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Microfilmed Newspapers in the Renville County Historical Society’s Research Library

Coming Soon! This list is incomplete as of 07/25/2026

We are in the process of logging the microfilm, and I thought this would be a great resource location for this information to help locals and travelers know what the Research Library has to share!

U.S. Office of Indian Affairs Sioux (Dakota) Annuity and Census Rolls 1849-1935 Roll 1
U.S. Office of Indian Affairs Sioux (Dakota) Annuity and Census Rolls 1849-1935 Roll 2
Public Safety Commission Alien Registration 1918 Redwood & Renville Counties
U.S. – Dakota War of 1862 Manuscripts

Beaver Falls

Bird Island
Bird Island Union 1921-1930, 1948-1979

Buffalo Lake
Buffalo Lake News 1911-1930, 1949-1982

Danube
Danube Enterprise 10/14/1915 single issue, January 15, 1953 – May 8, 1958; May 15, 1958 – December 1, 1960
Danube Independent November 25, 1987 – December 28, 1988; January 4, 1989 – July 25, 1990
Danube Review only one issue October 14, 1915

Fairfax
Fairfax Standard 1911-1930, 1947-1979

Franklin
Franklin News 1891 one issue
Franklin Tribune 1920-1930, 1949-1969

Hector
Hector Mirror 1911-1930, 1948-1980

Morton
Morton Enterprise 1912-1930

Olivia
Olivia Minnesota Leader 1925-1926
Olivia People’s Voice 1919-1920
Olivia Renville County Journal 1921-1930
Olivia Times 1948-1980
Renville County Republic 1926-1927
Renville Times 1921-1932
School Breeze 1924

Redwood Falls
Redwood Falls Gazette 1943-1946, 1953-2008

Renville
Renville Star Farmer 1921-1930, 1942-1977

Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Journal 1913-1918
Sacred Heart News 1918-1930, 1933-1989

Renville County Journal 1918-1919

Township Records on Microfilm at Museum as of July 11, 2026

Thank you to the previous Executive Director, Jill Wohnoutka, for completing two phases of the Grant-related Township Records microfilming projects in 2008 and 2009. Here is the list of Township Records on Microfilm available for research in the Research Library in the Renville County Historical Society’s Main Museum in Morton, MN. If you would like to support the completion of this project, please contact Nicole. As you can see, AI did not create the image below.

Bandon Township
Roll 1
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1941-1946
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1951-1956
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1960-1965
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1965-1970
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1970-1975
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1975-1980
Town Record Book, 1893-1899
Town Record Book, 1900-1907
Town Record Book, 1908-1912
Town Record Book, 1913-1916
Town Record Book, 1917-1920
Town Record Book, 1920-1924
Town Record Book, 1924-1929
Roll 2
Town Record Book, 1930-1932
Town Record Book, 1932-1937
Town Record Book, 1937-1942
Town Record Book, 1942-1947
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1948-1951
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1952-1957
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1958-1961
Clerks’ Record of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1962-1964
Beaver Falls Township
  
