Le Sueur County, Minnesota

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Hello,

Welcome to the Le Sueur County portion of the MNGenWeb.
Le Sueur County is available for adoption:
If you have a local connection to Le Sueur County or an interest in Minnesota in general,
please consider joining the MGGenWeb
as a County Coordinator.
Requirements are simple, peruse them here.
and... Contact Tim if you are interested.
And...
My Name is Martha and I am the Temporary County Coordinator.
I live on the Central Coast of California, so cannot do 'on the ground research in Le Sueur County.'
But, that said, I am an experienced Online Researcher and might be able to
help you locate that 'missing piece of your Ancestral Pie'
I can be reached via email: Contact: Martha


Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ Family Web Pages ~ What's new ~ Queries and Lookups ~ Cemeteries ~ FS Collections & Databases
Vital Records ~ Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Family Search: Historical Images ~ Odds and Ends


Le Sueur Neighbors:
Blue Earth, Nicolett, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Waseca

Le Sueur County Townships
[Scroll Down]
Interactive Map of Minnesota [1916]

Search LeSueur County

History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ Family Web Pages ~ What's new ~ Queries and Lookups ~ Cemeteries

Interested in another Minnesota County?
Here is the List of Counties and Towns Settled in 1862
Le Sueur County was part of the Big Woods and is nestled in the Minnesota River Valley.
The county seat is Le Center. Here is the WIKI
The county was created in 1853, when Minnesota was still a territory. Minnesota became a state in 1858.
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Biographies
There are several old History Books that contain Biographical Data:

Links to Indexes will be listed below. All of the books are available on either FS or the Archive.org Site
"History of the Minnesota Valley, 1882" ~ "History of SouthWestern Minnesota, 1897"
"History of Nicollet & Le Sueur Counties, Minnesota": 1913 & 1916
"History of Minnesota, 1878" [Military & Native Americans]
Additional Biographies can be found here.
Minnesota Historical Society

"Personal Recollections
Of
Minnesota and Its People"
Early History of Minneapolis
John H Stevens, Minneapolis, Minn, 1890
The Index is Here ~ Read Online or Download

and...
"Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography "
by Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901
Publication date 1900 / Read Online or Download
Appleton Review

"History of the Great Northwest and it's Men of Progress"
CGW Hyde, 1901

Pub: The Minneapolis Journal - The Index is here.
Read Online or Download

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"What's New"
The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed.
The Chart below is linked to each resource: Entitled: "Browse by Category"


Genealogy/ Personal History Private Sector Wars/ International Relations Time Spans
Businesses Civil War 1800 –1900
Foundations World War II 1900 –1940
Casualties Labor Unions Korean War 1940 –1955
Civilians Securities Vietnam War 1955 –1965
Military Personnel Places Cold War 1965 –1975
Immigrants Countries Diplomatic Records 1975 –1985
Prisoners of War States Government Spending 1985 –1995
Indexes to Counties Contracts 1995 present
Photographs Cities/Towns
Textual Records Zip Codes Grants and Assistance Browse by Subject

Funeral cards, 1987-1989
Authors:
Mankato Mortuary [Mankato, Minnesota]
Film # 1651939
Microfilm of original records.

The funeral cards are divided into three alphabets, one for each year 1987-1989. The information on the cards are not always complete but could give: the name and address of the deceased and the informant, birthdate and place of deceased, death date and place, where buried, length of residence in community and prior residence, parents' names and birthplace, spouse's name and marriage date, occupation, church membership, survivors' names, funeral costs, and other information.
Image Ranges:
1987: 4 - 141
1988: 142 - 410
1989: 411 - 644
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Historical 'Odds'
There were some old files on the Le Sueur pages that have been reformatted for this site.
The files were mostly historical in nature and will be found linked below:

Cornelius Ronayne, 1926 ~ 1858 Le Sueur Murder ~ Le Sueur County Commissioners
Le Sueur Historical Newspapers [List]
Naming of Tyrone ~ Tyrone Property Tax List, 1898 ~ Tyrone Cave, 1933
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Historical Maps
Getty Geographical Thesaurus ~ Perry Castaneda ~ Quadrangles Surveyor's Base Maps
Historic Map Works ~ Genealogical ~ Borchert Map Library
University of Minnesota ~ Maps
~ Bureau of Land Management
Minnesota Mining Maps ~ USGS Maps ~ 1869 Railroad Map ~ Sanborn Maps: Library of Congress
Michael Fox Map Collection
~ Digitized Plat Maps / Atlases

