Additional submissions are always welcome.
Bibles |
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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 |
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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 |
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Circuit Court Calendar for November 1898 | Submitted by Pam Swiler |
Probate Records 1837-1958 | FamilySearch. Requires free registration |
Directories |
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1925 Ionia County Rural Route Directory | Submitted by Jan Cortez |
Journals and Memoirs |
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A Pioneer Journey | By Judge Yeomans. Transcribed by Bonnie Petee. |
Land and Land Deeds |
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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 |
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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 Bryant1952 Ionia Hi |
1952 Ionia High School Yearbook | |
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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