Wyoming County, New York Genealogy

United States

New York

Wyoming County

Guide to Wyoming County, New York ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

This page describes sources of genealogical data about Wyoming County, New York Genealogy families, including links to smaller localities at the bottom of this page. New York-related pages show useful statewide sources. United States pages explain the terminology and contents of genealogical records.

New York Online Genealogy Records

Wyoming County, New York
Map
Location in the state of New York
Location of New York in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	1841
County Seat	Warsaw
Courthouse
Photo courtesy Jimmy Emerson
Address	147 North Main Street Warsaw, NY 14569 Wyoming County Website

Wyoming County New York Historical Facts

Description

The County was named for the modified word from a Lenape (Delaware) Indian word meaning "broad bottom lands". The County is located in the west area of the state.

Wyoming County, New York Record Dates

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1880	1880	1880	1841	1841	1841	1663
Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1880. General compliance for births by 1915 and deaths by 1890.

Parent County

19 May 1841: Wyoming County was created from southern part of Genesee County.

Boundary Changes

For animated maps illustrating New York County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation New York County Boundary Maps" (1683-1915) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Towns
Arcade Attica Bennington Castile Covington Eagle	Gainesville Genesee Falls Java Middlebury Orangeville Perry	Pike Sheldon Warsaw Wethersfield
Villages
Arcade Attica Castile	Gainesville Perry Silver Springs	Warsaw (county seat) Wyoming
Hamlets
Portageville	Silver Lake
Census-designated places
Bliss	Pike	Strykersville

Wyoming County New York Genealogy Resources

Bible Records

• 1581–1917 New York, Family Bible Records at Ancestry– ($); Index. Database is a collection of genealogically important records taken from the Bibles of colony and state residents. Reveals the Bible's original owner, brief record of descendants,and a particular event such as birth or marriage as recorded in Bible.
  

Biography

Business Records and Commerce

Cemeteries

Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Online Grave Transcripts	Published Grave Transcripts	County Cemetery Directories
Findagrave.com*	Family History Library*	Findagrave.com*
Interment.net*	WorldCat*	Tombstone Transcription Project*
Cemetery Site*		NYGenWeb Cemeteries*
New York Gravestones*		Billion Graves*
NYGenWeb Cemeteries*		Names in Stone*
Billion Graves*		FamilySearch Places
Names in Stone*
Linkpendium*
Ancestry*
*See the New York Cemeteries page for details about each site.

• 1800-1965 - New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965 at FamilySearch — index

Census

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	31,981	—
1860	31,968	−0.0%
1870	29,164	−8.8%
1880	30,907	6.0%
1890	31,193	0.9%
1900	30,413	−2.5%
1910	31,880	4.8%
1920	30,314	−4.9%
1930	28,764	−5.1%
1940	31,394	9.1%
1950	32,822	4.5%
1960	34,793	6.0%
1970	37,688	8.3%
1980	39,895	5.9%
1990	42,507	6.5%
2000	43,424	2.2%
2010	42,155	−2.9%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

For information and tips on using and accessing online census records, see New York Census.

Federal

U.S. Census Mortality Schedules for New York, 1850-1880:

• Available online at Ancestry ($).
• Deaths are included for the 12 months prior to the census, 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, and 1879-80 beginning 1 June and ending 31 May of the census year.
• Basic contents of the records include: Name, sex, age, color, marital status, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. 1870 also has parents' birthplace. 1880 lists how long a resident of the county.
• Also on FHL Films 1415128–42.

• The 1890 Census is lost. For a substitute, see directories.

State

Source	1825	1835	1845	1855	1865	1875	1892	1905	1915	1925
Ancestry.com	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	Yes
Family History Library Films	-	-	-	-	Lost	Yes	Lost	Lost	Yes	Yes
FamilySearch Images	-	-	-	-	Lost	Yes	Lost	yes	Yes	Yes
New York State Library Films	-	-	-	-	Lost	Yes	Lost	Lost	Yes	Yes

New York State 1865 and 1875 Census Marriage, Mortality; and 1865 Soldier Mortality records:

• Images available online at New York State Census, 1865 and New York State Census, 1875. Click on the link to go to the page, then click on the ‘Browse through images’ link and select your county, then select an ancestor's town and browse to the end of the population schedule until you find the Marriage, Mortality, and 1865 soldier mortality schedules.
• Includes marriages and deaths for the 12 months prior to the census, ending 1 June of the census year.
• Marriage entry content: Husband's name, wife's name, ages and previous marital status, month and day and place of marriage, and church or civil ceremony.
• Death entry content: Name, age, sex, color, marital status, month and day of death, native state or country, occupation and cause of death.
• 1865 deaths of officers and enlisted men entry content: Name, age, marital status, citizenship status, enlistment date, original regiment, original rank, regiment at death, rank at death, promotions, death date and place, manner of death, surviving associates, and burial place.
• Also on microfilm. See the Family History Library line in the above State Census Chart.

