Lawton Genealogy (in Van Buren County, MI)
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Lawton Birth Records
1867-1911 Michigan Births and Christenings Index Ancestry 
Michigan, Birth Records, 1867-present Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917 Family Search
Lawton Cemetery Records
Chamberlin Cemetery Find a Grave
Chamberlin Cemetery Billion Graves
Kern Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Michigan Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 Ancestry
Oak Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Oak Grove Cemetery Billion Graves
Lawton Census Records
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Lawton Church Records
1867-1911 Michigan Births and Christenings Index Ancestry
Lawton Death Records
1867-1952 Michigan Death Records Ancestry
1897-1920 Michigan Death Records Ancestry
Death records, 1867-1924, 1935-1998 ; Index 1867-1997 FamilySearch Library
Michigan Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 Ancestry
Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996 Ancestry
Michigan, Death Records, 1867-present Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Obituary card file, Van Buren County, Michigan, ca. 1880-2005 FamilySearch Library
Southwest Michigan Obituary Index US Gen Web
Southwest Michigan, Obituary Index, 1875-2012 Ancestry
Van Buren County Death Record Index 1935-1945 US Gen Web
Lawton Immigration Records
Michigan, Federal Naturalization Records, 1887-1931 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1904-1929 FamilySearch Library
Lawton Land Records
Record of deeds, 1837-1928; index 1837-1902 FamilySearch Library
Lawton Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan, January 1896 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan, January 1922 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan, June 1908 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan, May 1935 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan, September 1913 Library of Congress
Lawton Marriage Records
1867-1952 Michigan Marriage Records Ancestry
Marriage certificates, 1845-1900 FamilySearch Library
Michigan County Marriages, 1822-1940 Ancestry
Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-present Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Lawton Newspapers and Obituaries
Obituary card file, Van Buren County, Michigan, ca. 1880-2005 FamilySearch Library
Southwest Michigan Obituary Index US Gen Web
Southwest Michigan, Obituary Index, 1875-2012 Ancestry
Offline Newspapers for LawtonAccording 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. Lawton Leader. (Lawton, Mich.) 1887-1965 Leader. (Lawton, Mich.) 1965-1968 |
Lawton Probate Records
1784-1980 Michigan Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Lawton School Records
Lawton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Lawton, MI), 1963, 1964 E Yearbook
Lawton Tax Records
Assessment rolls, 1852-1895 FamilySearch Library
Tax records, 1837-1868 FamilySearch Library
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