Microfilm Available

(from the LDS Church Family History Library and Branches) for research in Lyon county

An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota
Record Date(s) Film Number(s)
Book 1000260 item 1

An illustrated history of Lyon County, MN by Arthur Rose
Record Date(s) Film Number(s)
Book 1036124

Lyon County (Minnesota) cemeteries
Record Date(s) Film Number(s)
Cemetery 1065293 item 11

Yellow Medicine County (Minnesota) cemetery lists
Record Date(s) Film Number(s)
Cemetery 1065294

This cemetery may be the same as St. Lucas Cemetery in Lucas Township, Lyon county, MN

The history of Pastor Reinhold Poethke's ministry
Record Date(s) Film Number(s)
Book 1728930 item 3

Church records of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm, Minnesota (1869-1990)
Records Dates Film numbers
Baptisms 1869-1913 (Aug) 1685740 item 4-7
Deaths 1876-1881 (Jan)
Baptisms

Marriages

Deaths and interments

 1913 (Aug)-1925 (Jan)

1869-1924, 1947

1884-1920

 1685741 item 1-5

Cemetery plats (by sections)

Catholic Cemetery, New

Ulm, MN. / C.J. Schmidtke. 1989

 (no dates) 1685741 item 6
Baptisms

Baptisms (p. 1-74)

 1925-1975

1976-1983

 1686016

Baptisms (p. 74-end)

Baptisms

Marriages

Deaths

 1983-1987

1987-1990

1925-1990

1921-1990

 1686017

Confirmations

First communions

 1911-1990

1908-1929, 1934-1989

 1686018 item 1-6

First Lutheran Church records of Icelandic people
Records Dates Film number
Records of the Lutheran Church of

Icelandic people of Manitoba and Minnesota

 1877-1882

(in Minn.)

 0542548

Delayed births, 1939-1985
Record Date(s) Film Number(s)
Index to delayed births , bks. 1-9 1255721
Delayed births, v.1

& v2 (p. 1-102)

Delayed births, v2 (p. 102-end)

& v3

 1929-1942

1942

1942

1942-1943

 1255722
Delayed births, v. 4-5 1942-1947 1255859
Delayed births, v. 6-8 1947-1959 1255860
Delayed births, v. 9 1961-1985 1255861 item 1

Vital records and indexes (1871-1971)
Record Date(s) Film Number(s)
Marriage index, v. A

Marriages, v. A - v. B (p. 1-95)

 1877-1952 1255713
Marriages, v.B(p.94-end) -v.E(p.1-65) 1888-1901 1255714
Marriages, v. E(p. 64-end) 1901-1904 1255715
Marriages, v. F - v. G (p. 1-275) 1904-1910 1255716
Marriages, v. G (p. 274-end) - v. I 1910-1918 1255717
Birth index, v. 1

Birth register, v. A, no. 1-4080

Birth register, v. B, no. 4081-5138

Birth record, v. C (p. 1-75) A - H

 1874-1933

1872-1897

1897-1900

1901-1908

 1255718
Birth record, v. C (p. 74-end) H - Z

Birth record, v. I

Index to death record, v. 1

 1901-1908

1911-1917

1874-1971

 1255719
Register of deaths, v. A, no. 1-1355

Register of deaths, v. B, no. 1356-1658

Register of deaths, v. C

Register of deaths, v. D

Register of deaths, v. I

Register of deaths, v. K (p. 1-12)

Register of births, v. L

 1874-1897

1897-1899

1900-1906

1907-1909

1911-1917

1945

1944-1951

 1255720

Probate case files, ca. 1874-1915
Record Date(s) Film Number(s)
Index to probate cases 1872-1986 1255861 item 2-3
Probate case files (misc. and 1-1308 1874-1906 Numerous, [100] (see FHC CD rom index)

Obituary file index, ca 1873-1953
Record Date(s) Film Number(s)
Aaberg - Coville 1873-1953 1728586
Cowan - Hanson, Martin 1873-1953 1728587
Hanson, Mrs. Martha - Little, George 1873-1953 1728588
Little, Sgt. James - Peterson, Mathias 1873-1953 1728589
Peterson, Milo - Tibbitts 1873-1953 1728590
Tibbits - Zorn 1873-1953 1728922

Information is typed on cards from obituaries from unnamed newspapers and other sources.  Only abbreviations are used for these sources and there is no list explaining the abbreviations.  Cards in alphabetical order by name of the deceased and given name, death date and place, where buried, age parents' names, spouse's name, name of children and siblings, church affiliation, date of record, source record abbreviation and page, birthdate and cause of death.  Information if often incomplete

Obituary files, ca 1985-1990
Record Date(s) Film Number(s)
Obituary file (3 x 5 cards)

Aavik - Bode, Edna

 1985-1990 1728922 item 2.
Bode, Gerhard - Faiman 1985-1990 1728923
Fick - Rys 1985-1990 1728924
Sabin - Zwemke 1985-1990 1728925 item 1.
Obituary file (5 x 8 cards)

Floto - Iverson

 1985-1990 1728925 item 2.
Jackson - Nielsen, Thorvald 1985-1990 1728926
Nielsen, Tinne - Torkelson 1985-1990 1728927
Totman - Zylstra 1985-1990 1728928 item 1.

Plat book of Lyon County, Minnesota 1902
Record Date(s) Film Number(s)
Plat Book 1902 1065294 item 29

History and description of Lyon county, MN
Record Date(s) Film Number(s)
Book 1036124 item 3

including farm and business directory

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