Church Records

Church records are good substitutes for birth, marriage, and death information and are most often found on a local city/town or county level.  Published and manuscript church records can be found at public, university, and private libraries.

For a brief general history of denominations and a guide to finding various New York denomination's records, see New York Church Records Wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places

• 1852-1867 Assumption Parish, Portageville (also includes St. Mary in Birdsall, Allegany County) FHL film 1324443 Microfilm of original records. Baptisms 1852-1917, confirmations 1880-1917, confirmations from Saint Mary Parish, Birdsall, New York 1885-1905, marriages 1852-1882, confirmations 1859-1874, deaths 1859-1863, marriages 1875-1916, deaths 1875-1917
• "Baptist and Presbyterian Churches, Wyoming County," Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. II, courtesy: Ancestry ($).

• Baptists Church at Italy Hill, N.Y. FHL film 860334 Item 5 These are part of the DAR collection and are a transcription.

• Baptists Church at Italy Hollow, N.Y. FHL film 860334 Item 5 These are part of the DAR collection and are a transcription.

St. Cecilia's Church and Cemetery website includes a great deal of historical and genealogical information including maps, cemetery maps, church histories, cemetery transcriptions, and family histories.

Cornell University's Study Center for Early Religious Life in Western New York has an online guide to Wyoming County church records in their library.

Additional Church Records

Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Wyoming County, New York Genealogy Church Records  in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Court Records

Ancestors may have also been involved in municipal, state, or federal court cases. See also New York Court Records and United States Court Records.

Crime and Criminals

Directories

Wyoming County, New York Online Historical Didrectories  (Source: Online Historical Directories)

Emigration and Immigration

• 1906 - 1942 - New York Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942 at FamilySearch — index and images

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Maps and Gazetteers

• FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

Genealogy

• Rootsweb message board for Wyoming County, New York Genealogy has many information threads about families that resided in that county. There is a search engine that allows you to search by surname and topic.

History

• A complete name index to the History of Wyoming County, New York, with illustrations, 1841-1880. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.

Land and Property

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See New York Land and Property for more details, especially about the papers generated in New York State by large speculative land companies.

Original land records in Wyoming County, New York Genealogy began in [?dateyear?]. These records are housed at the [?repository?] in [?town?].

Online

Microforms

• 1841-1916 Deed Records 1841-1965 FHL film 811587 (first of 87 films) - Index included: 1841-1964
  
• 1844-1899 Mortgage Records FHL film 817059 (first of 12 films - Index included: 1841 - 1899
  

Books

Additional land records can sometimes be found using these catalogs:

• WorldCat using the search phase: Wyoming County, New York Genealogy deeds. (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog.)
• FamilySearch Catalog using the search phrase: 1, New York - Land and Property. (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search.)
  

• Wyoming County Real Property Official Records Search (requires free registration)

Additional resources

Additional resources for Wyoming County, New York Genealogy land records may be found in the Wyoming County, New York Genealogy – Land Records topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche may be available for viewing at various Family History Centers. Copies of books found in the FamilySearch Catalog may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the FamilySearch Catalog and the Worldcat Online Catalog.

Maps

• Maps of New York (1683-1915)

Migration

Migration routes for early European settlers to and from Wyoming County, New York Genealogy included:

• Catskill Road 1750s from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York
• Catskill Turnpike  (aka Susquehannah Turnpike ) from Catskill, NY to Unadilla, NY; route travelled by Europeans by the 1750s; toll booths opened by 1804.
• Erie Canal, 1825 from Albany, New York to Buffalo, New York
• Great Genesee Road, 1794 from Utica, New York to Buffalo, New York
• Lake Shore Path 1792 from Buffalo, New York to Sandusky County, Ohio
• Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths 1766 from Unadilla, New York to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that is, from the Catskill Turnpike  to the Great Valley Road.
• Ulster and Delaware Turnpike 1802 from Salisbury, Connecticut to Bainbridge, New York

Military

Civil War

• 1861-1865 - New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index

Town registers. The New York town clerks kept a bound register of all soldiers from their town serving in the Civil War 1861-1865. Registers are arranged by county, and town. Some town registers are missing. The registers include an index at the start of each town.

Content. Many register entries include full name, residence, date and place of birth, parents names, marital status, date of enlistment and muster and rank, discharges, death, or promotion.

