Page ContentHistorical Documents "The farther backward you can look, the further forward you are likely to see." Winston Churchill Types of Documents Click on the document for additional information. Birth Records1893-1905 - Register of BirthsCertificate of Naturalization1930-1991 - Records of CitizenshipCivil Case Records1835-1940 - Records listing plaintiff, defendant, etc. for all civil hearingsCommissioner Minute Books1840-Present - Minutes from all Commissioner MeetingsCoroner Records1837-2001 - To see a file - contact the Coroners Office at (517) 570-3192Criminal Case Records & Miscellaneous Quarter Sessions1836-1960 - Records for criminal cases and mixed filingsDeath Records1893-1905 - Register of DeathsDeclarations for Intent1837-1985 - Statement to become a citizen with witnesses signaturesDeed Books1836-1929 - Property ownership (years are not consecutive)Divorce Records1844-1949 - Index and casesMiscellaneous Common Pleas1836-1940 - Civil records and mixed filingsMortgage Records & Index1839-1946 - Date, name, location of property etc.Orphan Court Estates1836-1915 - Bonds, petitions to sell real estate, etc.Patent Records1738-1956 - Date of warrant, name, number of acresPetitions for US Citizenship1837-1985 - Signed statement with witnesses signaturesSheriff Records1836-1967 - Writs of Execution, Sheriff Sales, records of serving court papersTax Records1836-1986 - Records for tax collection on microfilmWarrantee Data1836-1940 - Traces property ownershipWills and Related Documents1836-1990- Legal representative, inventories, etc.Writs of Execution1836-1899 - Record to seize property of the judgement debtor to satify a judgment