KANDIYOHI COUNTY:

An Inventory of Its Marriage, Death, and Birth Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For details, please see restrictions.


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Creator: Kandiyohi County (Minn.).
Title:Marriage, Death, and Birth Records.
Dates:1861-1988.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Marriage, death, and birth records for Kandiyohi County, including marriage records from Monongalia County, which merged with Kandiyohi in 1870.
Quantity:50 reels microfilm; 104 microfiche.
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The records are arranged in the following sections:

Marriage Records (Microfilm SAM 430, Reels 1-14 (part); Microfiche SAF 14)
Death Records (Microfilm SAM 261; SAM 430, Reel 14 (part); Microfiche SAF 14)
Birth Records (Microfilm SAM 260; SAM 460, Microfiche SAF 14)


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Records containing information relating to adoptions and illegitimate births are restricted for 100 years. Birth records less than 100 years old must be inspected by library staff to prevent inappropriate disclosure of confidential information. Please consult library staff for more information.

The negative microfilm/microfiche is not available for public use. Public use copies of individual reels/fiche will be made on request. The reel/fiche list in the repository notes those reels/fiche for which use copies already exist.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Kandiyohi County (Minn.). Marriage, Death, and Birth Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

Microfilm. Willmar, MN : West Central Industries, Inc., 1982-1986. 15 microfilm reels : positive and negative ; 16 mm.

Microfilm. Willmar, MN : Kandiyohi County Clerk of Court, unknown. 35 microfilm reels : positive and negative ; 16 mm.

Microfiche. Willmar, MN : Kandiyohi County Court Administrator, unknown. 104 microfiche : negative ; 16 mm.

Available for purchase or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Location of Originals:

Originals: Kandiyohi County Court House : Willmar, MN

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 992-164; 2006-1

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 007737404


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseMARRIAGE RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 430, REELS 1-14 (PART); SAF 14)

Marriages recorded in Kandiyohi County (March 1860-December 1981, June 1982-September 1985) and Monongalia County (July 1867-December 1870) counties.

Data recorded in the volumes may include the following: names, counties of residence, addresses, and ages of the bride and groom; date and place of the marriage; officiant; witnesses; and, in later years, number of previous marriages, how the previous marriages ended, and the court where a previous marriage was terminated. They may also include the application, license, and return.

Retakes of some missing and/or illegible pages are found at the beginning of the respective rolls.


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SAM 4301Book A, March 1860, January 1861, July 1862, January 1867-November 1880.
Arranged by filing date of the marriage return.
Indexed alphabetically by groom's surname (may also include the bride's name).
Book B, July 1867-May 1876.
Arranged by date of license.
Contains Monongalia County marriages, July 1867-December 1870 (page 95), and Kandiyohi County marriages, January 1872-May 1876 (begin on page 96); page 413 contains an entry for April 1872. The Kandiyohi entries are not completely duplicated in Volume A. Indexed alphabetically by groom's surname (may also include the bride's name).
Books C-D (to page 405), September 1880-May 1889.
Arranged by date of license.
Indexed alphabetically by groom's surname (may also include the bride's name).
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SAM 4302Books D (from page 406)-G (to page 367), May 1889-June 1902.
Arranged by date of license.
Indexed alphabetically by groom's surname (may also include the bride's name).
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SAM 4303Books G (from page 368)-J (to page 483), June 1902-February 1915.
Arranged by date of license.
Indexed alphabetically by groom's surname (may also include the bride's name).
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SAM 4304Books J (from page 490)-K, February 1915-December 1919.
Arranged by date of license.
Indexed alphabetically by groom's surname (may also include the bride's name).
Books L-M, December 1919-February 1927.
Arranged by date of license.
Separate bride and groom alphabetical indexes, arranged by surname.
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SAM 4305Books N-O, February 1927-August 1932.
Arranged by date of license.
Separate bride and groom alphabetical indexes, arranged by surname. The bride index is missing from Book O.
Books P-Q (to page 201), August 1932-July 1937.
Arranged by application date.
Separate bride and groom alphabetical indexes, arranged by surname.
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SAM 430 6Books Q (from page 202)-S, July 1937-May 1946.
Arranged by application date.
Separate bride and groom alphabetical indexes, arranged by surname.
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SAM 430 7Books T-V, May 1946-May 1955.
Arranged by application date.
Separate bride and groom alphabetical indexes, arranged by surname.
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SAM 4308Book W, May 1955-August 1958.
Arranged by application date.
Separate bride and groom alphabetical indexes, arranged by surname.
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SAM 4309Books X-AA (to page 426), August 1958-December 1969.
Arranged by application date.
Separate bride and groom alphabetical indexes, arranged by surname.
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SAM 43010Books AA (from page 427)-DD, December 1969-September 1977.
Arranged by application date.
Separate bride and groom alphabetical indexes, arranged by surname.
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SAM 43011Book EE, September 1977-February 1979.
Arranged by application date.
Separate bride and groom alphabetical indexes, arranged by surname.
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SAM 43012Books FF-JJ, March-December 1981.
Arranged by application date.
Separate bride and groom alphabetical indexes, arranged by surname.
Book JJ was filmed only through page 78 due to incomplete information recorded on the remainder of the book.
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SAM 43013Books KK-NN, June 1982-March 1985.
Arranged by application date.
Single alphabetical index listing both brides and grooms and noting the other party in each entry.
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SAM 43014 (part)Book OO, March-September 1985.
Arranged by application date.
Single alphabetical index listing both brides and grooms and noting the other party in each entry.
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SAF 14Book RR, 1987-1988. 4 microfiche in 1 packet.
Arranged by application date.