Roll 1
Village Ordinance Book, April 13, 1900
Estray Register, 1874-1904
Chattel Mortgage & Contract Record 1889-1904
Minutes, 1890-1905
Town Record Book, 1881-1887
Town Record Book, 1889-1896
Town Record Book, 1900-1905
Town Record Book, 1917-1923
Town Record Book, 1923-1927
Town Record Book, 1929-1933
Town Record Book, 1944-1948
Town Record Book, 1949-1954
Town Record Book, 1954-1958
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book 1933-1937
Roll 2
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1959-1963
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1964-1969
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1969-1973
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1974-1979
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements. Town Record Book, 1979-1984
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1899-1903
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1901-1915
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1923-1932
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1933-1937
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1938-1943
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1944-1948
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1949-1954
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1954-1959
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1959-1964
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1964-1969
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1969-1974
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1974-1979
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1979-1984
Book of Records School District, 1932-1945, 2004-2008
Minutes, 2004-2008
Boon Lake Township
Roll 1
Treasurer’s Annual Reports 1941-2007
Roll 2
Miscellaneous Records
Minutes, 1982-2007
Road Record Book, 1897-1957
Cairo Township
Roll 1
Clerk’s Register of Notes and Contracts, 1874-1911
Clerk’s Register, Chattel Mortgage Note and Contract Record, 1894-1900
Road Book, 1878-1905
Debt Assignment and Lein Index Book, 1927-1924
Minutes, 1903-1906
Register of Township Orders, 1899-1905
Annual Statement of the Treasure, 1900-1905
Auditor’s Annual Report, 1900-1905
Annual Meeting, 1900
Road Petition, 1919-1933
Town Records, 1874-1899
Town Records, 1906-1911
Town Records, 1912-1916
Town Records, 1917-1921
Town Records, 1922-1926
Town Records, 1927-1933
Clerk’s Account Book, Town Records, Regular Meetings, 1932-1936
Clerk’s Account Book, Town Records, Regular Meetings, 1936-1939
Town Records, 1957-1961
Roll 2
Town Record, Regular Meetings, 1994-2006
Clerk’s & Treasurer’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements, 1938-1991
Clerk’s and Treasurer’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements, 1939-1990
Record of Proceedings, 1940-1994
Bank Statements, 1995-2007
Resolution Designating Minimum Maintenance Roads, 1991
Permits for Burial, 1916-1918
Plat of Cairo Cemetery
Cairo, Wellington Bridge L8623
Bridge by Joe’s
DNR
2008 Audit
Record of Roads, 1991
Ridgely, Cairo Bridge, 2000-2001
Rural Fire Association
Crooks Township
Roll 1
Road Record Book, 1891-1936
Town Record Book, 1885-1900
Town Record Book, 1904-1907
Town Record Book, 1914-1919
Town Record Book, 1920-1924
Town Record Book, 1924-1929
Town Record Book, 1929-1935
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1935-1939
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1939-1945
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1945-1949
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1950-1954
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1955-1959
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1960-1963
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1964-1968
Roll 2
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1969-1975
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1975-1981
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1982-2003
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1885-1896
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1896-1907
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1921-1924
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1935-1940
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1940-1944
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1944-1948
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1949-1954
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1955-1959
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1964-1985
Treasurer’s Account Book, 1991-1995
Minutes, In reverse order as filed in Minute Book, 2002-1989
Ericson Township
Roll 1
Birth and Death Record, Book 1, 1871-1900
Birth and Death Record, Book 2, 1900, 1907
Road Book 1, 1881-1893
Road Book 2, 1887-1947
Corporation Record, Book 1, 1910-1965
West Erickson Telelphone Co. Book 1, 1966-1978
Treasurer’s Account Book 1, 1905-1925
Treasurer’s Account Book 2, 1925-1959
Treasurer’s Account Book 3, 1960-1964
Treasurer’s Account Book 4, 1964-1970
Treasurer’s Account Book 5, 1970-1974
Treasurer’s Account Book 6, 1975-1989
Ditch Record, Book 1, 1904
Roll 2
Town Record Book 1, 1894-1903
Town Record Book 2, 1904-1908
Town Record Book 3, 1909-1914
Town Record Book 4, 1914-1918
Town Record Book 5, 1919-1922
Town Record Book 6, 1923-1927
Town Record Book 7, 1929-1933
Town Record Book 8, 1935-1940
Town Record Book 9, 1940-1945
Town Record Book 9, 1945-1949
Town Record Book 9, 1949-1953
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book 10, 1955-1959
Roll 3
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book 11, 1960-1963
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book 12, 1964-1968
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book 13, 1971-1974
Clerk’s Summary for Fiscal Years, 1980-2005
Flora Township
Roll 1
Petitions, 1868-1871
Court Docket, 1887-1891
Road Record Book, 1874-1932
Town Record Book, 1896-1901
Town Record Book, 1902-1906
Town Record Book, 1907-1911
Town Record Book, 1913-1916
Town Record Book, 1917-1921
Town Record Book, 1921-1926
Town Record Book, 1926-1931
Town Record Book, 1931-1936
Town Record Book, 1936-1941
Road Record Book, 1874-1932
Roll 2
Town Record Book, 1946-1951
Town Record Book, 1951-1954
Town Record Book, 1954-1959
Town Record Book, 1963-1968
Town Record Book, 1968-1973
Town Record Book, 1973-1978
Town Record Book, 1978-1989
Town Record Book, 1989-2000
Town Record Book, 1875-1911
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1911-1925
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1926-1937
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1937-1970
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1975-1979
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1980-2003
Hawk Creek Township
Roll 1
Personal Property Assessment Roll, 1888-1912
Road Record Book, 1869-1886
Road Record Book, 1887-1950
Town Record Book, 1869-1899
Town Record Book, 1899-1904
Town Record Book, 1905-1910
Town Record Book, 1911-1915
Town Record Book, 1916-1920
Town Record Book, 1921-1925
Town Record Book, 1930-1935
Roll 2
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1936-1947
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1948-1951
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1952-1957
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1967-1972
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1972-1978
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1890-1910
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1910-1919
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1923-1931
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1932-1947
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1952-1957
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1957-1962
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1962-1967
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1968-1972
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1973-1977
Minutes, 1931-1935
Minutes, 1978-1989
Minutes, 1990-2007
Town Maintenance Association Meeting, 1945, March 2007
Norfolk Township
Roll 1
Town Record Book Minutes, 1997-2007
Annual Minutes, 1992-2000
Preston Lake
Roll 1
1 Election Returns – 1869-1870, Election Totals
2 Election Returns – 1873-1875, Election Totals
3 Election Returns – 1876-1878, Election Totals
4 Election Returns – 1880-1881, Election Totals
5 Election Returns – 1882-1884, Election Totals
6 Election Returns – 1886, Election Totals
7 Election Returns – 1888, Election Totals
8 Election Returns – 1890, Election Totals
9 Election Returns – 1892, Election Totals
10 Election Returns – 1894, Election Totals
11 Election Returns – 1896, Election Totals
12 Election Returns – 1898, Election Totals
13 Election Returns – 1900, Election Totals
14 Election Returns – 1902, Election Totals
15 Election Returns – 1906, Election Totals
16 Election Returns – 1908, General Election Totals
17 Election Returns – 1910, Election Totals
18 Election Returns – 1913, Election Totals
19 Election Returns – 1916, Election Totals
20 Election Returns – 1920, Election Totals
21 Election Returns – 1922, Election Totals
22 Election Returns – 1926, Election Totals
23 Election Returns – 1927, City Election Totals
24 Election Returns – 1929, City Election Totals
25 Election Returns – 1930, General Election Totals
26 Election Returns – 1932, Election Totals, City & General Totals
27 Election Returns – 1933, Election Totals, City & Special Election Totals
28 Election Returns – 1936, Election Totals
29 Election Returns – 1938, Election Totals
30 Election Returns – 1940, Primary Election Totals
31 Election Returns – 1942, Primary Election Totals
32 Election Returns – 1944, Election Totals, Primary and General
33 Election Returns – 1946, Election Totals
34 Election Returns – 1948, Election Totals
35 Election Returns – no dates, Election Totals
36 Election Returns – 1918, Applications for “War Ballots”
Land & Poll Tax Pass Books and Warrants, showing who was assessed, description of real estate, amount of taxes and if paid for maintainance and building of roads.
Folder #, Dist #, Years, Contents
F1, D1,1885-1906, Land & Poll Tax Pass Books
F2, D2, 1885-1906, Land and Poll Tax Pass Books
F3, D3, 1886-1906, Land and Poll Tax Pass Books
Roll 2
F4, D4, 1884-1916, Land and Poll Tax Pass Books
F5, D5, 1890-1906, Land and Poll Tax Pass Books
