Federal Way Genealogy (in King County, WA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Federal Way are also found through the King County and Washington pages.


Federal Way Birth Records

1870-1935 Washington Birth Records (incomplete before 1891) Ancestry online

1907-1919 Washington Births Index Ancestry online

Washington, Birth Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health

Federal Way Cemetery Records

Gethsemane Cemetery Billion Graves online

Gethsemane Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Gethsemane Cemetery Find a Grave online

Federal Way Census Records

1856, 1871, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1892 State Census of King County (included in Washington State and Territorial Censuses) 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

Federal Way Church Records

Buildings of masonry and wood, men and women of steel : the first 50 years of the Steel Lake Presbyterian Church (1948-1998) FamilySearch Library

Federal Way Death Records

1883-1960 Washington Deaths Ancestry online

1907-1960 Washington Death Certificates MyHeritage online

1907-1960 Washington Select Death Certificates Ancestry online

1940-2017 Washington Death Index Ancestry online

Obituaries, 1944-1956 FamilySearch Library

Washington, Death Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health

Federal Way Immigration Records

Indexes to Naturalization Records of King County Territorial and Superior Courts, 1864-1889 and 1906-1928 Ancestry online

King County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1928 Washington State Archives online

Federal Way Land Records

1850-1954 Washington County Land Records Ancestry online

Federal Way Marriage Records

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages MyHeritage online

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages Ancestry online

1865-2013 Washington Marriage Records Ancestry online

King County marriages, 1866-1883 (included in Washington, Compiled Marriage Index) Ancestry online

Marriage records of King County, Washington, 1853-1884 FamilySearch Library

Federal Way Newspapers and Obituaries

Federal Way Mirror 01/03/2001 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Obituaries, 1944-1956 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Federal Way

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.

Community News. (Federal Way, Wash.) 1984-Current

Federal Way City Herald. (Federal Way, Wa) 1991-1993

Federal Way Mirror [Microform]. (Federal Way, Wash.) 1998-Current

Federal Way News. (Federal Way, Wash.) 1958-Current

Greater Federal Way News-Review. (Federal Way, Wash.) 1956-1958

Greater Federal Way News. (Fegeral Way, Wash.) 1953-1955

Indian Voice [Microform]. (Federal Way, Wash.) 1971-Current

Indian Voice. (Federal Way, Wash.) 1971-Current

Federal Way Probate Records

1807-1997 Washington Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Washington, King County Probate Records, 1854-1927 Family Search online

Federal Way School Records

Decatur High School yearbook, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Decatur High School yearbook, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996 Classmates online

Decatur High School yearbook, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Federal Way High School - Secoma Yearbook (Federal Way, WA), 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1988 E Yearbook online

Federal Way High School yearbook, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Federal Way High School yearbook, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2003 Classmates online

Federal Way High School yearbook, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2003 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Kilo Junior High School yearbook, 1975 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sacajawea Junior High School yearbook, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sacajawea Middle School - Sac Yearbook (Federal Way, WA), 1977 E Yearbook online

Sacajawea Middle School yearbook, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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