San Joaquin County, California This Site is part of The CAGenWeb Project & The USGenWeb® Project ~ 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, and 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" Vital Records ~ Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends Cemeteries ~ Mortuaries ~ Coroner and Funeral Records ~ Obituaries "California Corner" ~ Resources with a 'California Flavor' [OffSite] Vital Records ~ Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends [Includes Links for FS "Historical Images: Vitals] Vital Records & Family Files B ~ M ~ D's For the most part, searching for the above 3 vital records will be left up to the individual researcher. It is my intent to provide resources that contain Vital Info, but are more obscure to locate. Basic Vital Record Searches can be conducted on Family Search [Free] Here are records to get you started: Family Search Vitals: Note: it is always a good idea to check in on the Updates FS adds to their 'Collections' Birth Records: Birth records, 1850-1929; index, 1850-1929 Author: San Joaquin County (California) Birth records, 1858-1906; index to births and affidavits, 1859-1928 Author: San Joaquin County (California) San Joaquin County delayed certificates of birth, 1946-1983 Author: San Joaquin County (California). <<<~?~>>> Marriage Record Indexes: FS Films Chart Below is for this link: Marriage license applications and certificates of marriage, 1850-1966 Author: San Joaquin County (California). Recorder; California. Marriage Film Indexes - Please use this link for the Film These are indexes only, The Records in the CA Marriage Collection do not have the Marriage Documents: Just a Listing of the same info on the Index Index to San Joaquin County marriage records, 1850-1900 Author: San Joaquin County (California). Recorder. San Joaquin County, California certificates of marriages, 1905-1915; indexes, 1850-1949 Author: San Joaquin County (California) Death Records & Certificates >>>New<<< Death Certificates: Cities within the County of San Joaquin Author: San Joaquin County (California). Recorder; California State Board of Health (San Joaquin, County); San Joaquin County (California). Recorder [For all Records Listed Here] Lodi City Death Certificates, 1915-1948 Manteca City Certificates of Death, 1919-1920 Tracy, California Death Certificates, 1915-1929 Stockton City Certificates of Death, 1893-1949 <<<~?~>>> Index to San Joaquin County death records, 1890-1905 Author: San Joaquin County (California). Recorder Death records, 1858-1860,1873-1905; index to deaths, 1857-1896, 1903-1924, 1950-1961 Author: San Joaquin County (California) San Joaquin County death records, 1904-1968; indexes, 1893-1967 Author: San Joaquin County (California). Recorder; San Joaquin County (California). Recorder City of Stockton and The Stockton State Hospital Film 1832045: Death Records This is a great set of records. At the beginning of each section are a few Birth Records, which are strange: There are notations on them that say the 'Information is Restricted' For Access: Log into your FS Account, Enter the film # in the Fiche/Film Slot. Here is a new List of Death Records for San Joaquin County. The List is a searchable and linked pdf. <<<~?~>>> Death records from the "Sacramento Daily Union", 1863-1874 FS Film #1598446, Item #4 Microfilm of typescript (ca. 200 leaves) in the Nona Parkin Collection: California Historical Research, located at the Reno, Nevada Stake Family History Center. Deaths are arranged alphabetically by surname within a chronological order. All deaths occurred in California except those where noted. Contains abstracts of death notices and obituaries from the Sacramento Daily Union newpaper, as well as... The Time Frame: 1863-1874 Beginning with Image 998: There is an Index, A - W: Imgs 1000-1022 From there it gets weird, but taking a look at the lists will give you an idea of what to use to find the actual articles in the Sacramento Daily Union Newspaper which is available in the California Digital NewsPaper Collection There are a lot of Stockton Entries in the Sacramento Papers San Joaquin County, FS Historical Images Filmed Records that are not found with the typical Catalog Search Function. Birth ~ Marriage ~ Divorce ~ Burial, Death & Cemetery Records [4 Pages of Resources] <<<~?~>>> Marriage Records & Other Vitals Family Search Catalog~ California Neighboring States Arizona ~ Nevada ~ Oregon Also: Oregon State Hospital "Cremains" [Indigent and Cremains Burials] <<<~?