Humboldt County, California
The CAGenWeb Project & The
USGenWeb® Project

Hello,
My Name is Martha and I am the Humboldt County Coordinator.
I live on the Central Coast of California, so cannot do 'on the ground research in Humboldt County.'
But, that said, I am an experienced Online Researcher and might be able to
help you locate that 'missing piece of your Ancestral Pie'
I can be reached via email: Contact: Martha

Please come back often as there will be new resources as I discover them.

Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies and Pioneers ~ What's New ~ Maps ~ Queries and Lookups

Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ 'Old Humboldt County Files' ~ Obituaries ~ Newspapers
Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends
"California Corner" ~ Resources with a 'California Flavor' [OffSite]

Humboldt County Neighbors:
Del Norte ~ Trinity ~ Siskiyou & Mendocino



Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends

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Roster, Society, Sons of the Revolution in the State of California ..
1898-1912-1916-1920-1921-1922-1924
The Archive.org site has volumes for the above years: Please use this Link
The Rosters give the home address of the Members.


National Archives:
Genealogy/ Personal History: Military Personnel

The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed.
Please use this Link for a fully linked and searchable list of Resources


State Summary of War Casualties, 1946 US Navy
[US Navy, Marines, Coast Guard]
Records contain: Name, Rank, Parents, Street Address
Records for the States where I host Counties / Film #
California, 4218631 ~ Colorado, 4218641 ~ Michigan, 4218677 ~ Minnesota, 4218681
Missouri, 4218687 ~ Oregon, 4218720 ~ Pennsylvania, 4218725 ~ Wisconsin, 4218725
Explanation of the Records: Please Use This Link

Family Search Catalog: Access: Log into your Acct, Search, Catalog,
Enter Film # in Fiche/Film slot
California Military ~ Digitized Film

Volume Reel 0002 ~ Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations:
California First Cavalry, First Battalion, Native Cavalry, Second Cavalry,
First Infantry, First Battalion, Mountaineers, Infantry, Second Infantry)
[From NARA Resources]

Geographical and Name Index of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918
California


Military • California, Honor Roll of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918
FS Database: Information might include: Date & Place of Birth, Parents Names, Residence, Occupation
Please use this Link to access the Database

Family Search
California, Military Discharge Records, 1856-1965

United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949
United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003
United States, Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops, 1861-1866
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Military Servicemen in World War I Records (United States), 1919
California Military Records in the State Archives, 1858-1923

This is an assortment of California Military Records on Film: FS Catalog
and...
United States military records, 1824-1956: Family Search
Includes state summary of war casualties of each state, deaths in the World War, official registers, Navy and Marine Corps registers, National Guard registers, army registers, and etc.

Records contain: Name, Rank, Parents, Street Address
List below contains records for other States where I host Counties
Records for the States of & Film #s
California, 4218631 ~ Minnesota, 4218681 ~ Missouri, 4218687 ~ Oregon, 4218720 ~ Wisconsin, 4218725
For Access: Log into your FS Account, enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot.

Spanish ~ American War
Books: Search / Download
Register of The Society
"Sons of the Revolution" In the State of California, 1902
Ancestral Rolls & Biographies ~ Volume Reel 0003
Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations
California Third Infantry through Eighth Infantry Mounted Detachment, Infantry [3 Months, l86l]
[From NARA Resources]

"Soldiers of the Great War": California / Book with photos
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Crime and Punishment

California, Sacramento County, Sacramento, Police Records :
Mug Books and Wanted Bulletins, 1860-1949
This collection contains a lot of interesting information.

