St James Genealogy (in Watonwan County, MN)

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St James Birth Records

1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index Ancestry online

1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index MyHeritage online

Birth and death records, 1897-1913, Saint James (Minn.) Archive Grid

Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry online

Minnesota, Birth Records, 1900-present Minnesota Department of Health

Registers of birth, 1867-1910 ; Index, 1870-1927 FamilySearch Library

St James Cemetery Records

Albion Lutheran Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Calvary Cemetery Find a Grave online

East Sveadahl Cemetery Find a Grave online

Long Lake Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Hope Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mount Hope Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

St James Census Records

1865 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1865 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

1875 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1875 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

1885 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1885 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

1895 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1895 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

1905 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1905 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

St James Church Records

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Albion Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Augustana Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Calvary Episcopal Church St. James Genealogy Trails online

First Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Long Lake Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry online

Parish record books, 1902-1970. Calvary Church (Saint James, Minn.).; Episcopal Church WorldCat

Sunday school records of East Sveadahl Church, St. James, Minnesota, 1923-1937, Saint James, Minn. Archive Grid

St James Death Records

1904-2001 Minnesota Death Index MyHeritage online

1908-2017 Minnesota Death Index Ancestry online

Birth and death records, 1897-1913, Saint James (Minn.) Archive Grid

Minnesota, Death Records, 1908-present Minnesota Department of Health

Registers of deaths, 1870-1906 ; Index to death records, 1870-1986 FamilySearch Library

St James Immigration Records

Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 Ancestry online

Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 Ancestry online

St James Land Records

Deed records, 1857-1928 ; indexes, 1857-1904 FamilySearch Library

St James Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saint James, Watonwan County, Minnesota, April 1914 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saint James, Watonwan County, Minnesota, February 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saint James, Watonwan County, Minnesota, January 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saint James, Watonwan County, Minnesota, July 1924 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saint James, Watonwan County, Minnesota, June 1894 Library of Congress online

St James Marriage Records

1850-2019, Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1871-1917 ; Index, 1867-1947 FamilySearch Library

Minnesota Marriages Index, 1849-1950 (selections) Ancestry online

St James Newspapers and Obituaries

Plaindealer, 2016-01-07 to 2018-12-27 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

St. James Plaindealer 11/09/2010 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for St James

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Journal-Gazette. (St. James, Watonwan County, Minn.) 1906-1917

Lewisville Spotlight. (St. James Minn.) 1982-Current

Lewisville Spotlight. (St. James, Minn.) 1951-1982

Odin Weekly Record. (St. James, Minn.) 1921-1926

Ormsby Review. (St. James, Minn.) 1924-1925

Plaindealer. (St. James, Minn.) 1976-Current

Saint James Herald. (St. James, Watonwan Co., Minn.) 1873-1874

St. James Courier. (St. James, Minn.) 1934-1974

St. James Gazette. (St. James, Minn.) 1896-1906

St. James Independent. (St. James, Minn.) 1914-1928

St. James Journal. (St. James, Watonwan Co., Minn.) 1878-1906

St. James Plaindealer. (St. James, Minn.) 1891-1929

St. James Plaindealer. (St. James, Minn.) 1974-1976

Watonwan County Leader. (St. James, Minn.) 1928-1929

Watonwan County Plaindealer. (St. James, Minn.) 1929-1974

St James Probate Records

1801-1925 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

St James School Records

St James High School yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. James High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. James High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Classmates online

St. James High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Paul Lutheran School yearbook, 1966 Classmates online

St. Paul Lutheran School yearbook, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Paul Lutheran School yearbook, 1966 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online



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