~>>> Other Marriage Records Family Search ~ Michigan Marriages This link is for folks born in California and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925 [Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses] Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link. Military Records & Resources <<<NEW>>> 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. <<<~?~>>> 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] <<<~?~>>> 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 Army Enlistment Records: WWII - National Archives Spreadsheet <<<~?~>>> 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 This pdf contains links to each set of films 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] 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 slotMiscellaneous Prison & Correctional Institution Records Family Search Catalog: Please Use This Link For Chart Odds and Ends Native American Records & Resources "Northern California Agency Enrollment Records, 1952" Authors: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Northern California Agency (Main Author) Publication: Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, 2003 References: (See Also) List of enrolled California Indians entitled to a per capita payment when present addresses are reported, 1933 / United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sacramento Area Office These are valuable records given the fact that they list locations of residence at a particular time along with family members born after 1928. Here are Images that will give explanations: Location of Records ~ Certification ~ Explanation of Columns ~ Sample Page Following is a chart with Film #s and Image Ranges This is the Link for the FS Catalog "Native American ' California' used as Search Parameter Wiki: List of Indigenous Peoples of California Digital Atlas of California Native Americans California Tribes: Interactive Map <<<~?~>>> From the Book:" Gold Rush Days" "Vital Statistics copied from early newspapers of Stockton, California 1850 - 1855" Compiled and Mimeographed by members of the San Joaquin Genealogical Society Stockton, California, 1958 There is no Index, but the book is a fully searchable pdf. The Sections are Chronological beginning with 1850 Read Online or Download [Archive.org] New Books: An Eclectic Assortment 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 <<<~?~>>> From the National Archives 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 <<<~?~>>> 1975-1976 City Directory Manteca, Lathrop & Ripon This is a huge book, almost 900 mb. So... I have split it out so that searching might be a tad easier. Splits for the Following: Please Use This Link for All Files History of Manteca ~ Business Directory Business / Individual Folks: A - C ~ D - G ~ H - K ~ L - M ~ N - R ~ S - Z and... The Telephone Directory "Old San Joaquin County Files" The Files are 'as is' and are linked below: 1869 Article on Mosdale 1883-1889 San Joaquin County Hospital Records Western States Marriage Index: San Joaquin County San Joaquin County Death Index: 1999 - 2012 San Joaquin County Probate Records: 1850 - 1900 San Joaquin County Pensioners: 1883 San Joaquin County WWII Army Enlistments: [National Archives] Obituaries: Assorted Old: From local Newspapers 1850 Census Extract High School Year Books "Guard and Tackle": 1930 ~ 1931 "Blue and White": 1941 ~ 1942 ~ 1943 Stockton College: "Yearling" 1950 Family Search: Historical Images Records / Resources which are not necessarily listed in the Catalog: Below is a set of links for various types of records on Film for San Joaquin County 'Neighbors' Alameda, Marriage Records & Certificates ~ Amador, Marriage Licenses & Certificates Calaveras, Marriage, Licenses & Certificates ~ Contra Costa, Marriage Records Sacramento, Marriage Lic, Cert's, Affidavits ~ Santa Clara, Marriage, Lic, Cert's, Investiagtion Rec's Stanislaus, Marr. Lic, Index Cds, Investigation Rec's To Access, sign into your FS Account, then use the links above. More 'Odds' Golden Nugget Library's San Joaquin County Genealogy Databases The above  set of records is absolutely awesome! Nancy has been collecting, formatting and uploading data files for over 20 years. Formerly housed on RootsWeb, Nan's Golden Nugget Library has a permanent new home. With Thanks to Pam and Ron of SF Genealogy <<<~?~>>> "The Lodi Sentinel" 1881-1887 By Shirley E Buirch [No Date Listed] Vital Record [Abstracts] FS Book <<<~?~>>> California Divorce Records: FS Historical Image Section California Coroner and Funeral Home Records: FS Historical Image Section "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 Online Continuously since 1997 All Rights Reserved Contact the webmaster San Joaquin County, California ~CAGenWeb ~ USGenWeb® ~ USGenWeb® Archives Back to Top