mirror - Senior class
1945 Coldwater Yearbook Cardinal - 7th through 12th grades
1947 Coldwater Yearbook Cardinal - 7th through 12th grades (cover missing)
1950 Coldwater Yearbook Cardinal - 7th through 12th grades
Coldwater Public Schools History  
Coldwater High School Alumni Graduates from 1868-1913
School Photos Various one-room and town school photos.
   

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