Montana, Flathead County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Flathead, Montana,  United States
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Location of Flathead County, Montana
Location of Montana
Record Description
Record Type	County Records
Collection years	1871-2007
FamilySearch Resources
Montana Guided Research
Montana Record Finder
Research Tips and Strategies
Step-by-Step Research
Montana, United States Genealogy
Flathead County, Montana Genealogy
Montana Court Records
Montana Land and Property
Montana Probate Records
Montana Vital Records
Montana Archives and Libraries
Related Websites
Montana WedGen
Flathead County Montana Free Public Records Directory
Archive
Flathead County Clerk of Court, Kalispell

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains county records that cover the years 1871 to 2007. The records currently available are:

• Coroner's records
• Court records
• Divorces(1895-1980)
• Land and Property records
• Court records (1895-1981)
• Probate records (1895-1950)
• Public records
• Birth records (1881-1942)
• Death Records (1897-2007)

Each type of record within the county was created for a different purpose, but most were created to keep track of events happening in the lives of the citizens and to track land and property ownership. The records are located at Flathead County courthouse, Kalispell, Montana.

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Coverage Table

Record	Record Type	Years
Coroner's	Coronor's register	1923-1979
Divorce	Divorce records	1914-1929
Land and Property	Deeds	1871-1929
Land and Property	General index to deeds (Grantee)	1884-1923
Land and Property	General Index to deeds (Grantor)	1885-1923
Probate	Probate bonds and oath	1893-1947
Probate	Probate decrees	1893-1947
Probate	Probate documents	1928
Probate	Probate journals	1934-1961
Probate	Probate letters	1911-1947
Probate	Probate orders index	1893-1900
Probate	Probate orders	1893-1958
Probate	Probate records	1950
Public	Jail registers	18931981
Public	Sheriff's fee book	1946-1980
Public	Sheriff's prisoner list	1933-1964

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Montana, Flathead County Records, 1871-2007.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Probate

• Name of Deceased
• Name of Petitioner
• Date and place of death
• Date of court order
• Name of judge
• Name of children (if any)

Divorce

• Name of Defendant
• Name of Plaintiff
• Date of Marriage
• Names of the executor, administrator, or guardian
• Names of witnesses
• Dates the documents were written and recorded

Jail

• Name of Prisoner
• The prisoner's number
• Age
• Height
• Weight
• Color of hair and eyes
• Prisoner's complexion
• Where prisoner was born
• Special marks or peculiarities

as to prisoner or history

(i.e juvenile, body descriptions)

Birth

• Name of Child
• Sex of Child
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Names of Parents
• Race
• Age of Parents at time of birth
• Birth Place of parents
• Occupation of parents

Death

• Name of deceased
• Sex
• Race
• Death date
• Location of death
• Date and place of Birth
• Decedent*s occupation
• Father's and Mother's names

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Birth Certificate 1897

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  Death Certificate 1897

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  Divorce Summons 1914

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  Probate Record 1905

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• The name of your ancestor
• The approximate date the event occurred
• The place where the event occurred
• The names of family members and their relationships

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What Do I Do Next?

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

• Add any new information to your records
• Use the age to calculate the birth date to find birth, christening, marriage, and death records
• Use the probate date as a substitute for the death date
• Use the name of the undertaker, mortuary, or cemetery to find funeral and cemetery records
• Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family
• Use the occupations to find employment or military records
• Use the information to find the family in census records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

• Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
• Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
• If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
• Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
• Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names.

Research Helps

The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Montana.

• Montana Guided Research
• Research Tips and Strategies
• Step-by-Step Research

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