F6, D6, 1890-1906, Land and Poll Tax Pass Books
F7, D7,8,9, 1903-1907, 1912, Land and Poll Tax Pass Books
F8, D1, 1870-1907 Poll and Land Tax Road Warrants
F9, D1, 1870-1907, Poll and Land Tax Road Warrants
F10, D2, 1869-1886, Poll and Land Tax Road Warrants
F11, D2, 1869-1886, Poll and Land Tax Road Warrants
F12, D3, 1877-1891, Poll and Land Tax Road Warrants
F13, D3, 1877-1891, Poll and Land Tax Road Warrants
F14, D4, 1877-1891, Poll and Land Tax Road Warrants
F15, D4, 1877-1891, Poll and Land Tax Road Warrants
F16, D5, 1890-1907, Poll and Land Tax Road Warrants
F17, D6, 1890-1907, Poll and Land Tax Road Warrants
F18, D7,8,9, 1890-1908, Poll and Land Tax Road Warrants
Roll 3
3, 1890’s, Poll list of qualified electors
4, 1890’s, Poll list of qualified electors
5, 1900’s, Poll list of qualified electors
6, 1910’s, Poll list of qualified electors
7, 1920’s, Poll list of qualified electors
8, 1930’s, Poll list of qualified electors
9, 1930’s, Poll list of qualified electors
10, 1940’s, Poll list of qualified electors
11, 1940’s, Poll list of qualified electors
12, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, Poll list of qualified electors
13, 1870’s, Real and Personal Property Assessment Roles
14, 1880’s, Real and Personal Property Assessment Roles
15, 1890’s, Real and Personal Property Assessment Roles
16, 1904-1907, Real and Personal Property Assessment Roles
17, no date, Real and Personal Property Assessment Roles
Roll 4
Volume 1, Road Record Book, 1870-1912
Volume 2, Road Record Book, 1885-1892
Volume 3, Road Record Book, 1897-1902
Volume 4, Road Record Book, 1913-1945
Volume 5, Civil and Criminal Docket 1930-1931
Volume 6, Chattel Mortgage Book, 1869-1890
Volume 34, Register of Birth and Death, 1867-1899
Volume 35, Register of Birth and Death, 1900-1907
Folder 1, Register of Birth, 1908-1915
Folder 1, Register of Death, 1908-1914
Volume 7, Register of Birth and Death 1915-1936
Volume 8, Register of Birth and Death 1937-1944
Volume 9, Register of Birth, 1944-1949
Volume 9, Register of Death, 1944-1953
Volume 10, Town Record Book, 1870-1897
Volume 11, Town Record Book, 1902-1906
Roll 5
Volume 12, Town Record Book, 1906-1911
Volume 13, Town Record Book, 1911-1915
Volume 14, Town Record Book, 1916-1921
Volume 15, Town Record Book, 1921-1926
Volume 16, Town Record Book, 1926-1930
Volume 17, Clerk’s Town Record Book, 1931-1935
Volume 18, Clerk’s Account Book, 1931-1935
Volume 19, Clerk’s Book, 1937-1941
Volume 20, Clerk’s Book, 1940-1946
Volume 21, Clerk’s Book, 1944, 1947-1951
Volume 22, Clerk’s Book, 1954, 1962-1966
Volume 23, Treasurer’s Account Book, 1892-1902
Volume 24, Treasurer’s Account Book, 1905-1914
Volume 25, Treasurer’s Account Book, 1915-1918
Volume 26, Treasurer’s Account Book, 1919-1923
Roll 6
Volume 27, Treasurer’s Account Book, 1923-1928
Volume 28, Treasurer’s Account Book, 1927-1940
Volume 29, Treasurer’s Account Book, 1942-1947
Volume 30, Treasurer’s Account Book, 1951-1956
Volume 31, Treasurer’s Account Book, 1956-1961
Volume 32, Treasurer’s Account Book, 1961-1966
Folders 1&2, Box 7, Treasurer’s Order Books, 1875-1893
Folders 3-10, Box 7, Overseer’s List, 1881-1913
Folder 11, Box 7, List of Dog Licensed in Township, 1881
Folder 12, Box 7, Annual report of Births and Deaths in the township, 1870, 1879, 1886-87
Folder 13 & 14, Box 7, Surveyor’s Report for Road and Ditches 1870, 1879, 1886-87, Misc. Papers
Roll 7
Financial Books, 1998-2007
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book, 1871-1976
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book, 1976-1981
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book, 1981-1992
Town Record Book Minutes, 1993-2001
Roll 8
Town Record Book Minutes 2002-2007
Sacred Heart Township
Roll 1
Chattel Mortgage and Contract Record, 1883-1893
Ditch Order Record Book, 1906-1907
Bounty Record, 1917
Road Record Book, 1927-1932
Road Record Book, 1873-1891
Road Record Book, 1894-1913
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1908-1935
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1936-1957
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1957-1962
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1962-1967
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1968-1972
Treasurer’s Account Books, 1972-1977
Town Record Book, 1876-1902
Town Record Book, 1902-1906
Town Record Book, 1907-1912
Roll 2
Town Record Book, 1912-1916
Town Record Book, 1917-1922
Town Record Book, 1922-1927
Town Record Book, 1927-1932
Town Record Book, 1933-1938
Town Record Book, 1938-1941
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1941-1946
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1946-1951
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1951-1956
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1956-1959
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1960-1965
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1965-1970
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1970-1975
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1976-1980
Clerk’s Register of Receipts and Disbursements, Town Record Book, 1981-1985
Minutes, 1985-2004
Troy Township
Roll 1
Chattel Mortgage Book 1, 1879-1896
Road Book 1, 1877-1916
Treasure Account Book 1, 1925-1937
Treasure Account Book 2, 1937-1945
Treasure Account Book 3, 1945-1964
Treasure Account Book 4, 1965-1993
Treasure Register Book 1, 1987-2005
Town Record Book 1, 1876-1886
Town Record Book 2, 1887-1891
Town Record Book 3, 1892-1896
Town Record Book 4, 1897-1901
Town Record Book 5, 1902-1907
Roll 2
Town Record Book 6, 1907-1911
Town Record Book 7, 1911-1916
Town Record Book 8, 1917-1922
Town Record Book 9, 1922-1927
Town Record Book 10, 1927-1930
Town Record Book 11, 1930-1935
Town Record Book 12, 1935-1939
Town Record Book 13, 1940-1944
Town Record Book 14, 1945-1950
Town Record Book 15, 1950-1954
Town Record Book 16, 1955-1958
Town Record Book 17, 1959-1963
Town Record Book 18, 1964-1967
Roll 3
Town Record Book 19, 1968-1973
Town Record Book 20, 1973-1978
Town Record Book 21, 1978-1982
Town Record Book 22, 1983-1995
Town Record Book 23, 1989-1998
Wang Township
Roll 1
Road Book 1, 1876-1897
Treasurer’s Account Book 1, 1876-1889
Treasurer’s Account Book 2, 1898-1912
Treasurer’s Account Book 3, 1912-1918
Treasurer’s Account Book 4, 1919-1924
Treasurer’s Account Book 5, 1925-1932
Treasurer’s Account Book 6, 1933-1948
Treasurer’s Account Book 7, 1948-1952
Treasurer’s Account Book 8, 1953-1957
Treasurer’s Account Book 9, 1963-1989
Treasurer’s Account Book 10, 1958-2007
Treasurer’s Account Book 11, Farmer & Merchants Bank, 1997-1998
Roll 2
Town Record Book 1, 1876-1881
Town Record Book 2, 1885-1894
Town Record Book 3, 1894-1898
Town Record Book 4, 1899-1909
Town Record Book 5, 1909-1915
Town Record Book 6, 1916-1920
Town Record Book 7, 1925-1930
Town Record Book 8, 1930-1935
Clerk Account Book and Town Record Book 9, 1935-1940
Clerk’s Record and Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book 10, 1942-1946
Clerk’s Record and Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book 11, 1947-1953
Clerk’s Record and Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book 12, 1953-1958
Clerk’s Record and Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book 13, 1958-1962
Roll 3
Clerk’s Record and Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book 14, 1964-1984
Clerk’s Record and Receipts and Disbursements and Town Record Book 15, 1985-1996
Wang Town History 1915
Clerk’s Report 1996
Clerk’s Report 1997
Clerk’s Report 1998
Clerk’s Report 1999
Clerk’s Report 2000
Clerk’s Report 2001
Clerk’s Report 2002
Clerk’s Report 2003
Clerk’s Report 2004
Clerk’s Report 2005
Clerk’s Report 2006
Clerk’s Report 2007
Wellington Township
Roll 1
Birth and Death Records, Book 1, 1875-1899
Birth and Death Records, Book 2, Births, 1899-1911, Deaths, 1900-1907
Birth and Death Records, Book 3, Births 1912-1914
Birth and Death Records, Book 4, Births, 1915-1939, Deaths, 1916-1939
Birth and Death Records, Book 5, Births, 1939-1949, Deaths, 1940-1952
Treasure Account Book 1, 1912-1922
Treasure Account Book 2, 1922-1931
Treasure Account Book 3, 1932-1937
Treasure Account Book 4, 1937-1963
Treasure Account Book 5, 1964-1969
Town Record Book, Book 1, 1881-1887
Town Record Book, Book 2, 1889-1893
Town Record Book, Book 3, 1893-1899
Town Record Book, Book 4, 1899-1906
Roll 2
Town Record Book, Book 5, 1906-1910
Town Record Book, Book 6, 1910-1915
Town Record Book, Book 7, 1919-1920
Town Record Book, Book 8, 1920-1923
Town Record Book, Book 9, 1923-1927
Town Record Book, Book 10, 1927-1930
Town Record Book, Book 11, 1930-1935
Town Record Book, Book 12, 1935-1938
Town Record Book, Book 13, 1939-1963
Roll 3
Town Record Book, Book 14, 1963-1968
Town Record Book, Book 15, 1969-1973
Town Record Book, Book 16, 1973-1978
Road Record, Book 1, 1939-1941, 1883-1916
Exhibit #1 of Viewer Report in Ditch Proceedings
Winfield Township
Roll 1
Birth and Death Records, 1879-1900
Birth and Death Records, 1913-1933
Birth and Death Records, 1933-1951
Road Record, 1886-1914
Road and Ditch Record, 1897-1933
Chattel Mortgage and Contracts 1879-1902
Town Record Book, 1878-1898
Town Record Book, 1899-1904
Town Record Book, 1904-1908
Town Record Book, 1908-1913
Town Record Book, 1914-1917
Town Record Book, 1918-1922
Town Record Book, 1922-1927
Roll 2
Town Record Book, 1927-1932
Clerk’s Account Book and Town Record Book, 1932-1937
Clerk’s Account Book and Town Record Book, 1937-1942
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements Town Record Book, 1942-1947
Clerk’s Account Book and Town Record Book, 1947-1952
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements Town Record Book, 1952-1957
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements Town Record Book, 1957-1961
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements Town Record Book, 1961-1967
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements Town Record Book, 1968-1973
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements Town Record Book, 1974-1980
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements Town Record Book, 1980-1984
Roll 3
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements Town Record Book, 1985-1992
Clerk’s Record of Receipts and Disbursements Town Record Book, 1992-2004

