Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Cemeteries ~ Military ~ FS Historical Images ~ Naturalizaation

Basic Vital Records may be found on both FS & Ancestry [$]
It is not the intent here to create indexes of B, M & D's for Cottonwood in general, but to give you, the visiting Researcher,
other options and thoughts about where to look for those elusive records.
Family Search is a great place to begin looking for Vital Records
But... the Catalog has quite a few resouces that will also help you with your research.

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Minnesota Birth Files 1990-2020: Reclaim the Records
The files are in csv format
Uploaded in 2023
Please use this Link
If you wish to look at other MN County Birth Records, Please Use This Link
There are records for the specific locations listed below
 Amo, Ann, Carson, Delton
Germantown, Great Bend, Lakeside
Rose Hill, Southbrook, Storden

Vital records and indexes, 1871-1954
Births, Marriages & Some Death Records]
Author: Minnesota. District Court (Cottonwood County); Minnesota. County Court (Cottonwood County)

Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949 [Collection]

There is one Film that has a great number of Vitals:
Film #2205727
Item 1 is Obituaries "Z" Images 1-98 [See Obits below for all the rest]
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Item 2
Births, ca. 1872-1895; marriages, ca. 1872-1980
Author: Cottonwood County Historical Society (Windom, Minnesota)

Note: The Filmed items from the Cottonwood Co. Historical Society are clips from old newspapers which were put on cards.
See Sample Image
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Births, ca. 1872-1895, A to Z,
The Doc's are in Folders, easily recognized: Images 99 -375
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Item 3:
Marriages, ca. 1872-1980, A to Z
Folders: Newspaper Clippings
A - F: Imgs 377-509 ~ G - K: Imgs 510-633
L - P: Imgs 634-750 ~ Q - Z: Imgs 751-873
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Item 4: Birth Register [Amo Twp]1880 - 1905
Register Headings: Double Page [There is no Index, the Register is Chron.]
Number of Birth [Refers to the list, not # of Births per Mother]
Place of Birth of Child [Town - City] ~ Date of Birth
Number of Child in Family ~ Name of Child [if any] ~ Sex ~ Color
Full name of Father And Where He Was Born ~ Occupation of Father
Full Mainden Name of Mother And Where She Was Born ~ Occupation of Mother
Age of Parents: Father / Mother
Name of person Making The Return ~ Date Registered ~ Remarks

