ANOKA COUNTY:
An Inventory of Its Death Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | ||
| Title: | Anoka County (Minn) death records. | |
| Dates: | 1870-1945. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Death register books, with indexes. They cover the entire county. | |
| Quantity: | 1 microfilm reel. | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The death registers give death date, full name of deceased, gender, color, marital status, age, place of birth, cause of death, and names and birthplaces of parents. They also (until circa 1887) include date of arrival in Minnesota, and (after 1906) give date of birth and place of last residence.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Anoka County (Minn) Death Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Microfilm Production:
Salt Lake City, UT : Genealogical Society of Utah, 2002.
Available on interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society. Inquiries regarding purchase should be directed to the Genealogical Society of Utah.
Location of Originals:
Consult with local officials regarding location of the originals.
Provenance:
These records were originally kept by the Anoka County District Court.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 2003-62
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990028877230104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Reel | |||||||||||
| SAM 426 | 78 | Death Indexes, 1870-1945. 1 partial reel. | |||||||||
| Arranged by first letter of surname, thereunder in rough chronological order. Index citations refer to the book (volume) and page for entries between 1870 and 1910 and to the page and line for entries between 1911 and 1945 in the Death Records below. | |||||||||||
| Volume 1, 1870-1921. | |||||||||||
| Volume 2, 1921-1945. | |||||||||||
| Death Records, 1870-1945. 1 partial reel. | |||||||||||
| The death record entries are in register form, usually one line covering two pages. Each entry includes the date of death, full name of deceased, sex, color, marital status, age (in years, months and days), place of birth, date of arrival in Minnesota (until ca. 1887), cause of death, names and birthplaces of parents, and when registered. Beginning with volume C (1907) the date of birth, place of last residence, and the names of undertaker and physician are included. | |||||||||||
| Volume 1, 1870-1898. | |||||||||||
| Arranged by year, thereunder by township/village/city of death, and thereunder roughly chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Volume 2, 1899-1906. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by first letter of surname, thereunder roughly chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Volume C, 1907-1910. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by first letter of surname, thereunder roughly chronologically. | |||||||||||
| 1911-1932. | |||||||||||
| Arranged by year, thereunder by township/village/city of death, and thereunder roughly chronologically. | |||||||||||
| 1933-1945. | |||||||||||
| Arranged by year, thereunder by township/village/city of death, and thereunder roughly chronologically. Entries for 1941 and 1942 are negative photographic images of the complete death certificate and are filed roughly chronologically; beginning in 1943 the register format continues. | |||||||||||
CATALOG 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.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. District Court (Anoka County).
- Places:
- Anoka County (Minn.) -- Statistics, Vital.
- Document Types:
- Death registers -- Minnesota -- Anoka County.
- Microforms.
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