Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Ingham County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Business Records
- Articles of association · RG 80-1181871 to 1925
- Record of strays & marks (Alaiedon Township) · RG 88-251840 to 1927 and from 1937
- Statement of druggists’ liquor · RG 411911
Cemetery Records
- Ingham County files · RG 83-531967 to 1976
- Proceedings of cemetery trustees (Lansing) · RG 87-481902 to 1938
Census Records
- Federal census · RG 79-681850 and from 1860 and from 1870
- State census · RG 79-681884 and from 1894
Court Records
- Chancery calendars · RG 80-1091847 to 1927
- Chancery case files · RG 80-1091839 to 1920
- Chancery decree books · RG 80-1091874 to 1900
- Chancery journals · RG 80-1091847 to 1926
- Circuit Court case files · RG 98-1301877 to circa 1972
- Circuit Court indexes · RG 89-2841845 to 1982
- Circuit Court witness books · RG 89-2841891 to 1956
- Civil case files · RG 2004-261963 to 1969
- Criminal calendars · RG 80-1091839 to 1922
- Criminal case files · RG 80-1091839 to 1920
- Divorce decrees · RG 80-1091874 to 1918
- Divorce proceedings · RG 80-1091888 to 1927
- Domestic case files · RG 2004-261949 to 1969
- Domestic final orders · RG 2018-911970 to 1985
- Jury Board meeting minutes · RG 2017-231969 to 1997
- Justice’s docket (Vevay Township) · RG 73-291868 to 1874
- Law and criminal journals · RG 80-1091855 to 1921
- Law calendars · RG 80-1091857 to 1906
- Law case files · RG 80-1091839 to 1920
- Selected case files · RG 2018-781949 to 1980
Health Records
Land Records
- Assessor cards (Lansing) · RG 2007-181937 to 1990
- Rural Property Inventory · RG 72-761936 to 1942
- Rural Property Inventory (Alaiedon Township) · RG 88-251935 to 1942
Military Records
- Claims for exemption · RG 62-15draft, from 1863 to 1864
- Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Post 441 records · RG 90-2731911 to 1924
- Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) post records · RG 63-191876 to 1945
- National Guard duty book · RG 80-1181897 to 1906
- Volunteer relief books · RG 80-1071861 to 1866
Naturalization Records
- Certificate index cards · RG 90-168not dated
- Certificate stubs · RG 83-521907 to 1926
- Declarations of Intention · RG 83-521851 to 1931
- Petitions for Naturalization · RG 83-521845 to 1931
Occupational Records
- Chiropodist registrations · RG 80-1181915 to 1949
- Dentist registrations · RG 80-1181907 to 1937
- Drugless healer registrations · RG 90-2731913 to 1934
- Nurse registrations · RG 90-2731928 to 1959
- Optometrist registrations · RG 80-1181910 to 1952
- Osteopath registrations · RG 80-1181920 to 1943
- Physician registrations · RG 80-1181883 to 1911
- Veterinary surgeon registrations · RG 80-1181900 to 1907
Political Records
- Bonds · RG 87-1331838 to 1887
- Record of local officers · RG 80-1181876 to 1917
Poor Home / Relief Records
- Bonds, poor home · RG 87-1331878 to 1886
- Relief ledgers · RG 80-1181932 to 1934
Prison Records
- Jail records · RG 91-2171873 to 1960
- Meals furnished by sheriff · RG 80-1181941 to 1953
Probate Records
- Estate case files · RG 92-429circa 1843 to 1898
School Records
- Aurelius Township, Barnes District · RG 77-1081891 to 1956
- Aurelius Township, District No. 7 · RG 62-401888 to 1955
- Grades & attendance register, No. 3 (Alaeidon Township) · RG 88-251914 to 1917
- Grades & attendance register, No. 11 (Alaeidon Township) · RG 88-251922 to 1926
- Lansing Township, District No. 5 · RG 82-201858 to 1936
- School census, District No. 3 (Alaeidon Township) · RG 88- 251917 to 1919
- School census, District No. 6 (Alaeidon Township) · RG 88- 251903 to 1921
- Vevay Township, District No. 7 · RG 78-581854 to 1956
Tax Records
- Assessment rolls · RG 80-1071844 to 1900
- Assessment rolls (Aurelius Township) · RG 70-61846 to 1880 and from 1900 and from 1940
- Assessment rolls (Lansing) · RG 67- 431859 to 1880 and from 1900 to 1940
- Delinquent returns · RG 80-1071837 to 1844
- Delinquent tax books · RG 92-1771839 to 1848
- Highway assessment rolls (Lansing) · RG 67-431859 to 1864
- Return of taxes (Lansing) · RG 67-431866 to 1867 and from 1875
- Tax rolls (Lansing) · RG 67-431861 to 1864 and from 1876 to 1878
- Workbooks (Lansing) · RG 67-1171886 to 1910
Vital Records
- Death records (Lansing) · RG 87-481913 to 1916
- Register of deaths (Lansing) · RG 80-51897 to 1905
Voter Records
- Canvassers’ returns · RG 80-1181891 to 1933
- Election record and register · RG 90-2731838 to 1968
- Electors register (Lansing) · RG 87-481859 to 1896
- Nomination papers · RG 80-1181908 to 1924
- Register of electors (Onondaga Township) · RG 93-51906 and from 1912
- Voter registration book (Lansing) · RG 80-51861 to 1876
- Voter registration book (Leslie Township) · RG 56-31894 to 1898 and from 1919 to 1922
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected holdings described by the Archives of Michigan. Preserve the record-group (RG) reference when requesting records. Some collections are held at partner repositories; consult the guide before traveling. Asterisks and other qualifiers refer to access or location notes in that guide. Some records have privacy restrictions or require proof of death. A date span may contain gaps and does not establish that images are online.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Find Ingham County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the county clerk, the register of deeds and the probate court.
- The county clerk
Births, deaths and marriages registered in the county, and court records.
- The register of deeds
Deeds, mortgages and other land records.
- The probate court
Wills, estates and guardianships.
- The Archives of Michigan
In Lansing: state and county records, and Michigan death certificates from 1897 to 1952 online at Michiganology.
- Archives of Michiganfree
The state archives in Lansing, with county and state records, military records and Michigan death records.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Michigan, Ingham" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Shiawassee County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Shiawassee County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1829, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Michigan began registering births and deaths in 1867, much earlier than most states, with county clerks keeping the registers and sending copies to the state. Ask the county clerk for the early registers.