Faribault County, Minnesota

This County is part of
The MNGenWeb And The USGenWeb Project®

My name is Martha, I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil.
I am the new Coordinator for Faribault County
Questions? Research Query?
I might be able to assist in locating that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'.

With Thanks to Kathy Hines for her years of dedication to the MNGenWeb


Table of Contents

History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Lookups ~ Queries ~ Old Faribault Files

Vital Records ~ Military ~ Obituaries ~ Cemeteries
Native American's ~ Family Search: Films & Historical Images ~ Crime & Punishment ~Odds and Ends
 'Minnesota Meanderings' [Off Site] Eclectic MN Resources

Faribault's Neighbors: Minnesota
Blue Earth ~ Freeborn ~ Martin & Shares a Corner with Waseca
And in... Iowa
Kossuth ~ Winnebago

Search Faribault County

History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Lookups ~ Queries

Historical Odds & Ends & Local Resources: Faribault County, Minnesota [FS Wiki]

Cities, Unincorporated Communities & Townships





Biographies and Books

The History
of
Faribault County
Minnesota
"In Three Parts"...
By J A Kiester, Attorney At Law
Minneapolis, Minn
Harrison & Smith, Printers
1896
There is no specific 'Biographical Section'
but there are brief sketches of leading folk and pioneers.
The General Index is Here ~ Read Online or Download
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"Memorial Record
Of The
Counties Of Faribault, Martin, Watonwan And Jackson, Minnesota."
Illustrated: Chicago.
The Lewis Publishing Company. 1895.
The Biographical Index Is Here
Read Online Or Download
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"The American Bar"
The Professional Directory of Lawyers of the World
Sarah Livermore, Editor
Gail Trowbridge, International Editor
Sixty-Second Annual Edition: 1980
Published by:
Reginald Bishop Forster & Associates, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Minnesota Section is Here ~ Read Online or Download
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"History of the Great Northwest and it's Men of Progress"
CGW Hyde, 1901
Pub: The Minneapolis Journal - The Index is here.
Read Online or Download
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"Encyclopedia of Biography of Minnesota"
by
Judge Charles E Flandrau
Vol I
Chicago: The Century Publishing & Engraving Company, 1900
The Index is here: Download or Read Online
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"American Women : The official who's who among the women of the nation"
by Howes, Durward, 1899-
Publication date, 1937 - V2
There are two interesting Indexes: Geographical, Occupational
There is one page of Necrology [Names, no Dates, A - K]
The Biographies are Alpha and split into Sections.
The Indexes and Sections are Here
Read Online or Download [Archive.org]

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"Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography "
by Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901
Publication date 1900 / Read Online or Download
Appleton Review



Historical Maps
Getty Geographical Thesaurus ~ Perry Castaneda ~ Quadrangles Surveyor's Base Maps
Historic Map Works ~ Genealogical
University of Minnesota ~ Maps ~ Bureau of Land Management
Minnesota Mining Maps ~ USGS Maps ~ 1869 Railroad Map ~ Sanborn Maps: Library of Congress
Michael Fox Map Collection ~ Digitized Plat Maps / Atlases
Map Goose ~
MN Department of Natural Resources
The Alabama Collection ~ Surveyors Maps: 1850's [Base Maps]
Borchert Map Library ~ "Home Town Locator"
"Past Maps of Faribault County, Minnesota"
1916 Plat Map: Faribault County, Minnesota
1886 Plat Map: Faribault County, Minnesota [Blank Pgs Stripped]
FS Catalog: Plat Maps
Author: Faribault County (Minnesota). Register of Deeds
Farmer's & Breeder's Plat Book: 1921
More...Plat Maps
Author: Faribault County (Minnesota). Register of Deeds
1854 [Survey] & 1891
[Copied] Film 1703821, Item 2


<<<What's New>>>

Medical Directories:
"Medical and Surgical Directory
of The United States"
R L Polk & Co, Publishers,

Military Information is also included in these Books.
Such As...
Officers Of the Medical Department of the United States Army And Hospital Stewards.
Medical Corps of the United States Navy
Medical Officers Of the U. S. Marine Hospital Service.
Including Acting Assistant Surgeons And Hospital Stewards.

Note: There are more of these Directories for the following years: Scroll [Archive.org Site]
Years: 1886, 1890, 1893, 1896, 1898,1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1917
The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed.
Please use this link for access.

and...
The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be freely viewed and downloaded.
Please use this link for access.
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Family Histories - Books [FS Catalog]
Pioneer Heritage
A McColley Family History
The Ancestors and Descendants of
Alexander and Polly [Razey] McColley
Who settled in Faribault County, Minnesota in 1864
By
Dallas G McColley
Rt 1, Box 172, Waseca, MN 56093
1993
The Table of Contents is Here ~ Download from the FS Book Section
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The Ancestor Hunt'
There is a great site that has all sorts of links to free Historical and Genealogical Data
Please Use Link Above
Contents: Topics
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


Queries and Lookups
Queries may be posted using links on Cyndi's List

or
They may be posted on the MN Mail List

If there is anyone who has access to local records, and wishes to volunteer,
please contact the County Coordinator: Martha
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Lookups & Free Digital Archival Newspapers
I have access to the following Subscription Databases and am happy to do limited lookups:
Heritage Hub ~ NewBank ~ Access World News ~ LA Times ~ NY Times
Contact: Martha - Volunteer
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My Heritage: Library Edition - Collections
Census & Voter Lists ~ Histories, Memories & Biographies ~ Birth, Marriage & Death
Public Records ~ Schools & Universities ~ Directories, Guides & References
Maps ~ Immigration & Travel ~ Books & Publications
Military ~ Newspapers ~ Family Trees ~ Photos ~ Government, Land, Court & Wills

I will do limited lookups on My Heritage: Contact Martha


also... 'History Hub' = New Lookup Service

Search for Living People: Zaba Search
And RAOGK



Old Faribault County Files
Sadly, there were not a lot of files left on the RootsWeb Server that were viable.
But, that said I did find a nice partial index from this book:

“In The World War 1917-1918-1919” Faribault County Minnesota
Published by The Forum Advocate Co. Wells, Minnesota, Val Kuechenmeister, Managing Editor
No Copyright date listed
Transcribed by Kim “Skip” (Place) Murray
March 22, 2005

Kim never finished the Project.
He created 20 files of indexes, they have been compiled and reformatted: Please use this link
Each File had notations at the bottom: Here they are.
This book is available in the FS Catalog
The Image Pages for the Index and the remaining records are here.
Page Images 60 - 96 contain more names and photos.

Additionally, there are 'Registration Lists' - The particulars are listed below ~ The Pages are Here
5 June 1917: Regiatration, Img Pgs 97-108
5 June 1918: Registration, Img Pgs 109-110
24 August 1918: Registration, Img Pg 110
12 September 1918: Registration, Img 110 - Continued: Imgs 111 -125
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Cemetery Indexes
The Recordings were done a long time ago, the information on the Web Page is static and will not be updated.
They can be found Here ~ There are also links to plat maps and GIS Coordinates
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Census Transcriptions: 1860 Federal Schedule: Faribault County
The Files have been converted to fully searchable pdf's
The Index is Here




"The Fine Print"
Faribault County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
For information about adopting a Minnesota County, please contact Tim: Here is the list of Counties


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