San Joaquin County, California
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~ Welcome ~
My name is Martha and I am your host for 'All things concerning San Joaquin County'
I lived in Stockton from 1955 to 1966, graduating from Stockton College when it was still a HighSchool,
eventually marrying and having two Sons.
Now I live on the Central Coast of California so cannot do 'on the ground research'
but... I am an experienced online researcher and might be able to find
that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'
Please use this link for contact: Martha
Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Search ~ Maps ~ "What's New" ~ Queries
Vital Records ~ Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends [ Includes Native American Resources]
Cemeteries ~ Mortuaries ~ Coroner and Funeral Records ~ Obituaries
"California Corner" ~ Resources with a 'California Flavor' [OffSite]
Note: 'Old San Joaquin County Files' will be found in the 'Odds & Ends' Section
Search San Joaquin County San Joaquin County Neighbors
Amador ~ Alameda ~ Calaveras ~ Contra Costa
Sacramento ~ Santa Clara ~ Stanislaus
Our Thanks to all of the former San Joaquin County Coordinators:
You are very much appreciated for your contributions for visiting Researchere
| History ~ Biographies ~ Search ~ Maps ~ "What's New' Brief History of San Joaquin County: Wikiwand  Biographies & Books "A History of Stockton From its Orgazization up to the Present Time" Including a Sketch of San Joaquin County George H Tinkham San Francisco: W M Hinton & Co., Printers, 536 Clay Street 1880 The Appendix is Here ~ Read Online or Download <<<~?~>>> An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County, California Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1890 The Indexes and Bio Pages are Here Read Online ~ Download <<<~?~>>> "Stockton: Illustrated" 1895 This is essentially a 'Picture Book' which includes Businesses Published by the Stockton Commercial Association Read Online or Download <<<~?~>>> "History of The State of California And Biographical Record of the San Joaquin Valley, California" J M Guinn The Chapman Publishing Co., Chicago, 1905 The Indexes and Bio Pages are Here Read Online ~ Download <<<~?~>>> "History Of The State Of California And Biographical Record Of San Joaquin County, California" J M Guinn & George H Tinkham: Volume II Historic Record Co., Los Angeles, Cal, 1909 The Indexes and Bio Pages are Here Read Online or Download <<<~?~>>> "History of San Joaquin County, California With Biographical Sketches" History by George H Tinkham Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California 1923 Access the Files Indicated below Here Biographical Index ~ All Inclusive Index Batches of Pages Chapter XXII 'Courts & Criminals' Then... Read Online or Download And lastly: There is a great series of Biographies entitled: Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol 1 Above is just a sample of these great books. There are at least 8 Volumes. All of them can be downloaded from the Archive.org Site <<<~?~>>> "Goin' West: 1830-1880" This is a set of booklets that have a lot of interesting information. There are 12 Volumes, No indexes, but they are alphabetically set up. They are all available in the Family Search Catalog FS does not have Vols 2 and 3: Here are links to both of them. <<<~?~>>> Over the Years I downloaded and indexed as many of the great old County Histories as I could find. Here are indexes for many of the CA Histories Most, if not all of the Histories are on the Archive.org site or Google Books San Joaquin County and California Map Collections Plat Maps: San Joaquin County There is a huge collection of Plat Maps on the Archive.org Site. All donated by the San Joaquin County Historical Society. The Chart Below gives the Years. I have uploaded the maps to my Google Drive: Please use this Link.  These Maps have Owner Information on Them Modern Range and Township Map Locator FS, Film: Land, Deeds, Homestead Records: Use This Link <<<~?~>>> Perry-Castaneda ~ Map Collection ~ Earthquake Fault Maps [CA] American Georgaphical Society Library Digital Map Collection Humboldt State University Map Collection Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for California~ Railroad Maps, CA And, of course, Google Earth Southern California Base Map CA Digital Map Collection ~ Dept of Forestry [USDA] "MapGoose-CA" ~ USGS CA Maps Cities, Communities - Wiki: A lot of great information San Joaquin County Historical Society - Wiki <<<What's New>>> The Holdings of the San Joaquin County Public Library This is an interesting collection of records that will be useful to Researchers and includes the following resources: California, San Joaquin, County Public Library obituary index : Collection Record, 1850-1991 Author: San Joaquin County Public Library (Stockton, California) [FamilySearch Catalog] NewsClippings of the Obituaries. This Collection is also searchable through traditional FS Search Here is the link to the 'Surname Range' <<<~?~>>> Great Registers, 1900-1910 Author: San Joaquin County (California). County Clerk; San Joaquin County Public Library (Stockton, California) <<<~?