Surname Files in the Renville County Historical Society’s Research Library Updated 6/02/2026

Below is a list of the Surname Files in the Research Library. RCHS has been collecting information for the family files for over 50 years. It is the mission of RCHS to collect, preserve, and share the history of Renville County, including its families, cities, churches, cemeteries, schools, organizations, and more.
The Family Surname files include obituaries & funeral cards, wedding, birth & graduation, anniversary announcements, articles on the family, submissions for the 1980 Renville County History Book, and more. These items have been collected by volunteers and staff. If you have a collection of items to donate to the family files, please contact Nicole at the Museum. If the name you are looking for isn’t listed, please call Nicole at 507-697-6147. This project is ‘bigger’ than she supposed, and it is taking a bit longer than expected. Every day, a new list of names is added. WE NEED MORE NEWSPAPER CLIPPERS! As we are finding, clipping in the mid-1990s was heavy; it fizzled out as volunteers grew older and retired.

A Surname Files:
Aalderks, Aarnes, Aarons, Aagesen, Aaker, Aakre, Aaseth, Aastad
Abbas, Abendschein, Abraham, Abrahamson
Ackerson
Adamek, Adams, Adamski, Aden, Adkins, Adler, Adsit, Adwell, Ady
Aeikens, Aeschliman
Affalter
Agar, Ager, Agre
Ahl, Ahlbrecht, Ahle, Ahlers, Ahles, Ahlness, Ahlquist, Ahlrich, Ahrendt, Ahrenholtz, Ahrens
Akre
Alberts, Albrecht, Alox, Aldrich, Allan, Allison, Allee, Allen, Allex, Allison, Allpress, Alsleben, Alt, Altermatt, Altinger, Altman, Alto, Alton, Alvarez, Alvig,
Amberg, Amberson, Ammerman, Amsden, Amstbauer, Amundson
Anakkala, Ander, Anderson, Andert, Anding, Andresen, Andrew, Andrews, Andre, Anfinson, Angermeyr, Angil, Anker, Annis, Anthony, Anton, Antonsen, Antonson
Applehans
Arestad, Arguello, Arhart, Arkell, Arlt, Arms, Armstrong, Arnes, Arndt, Arnett, Arnold, Arntzen, Arredondo, Arthur, Arvizy, Arzola
Asak, Ascheman, Asendorf, Ashburn, Ashton
Aten, Athmann, Atkins
Aufderheide, Augeson, Auguston, Aul, Auten, Aumer, Austad, Austin
Avalos, Ave, Aviles
Awe
Axelmaker
Aylmer

B Surname Files:
Baarsch, Babcock, Bach, Backer, Bacon, Bade, Baechler, Baer, Bagstad, Bagus, Bahlke, Bahr, Baitland, Bailey, Baker, Bakke, Bakken, Bakker, Balcer, Balcik, Baldelli, Balderston, Baldwin, Balgaard, Balko, Ball, Ballard, Balley, Balsley, Baltus, Banda, Bandow, Banet, Barajas, Barber, Barchenger, Barfknecht, Bargman, Baril, Barkey, Barkow, Barksdale, Barlow, Barnall, Barnes, Barney, Barrett, Barron, Barry, Barta, Bartelt, Bartes, Barthel, Bartholet, Barton, Bartsch, Bartz, Basballe, Bastian, Batdorf, Bathke, Battershell, Battes, Bauer, Bauermeister, Baumann, Baumgardt, Baumgarten, Baumgartner, Baumstark, Baune, Baver, Bayerkohler, Baysinger
Beack, Beasley, Beath, Beck, Beckendorf, Beckett, Becker, Beckler, Beckes, Beckman, Beckmann, Bedow, Beebe, Beem, Beekman, Beene, Behnke, Behr, Behrens, Behil, Behrens, Behrus, Beihoffer, Beilke, Beito, Bell, Bellcourt, Bellido, Bellon, Bellig, Beltz, Bemmels, Bemus, Bender, Bendiven, Benedict, Benesh, Bengston, Benjamin, Bennett, Benson, Benton, Beran, Beranek, Berberick, Berdan, Berends, Berg, Bergan, Berge, Bergee, Berger, Bergman, Bernardy, Bergeson, Bergh, Berghorst, Bergien, Bergley, Bergren, Bergstrom, Bergum, Berle, Berlin, Berndgen, Berndt, Berle, Berlin, Berndgen, Berndt, Bernhagen, Bernier, Berning, Bernstrom, Bernthal, Berntson, Beronius, Berry, Bertamus, Bertelson, Bertram, Bertrand, Berudgen, Besch, Beske, Besser, Best, Bethke, Betker, Bettendorf, Beyer
Bianchi, Bickley, Bidinger, Biebl, Biehoffer, Bielicki, Bieraugel, Bierbaum, Bierlein, Bierstedt, Bigelow, Billiar, Billings, Billington, Billmeier, Bingenheimer, Binder, Binger, Binnebose, Bird, Birkholz, Birk, Birr, Bishop, Bizewski, Bjerke, Bjerkeset, Bjokne, Bjolin, Bjork, Bjorklund, Bjornberg, Bjorndal
Blaaid, Black, Blackwell, Blad, Blake, Blagsvedt, Blain, Blair, Blakesley, Blank, Blankenhagen, Blauert, Bleck, Bled, Bleess, Bleick, Blem, Blilie, Bliss, Block, Bloedow, Blokzyl, Blomberg, Blomer, Blomgren, Bloom, Blondell, Blood, Bloomfield, Blue, Bluhm, Blumhoefer, Bluestone, Blum, Blume
Bock, Bode, Boeck, Boeder, Boehlert, Boehm, Boehme, Boelter, Boemer, Boemmels, Boen, Boerboom, Boerneke, Boersma, Boesch, Boettcher, Bogema, Bohlin, Bohm, Bohn, Bohnen, Bolduan, Boll, Bollngmo, Bolum, Bolt, Bolten, Boltz, Bolstad, Bombeck, Bomsta, Bomstad, Bonde, Boney, Bonnie, Bonnema, Bonderman, Borchert, Borden, Borgeson, Borst, Borstad, Borth, Boser, Bossenecker, Bosshardt, Bot, Bottge, Bottke, Botzong, Boudreau, Bovey, Bowers, Bowler, Boyer, Boylan, Boyland, Boyle, Boys, Boyum
Brabant, Brace, Bradeson, Bradford, Bradshaw, Braet, Braithwaite, Brakemeier, Brancale, Brand, Brandel, Brandjord, Brands, Branick, Branigan, Brant, Brandt, Bratigan, Bratsch, Bratt, Brau, Braulick, Braum, Braun, Bray, Brazil, Brazzle, Brecke, Brede, Bredeson, Breffle, Bregel, Breitenstein, Breitkreutz, Bremel, Brennecke, Brenner, Brennesholtz, Bresson, Brethorst, Brettin, Breudigam, Breuer, Brevig, Brewer, Bricher, Briese, Brimm, Brink, Brletich, Brixen, Brockway, Broderius, Broich, Broin, Broman, Bronsema, Bronson, Brookbank, Brooks, Brosam, Broten, Brown, Brozik, Brtek, Bruggers, Brugman, Brubaker, Brueske, Bruggeman, Brummer, Brummond, Brunner, Bruns, Bruss, Brust, Bryan
Bubak, Bublitz, Bubolz, Buboltz, Buch, Buchanan, Buchodt, Bucholdt, Bucholt, Buchtel, Buck, Buckentin, Bucklin, Buckley, Buehler, Buenventura, Buerkle, Buery, Buhr, Buhman, Bullard, Bull, Bullert, Bulau, Bullemer, Bulthuis, Bunker, Bunting, Buesing, Buethe, Buetow, Buettner, Buffington, Buger, Buggert, Buhler, Burch, Burdick, Burdorf, Burger, Burgeson, Burghart, Burgstahler, Burkhart, Burmeister, Burns, Burry, Burrell, Burry, Burt, Busch, Bushard, Buschette, Buscho, Buschow, Buss, Busse, Bussell, Butcher, Butenhoff, Butler, Butterfield, Button, Butzer, Buysse
Bye, Byer, Byram

