Thrifty Thursday: Wake County, NC Records

Facts to know when researching your ancestors in Wake County:

• Formed in 1771 from parts of Cumberland, Johnston, & Orange Counties 
• 1787 some parts of Wake were taken for the formation of Franklin County
• 1881 & 1911 some parts were taken for the formation of Durham County

Wake County Records available online

late 1700s to 1800s

1770s - late 1800s Deeds
1772-1881 Bastardy Bonds
1781 Wake Tax List (partial)
1785-present Land Deeds & Real Estate Records
1789 Wake Tax List
1799- early 1900s Wake County Deaths

1799-1893 Marriage & Death Notices

1800s to present Wake County Obituaries

late 1800s to early 1900s

1872-1944 Wake & Raleigh Directories

1899-1900 Raleigh City Directory

1891 Farmers & Landowners

1905/1907 Wake County Public Schools Biennial Report

General Links:

• Wake County Wikipedia article
• Wake- ncgenweb 
• Oakwood Confederate Burial Index
• Revolutionary & Military Service

Thrifty Thursday: NC (& Other) Census Records

As a poor college student with little money and a hobby for genealogy I have had to find as many free records as possible over the years. So for this Thrifty Thursday, some of the most important records genealogists have at their disposal: Census Records! Most of these links are for North Carolina censuses, but pages are available for all states on these sites.

• CensusFinder

A compilation of sites, by state and county, that offer free transcriptions & indexes of census records. Some counties have "Other" types of records as well, like tax lists. 

• The USGenWeb Census Project 

Set up almost like a spreedsheet, the USGenWeb Census Project shows the online transcription status of every census record and the provider of the transcription. 

•  Census Online

Similar to CensusFinder, Census Online connects users to other sites which have transcriptions & indexes of census records sorted by year and county.