Michigan Prisons & Convicts
Michigan Department of Corrections
Links and information
Pardons Granted by the Governor of Michigan
1850 – 1867
List of Inmates in Michigan State Prison 1847-1885
List is only of prisoners sentenced to life in prison.
Hillsdale Jail
Index of prisoners extracted from 1920 census
Wayne County Jail
1850 index of prisoners
Ionia County Prisons
Ionia County is the home for five Michigan State Prisons. Many people searching their roots in Ionia find some connection with the prison industry. Many prison records are available at the State Archives in Lansing.
Michigan Court Records
Arenac County Genealogical Court Records
Stokoszynski, Albert 1899
Stokoszynski, Leo 1899
Clinton County Genealogical Court Records
Jones, V. Dean 1837
Hillsdale County Genealogical Court Records
Atwater, V. Kinman 1837
Tate, Vs Whitney 1837
Jackson County Genealogical Court Records
Brandenberg Brandenburg, Anna Kramer 1921
Brandenberg, Charles S. 1927
Sherwood, Catherine A. Emmons 1926
Trendel, Rosa June 20, 1902
Kalamazoo County Genealogical Court Records
Probate Court Case: 1850, No. 253, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
Lenawee County Genealogical Court Records
Carroll, V. Van Rensselaer 1837
Ogden Twp. Lawsuits
Manistee County Genealogical Court Records
Pomeroy, Joseph A. 1906
Munroe County Genealogical Court Records
Bernard, Vs Bougard 1837
Bomier, Vs Caldwell 1837
Oakland County Genealogical Court Records
Abstracts of Probate Files
Andrews, Kurt Stephen April 7, 1966
Saginaw County Genealogical Court Records
Clark, V. Saginaw City Bank 1837
St Clair County Genealogical Court Records
Brown, V. Gardner 1837
Burtch, Vs Hogge 1837
Kern, Anton August 12, 1909
Kern, Edward Frank August 12, 1906
Washtenaw County Genealogical Court Records
Ramsdell, V. Millerd 1837
Thayer, V. Lane 1837
Wayne County Genealogical Court Records
Action of the Grand Jury Relative to Governor Hull
Declarations in Colonial Detroit
Contract to use the block house at Detroit as a jail
Michigan State Genealogical Court Records
Various Court Records from around the State.
Court, Government, & Criminal Records
Court records are an often overlooked, yet very valuable tool for finding information to assist you in your research. Land records, such as deeds, allow you to tie an ancestor to a specific place at a point in time. Other court records like those dealing with finances and estates often list related family members or give interesting details like the total value of property owned by your ancestors to add interest to your family history.
Michigan Executions
Executions in Michigan
1683 – 1938