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
Faribault's Neighbors: Minnesota
Blue Earth ~ Freeborn ~ Martin & Shares a Corner with Waseca
And in... Iowa
Kossuth ~ Winnebago
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History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Lookups ~ Queries Historical Odds & Ends & Local Resources: Faribault County, Minnesota [FS Wiki] Cities, Unincorporated Communities & Townships  ~☺~SSS/><???><\SSS~☺~ Biographies and Books "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 |||☺||| "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 |||☺||| "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 |||☺||| "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 |||☺||| "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 ~☺~SSS/><???><\SSS~☺~ 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 ~☺~SSS/><???><\SSS~☺~ "What's New" The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed. The Chart below is linked to each resource: Entitled: "Browse by Category" Obituaries Heritage Hub [Subscription Site] Obits, Accidents, Death Notices: Faribault County, 4 Local Newspapers Faribault Daily News ~ Northfield News The Free Press [Mankato] ~ Owatonna People's Press 2002 - November 2023 The Index is Here. Note: Heritage Hub is available at many Public Libraries, Check yours, Access usually requires a Library Card I will do lookups, please send names and dates of interest: Contact Martha |||☺||| 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 |||☺||| 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 ~☺~SSS/><???><\SSS~☺~ 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 [Temporary] |||☺||| 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 |||☺||| 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 There was a page of Volunteers for Lookups, but it was for 2003, so it is not included. If you have local resources, please contact the State Coordinator [Tim Stowell] for more Information |||☺||| also... 'History Hub' = New Lookup Service Search for Living People: Zaba Search And RAOGK ~☺~SSS/><???><\SSS~☺~ 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 |||☺||| 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 |||☺||| 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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