Access. The original registers are at the New York State Archives in Albany, New York. Microfilm copies are found at the Family History Library (FHL Film 1993401-37). They are also indexed and available at Ancestry.com ($).

Available towns. Registers are available for: Attica · Covington · Eagle · Genesee Falls · Java · Middlebury · Pike · Warsaw · Wethersfield.

Regiments. Service men in Wyoming County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county.

- 2nd Regiment, New York Mounted Rifles, Companies B C K L and M.

- 9th Regiment, New York Cavalry , Companies A G and H.

- 17th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company K.

- 21st Regiment, New York Infantry

- 100th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company B.

- 104th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies C and G.

- 105th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company A.

- 129th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies L and M.

- 130th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A B C D F G H and K.

- 136th Regiment, New York Infantry, Companies A D E H and I.

- 160th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company G.

- 179th Regiment, New York Infantry, Company F.

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883   (Source: Internet Archive)

World War II

World War II Enlistments  (Source: USGenWeb New York Archives)

World War II Casualties Army and Air Force ( Source: Access Genealogy)

Naturalization and Citizenship

• 1791-1980 New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980 at FamilySearch — index and images

• Wyoming County, New York Declarations of Intent (after 1906) - (sampubco)

• 1907-1966 New York, Western District Naturalization Index, 1907-1966 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.

Newspapers

Chronicling America Wyoming County  (Source: The Library of Congress)

Wyoming County  (Source: Newpaper Abstracts)

Obituaries

Periodicals

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

Probate Records

Probate records including original estates and wills for New York are held in the office of the county Surrogate Court beginning in 1787, or when the county was formed. Prior to 1787, most are housed at the New York State Archives. See New York Probate Records for more information about using probate records.
Content:  Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Record types:  Wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distribution.

Probate Petitions

In 1830, state law required the Surrogate Court clerk to issue a probate petition for a deceased individual with property. This petition, unique to New York, usually lists the deceased's death date. It also lists the heirs, their relationship to the deceased, and their residence. Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 479. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004. Henry B. Hoff, "Navigating New York Probate," American Ancestors 12 (Fall 2011): 57.

These petitions are often found in the estate files and can be obtained from the county Surrogate Court.

The petitions for Wyoming County, New York Genealogy are also available on microfilm at the Family History Library and its centers:

• 1841–1900 Listed as "Petition and proofs of wills, 1841–1900" FHL Film 815844 (42 films), and "Petitions, bonds of administrators, 1841–1900" FHL Film 815825 (19 films), and "Petitions, bonds of administration, 1841–1858" FHL Film 815822 (3 films)

Online Probate Indexes

• 1629 - 1971 New York Probate Records 1629-1971 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
• 1659 - 1999 New York Wills and Probate Records 1659-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
• 1841-1901 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.
• 1866 - 1923 New York Kings County Estate Files 1866-1923 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

Online Probate Records

Original county-by-county New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971 are available free online at FamilySearch. To access these records, click Historical Records below, then click "Browse through 1,630,900 images". Then select the county name, and then the probate records and time of interest.

• Historical Records - Wyoming County: Administration bonds, Petitions, 1841-1858; Administration orders, 1871-1904; Administrations, 1882-1959; Bonds, Petitions, 1841-1900; Dower records, 1841-1871; Dower records, Hierships, 1841-1900; Guardianship bonds & petitions, 1841-1912; Guardianship letters & orders, 1841-1884; Guardianship records, 1857-1903; Inventories, 1841-1900; Letters of administration, 1841-1908; Letters of guardianship, 1869-1884; Letters of testamentary, 1841-1901; Miscellaneous records, 1841-1902; Petitions, Probate records, 1841-1900; Real estate records, 1842–1899; Settlement decrees, 1800–1900; Settlements, 1841–1900; Surrogate record index, 1886-1906; Tax records, 1887–1899; Testamentary orders, 1869-1905; Wills, 1841-1901.

Probate Records on Microfilm

The probate records described above also may be among those on microfilm including:

• 1886-1906 Surrogate record index FHL Film 817088 (4 films)
• 1841–1900 "Petition and proofs of wills, 1841–1900" FHL Film 815844 (42 films)  "Petitions, bonds of administrators, 1841–1900" FHL Film 815825 (19 films)   "Petitions, bonds of administration, 1841–1858" FHL Film 815822 (3 films)
• 1841-1912 Guardianship bonds petitions FHL Film 819416 (11 films)
• 1841-1900 Inventories FHL Film 819517 (19 films)
• 1841-1901 Wills FHL Film 815410 (7 films)
• 1841-1918 Record of Wills FHL Film 817092 (17 films)

Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts

Additional probate indexes or abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Wyoming County, New York Genealogy probate wills in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Repositories

Cornell University, Guide to Historical Resources in Wyoming County, New York Repositories. ([Ithaca, New York]: New York Historical Resources Center, Olin Library, Cornell University, 1983). At various libraries; FHL Book 974.793 A3g. Includes index. Includes references to some family histories and genealogies.