C Surname Files:
Cable, Cady, Cain, Caldwell, Calef, Callahan, Callanan, Camp, Campbell, Cannon, Canfield, Cantu, Capaul, Carbert, Carey, Carity, Carline, Carlson, Carmichael, Carney, Carnes, Carr, Carrigan, Carillo, Carruth, Carruthers, Carson, Carstensen, Carte, Carter, Cartwright, Carver, Case, Casey, Caskey, Caspers, Cassentine, Castillo, Castle, Caulkins, Cavanaugh, Caven, Cavender, Cavett, Cawelti, Caye
Cederstrom, Ceplecha
Chambard, Chamberlain, Chambers, Chambliss, Chan, Chandler, Chapel, Chapman, Chase, Chasey, Chatleain, Chelin, Cheney, Chermak, Chisholm, Cherry, Chesire, Chevalier, Childress, Chilson, Chmelar, Christensen, Christiansen, Christianson, Christenson, Christner, Christle, Christopherson, Chroup, Chyle
Cierpiszewski, Cilek, Cinesi, Cischek
Clancy, Clark, Clarken, Clarkson, Clasemann, Clasen, Clausen, Clay, Clements, Cleveland, Clift, Clingman, Clobes, Clouse, Cluka
Cobleigh, Cochran, Coffey, Colby, Cole, Coles, Coller, Collin, Collins, Collyer, Coleman, Colson, Colton, Columbus, Colvin, Colwell, Conklin, Conidi, Conrad, Conroy, Converse, Conway, Cook, Copeland, Cooper, Corbett, Cordes, Corey, Corle, Corley, Cornell, Cornwell, Corona, Corruth, Corson, Cosgriff, Cossentine, Costello, Cotner, Cottriell, Coudron, Coufal, Coulston, Coulter, Coursolle, Couture, Coxworth, Coyle
Cragg, Craig, Crain, Cranfield, Craver, Crawford, Creaday, Crocker, Cronin, Crooks, Crosby, Croskrey, Cross, Croup, Crow, Crowley, Cruz
Csukker
Cuff, Cullum

D Surname Files:
Daak, Daby, Daerda, Dagen, Dahl, Dahlbeck, Dahlen, Dahlager, Dahlgren, Dahlheim, Dahlk, Dahlke, Dahlquist, Dahms, Dalager, Dale, Dalke, Dallenbach, Dallmann, Daly, Dalzell, Dambroten, Damhof, Dangers, Daniels, Danielson, Dannen, Dantzscher, Danzer, Darkow, D’Armes, Dasher, Dascher, Daub, Daugharty, Daun, Davidson, Davis, Davern, Davila, Davy, Dawson
Deal, Dean, Deason, DeBelly, DeBlois
Dechene, Decker, Decknatel, Declercq
DeFrance, Defries
DeGree, DeGroat, DeGroot
Dehncke, Dehne, Dehnel
Deinken
DeLeeuw, Delmonico, Delacruz, DeLaney, Deleon, Dell
Deming
Denison, Dennstedt, Densmore, Denton, Denzinger
Deppart, DePue
Derksen, Dermer, DeRosier, Deroussee
Desmond, Desotell, Despanet, Dessler
Deterling, Determan, Dettman, Dettmann
Deusinger, Deuth, Deutsch
Devaney, Devorak, Devries
DeWard
Dey, Deyling
Diaz, Dibbert, Dickey, Dickhudt, Dickhudt, Dickinson, Dickmeyer, Dickson, Diehl, Diersen, Dieksen, Dienslake, Dietz, Dietzmann, Dikken, Dille, Dillon, Dingels, Dinger, Dingman, Dinon, Dinsmore, Dirlam, Dirks, Dirnberger, Discher, Diskin, Distad, Dittbenner, Dittman, Dittmer, Divire, Dixon
Dobberstein, Dobie, Dobmeier, Docken, Dodds, Dodge, Doe, Doepke, Doerr, Doheny, Dolan, Dole, Dolezal, Doll, Dollerschell, Dombrouski, Domeier, Domine, Dominquez, Dommer, Donahue, Doney, Donlon, Donnelly, Donner, Donovan, Donyes, Dooner, Dooley, Doornbos, Dorn, Dording, Doring, Dornfield, Dornseif, Dorr, Dosseth, Dostal, Doster, Doty, Doucette, Douma, Dove, Dovemuehle, Dover, Dow, Downs, Doyle
Dragland, Dragt, Draeger, Drahiem, Drake, Drath, Dreier, Dresow, Dresser, Drew, Drews, Drexler, Dreyer, Drill, Dripps, Driggs, Driscoll, Drivdahl, Drury, Drusch, Dryssen
Dubois, Duchrow, Duck, Duckstad, Dudek, Duchin, Duehn, Dueigle, Duenow, Duffert, Dustenenoeft, DuHoux, Duininck, Duke, Dummer, Dunn, Dunsmore, Dunwell, Duque, Durbahn, Durbin, Duscher, Durdahl, Durst, Dusterud, Dusterhoft
Dvorak, Dworshak, Dwyer, Dybsand, Dykema, Dykstra