Image 877 is a list of Baptish Records for Amo Lutheran by Lowell Tjen????
Register begins with Img 878-884
Then 885 is Amo Twp B & D Records 1914-1949 - With an Index, 887-900
Then BC's, Page 1 on the index = Img 901 - 967
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Item 5: Birth Records [Birth & Death], Ann Twp. 1880-1900, Register
This Set is really hard to read.
Headings are different than in Item 4
Number ~ Date of Birth ~ Name, if any
Sex [And Condition, as Twins, Illegimate, &c] ~ Color
Place of Birth of Child [Town or City]
Full Christian Name of Each Parent ~ Birth Place of Each Parent [Give the State or Nation]
Occupation of Father ~ When Registered
Images: 971-985
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Images 986-990
Birth & Deaths: 1901-1907, Register, Births:Same Headings as Above.
Images 991-1005, Index
Birth and Death: 1913-1918
Documents follow: Img 1006-1085
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Item 6 Birth Records, 1880-1908, Carson Twp, Register, Births, Same Headings as Above
Very hard to Read, Imgs -1088-1110
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Item 7, Birth Records, 1880- Lakeside Twp, Register, Same Headings as Above
Imgs 1113-1120
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Birth Certificates: 1921-1952, Index, No A, B, or C;s, Imgs 1123-1130
Documents Follow: Imgs 1131-1169
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Item 8, Birth Records, Germantown Twp., 1879-1900, Register, Same Headings as Above
Imgs 1179-1187
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Item 9, Birth Records, Great Bend Twp, 1881-1899, Register, Same Headings as Above
Imgs 1191-1196
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Item 10, Birth Records, Storden Twp, 1880-1900, Register, Same Headings as Above
Imgs 1198-1213
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Then...
Imgs 1214-1239, Individual Birth & Supplemental Birth Certs. No Index
Then Img 1240-1294, Birth Certificates, 1907-1914, No Index
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Item 11, Register of Births & Deaths, Southbrook Twp., Register, 1900-1912
Imgs 1297-1301
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Birth & Death Record, 1915-1952, Index, Imgs 1303-1316
Documents Follow: Imgs 1317-1387
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Item 12, Township Death Records, Register, 1880-1907, Imgs 1390-1392
Register Headings:
Number of Death ~ Name of Deceased [In Full] ~ Color
Sex, Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced
Date of Death ~ Date of Birth ~ Age
Occupation of Deceased ~ Place of Birth of Deceased
Names and Birthplace of Parents [Full Name of Father / Full Maiden Name of Mother/ Place of Birth
Last Residence of Deceased and Place of Interment
Name and Address of Undertaker
Cause of Death [Chief Cause / Contributing Cause] ~ Duration of Each Cause
Name and Address of Attending Physician ~ Date Registered
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Death Certificates, 1914-1918, No Index, Imgs 1394-1410
Then: Death Register, Ann Twp, 1880-1900, Register, Imgs 1412-1417
Register Headings:
Number ~ Date of Death
Full Name of Deceased ~ Sex ~ Color
Married, Single or Widowed ~ Age
Place of Birth [Twp or City] ~ Date of Arrival in Minnesota
Disease or Cause of Death ~ Place of Death [Twp or City] ~ Occupation
Names and Birth Place of Parents ~ When Registered
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Deaths, Ann Twp, 1901-1907, Register,Headings as Above, Img 1419
Death Certificates, 1914-1939, No Index, Imgs 1420-1442
Death Certificates, 1939-1941, No Index Imgs, 1445-1472
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Death Certificates, Lakeside Twp, 1921-1951, Index, Imgs 1475-1485
Documents Follow: Imgs 1486-1502
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Deaths, Southbrook Twp., 1900-1912 [This is incorrect],
Deaths, 1874-1912 [One Page Register, Headings as Above] Image 1504
Death Certificates, 1915-1952, No Index, Imgs 1506-1523
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Deaths, Storden Twp, 1880-1900, Register, Headings as Above, Imgs 1526-1528
Deaths, 1900-1907, Register, Headings as Above,, Imgs 1529-1531
Death Certificates, 1914-1935, No Index, Imgs 1534-1565
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Cottonwood Neighboring Counties: Marriage Records
Remember, folks often 'ran away to be Married', so checking
'County Neighbors' is always a good idea.
FamilySearch has Historical Images of Marriage Records for the following Neighbors:
Brown ~ Jackson ~ Martin ~ Nobles ~ Redwood

Miscellaneous Vitals: FamilySearch
Vital records and indexes, 1871-1954
Births, Marriages & Some Death Records]
Author: Minnesota. District Court (Cottonwood County); Minnesota. County Court (Cottonwood County)
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Minnesota Death Records
FS has a nice wiki that contains explanations, dates, and availability
Please Use This Link

Finally...
Newspapers are also an interesting resource for Vital Information:
The 'Minnesota Newspaper Hub' is a place to start.