Archives, Libraries and Museums

Cordelia A. Greene Library
P.O.Box 208
11 South Main Street
Castile, NY 14427
Phone: 1-585-493-5466
Website
Call for hours.

Town of Gainesville Public Library
10 Church Street
Silver Springs, NY 14550
Phone: 1-585-427-4300
Call for hours.

Pike Library
65 West Main Street
Pike, NY 14130
Phone: 1-585-493-5900
Call for hours.

Warsaw Public Library
130 N Main St.
Warsaw, NY 28398
Phone: 1-585-786-5606
Website: http://warsawpubliclibraryhome.blogspot.com
Call for hours

Museums

School House Museum
3859 Main Street
Strykersville, NY 14145
Phone: (585) 457-7033

County Historian's Office

Cindy Amrhein, Historian 26 Linwood Ave Warsaw, NY 14569 Phone: 585-786-8818

Genealogical Resources: -Wyoming County Collection: Over 70 Genealogies. Over 4 file cabinets (4 drawers each) with Genealogical Queries, etc., dating back to about 1950. Material on each of the 16 towns within the County - which includes data from the Federal census' (which we have on microfilm and also we have read the census' form 1850 - 1880 and compiled a typed, indexed book for each town - the 1900 census is a work in progress) the above mentioned book also contains all known cemeteries for each town and the information compiled form the actual headstones ca. 1950's. Numerous reference books; including Beer's 1880 History of Wyoming County, the 1870 Wyoming County Directory, various church histories, Civil War Regimental Histories - including many Adjutant General's Reports, etc., Photo's of approximately 200 Civil War Veterans - Roster of 2,758 Wyoming County C.W. Vets., plus other veterans. Microfilm collection - Newspapers: Western New Yorker, Perry Herald, Arcade Herald (various years); Federal census - 1800 to 1920. Our expanding collection of scrapbooks. Over 45 years of Historical Wyoming which is a publication covering the history of the county. this magazine is still being published four times per year at $7.50 annually. We do have many back issues available.

Courthouses

The Wyoming County Clerk's office has divorce, court, land and state census records. The Surrogate Court has probate records. For further information about where the records for Wyoming County are held, see the Wyoming County Courthouses page.

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.

• Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator

Local Centers and Libraries

Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.

The main FHC for Wyoming County, New York Genealogy is the Warsaw New York Family History Center. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.

Societies

Sheldon Historical Society P.O. Box 122 Strykersville,NY 14145 Phone: (585) 457-7033 Online Contact

Located in the School House Museum 3859 Main Street Strykersville, NY 14145 Museum Hours: June thru October - Tuesdays 11am-4pm or by appointment

Central New York Genealogical Society
Box 104, Calvin Station
Syracuse, New York 13205
E-mail: CNYSG@yahoo.com

Member queries; surname research list; online resources; six meetings/year; publishes Tree Talks (At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.7 B2t) quarterly with annual index.

Counties served: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oreleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.

Western New York Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 338
Hamburg, New York 14075-0338
Email: info@wnygs.org
Directory

Focus is on eight Western New York counties - Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, Orleans, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany - which comprise the area of the original Holland Land Company purchase.

Social Groups Online

• New York Genealogy Research Community (FamilySearch on Facebook)

Taxation

Town Records

Town records in New York may include early births, marriages, deaths, divorces, local histories, selected military records, and town meeting minutes. Vital records from 1880/1882 are kept by town and village clerks, although some (Kent’s and Putnam Valley’s) are available in the County Historian’s Office. For further details, try the links to individual town Wiki pages found in Places. See also:

• Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). NEHGS online edition; At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists.
• Journal of the Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Putnam County for the Year 1904 (New York: Martin B. Brown, 1905)
  
• Journal of the Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Putnam County for the Year 1922 (Poughkeepsie: Lansing Broas, 1923)
• List of Town Clerks, Record Managers and Historical Societies
  

The County Archives has the following records:

• 031 Petitions, Licenses, and recognizance to sell liquor (Tavern licenses) 1813-1878
• 139 Monthly Reports of Hunting and fishing licenses, 1908-1938
• 165 Certificates of Qualifications as Examiner in Lunacy, 1883-1947
  

Vital Records

Vital records of birth, marriage or death were first recorded at the local level in the village clerk, town clerk, or city clerk’s ledger book. If you know where a birth, marriage or death took place, a copy of the certificate or record may be obtained by writing to the town, village or city clerk. See also How to order New York Vital Records or order electronically online.

