Do you have Cowlitz County records - Biographies, Obituaries, Bible Records or other sources? Please contact Jenny Tenlen for inclusion on the GenWeb site.

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Naturalization Index Comprehensive Index to Naturalization Records from 1859-1920, published by the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society. [Note: LCGS's website was hosted on the Rootsweb server, which is no longer accessible. This link points to an archived version on the Internet Archive.] Lower Columbia Genealogical Society
Cowlitz County, WA Naturalization Records, 1856-1980 Part of the Washington State Digital Archives. Cowlitz County Government
Neeman (Herman?) Pach Naturalization application for Neeman (Herman?) Pach, filed Oct. 7, 1896 and witnessed by August Pittelkau (grandfather of submitter). Harlan Pittelkau
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Cowlitz County Land Records and Deeds Sources include Washington Donation Land Claim Certificate and Bureau of Land Management records. Harlene Soper Brown
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Cowlitz County Birth Register 1891-1907 Searchable database of births recorded in Cowlitz Co., Washington. Part of the Washington State Digital Archives. Cowlitz County Auditor
Cowlitz County Death Returns 1898-1907 Searchable database of deaths recorded in Cowlitz Co., Washington. Part of the Washington State Digital Archives. Cowlitz County Auditor
Washington State Death Records 1907-1960 and 1965-2014 Index to death records, including abstracts of information taken from death certificates. Does NOT link to actual death certificates - these need to be ordered directly from the WA Dept. of Health. Part of the Washington State Digital Archives. Washington State Department of Health
Cowlitz County, Washington, Marriage Records 1854-1900 Abstracts of data taken from Cowlitz Co. Marriage Records from a number of sources. These abstracts were compiled by the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society, and is located on their website. Lower Columbia Genealogical Society
Cowlitz County, Washington, Marriage Records Index 1900 - 1920 Index of Cowlitz Co. Marriage Records from 1900-1925, compiled by the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society (located on their website). The index is by GROOM, and currently includes surnames A - D. Lower Columbia Genealogical Society
Cowlitz County, Washington Marriage Records, 1900-Present Search all Cowlitz County Auditor's records, including marriage certificates. The earliest records available online date to January 1900. Cowlitz County Auditor
Cowlitz County, Washington Marriage Records, 1986-Present Marriage applications and marriage certificate filed in the Cowlitz County Auditor's office, starting in 1986. Part of the Washington State Digital Archives. Cowlitz County Auditor
Cowlitz County Marriages A collection of marriage records submitted to the Cowlitz Co., WA GenWeb site from multiple contributors.  
Cowlitz County Deaths Multiple contributors  
Cowlitz County Obituaries Multiple contributors  
In Memorium: Cowlitz Co. Servicemen A listing of servicemen from Cowlitz Co. and Wahkiakum Co. who lost their lives during military action, from World War I to the Vietnam War. Kevin Haddenham
Cowlitz County Funeral Cards Multiple contributors  
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The Immigration of 1844 to Oregon Territory Transcription of Chapter 17 of Hubert Howe Bancroft's "History of Oregon Vol. I: 1834-1848. Many of the earliest settlers in Cowlitz Co., WA were part of this immigration. Transcription includes list of pioneers and some biographies. Transcribed by Jenny Tenlen
Medicine Creek Treaty Text of Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854 Transcribed by Kevin Fraley for the US GenWeb Archives
Frontier Justice: Cowlitz County Index and abstract of court cases heard in district court during the Washington Territory years (1853-1889). Part of the Washington State Digital Archives. Washington State Digital Archives
Washington State Postmaster Index, Cowlitz County List of postmasters of Cowlitz County, from its founding to around 1965. Transcribed from index cards posted at FamilySearch.org Transcribed by Jenny Tenlen
Medical Care in Cowlitz County (historical) Information on medical professionals and hospitals that have served Cowlitz County throughout its history. Compiled by Jenny Tenlen
The Official Hotel Red Book, 1920 Edition List of hotels that were included in the 1920 edition of the directory of the American Hotel Association. Transcribed by Jenny Tenlen
World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Washington Digital Image of list of dead from Lewis (and other counties) in World War II from the National Archives. (This is not a complete list; the Foreward contains information on who was included in the list.) National Archives Digital Archives

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