Free Digital Historical Newspapers
Minnesota Historical Society - General Resources

Other Sources for Free Archival Digital Newspapers
Chronicling America ~ Google News Archives
Century Past ~ Illinois Digital Collection
Historical Newspapers: Indexed by State [Some Free]

California Digital Newspapers
This Site has a great collection of CA Newspapers,
but many of them have articles from other States including Minnesota - Use this Link
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Obituaries
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Updated Obituaries from Heritage Hub
The Index is Here

Obituary Indexes from the Legacy Collection of Jose Rivera Nieves
 Here is the Index for Cottonwood ~ Here is the Index for all of Minnesota
Here is the Index for the United States ~ Here is an index for Countries of the World

Note:
Many of the Obituaries might be found using Heritage Hub Digital Newspaper Collection
which is available in many local Public Libraries.
Check your local Library under 'Resources' - Access requires a Library Card

Family Search Collections:
Minnesota, Cottonwood County, Obituaries, 1850-1990
Obituary file, ca. 1880-2004 - The 'Z's are Here.
Author: Cottonwood County Historical Society [Windom, Minnesota] PDF of all files.
Note: The pdf link above is searchable with links directly to the files which consist of the following:
Newspaper Clippings, Funeral Cards and Notation cards which give Miscellaneous Information:
Here is a 'Sample Info Card'
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The Cemeteries of Cottonwood County
American Cemeteries ~ People Legacy ~ Interment.net ~ Genealogy Trails
Find~A~Grave Cemeteries


And some Burial Records:
Cottonwood County, Minnesota, burial permits
 [1916-1947, 1954-1990] and death certificates [1929-1947]
Author: Minnesota. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics; Cottonwood County Historical Society (Windom, Minnesota)
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Military Records and Resources
Here is a link all of the Family Search Military Resources
Please Use This Link for the National Archives
GAR Records [NARA] ~ Search the DAR ~ Search the SAR

Minnesota 1st Cavalry [Mounted Rangers] 2nd Cavalry Col. Brackett's Battalion,
Cavalry Hatch's Independent Battalion, Cavalry 1st Heavy Artillery 1st-3rd Independent Battery,
Light Artillery 1st-3rd Infantry (NARA Series M594, Roll 90) [LDS Film 1488542]
Log In, Search, Catalog, Enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot

"Alphabetical Index To Places of Interment Of Deceased Union Soldiers
in the Various States & Territories"
As Specified in Rolls of Honor, Nos I - XIII
Being those issued from the Quartermaster General's Office
Between June 15 1865 and August 27 1867
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1868
Introduction

Civil War Veteran Burial Listings
Vol X
Sherman Lee Pompey
Covering Men In Regiments From Minnesota

Union Soldiers Buried at Andersonville, 1866
Here is the list for Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
Here is the List for Army Burials ~ Here is the List for Navy Burials

Military Forts in Minnesota ~ Military Land Warrants in MN 1854-1863
Military & Minnesota Territory ~ Soldiers of the Great War - Vol II [MN]
1883 Pensioners

Here is a link with a lot more Military Resources
[Note, this info is on the Hennepin County Web Page, but the information is General as well as specific]
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Family Search: Historical Images for Cottonwood County
Three Pages of Searchable and Clickable Links:
Page 1 ~ Page 2 ~ Page 3

Tables of Contents for above three Pages
Page 1 Contents:
Birth Records: Registers, Indexes, Delayed Birth Records ~ Marriage & Death Records
Census Records: Federal & State ~ Obituary Card Files
Burial Records & Permits ~ Naturalization Records
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Page 2 Contents:
Obituary Card Files ~ Wills Records ~ Census Records
Genealogy Records ~ History Records ~ Probate Records
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Page 3 Contents
Probate Records ~ Citizenship Records
Declarations of Intention ~ Naturalization Petitions ~ Naturalization Records
Court Records ~ Deed Records
Access: Login to your FS Account, then use the links above.
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Naturalization & Citizenship
Minnesota, Cottonwood County, naturalization records, 1871-1985
Author: Minnesota. District Court (Cottonwood County); Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Minnesota, Cottonwood County, naturalization records, 1918
Author: Minnesota. Commission of Public Safety; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Naturalization records, 1873-1906
Author: Minnesota. District Court (Cottonwood County); Minnesota. County Court (Cottonwood County)