E Surname Files:
Earl, Earle, Easland, Eastman
Ebbers, Ebent, Ebert
Eckberg, Eckhart, Ecker, Ecklund, Eckstein, Eckstrom
Edenburn, Ederer, Edgar, Edlund, Edmunds, Edwards
Eekhoff, Egge, Eggert, Eggleston, Egland
Ehlers
Eichelberger, Eichmiller, Eichten, Eichter, Eickhoff, Eid, Eihausen, Eiler, Einerson, Eischens, Eisenbraun, Eisel, Eiselein, Eisenbacher, Eisenbarth
Ekdahl, Ekstedt, Ekstrom
Elbert, Elfering, Eliason, Ellers, Elling, Ellhorst, Ellevold, Ellig, Ellingboe, Ellinger, Ellingson, Ellingworth, Ellis, Elseth, Elstad, Elwell
Emerson, Emery,
Eichelberger, Eichmiller, Eichten, Eichter, Eickhoff, Eid, Eihausen, Eiler, Einerson, Eischens, Eisenbraun, Eisel, Eiselein, Eisenbacher, Eisenbarth
Ekdahl, Ekstedt, Ekstrom
Elbert, Elfering, Eliason, Ellers, Elling, Ellhorst, Ellevold, Ellig, Ellingboe, Ellinger, Ellingson, Ellingworth, Ellis, Elseth, Elstad, Elwell
Emerson, Emery
Envoldsen, Engberg, Engebretson, Engebrit, Engel, Engleman, Engelsmeier, Engen, Enger, Engesser, Engst, Engstrom, Enriquez, Enstad, Enzenauer
Eotovos
Epema
Erdal, Erhard, Ericson, Erickson, Erlandson, Ernesti, Ertl, Ervin
Esquivel, Ess, Esser, Estebo, Estenson, Estum
Evans, Evenson, Evermann, Evers, Evert, Ewer, Ewert

F Surname Files:
Fabel, Factor, Faerber, Fagerile, Fahey, Fahlberg, Fahler, Fahse, Faiman, Falconer, Fank, Fangman, Fangmeier, Fanjoy, Farenbaugh, Farisy, Farmer, Farnes, Fasching, Fasen, Fawcett
Fecker, Feeter, Fehlhaber, Fehr, Feierer, Feige, Feigel, Feigum, Feil, Feine, Feldman, Felska, Fennern, Fenske, Fenton, Ferber, Ferguson, Fernbaugh, Fernkes, Farrell, Ferrell, Ferrin, Fesenmaier, Feurestein, Fewer
Field, Fieldhammer, Fiedler, Filzen, Fink, Finkel, Finley, Finnegan, Finstad, Firle, Firley, Fischer, Fish, Fisher, Fiss, Fitch, Fitschen, Fitzgerald, Fixsen
Fjerkenstad
Fitzner
Flaata, Flagstad, Flaig, Flann, Flannigan, Flantz, Fleck, Fleegel, Fleischer, Flemming, Fliflet, Flink, Flom, Flore, Flores, Fluhrer, Flynn
Foesch, Foley, Folkerts, Follingstad, Folsom, Fluck, Forbes, Forbrook, Forcier, Ford, Foreman, Forkrud, Forsberg, Forse, Forsman, Forst, Forysth, Fosland, Foss, Fossan, Fossum, Foster, Fostervold, Fostvedt, Fousek, Fowkes, Fox, Foy
Fraizer, Frakes, Framley, France, Franco, Franklin, Franke, Frank, Fransen, Franta, Frantik, Franzeen, Frassel, Frazee, Freberg, Frederick, Frederiksen, Fredin, Fredrick, Freeman, Freese, Freiderich, Freidrichs, Freiborg, Friedl, Freimonis, Freitag, Frey, Freyholtz, Friauf, Fricke, Frickson, Friday, Friedley, Fritz, Fritze, Fritzen, Froelich, Froemke, Froelich, Froemke, Froemming, Frohrip, Froland, Fromm, Frost, Fry, Frye
Fuglem, Fugleskjel, Fujimori, Fuller, Fullerton, Funk, Furr

G Surname Files:
Gaasch, Gable, Gabrielson, Gaetz, Gaffney, Gage, Gahm, Gaines, Galatz, Galle, Gallery, Galow, Ganske, Garberich, Garcia, Gardeen, Gardner, Garrahy, Garman, Garrich, Garritly, Garthe, Gartner, Garvey, Gass, Gatzemeyer, Gatzke, Gaub, Gaukstad, Gaulke, Gauquie, Gaylor, Gaylord
Gee, Geer, Gegner, Gehrke, Gehrt, Geier, Geller, Gens, Gerardy, Geray, Gerchman, Gerde, Gerdes, Gerhardt, Gerkman, Geselle, Geske, Gewerth
Gibson, Giem, Giere, Giese, Giesler, Gigstad, Gilbert, Gilberts, Gilbertson, Gilchrist, Gilhol, Gilland, Gilleland, Gillen, Gilles, Gillespie, Gilreath, Gimmestad, Ginsburg, Giraud, Girodat, Ginther, Gitter
Gjerdahl, Gjerde, Gjerset, Gjevre
Glaeser, Glass, Glatz, Gleason, Gleen, Glesener, Gleich, Gloege, Gluth
Gniffke
Goblish, Goblirsch, Godejahn, Gobernatz, Godfrey, Goeltz, Goelz, Goeman, Goergen, Goetsch, Goetze, Goetzmann, Gohnert, Gold, Golden, Goldhammer, Goldhammers, Goldtooth, Golie, Gollmer, Gomarke, Gomarko, Gomez-Avila, Gonnella, Gonzales, Good, Goodrum, Goodthunder, Gores, Gort, Goss, Gould, Goulet, Govig, Grabow, Grabowski, Graf, Grafenstein, Graff, Graha, Graml, Grams, Grande, Grandstrom, Grannes, Grau, Grasmoen, Graves, Grean, Green, Greenberg, Greene, Greenfield, Greenslit, Greenwell,
Grove, Grow, Gruber, Grue, Gruendemann, Gruenhagens, Gruenwaldt, Grund, Grundmeyer, Grundstrom, Grunert, Grunke, Gruse, Grussing, Greer, Gregerson, Gregg, Greiner, Grejtak, Grellong, Grender, Grengs, Grenrude, Grewe, Grey Eagle, Grief, Griffin, Griffith, Grimes, Grimm, Grimsbo, Grinager, Groebner, Groehier, Groen, Groff, Gronli, Gronau, Gronnerud, Grosam, Grose, Grosklags, Gross, Grossman
Guderian, Guerrero, Guetter, Guggisberg, Guggenberger, Guldan, Gulleifson, Gullickson, Gummert, Gumpinger, Gumpolen, Gunderson, Gunner, Gunter, Guscette, Gusey, Gust, Gustafson, Gustavson, Guyer