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Expand/CollapseDEATH RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 261; SAM 430, REEL 14 (PART); SAF 14)

Two chronological sets of death certificates; they have not been compared for duplication.

Several other sets of death records, particularly from 1981-1986, were filmed on reels with birth records; they are noted in the birth records list following this section. Those reels are restricted (see Access Restrictions). Researchers should consult the statewide online Death Certificates Index for those years.


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SAM 2616Index, 1870-1981.
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SAM 2611 1946-1954.
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SAM 2612 1955-1962.
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SAM 2613 1963-1970.
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SAM 2614 1971-1978.
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SAM 2615 1979-1980.

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SAM 261 7 1946-1953.
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SAM 261 8 1954-August 1960.
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SAM 261 9 September 1960-April 1966.
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SAM 261 10 May 1966-February 1972.
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SAM 26111 March 1972-July 1978.
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SAM 26112 August 1978-1982.
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SAM 43014 (part) 1985.
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SAF 14Updates, December 1966, April 1974, November and December 1987. 4 fiche in 1 packet.
1988. 12 fiche in 1 packet.

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Expand/CollapseBIRTH RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 260; SAM 460; SAF 14)

Two chronological sets of birth certificates; they have not been compared for duplication.

Arranged chronologically by month and year unless other indicated.


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SAM 2601 1946-1948.
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SAM 2602 1949-1950.
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SAM 2603 1951-1954.
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SAM 2604 1955-September 1959.
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SAM 2605 October 1959-1963.
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SAM 2606 1964-1969.
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SAM 2607 1970-1975.
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SAM 2608 1976-June 1980.
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SAM 2609 July 1980-1980.
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SAM 4601 1946-May 1949.
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SAM 460 2 June 1949-November 1952.
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Begins with retakes from November 1950.
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SAM 460 3 December 1952-1956.
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SAM 460 4 1957-August 1960.
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Begins with retakes from January 1957 and August 1980.
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SAM 4605 September 1960-August 1964.
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SAM 460 6 September 1964-1969.
RESTRICTED
Begins with retakes from March-June 1967 and October-November 1969 .
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SAM 460 7 1970-June 1975.
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SAM 4608 July 1975-July 1979.
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SAM 460 9 August 1979-1982.
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SAM 460 10 1948-1960; Sealed, 1946-1982.
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SAM 46011Confidential/sealed, 1970-1983; confidential/sealed, 1979-1984.
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SAM 460 12Birth records updates, 1981-1982; death records 1981-1982.
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SAM 460 13Death records, 1983-1984; Sealed birth records, 1983-1984.
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SAM 460 14Birth records updates, 1949-1982, 1971-1985; birth records confidential/sealed, 1971-1982, 1983-1985, 1979-1985; death records updates, 1950-1974, 1983.
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SAM 460 15Death records, 1985-1986; birth records, 1985; birth records updates, 1952-1983, 1966-1983, 1979-1982.
RESTRICTED
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SAF 14Updates, September 1949-October 1986. 52 fiche in 6 packets.
RESTRICTED
1987. 13 fiche in 1 packet.
RESTRICTED
Confidential/sealed, 1946-1987. 19 fiche in 2 packets.
RESTRICTED

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Vital statistics -- Minnesota -- Kandiyohi County.
Document Types:
Birth records -- Minnesota -- Kandiyohi County.
Death records -- Minnesota -- Kandiyohi County.
Marriage records -- Minnesota -- Kandiyohi County.
Marriage records -- Minnesota -- Monongalia County.
Microforms.

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