Sheridan County
Public Records
Nebraska Public
Records
Source: http://www.statearchives.us/public/nebraska.htm
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Nebraska State
Vital Records Office
Nebraska Health & Human Services System
Vital Records
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95065
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2871
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: Nebraska Bureau of Vital Statistics
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Sheridan County Vital Records
Sheridan County Clerk
P.O. Box 39
Rushville, NE 69360-0039
(308) 327-2633
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Event: Birth
Dates: From late 1904
Cost of copy: $8.00
Comments: Birth Records in Nebraska are not considered to
be public records and are only available to the person
named on the certificate or their spouse, parent or
child. Records that are 50 years old or older may be
accessed for genealogy purposes. With your request you
will need to provide the full name at birth, date of
birth (month, day, year), city or county of birth,
father's full name, mother's full maiden name, your
relationship to the person named on the certificate and
the reason for your request.
*If the birth occurred prior to 1904 then try contacting
the county where the birth occurred.
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Event: Death
Dates: From late 1904
Cost of copy: $7.00
Comments: Death Records in Nebraska are not considered to
be public records and are only available to the person
named on the certificate, or their spouse, parent or
child. Records that are 50 years old or older may be
accessed for genealogy purposes. With your request you
will need to provide the decedent's full name at birth,
date of birth (month, day, year), city or county of
birth, father's full name, mother's full maiden name,
your relationship to the person named on the certificate
and the reason for your request.
*If the death occurred prior to 1904 then try contacting
the county where the death occurred.
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Event: Marriage
Dates: From January 1909
Cost of copy: $7.00
Comments: Marriage Records in Nebraska are not considered
to be public records and are only available to the person
named on the certificate or their children. Records that
are 50 years old or older may be accessed for genealogy
purposes. With your request you will need to provide the
full name of the groom, the full maiden name of the
bride, the county in which license was issued the date of
marriage, your relationship to the person named on the
certificate and the reason for your request.
* For marriages occurring prior to 1909, contact the
County Clerk of the county in which the marriage license
was issued or the State Historical Society.
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Event: Divorce
Dates: From January 1909
Cost of copy: $10.00 (for a 5-year search)
Comments: Divorce Records in Nebraska are not considered
to be public records and are only available to the person
named on the certificate or their children. Records that
are 50 years old or older may be accessed for genealogy
purposes. With your request you will need to provide the
full name of the husband, the full name of the wife, the
county in which license was issued, the date of divorce,
your relationship to the person named on the certificate
and the reason for your request.
* For records occurring prior to 1909, or if you wish to
obtain a divorce decree, contact the District Court of
the county where the divorce was granted.
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Event: Adoption
Nebraska Adoption Search & Support Resources
Nebraska State
Historical Society
P.O. Box 82554, 1500 R Street, Lincoln, NE 68501
http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/services/refrence/la_pubs/guide1.htm
The
Library/Archives Division of the Historical Society
maintains a large collection of library, archival, and
photographic materials that may be used in compiling
family histories. These materials are available to all
researchers in the Society's Reference Room at 1500 R
Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1. NEBRASKA FEDERAL CENSUS ENUMERATIONS OF POPULATION are
available on microfilm for 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910,
and 1920; an 1885 STATE CENSUS OF POPULATION and the 1890
FEDERAL CENSUS OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS AND WIDOWS are also
on microfilm.
2. LAND RECORDS held by the Society include the U.S.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE TRACT BOOKS for Nebraska, which
describe the acquisition of land from the federal
government, the date, the legal description, the type of
acquisition, and the final certificate number. NEBRASKA
COUNTY PLAT BOOKS AND ATLASES for various dates. These
maps show land ownership at a specific time.
3. NEWSPAPERS can be sources for obituaries, birth and
marriage announcements, and other events in a family's
life. The Society has more than 30,000 rolls of Nebraska
newspapers on microfilm dating from the territorial
period to the present. Specific incidents such as deaths,
marriages, births, etc., will be checked by mail if the
exact names (both first and last names) of the
individuals are provided, as well as the exact date and
place of the event.
4. NATURALIZATION RECORDS that document the process of
becoming a United States citizen were issued by the
courts, primarily district courts in Nebraska. Pre-1906
naturalization records seldom provide detailed personal
information about a person's country of birth or
emigration.
5. MARRIAGE RECORDS have been filed with each county
court since the organization of that county. Some
counties have given their early marriage records to the
Historical Society; others have kept them in the county.
There is no statewide index of marriages. The county in
which the license was issued, as well as the names of the
parties involved and approximate date(s) within one year,
must be given in mail requests. Since 1909, official
marriage licenses have been filed with the Nebraska State
Bureau of Vital Statistics
6. BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS for Nebraska were not
consistently kept prior to 1904 at either the state or
county level. The Historical Society does not have
official records of births and deaths on file, with the
exception of an OMAHA BIRTH REGISTRY, 1869-1907; an OMAHA
DEATH REGISTRY, 1873-1915; and a few vital records for
early eastern Nebraska, which can be found in THE
NEBRASKA AND MIDWEST GENEALOGICAL RECORD. Some earlier
birth and death records exist for Lincoln and Omaha and
have been filed with the Bureau of Vital Statistics. For
available records of births and deaths after 1904,
contact the Bureau of Vital Statistics, 301 Centennial
Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007 to obtain prices
and procedures.
7. MILITARY RECORDS:
ROSTERS OF NEBRASKA SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865,
were published in Andreas's 1882 History of Nebraska.
This publication includes rosters of those persons
serving in Nebraska units during the Civil War and Indian
campaigns on the Plains, 1861-1869.
ROSTERS OF SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES, 1887-1925 were
printed and published by the secretary of state from
information furnished by county clerks or assessors.
These rosters were issued irregularly, with the early
ones listing veterans of the Mexican and Civil Wars.
Later rosters also included Spanish-American and World
War I veterans.
Besides the 1890 FEDERAL CENSUS OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS AND
WIDOWS, we also have SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR SERVICE CARDS
that provide name, birthplace, age or birth date,
residence, dates of service, and assigned unit of
Nebraskans.
For assistance in locating service records for veterans
who served during World War I and after, contact the
Nebraska Department of Veteran's Affairs, 301 Centennial
Mall South, P.O. Box 95083, Lincoln, NE 68509-5083.
The Society has available WORLD WAR I SERVICE CARDS that
provide name, serial number, residence, age or birth
date, and dates of service of Nebraskans. A WORLD WAR II
SERVICEMEN'S INDEX cites references to Nebraska
servicemen from local newspapers in the state.
8. PROBATE RECORDS are generated by county courts. The
Society has probate records for some counties; others can
be obtained by contacting the county clerk in the county
where the will was probated.
9. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS provide a variety
of information on individuals, collected by various state
and local governmental offices and agencies. In addition
to the publications and records previously mentioned,
there are numerous Nebraska state and local public
records and documents retained by the archives.
10. CHURCH RECORDS can document church membership,
baptisms, marriages, and confirmations. The Society has
records from a number of Nebraska churches on microfilm.
11. LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORIES (GENEALOGIES) AND CEMETERY
RECORDS often include valuable information on local
families. The Society has an extensive collection of
Nebraska state and local histories, transcriptions of
tombstones and cemetery records, and more than 3000
family histories and biographical accounts.
12. PHOTOGRAPHS provide a visual record of Nebraska
people, places, and events. The Society has copied more
than 50,000 of its most used photographs on high quality,
tonal microfiche, which can be interlibrary loaned. This
allows the researcher to look at the images without
needing to visit the Society's headquarters in Lincoln.
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