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Arizona Vital Records
Arizona began statewide recording of births and deaths in July, 1909,
though the Office of Vital Records has collected many of these records
from 1884 and 1887 respectively. Marriage records, however, are still
recorded in the county Superior Court clerk's office where the marriage
occurred.
For birth and death records, write:
Arizona Department of Health Services
Vital Records Section
2727 W. Glendale Avenue
P.O. Box 3887
Phoenix, AZ 85030-3887
Tel: 602-255-3260
http://www.hs.state.az.us/plan/ohpes.htm
For marriage records, write:
Clerk
Superior Court
(County Seat), Arizona
Arizona Land Records
Arizona is a federal-land state. Lands were generally bought from
the government or from other individuals. For patents to government
purchases, contact the BLM Arizona State Office, which also has
copies of the tract books and township plat maps. The National Archives
in Washington, D.C. has the land-entry case files for government
purchases, the GLO headquarters tract books, the original township
plat maps, and a card index to Arizona patentees to 30 June 1908
(excluding private land claims). Local land office records are now
mostly found in the National Archives—Pacific Southwest Region
at Laguna Niguel, California.
For private land claims, (the settling of property
ownership by the government of the United States for lands previously
acquired under a different sovereign) write to the BLM New Mexico
State Office. For transactions between individuals, consult the
local County Recorder's office.
BLM Arizona State Office
P.O. Box 16563
3707 N. 7th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85011
BLM New Mexico State Office
P.O. Box 27115
1474 Rodeo Rd.
Santa Fe, NM 87502-0015.
Hone, E. Wade. Land and Property Research in the
United States. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, Inc., 1997.
Arizona Court Records
Court records can be a complex source for any state. Their records
entail probate records (which include wills), guardianship, naturalization,
and a wide variety of other sources, ranging from criminal trials
to simple road orders. All contain information about individuals
within the area. It should be remembered that there are different
levels of jurisdiction for courts in the United States, all of which
should be considered for research under various circumstances. Court
of Common Pleas, Orphan's Court, Probate Court, District Court,
Superior Court, Supreme Court, and other titles are among those
encountered. To study more about court records in general, see:
"Research in Court Records" by Arlene H. Eakle, found
in Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, eds., The
Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy, rev. ed. (Salt Lake City:
Ancestry, 1997).
Arizona Military Records
The Arizona Historical Society has a good collection of government
records, including the records of each of the frontier military
posts in Arizona, and quartermaster records relating to supply,
construction, and equipment of Arizona military posts. The collection
has been microfilmed and cross-filed in their card catalog. They
will consult the catalog and supply copies of their materials for
a small fee.
State military records are housed at the Arizona
State Adjutant General's Office, 5636 East McDowell Road, Phoenix,
Arizona 85008. There is one roll of microfilm of the Union Army
Volunteers of the Civil War. It is listed as M532 in the National
Archives catalog. Also there is one roll for Confederate service
(M318). The index is M375.
For further information, consult: Neagles, James
C. U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources.
Salt Lake City: Ancestry, Inc., 1994. Brandes, Ray. Frontier Military
Posts of Arizona. Globe, AZ: Dale Stuart King, 1960.
Additional Sources
Bancroft, Hubert Howe. The History of Arizona and New Mexico 1530—1888.
Vol 17. San Francisco: History Publishing Co., 1889.
Beers, Henry Putney. Spanish and Mexican Records
of the American Southwest: A Bibliographical Guide to Archive and
Manuscript Sources. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1979.
Arizona Vital Records:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: Long form: $9.00, Short form: $6.00
Address:
Vital Records Section
Arizona Department of Health Services
P.O. Box 3887
Phoenix, AZ 85030
Remarks: State office has had records since July
1909 and abstracts of records filed in counties before then.
Check or money order should be made payable to Office
of Vital Records. Personal checks are accepted. To verify current
fees, the telephone number is (602) 364-1300. This will be a recorded
message.
Applicants must submit a copy of picture identification
or have their request notarized.
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Event: Death
Cost of copy: $6.00
Address:
Vital Records Section
Arizona Department of Health Services
P.O. Box 3887
Phoenix, AZ 85030
Remarks: State office has had records since July
1909 and abstracts of records filed in counties before then.
Check or money order should be made payable to Office
of Vital Records. Personal checks are accepted. To verify current
fees, the telephone number is (602) 255-3260. This will be a recorded
message.
Applicants must submit a copy of picture identification
or have their request notarized.
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Event: Marriage (county)
Cost of copy: Varies
Address: See remarks
Remarks: Clerk of Superior Court in county where
license was issued.
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Event: Divorce (county)
Cost of copy: Varies
Address: See remarks
Remarks: Clerk of Superior Court in county where
divorce was granted.
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