~>>> People file [Card] index, ca. 1849-1909 [Film #1819350 Item #2] Author: Stockton Album (Stockton, California); San Joaquin County Public Library (Stockton, California) Contains a card index arranged in alphabetical order by surname of persons who were mentioned in the various issues of the Stockton Album newspaper in articles or listings of various events. This is a really interesting set of [mostly typed] cards with information. Below is a Chart with the Image Ranges ~ And a 'Sample Card'   <<<~?~>>> San Joaquin County Public Library, Stockton, Calif., Stockton newspaper index, ca. 1902-1913 Author: San Joaquin County Public Library (Stockton, California) Card Index of Agriculture ~ Clubs ~ 'General' Articles <<<~?~>>> San Joaquin County Public Library, Stockton, Calif., W.P.A. index, newspaper extraction, ca. 1850-1970 Author: San Joaquin County Public Library (Stockton, California); United States. Works Progress Administration (California) Miscellaneous News Articles: <<<~?~>>> Stockton, California newspaper index, ca. 1850-1990 Author: San Joaquin County Public Library (Stockton, California) Huge Assortment of Topics ~ News Articles <<<~?~>>> Stockton, California newspaper index, schools (Stockton), ca. 1949-1987 Author: San Joaquin County Public Library (Stockton, California) Continuation of News Articles Stockton, California, California local history index, ca. 1850-1967 Author: San Joaquin County Public Library (Stockton, California) Continuation of News Articles: Local Events, Persons, Businesses <<< More What's New>>> Here is a new web page with 'California Only' Resources "California Corner" ~ Resources with a 'California Flavor' [OffSite] <<<~?~>>> "Heroes of California" The story of the founders of the golden state as narrated by themselves or gleaned from other sources By George Wharton James Author of "Through Ramona's Country," "The Old Missions of california," "The Wonders of the Colorado Desert," "In and Around the Grand Canyon," etc. Boston Little, Brown, and Company: 1910 [Note: There is an Index, TOC, and List of Illustrations] <<<~?~>>> Mercantile Guide To Cities and Suburbs Of The United States of America California and Northwest Edition: 1893 Volume 3 Issued Annually Copyrighted and Compiled By A Marks Copyrighted at Washington D C, April 14th, 1890 San Francisco, Cal: Published by the Mercantile Guide Co 403 Sansome Street This is a really interesting Booklet. It contains not only the Names of People, but their Business Name, Occupation and local Address. Here are Page Images for San Joaquin County: Lodi Stockton, P 1 ~ P 2 & 3, ~ P 4 & 5 ~ P 6 & 7 ~ P 8 & 9 ~ P 10 & 11 ~ P 12 & 13 ~ P 14 & 15 ~ P 16 & 17 There is a great site that has all sorts of links to free Historical and Genealogical Data "The Ancestor Hunt" Digital Newspapers ~ Year Books & Alumni Books School Records ~ Obituaries ~ Coroner, Mortuary & Cemetery Records BMD's ~ Birth & Marriage Records ~ Divorce & Death Records ~ Probate & Tax Records ~ Institutional & Military Records Naturalizations & Immigration ~ Criminal & Digital Archives ~ Directories ~ Photos & Voter Records Scroll down, left side has the menu Here is a list of Newspapers on Heritage Hub: I have access to this Subscription Database and will do Obit and Article Lookups Include Name[s], Dates and Contact Martha Heritage Hub: Digital Newspapers Here is the list for San Joaquin County: Stockton Leader ~ Stockton Daily Enterprise Record ~ Stockton Daily Republican ~ Stockton Record Lodi Enterprise ~ Lodi News Sentinel Manteca Bulletin ~ San Joaquin Republican Here is the List for CA Newspapers on Heritage Hub Alta California 1850 - 1861 USA - CA - San Francisco Californian, The (CA) 2002 - 2021 USA - CA - Bakersfield Californian, The: Blogs (CA) 2011 - 2015 USA - CA - Bakersfield Californian, The: Web Edition Articles (CA) 2008 - 2021 USA - CA - Bakersfield Web-Only Source Business Press/California, The (Ontario, CA) 1996 - 2002 USA - CA - Riverside California Courier 1987 - 2007 USA - CA - Glendale California Courier, The (Glendale, CA) 2007 - 2021 USA - CA - Glendale California Gazette 1851 - 1852 USA - CA - Benicia California Journal und Sonntags-gast 1872 - 1877 USA - CA - San Francisco [German] California Newswire (CA) 2009 - 2021 USA - CA Californian 1846 USA - CA - Monterey Californian, The (Temecula, CA) 2003 - 2013 USA - CA - Temecula Center Square California, The (CA) 2021 - Current USA - CA Web-Only Source Collegian, The: California State University-Fresno (CA) 2003 - 2020 USA - CA - Fresno League of California Cities (CA) 2018 - Current USA - CA Web-Only Source Weekly Alta California 1850 - 1854 USA - CA - San Francisco Weekly California Express 1857 - 1859 USA - CA - Marysville Lookups and Queries Right now I am the only Volunteer for Lookups. If you have local resources and would like to be involved with this County, Please send along a note with available resources: Contact Martha Queries may be posted using Links on Cyndi's List |
"The Fine Print"
San Joaquin County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
If you are interested in volunteering for this project, please review our "Volunteer" page and contact us!
Here are the Guidelines for being a County Coordinator: Please use this Link
There are many ways to participate. If you have an idea or comment please let us know.
Information contained on all of the pages within the San Joaquin County portion of the CAGenWeb 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: 1 July 2024
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