Faulk County South Dakota Genealogy
New Research Tools from South Dakota Historical
Society
St Mary's Cemetery, Zell, SD
located in Hand County
BLIZZARDS
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Letters from Eva Welton to her
friend Nora Welch,Cresbard, Faulk, SD 1908
submitted
by Lenore Sroka -- Great Read!!
Page:
Information from a small three fold student greeting card
dated 1908
from Marilyn Russell (Strasser),who is Lester Thorn's granddaughter,
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- Faulk County Map
- Faulk County History
- Photograph of the Faulk County Courthouse in
Faulkton
- Return to SDGENWEB
EARLY BIRTH RECORDS FROM SD
These vital records are fully searchable and a great resource.
HOMESTEAD PAPERS
Find the Homestead file number at this site:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sd/land/faulk.htm
First Papers" were filed by the immigrant when he first arrived
in the US.
"Second Papers" were the actual citizenship documents when
the person
became a citizen, usually about 5 years later.
Both sets of papers are important -- and each may contain different
information, depending on the time frame.
Search the US Land Management Records at
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Since homesteads were only available to US citizens, the immigrants
eagerly
went through the naturalization process so they would be eligible
for
homestead land.
About the South Dakota GenWeb Project
- In June, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the South Dakota
Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single
entry point for all counties in South Dakota, where collected databases
would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked,
so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they
could be located in the index.
At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the
collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the
web page. The person responsible for this county Mary Buchholz. If
you could possibly volunteer to help with this page, please contact Mary Buchholz
or
Joy Fisher.
LOOK-UPS AVAILABLE!!
The Faulk
County Library will also help with look-ups.
I have these resources; Original
Homesteaders, by township (from Faulk Co Court Records) History
of Faulk County, SD by Capt. C. H. Ellis, 1909, History of
Faulk County, 1910-1982 by Faulk Co Historical Society available for look-ups, just e-mail me Mary Buchholz
Mary Buchholz shepherd@starband.net