H Surname Files:
Haack, Haag, Haakenson, Haakonson, Haala, Haaland, Haan, Haas, Haase, Haats, Habben, Habel, Habeck, Haber, Habermann, Habele, Hackbarth, Hacker, Hadley, Hackley, Hackmann, Hadland, Hadley, Haen, Hagberg, Hage, Hagedorn, Hagemeister, Hagemor, Hager, Hagen, Hagert, Hagerty, Hagevold, Hagge, Haggestad, Haggett, Haglund, Hagquist, Hagstad, Hagstrom, Hague, Hahn, Haight, Hakes, Hakonson, Halder, Hale, Haley, Hallbeck, Halle, Hallet, Hallatt, Halligan, Halliday, Halloran, Hallquist, Halsen, Halltmann, Halvorson, Hamann, Hamborg, Hames, Hamilton, Hamlin, Hammer, Hammerschmidt, Hamre, Hamrum, Handahl, Handeland, Haney, Hank, Hankel, Hanlon, Hanna, Hansch, Hansen, Hansgen, Hanson, Hara, Harazin, Harbarth, Hardebeck, Harder, Harding, Hardy, Hargett, Harkness, Harmoning, Harms, Haroldson, Harper, Harried, Harrier, Harris, Harrison, Harsen, Harstad, Hart, Harting, Hartmann, Hartung, Harwick, Harvey, Haspert, Hass, Hasse, Hassell, Hasseries, Hassinger, Hastings, Hatch, Hathway, Hatten, Hattlestad, Haubein, Haubrich, Haubrick Hauer, Haug, Haugen, Haugland, Haugly, Haugley, Haugness, Haukaas, Haukos, Haun, Haupt, Hauptli, Haus, Hausker, Hauser, Havemeier, Havens, Havreberg, Havener, Hawes, Hawkins, Hawkinson, Hayek, Hayes, Hayunga
Head, Heacock, Heaney, Heard, Hebrink, Heck, Hedberg, Hedensted, Hedin, Hedlof, Hedlund, Hedren, Hedrick, Hedtke, Heen, Heenan, Heerdt, Hefti, Hegna, Heger, Hegge, Helgeson, Heglund, Hegglun, Hegstrom, Heidecker, Heidenbrand, Hellenbrandt, Heldonbrard, Heiderscheidt, Heikela, Heikka, Heil, Heiling, Heimann, Heine, Heinecke, Heinemann, Heinen, Heinrich, Heins, Heinsohn, Helgeson, Helget, Helin, Hellan, Helland, Heller, Hellendrung, Hellevik, Hellie, Helling, Helm, Helmbrecht, Helmer, Helms, Hemingsen, Hempel, Hemze, Henderson, Hendrickson, Henke, Hengel, Henjum, Henke, Henkel, Henne, Henneberry, Hennen, Heenessey, Henning, Henrichs, Henriksen, Henry, Henschke, Hensley, Henslin, Hensel, Henton, Hepner, Herdina, Herman, Hermansfeld, Hermann, Hernandez, Herout, Herrick, Herrly, Herschman, Hershberger, Hertel, Hertling, Hess, Hesse, Hetle, Hettig, Heutinck, Hewit, Heyl, Heymans
Hibbard, Hickok, Hieb, Higgins, Hildebrandt, Hilbert, Hilgert, Hill, Hillbo, Hillemeier, Hillemeiers, Hillenbrand, Hillers, Hillesheim, Hillger, Hillig, Hillman, Hillmann, Hillstrom, Hilpert, Hilsburg, Himmelspach, Hinderks, Hinderman, Hinneberg, Hinek, Hinrichs, Hines, Hintz, Hippert, Hirman, Hirsch, Hirschman, Hirt
Hlavka
Hoberg, Hobson, Hochstein, Hocking, Hodek, Hodgdon, Hodgson, Hodson, Hoecke, Hoefs, Hoehl, Hoepner, Hoff, Hoffbeck, Hoffman, Hoffmann, Hofrock, Hogan, Hoganson, Hogberg, Hoge, Hoglund, Hogstad, Hogue, Hohle, Hoimyr, Hokanson, Holden, Holdgrafer, Holey, Holien, Holky, Holland, Holloran, Holloway, Holman, Holm, Holmbar, Holmberg, Holmes, Holstad, Holt, Holtman, Holter, Holtz, Holum, Holwerda, Holzerland, Homan, Hombar, Homeier, Homme, Honl, Honzay, Hoogheem, Hookom, Hooper, Hoover, Hopke, Hopkins, Hopman, Hopp, Hoppenstedt, Horejsi, Horkey, Horman, Horrmann, Horn, Hornseth, Horr, Horsman, Horschel, Horst, Hosek, Hosken, Hotovec, Houck, Houdek, Houghton, Houge, Houldson, Hovda, Hoverstad, Hoversten, Howard, Howe, Howell, Hovey
Hron
Huber, Hubert, Hubin, Hubley, Hudson, Huebner, Huebsch, Huepenbecker, Huff, Huffman, Hughers, Hughes, Huhn, Huiras, Huisman, Hukriede, Hulett, Hulke, Huling, Hull, Huls, Hultman, Hulskamp, Hummel, Hunt, Hunteman, Hurd, Hurley, Hurney, Hurtig, Hutchins, Hutchinson, Huseby, Huske, Hustad, Huston, Huth, Huwe
Hyndman

I Surname Files:
Iago, Ienenfeldt, Iesh, Iffert, Illg, Imes, Ingalls, Inglis, Ingram, Inhofer, Inselmann, Ironheart, Isaacson, Isakson, Iseminger, Isenberg, Ites, Iverson, Izaquire

J Surname Files:
Jackson, Jacobs, Jacobsen, Jacobson, Jacoby, Jacobus, Jacoby, Jaeger, Jaehning, Jahnke, Jakel, Jakes, Jakobitz, Jandl, Janeisch, Janicke, Janke, Jansen, Jarosch, Jarvis, Jaster
Jenkins, Jenniges, Jensen, Jenson, Jensvold, Jeppesen, Jepsen, Jepson, Jerabek, Jevne, Jewel, Jewell
Jimenez
Johanneck, Johanneck, Johannes, Johanson, John, Johnsen, Johnson, Johnston, Jolitz, Jolstad, Jonason, Jones, Jordahl, Jordan, Jordet, Jorgenson, Jorges, Joslyn
Judd, Juenemann, Julius, Julson, Jungers, Jurisch, Just, Justesen