See the heading Places on this wiki page for links to local community wiki pages and their available records. See New York Vital Records for a discussion about beginning dates and availability of vital records in New York.

Use substitute records for birth, marriage, and death information. These substitute records include Bible Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Newspapers, and Probate Records.

• Index to Wyoming Births, Deaths, and Marriages - free.

Birth

Early births were recorded on the town level and the years vary by town. (List of towns) The New York State Department of Health (state level) began recording births in 1881. Births were not recorded on the county level.

Birth Substitutes

• 1640–1962 New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index.

• See Town Clerks' Registers of Men who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for birth information.

Marriage

Early marriages were sometimes recorded on the town level and the years vary by town. (List of towns) In 1880, town clerks were to record the marriage and a copy was sent to the New York State Department of Health (state level). Town clerks continue to record marriages. Marriages were recorded by the Wyoming County clerk starting in 1908 and go until 1935.

• 1639-1962 - New York, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $

• 1664–1784 New York. Secretary of State, Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued By the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784 (Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860). At Cornell University digital library-free; Internet Archive - free; Ancestry edition($); At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Film 514675 Item 1 or 930131 Item 2. Marriage bonds issued in the State of New York prior to 1784, and the earliest record dating 1664.

• 1847–1848 and 1908–1936 New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936 at FamilySearch — index and images
  

• 1847–1850, 1872–1888, 1908, 1926–1935 New York, County Marriages 1908–1935 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; FHL Film 989422 (first of 3 films).

Marriage Substitutes

• 1686-1980 New York Marriages, 1686–1890 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.

• 1800–1855 New York Marriage Notices at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage notices published in newspapers around the state. Contains name of bride and groom, marriage date, marriage location, residence, and newspaper found in.

• 1801–1880 Barber Collection- Newspaper Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."

• 1856–1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.

• 1874-5 See Marriage Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for marriage information for 1874-5.

• 1874-5 1875 Marriages from the Wyoming County New York State Census at New Horizons Genealogical Services - free.

Divorce

Pre–1787	All divorces were granted by the governor or legislature and were very rare.
1787–1847	All divorces were granted by the court of chancery. These records are found in the New York State Archives or for the New York City area at the New York County Clerk's office.These divorces were granted only on the grounds of adultery.
1847–present	All divorces are handled by the county Supreme Court where the divorce was granted. Divorce files in New York are sealed for 100 years. Contact the County Clerk for information about divorce records.

Divorce judgment papers often include date and place of the marriage and the names and birthdates of any children. Local newspapers may publish notices of divorce actions.

Death

Early deaths were recorded on the town level and the years vary by town. (List of towns) The New York State Department of Health (state level) began recording deaths in 1881. Deaths were not recorded on the county level.

Death Indexes

• 1824-1962 - New York, Church and Civil Deaths, 1824-1962 at FamilySearch — index
• 1880-1956 - New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1880-1956 - New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 at Ancestry — ($), index only
  
• 1957-1963 - New York State Health Department, Genealogical Research Death Index, 1957-1963 at FamilySearch — Index only
  

Death Substitutes

• 1795–1952 New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The entries are primarily from the IGI along with some entries derived from compiled and original records such as Family Records, Church Records, and Civil Registration. There may be entries that cite a specific source.

• 1801–1890 Barber Collection- Newspaper Deaths at Ancestry– ($); Index. Information extracted from the "Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Evening Post."

• 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, 1879-80 See Mortality Schedule information in the Federal Census section of Census for death information.

• 1856–1863 Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald at Ancestry– ($); Index. These newspaper notices refer to people up and down the East Coast as well as midwesterners and persons from as far west as the State of California. Also browsable.

• See Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War in the Civil War section of Military for death information.

• 1874-5 See Mortality Schedule information in the State Census section of Census for death information for 1874-5.

• 1874-5 1875 Deaths from the Wyoming County New York State Census at New Horizons Genealogical Services - free.

Additional Resources

Additional resources for Wyoming County births, marriages and deaths may be found in the New York, Wyoming– Vital Records topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of books found in the FamilySearch Catalog may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the FamilySearch Catalog and the Worldcat Online Catalog.

Voting Registers

Wyoming County New York Places

Wyoming County New York Genealogy Websites

• Wyoming County NYGenWeb
• Wyoming County, NY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• New York Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• New York Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• Wyoming County NY Genealogy

Wyoming County New York Genealogy References

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