Map Goose ~
MN Department of Natural Resources
The Alabama Collection ~ Surveyors Maps: 1850's [Base Maps]
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Family Web Pages can be found linked below:
Ahlf ~ Irish Families [connected to Le Sueur] ~ Bacon ~ Durrenberger & Simonett ~ Guertin ~ Oblinger
Pufpaff Triplets ~ Purfeerst ~ Robbins Roemhildt & Werlich ~ Sauter ~ Schnoor ~ Straub & Briegal ~ Straub Lynch

Links to Family Web Pages are welcome, please contact the County Coordinator for information
Note: After January 2024, RootsWeb / Ancestry is moving all 'Free' Hosted Sites. If you find one that does not work, let me know and I will see if I can find it on their new Server. Contact: Martha
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'What's New'
The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed.
The Chart below is linked to each resource: Entitled: "Browse by Category"
Genealogy/ Personal History Private Sector Wars/ International Relations Time Spans
Businesses Civil War 1800 –1900
Foundations World War II 1900 –1940
Casualties Labor Unions Korean War 1940 –1955
Civilians Securities Vietnam War 1955 –1965
Military Personnel Places Cold War 1965 –1975
Immigrants Countries Diplomatic Records 1975 –1985
Prisoners of War States Government Spending 1985 –1995
Indexes to Counties Contracts 1995  present
Photographs Cities/Towns
Textual Records Zip Codes Grants and Assistance Browse by Subject

The Ancestor Hunt'
There is a great site that has all sorts of links to free Historical and Genealogical Data
Please Use Link Above
Contents: Topics
Digital Newspapers ~ Year Books & Alumni Books School Records ~ Obituaries ~ Coroner, Mortuary & Cemetery Records
BMD's ~ Birth & Marriage Records ~ Divorce & Death Records ~ Probate & Tax Records ~ Institutional & Military Records ~ Naturalizations & Immigration ~ Criminal & Digital Archives ~ Directories ~ Photos & Voter Records
Scroll down, left side has the menu
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Queries and Lookups
Queries may be posted using links on Cyndi's List


There is one Volunteer for Lookups: Barbara has this to say:
"I will do look ups for Le Sueur County, I will go to Le Center Court House and in Summer the Genealogy Center (It is closed for the winter). I am also a Member of Blue Earth and Nicolett Historical Societies. I am within driving distance to all of these, will charge only for copies." Please use this link to reach Barbara..

If there is anyone who has access to local records, and wishes to volunteer,

please contact the County Coordinator: Martha [Temporary]

Lookups & Free Digital Archival Newspapers
I have access to the following Subscription Databases and am happy to do limited lookups:
Heritage Hub ~ NewBank ~ Access World News ~ LA Times ~ NY Times
Contact: Martha - Volunteer

My Heritage: Library Edition - Collections
Census & Voter Lists ~ Histories, Memories & Biographies ~ Birth, Marriage & Death
Public Records ~ Schools & Universities ~ Directories, Guides & References
Maps ~ Immigration & Travel ~ Books & Publications
Military ~ Newspapers ~ Family Trees ~ Photos ~ Government, Land, Court & Wills

I will do limited lookups on My Heritage: Contact Martha


and... 'History Hub' = New Lookup Service
Search for Living People: Zaba Search
And RAOGK
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The Cemeteries of Le Sueur County:
Dalby Database ~ Find~A~Grave ~ USGW Archives ~ Billion Graves
Burial At Sea and Other Locations: POB: LeSueur County
St Thomas Cemetery [1934]~ St Thomas Cemetery Plots
Since Nicollet County is a neighbor and has a lot of Church Cemeteries, it might be worth checking.
People Legacy  ~ National Cemetery Association

Family Search "Collections"
There is a wealth of Family and Historical information contained on the FamilySearch WebSite.
It can be overwhelming to figure out where to start.
So, I have created concentrated categories of databases which are accessible
Here

Cemeteries, Etc [Burial, Cemeteries, Coroner, Funeral Homes, Graves]
Church Records [ Baptism's, Catholic Church, Christenings, Church [General]
Legal Documents and Resources [Court, Estate, Probate Records]
Migration - Naturalization - Travel [ Border Crossings, Migration, Naturalization, Passenger Lists, Passports]
Military [Bounty [Land], Military [Misc], Pensions, Soldiers, Veteran's, War[s]]
Odds and Ends [Applications, Homestead, Membership, Native Americans, Parish [Location & Church], Pioneers, Prison, Voting, Obituaries, Veteran & Soldier's Homes, Children's Home]
Vital Records [Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death, Mortality Records]


Minnesota "Only Collections"


"The Fine Print"

County Coordinator:
State Coordinator: Tim Stowell

Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
All materials, images, sounds and data contained herein are not to be copied or downloaded for purposes of duplication, distribution or publishing without the express written permission of the Le Sueur County Coordinator.

Site Updated: 17 January 2024

Online Continuously since 1997
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