Clinton County

Miscellaneous Records

Additional submissions are always welcome.

Bibles
 
Edward & Elizabeth (Sessions) Shelton Submitted by Susie Carruth
   
Census
The 1950 census will be release in April 2022
FamilySearch Transcriptions and images of Federal census 1790-1940. Requires free registration.
Library of Michigan Ancestry and Heritage Quest are free for Michigan residents with a free library card.
1850 Census USGenWeb Archives. Page numbers can be found here.
1900 Census USGenWeb Archives
Canadian Census From Canadian Archives for 1826-1929
General Information About Each Census 1790  1800  1810  1820  1830  1840  1850  1860  1870  1880  1890  1894  1900  1904  1910  1920  1930  
   
Churches
First Baptist Church of Ionia Early records
First Congregational Church of Lake Odessa  
Portland Baptist Church 50th anniversary in 1890
Portland Congregational Church 50th anniversary in 1893
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints - Belding Church records for 1903-1920. Available at Library of Michigan or an LDS library.
   
Courts
 
Circuit Court Calendar for November 1898 Submitted by Pam Swiler
Probate Records 1837-1958 FamilySearch. Requires free registration
   
Directories
 
1925 Ionia County Rural Route Directory Submitted by Jan Cortez
   
Journals and Memoirs
 
A Pioneer Journey By Judge Yeomans.  Transcribed by Bonnie Petee.
   
Land and Land Deeds
 
General Information about Land Deeds  
Ionia County Deeds 1838-1937 FamilySearch. Requires free registration
Ionia County Mortgages 1842-1929 FamilySearch. Requires free registration
Standard Atlas of Ionia County 1906 Lists land owners
MIGenWeb Archives Land Office records for 1807-1907
   
Military
 
FamilySearch Various military records. Requires free registration.
Highland Park Cemetery Veterans Index Compiled by Keith Bailey (2022)
Revolutionary War Veterans of Ionia County Brief biographies
Fold 3 Available free for Michigan residents with a free library card.
Revolutionary War Records Ancestry and Heritage Quest are available free for Michigan residents with a free library card.
Michigan in the War Civil War rosters, deaths, burials, battles, and more.
Civil War Records
Civil War Soldier Database From National Park Service
Michigan 3rd Cavalry Civil War. Submitted by John Steele.
1883 Civil War Pensioners  
1894 Veteran Census  
Civil War Grave Database Sons of Union Veterans
Soldier Photos from c1890 Ionia County soldiers and sailors.
Spanish-American War Veterans  
World War II Ionia County Soldiers and sailors
World War II Ionia County Casualties  
World War II Scrapbook Portland clippings.  Includes portions of Clinton and Eaton Counties.
US Casualties WWII to Present From myfallensoldiers
   
Miscellaneous
 
Hotel Bailey Letter, Ionia 1928. Submitted by Stephen Lauber
Hotel Devine Letter, Portland 1924. Submitted by Stephen Lauber
WWI Sugar Ration Card Submitted by Dave Rafferty
   
Newspapers and News Clippings
Sebewa Recollector Historical Newsletter
ICGS Newsletter Index and some back issues of the Ionia County Genealogical Society Newsletter
Saranac Advertiser Items of interest from 1898-1968
Ypsi Doodler 1944-1946 Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Co., Ionia
Belding Banner 1895-1918 Full scans
Belding Banner-News 1918-1922 Full scans
News Clipping Collection  
Articles from Sentinel Standard and Lake Odessa Wave  
Tidbits and Snippits From old Ionia County Newspapers
Vital Records from Ionia Sentinel 1866-1883  
Early Ionia County Newspapers 1884 article
Michigan Newspapers from Library of Michigan Includes Grand Rapids Press and others.  Available free for Michigan residents with a free library card.
   
Railroads
 
Pere Marquette Train Crash of 1907 33 Ionia residents killed and over 100 injured.
   
Schools
 
School Location Guide Locations of one room schools.
High School Sports State Champs Ionia County State Championships
1926 Belding High School Yearbook  
1928 Belding Commencement Program Submitted by Dave Rafferty
1930 Belding Alumni Program Submitted by Dave Rafferty
Carr School Class List 1913-14 Odessa Twp.  Submitted by Cindy Bryant
Pewamo High School Graduate List Pewamo High School Yearbooks
Sebewa Center & Orange Twp. Teachers Submitted by Teresa Sweet
   
Scrapbooks
 
Eva (Aungst) Austin Index Submitted by Debra Eddy
Ella H. Gunn Index Submitted by Teresa Leak Sweet
Maude Benedict Kitchen Autograph Book Submitted by Marjorie Shelton
   
   
                                       
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