Charlotte Genealogy (in Mecklenburg County, NC)

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Charlotte Birth Records

Index to vital statistics; births, deaths, 1909-1947 FamilySearch Library

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Birth Index, 1865-2012 Ancestry online

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 Ancestry online

North Carolina, Birth Records, 1913-present North Carolina Vital Records Office

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, extracts from the first parish register, 1834-1S45 Digital Public Library of America online

Charlotte Cemetery Records (233)


Charlotte Census Records

Federal Census 1910, Charlotte Township US Gen Web Archives 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

Charlotte Church Records (60)


Charlotte City Directories (231)


Charlotte Death Records

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1909-1975 North Carolina Death Certificates Ancestry online

Death Notices from the Mecklenburg Jeffersonian, Charlotte, N.C., 1841-1849 : An Index FamilySearch Library

Death Notices from the Western Democrat, Charlotte, N.C., 1853-1870 : An Index FamilySearch Library

Death notices from the Charlotte Journal : Charlotte, N.C., July 3, 1835-December 7, 1851 WorldCat

Death notices from the Mecklenburg Jeffersonian, Charlotte, N.C., 1841-1849 Ancestry online

Death notices from the Mecklenburg Jeffersonian, Charlotte, N.C., 1841-1849 : an index WorldCat

Death notices from the Mecklenburg Jeffersonian, Charlotte, N.C., 1841-1849 : an index WorldCat

Death notices from the Western Democrat, Charlotte, N.C., 1853-1870 : an index WorldCat

Death notices from the Western Democrat, Charlotte, N.C., 1853-1870 : an index WorldCat

Death notices, 1871-1876 : from the Charlotte Democrat WorldCat

Index to vital statistics; births, deaths, 1909-1947 FamilySearch Library

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Death Index, 1992-2012 Ancestry online

North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 Ancestry online

North Carolina, Death Records, 1930-present North Carolina Vital Records Office

North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 MyHeritage online

North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994 MyHeritage online

Obituary project (leaflets of church funeral services) WorldCat

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, extracts from the first parish register, 1834-1S45 Digital Public Library of America online

Charlotte Histories and Genealogies

A Century's child : the story of Thompson Children's Home, 1886-1986 FamilySearch Library

Agricultural Mecklenburg and Industrial Charlotte : Social and Economic Ancestry online

Bittersweet legacy : the black and white better classes in Charlotte, 1850-1910 FamilySearch Library

Charlotte in Picture and Prose Ancestry online

Charlotte in picture and prose : an historical and descriptive sketch of Charlotte, North Carolina LDS Genealogy online

Charlotte in picture and prose : an historical and descriptive sketch of Charlotte, North Carolina Internet Archive online

Charlotte in picture and prose : an historical and descriptive sketch of Charlotte, North Carolina, with illustrations of places of interest and scenes in and about Charlotte FamilySearch Library

Charlotte; Carolina's queen city FamilySearch Library

History of Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte from 1740 to 1903 Ancestry online

History of Mecklenburg county and the city of Charlotte, from 1750 to 1903 FamilySearch Library

Hornets' nest : the story of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County FamilySearch Library

Road Building and Broad Tires Ancestry online

Sketches of Charlotte : the Queen City of the Old North State and Mecklenburg, the Banner County Ancestry online

Sketches of Charlotte : the Queen City of the Old North State and Mecklenburg, the Banner County FamilySearch Library

Story of the origin of the city of Charlotte FamilySearch Library

Tales from the Hornet's Nest FamilySearch Library

The spirit of a proud people : pictures and stories of Highland Park Manufacturing Mill 3 and the people in the village of North Charlotte FamilySearch Library

Charlotte Immigration Records

Declarations of intent to become a citizen (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina), 1822, 1886-1927 FamilySearch Library

Charlotte Land Records

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1693-1960 North Carolina Land Grant Files Ancestry online

Abstracts of deed books 15-23, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1794-1830 FamilySearch Library

Abstracts of deed books 24-28 & books 1-3 : second series, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1831-1850 FamilySearch Library

Mecklenburg County Land Grant Files NC Land Grants online

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, deed abstracts, 1763-1779 FamilySearch Library

North Carolina, Mecklenburg County deed abstracts,1763-1779 FamilySearch Library

Real Estate and Legal Notices from Charlotte, North Carolina, Newspapers, 1835-1847 FamilySearch Library

Record of deeds, (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina) 1755-1959; index to deeds, 1763-1955 FamilySearch Library

Charlotte Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1929 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1929-1951 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, February 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, February 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, June 1890 Library of Congress online

Charlotte Marriage Records

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1741-2011 North Carolina, Marriage Records Ancestry online

Marriage Notices From the Charlotte Journal, Charlotte, N.C., July 3, 1835-December 7, 1851 Ancestry online

Marriage Notices From the Western Democrat, Charlotte, N.C., 1853-1870 Ancestry online

Marriage Notices from the Charlotte Journal, Charlotte, N.C., July 3, 1835-December 7, 1851 FamilySearch Library

Marriage Notices from the Western Democrat, Charlotte, N.C., 1853-1870 : An Index FamilySearch Library

Marriage licenses (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina), 1851-1962 FamilySearch Library

Marriage notices from the Charlotte Journal, Charlotte, N.C., July 3, 1835-December 7, 1851 WorldCat

Marriage notices from the Western Democrat, Charlotte, N.C., 1853-1870 : an index WorldCat

Marriage register, 1850-1960 FamilySearch Library

Marriages of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1783-1868 Ancestry online

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1829-2015 Ancestry online

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, marriage license records of white persons, 1850-1888 FamilySearch Library

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Ancestry online

North Carolina Marriage Index, 1741-2004 Ancestry online

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, extracts from the first parish register, 1834-1S45 Digital Public Library of America online

Charlotte Military Records

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. X: Soldiers Buried in Goldsboro', Morganton & Charlotte, North Carolina Ancestry online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. X: Soldiers Buried in Near Charlotte, North Carolina Ancestry online

Charlotte Minority Records

A Scotch-Irish neighborhood : before the Mecklenburg Historical Society, at Charlotte, N.C., May 23rd, 1895 FamilySearch Library

Bittersweet legacy : the black and white better classes in Charlotte, 1850-1910 FamilySearch Library

Charlotte Messenger, African American newspaper, 1882-1889 Digital NC online

Colored Charlotte : published in connection with the fiftieth anniversary of the freedom of the Negro in the county of Mecklenburg and the city of Charlotte, North Carolina FamilySearch Library

The Charlotte Jewish News (1979-2019) Digital NC online

The Charlotte Post, African American newspaper, 1930-2007 Digital NC online

Charlotte Newspapers and Obituaries (97)


Charlotte Probate Records

1665-1998 North Carolina Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstract of North Carolina Wills [from about 1760 to 1800] Ancestry online

Abstracts of Early Wills 1763-1790, Mecklenburg County North Carolina Ancestry online

Charlotte School Records (174)




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