Here is a pdf with Film Numbers
The Sac Gen Soc created an index. Please use this link.
California Locations:
Berkeley, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Stockton, Fresno & Placer Co's, Long Beach
CA State Prisons, Fulsom, San Quentin
Sacramento Sheriff's Office

Other Locations:
Denver, Colorado ~ Colorado Springs, CO
Nevada State Police / Prison [Carson City]
Portland, Oregon ~ Tacoma, Washington

Types of Crimes:
Juvenile, High Finance, Safe Blowing, Escaped Prisoners, Parole Violators, Ethnic, Forgery, Industrial, Bunco, Political
Family Search Catalog: Access: Log into your Acct, Search, Catalog, Enter Film # in Fiche/Film slot

Miscellaneous Prison & Correctional Institution Records
Family Search Catalog: Please Use This Link For Chart
Then Access the films in the FS Catalog
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Odds and Ends

New Books "Odds and Ends"

Eureka HighSchool YearBooks: "Sequoia"
1961 ~ 1962 ~ 1963

The Physicians and Surgeons of the United States
Edited By:
William B Atkinson, M D: Author of "Hints in the Obstertic Procedure," etc...
Philadelphia: Charles Robson, 1878
There are three Indexes, "Alpha", "Local" & "Analytical" The two most useful are Alpha and Local
The Book can be read online or downloaded.

Woman's Who's Who of America
A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada
1914-1915: John William Leonard, Editor-in-Chief
New York: The American Commonwealth Company
There is no Alpha Index, instead the Authors saw fit to make one that is titled: "Her Married Name".
There is an Addenda - Corrections set of pages.
The Bios are listed Alphabetically.
The Addenda and 'Married Name'
The book can be read online or downloaded

Men of America
A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries
Edited By: John W Leonard
L R Hamersly & Company
One West Thirty Fourth Street, New York city: 1908
There is no TOC or Index ~ Entries are Alphabetical
Read Online or Download

Men and Women of America
A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries
L R Hamersly & Company
One West Thirty Fourth Street, New York city: 1910
Copyright 1909 By
L R Hamersly & Company, New York
There is no TOC or Index ~ Entries are Alphabetical
Read Online or Download

Odds - Above Book Indexes and TOC's can be found using this link

Humboldt County Probate Records: 1853 - 1972

Naturalization Records
California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989

Indian Census Records: 1909 - 1939
" Our Native Americans and their records of Genealogical Value"
by: Kay E Kirkham

United States, Native American, Census Rolls are available here.
United States, Native American Birth and Death Records are available here.

"Early Humboldt County Records"
Found in the Humboldt Co., Court House: Redwood Genealogical Society
Family Search has all the Publications: Please use this link

Great Register of California: Humboldt County
These are wonderful sources of information, particularly if you are looking for
Nativity, Residency or Naturalization Data: 1884 ~ 1890 & Precinct Register: 1942
If you wish to look at the extensive collection of CA Great Registers that are available on Family Search, go Here

"8 County Directory"
Humboldt, Marin, Napa, Yolo, Lake, Solano, Mendocino & Sonoma Counties
Giving Name, Occupation and Residence of all Adult Persons in the Cities and Towns,
1885-1856
L M Mc kenney & co., Publishers
51 Clay Street, San Francisco, Cal
August 1885
The Extracted Pages for Humboldt County are Here

The Redwood Genealogical Society produced many Bulletins over the years.
Many of them can be found in the FS Catalog.
Below are links to some which may still be available.
Redwood Researcher
Redwood Genealogical Society: They seem to have an active Face Book Page
Fortuna, Humboldt, California
FS Catalog Page Lists

'Sample Vol's' to give you an idea of what the Bulletins are like.
Vol 1, #1 ~ Vol 1. #2 ~ Vol 1. #3 ~ Vol 1. #4


"The Fine Print"
County Coordinator: Martha A C Graham
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins

Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote

All materials, images, sounds and data contained herein are not to be copied or downloaded for purposes of duplication, distribution or publishing without the express written permission of the
Humboldt
County Coordinator.

All data will stay with the CAGenWeb Project when and if the Coordinator resigns: Future contributions or donations will be returned to the Submitter upon request. Although believed to be correct as presented, any corrections, changes or additions or invalid links should be brought to the attention of the Webmaster.

Site Updated:14 June 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
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