Hector Genealogy (in Renville County, MN)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Hector are also found through the Renville County and Minnesota pages.


Hector Birth Records

1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index Ancestry online

1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index MyHeritage online

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

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

Hector Cemetery Records

Church Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Church records, 1886-1990 (Catholic Church. St. John (Hector, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

Hector Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint John's Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Pauls Cemetery Find a Grave online

Swedlanda Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hector Census Records

1857 Minnesota Territorial Census MyHeritage online

1857 Minnesota Territorial 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

Federal Census of 1940, Hector, Minnesota LDS Genealogy 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

Hector Church Records

Church records, 1886-1990 (Catholic Church. St. John (Hector, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1893-1990 (Catholic Church. St. Boniface (Stewart, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

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

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

Record of transfer of Swedlanda Lutheran Church, Hector, Minnesota, 1943-1953, Hector, Minn. Archive Grid

Hector Death Records

1904-2001 Minnesota Death Index MyHeritage online

1908-2017 Minnesota Death Index Ancestry online

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

Hector Immigration Records

Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 Ancestry online

Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 Ancestry online

Hector Land Records

Hector Township plat book, 1888-1985 FamilySearch Library

Hector Marriage Records

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

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

Hector Newspapers and Obituaries

Hector mirror, 1889-08-08 to 1922-12-28 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

News mirror, 2016-01-06 to 2017-06-07 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

News-mirror union, 2017-06-14 to 2017-12-20 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

The Hector union, 1884-07-10 to 1887-01-14 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

Offline Newspapers for Hector

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.

Hector Mirror. (Hector, Minn.) 1889-1982

News Mirror. (Hector, Minn. ;) 1982-Current

Hector Probate Records

1801-1925 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Hector School Records

Buffalo Lake-Hector High School yearbook, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Hector High School - Hectorian Yearbook (Hector, MN), 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1975, 1976 E Yearbook online

Hector High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1975, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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