K Surname Files:
Kaatz, Kachelmeier, Kaczrowski, Kadelbach, Kadlec, Kadlecek, Kaegbein, Kaehler, Kager, Kahl, Kahlmann, Kaiser, Kahle, Kahnke, Kahout, Kaldorn, Kalahar, Kaler, Kalberg, Kalenberg, Kalhagen, Kalkhoff, Kallhoff, Kalk, Kalnins, Kaloska, Kalmholz, Kampf, Kamrath, Kandt, Kane, Kangas, Kanne, Kannenberg, Kanten, Kaplan, Kapping, Karau, Kardell, Karl, Karnik, Karnos, Karo, Karp, Kartak, Kashmark, Kattevold, Katzenberger, Katzenmeyer, Kaufenberg, Kaufman, Kaukola, Kauppi, Kautenberg, Kautz, Kavan
Keaveny, Keckeisen, Keefe, Keehn, Keehl, Keil, Keindel, Keller, Kellner, Kellogg, Kelly, Kelsey, Keltgen, Kelvington, Kemmerer, Kemerling, Kemp, Kempton, Kemnitz, Kenney, Kenning, Kennedy, Kerkoff, Kern, Kerr, Keske, Keskitalo, Ketcham, Kettner, Kester,
Kiecker, Kieffer, Kiehn, Kiergaard, Kienholz, Kienlen, Kiester, Kildahl, Killmar, Kimmerle, Kimpling, Kindler, King, Kingman, Kingstrom, Kinney, Kinnunen, Kinzler, Kipfer, Kipp, Kirchberg, Kircher, Kirchner, Kirgiss, Kirk, Kirkendall, Kirsch, Kirschstein, Kirsh, Kirtz, Kirwin, Kisketala, Kissner, Kitzrow, Kittelsland, Kivioja Kjeldergaard, Kjersten
Klaes, Klages, Klammer, Klann, Klatt, Klause, Klawitter, Kleeberger, Kleeman, Kleinhuizen, Kleinschmidt, Kleman, Klemp, Klemenhagen, Kleven, Klennert, Kline, Kling, Klinghagen, Klinker, Klitzke, Kloempken, Klotz, Kluberger, Klucas, Klukas, Kluver, Klysen
Kment
Knapp, Knapper, Knaresboro, Kneeland, Kneip, Knippel, Knight, Knighton, Knisely, Knoble, Knoll, Knopf, Knoth, Knott, Knowles, Knudson, Knutson, Knupple, Koberl, Kobienia, Koch, Kochendorfer, Kockelman, Kodet, Koeberl, Koebnick, Koehler, Koelfgen, Koenen, Koenig, Koepp, Koeppen, Koerner, Koester, Koewler, Koford, Kohls, Kohler, Kohout, Kokesch, Kolb, Kolbe, Koldorn, Kolker, Koll, Kollin, Kolosky, Komplelien, Koning, Koopman, Kopasek, Kopel, Kopischke, Kopp, Kordell, Kordsmeyer, Korkemeier, Korsmo, Kortgard, Korth, Kortz, Kosak, Kosel, Koskela, Kossak, Kostad, Kostka, Koster, Kostohryz, Koszyczarek, Kotek, Koterba, Kojetin, Kothlow, Kottom, Koupal, Kowalczk, Kozubik
Kraakaas, Kraft, Kral, Kramber, Kramer, Kramin, Kranitsky, Krant, Kranz, Krause, Kratske, Kratz, Kraywinkel, Kreft, Kremer, Krentz, Krenz, Kreis, Kreins, Kreis, Kreps, Kretsch, Krienke, Kriel, Krippner, Kriz, Krogfus, Krogman, Krogstad, Kroubetz, Kronlokken, Kromer, Kronbach, Kropp, Kruckman, Krueger, Krumrey, Kruse
Kube, Kubesh, Kuck, Kueber, Kuelbs, Kuehl, Kuehn, Kuelbs, Kuemper, Kuenzli, Kuester, Kuether, Kuglin, Kuhn, Kuiken, Kuld, Kulken, Kulberg, Kull, Kumro, Kuno, Kunde, Kunsch, Kurth, Kurtz, Kuske, Kuss
Kutske, Kuttner, Kutzke, Kuznia
Kvaal, Kvam, Kvendru, Kvistero, Kvernes

L Surname Files:
Laabs, LaBarre, LaBatte, LaBlanc, Labraaten, LaBrun, LaCourse, Laeupple, Laffen, LaFontaine, LaFramboise, Lager, Lagerwall, Lago, Lahti, Laidlaw, Lainen, Lalim, Lamb, Lambertson, Lamka, Lammers, Lammle, Lampher, Lamphere, Lampman, Landgraff, Landin, Landreth, Landy, Lang, Lange, Langebach, Langer, Lanning, Lapean, Lapien, Larkin, Larshus, Larsen, Larson, Lathham, Lathi, Lathrop, Latterwell, Lauer, Laugeri, Lauerman, Laumer, Laureles, Lausen, Lauwagie, Lavell, Law, Lawrence, Lawrenz, Lawson
Leach, Lear, Leary, Leasman, Lechner, Lecy, Ledbetter, Leddin, Ledeboer, Lee, Leff, LeGare, Lehar, Lehman, Lehmkuhl, Lehnertz, Lehrke, Leidheiser, Leighty, Leifer, Leifermann, Leindecker, Leistikow, Leith, Leitheiser, Leither, Lemke, Lemcke, Lenander, Lende, Lensing, Lentz, Lenz, Lenzen, Leonard, Leraas, Lerohl, Lerstad, Lerud, LeSage, Leske, Leskey, Lesper, Leuk, Lewin, Lewis, Lewison, Leyendecker
Liby, Licht, Licklider, Lidbeck, Lidberg, Liebl, Lien, Lieser, Lieske, Lietzau, Lietzke, Lightfoot, Lilja, Lillemo, Limas, Limburg, Limoges, Linaman, Lind, Lindahl, Lindberg, Linde, Lindekugl, Lindeman, Lindenberg, Lindgren, Lindloff, Lindrud, Lindquist, Lingl, Lingenfelter, Link, Linneman, Linquist, Linsmeier, Lipetzky, Lipke, Lippert, Lippmann, Lippy, Liseckt, Listrud, Litch, Little, Little Crow, Livingood, Livingston
Lobnitz, Locher, Lodermeier, Loe, Loffelmacher, Lofgen, Loftsgard, Loftman, Logan, Loger, Logsdon, Lohaus, Lohmeyer, Loken, Lokker, Long, Loock, Loomis, Loose, Lopez, Lord, Lorden, Lorang, Lorenz, Lorson, Lorsung, Lothert, Loskota, Loughran, Loughrey, Lousiana, Lovelord, Lovering, Loverud, Lowe, Lozano
Lubitz, Lucas, Luce, Lucio, Luckhardt, Ludewig, Lueck, Ludke, Ludlum, Luedtke, Luehring, Luepke, Luescher, Luitjens, Luna, Lund, Lundberg, Lunder, Lunderborg, Lundgren, Lundquist, Lundstrom, Luscher, Lussenhop, Luttmer, Luxem
Lyle, Lynch, Lyngholm, Lynn, Lyons

M Surname Files:
Maag, Maasch, Maass, Mace, Machacek, Macheledt, Macholda, Macht, Machtemes, Mack, Macik, MacMasters, MacSeveny, Maday, Maddock, Madland, Madsen, Maehren, Magallan, Mages, Magnuson, Mahal, Mahlum, Maher, Mahle, Mahler, Mahlke, Mahlow, Mahlum, Mahnke, Mahoney, Mahowald, Maidl, Maijala, Majerus, Majxner, Maiers, Maki, Malecek, Malinoski, Malone, Malquist, Maltzahan, Maltz, Malvin, Mammen, Manderfield, Manderschied, Manecke, Maney, Mangen, Mangseth, Mangum, Manguson, Mann, Mansfeldt, Manthei, March, Marcus, Maresch, Marketon, Markgraf, Marguth, Marko, Marks, Marlow, Marlowe, Marroquin, Marquard, Marquette, Marquez, Marquart, Marso, Marti, Martinez, Marsh, Martin, Martinez, Martinson, Marttala, Marwede, Marxen, Mary, Marsching, Mashuga, Mason, Massopust, Masters, Mastey, Marteffy, Matejka, Mater, Mathison, Matson, Matter, Mattes, Matteson, Matthews, Matties, Mattke, Mattila, Mattson, Matuska, Matykiewicz, Matzdorf, Mauer, Maurer, Maurice, Mauseth, Mayner, Mayer, Mayor, Maxwell
McAlister, McBride, McBroom, McCabe, McCaffery, McCall, McCarthy, McCarty, McClain, McClintock, McCluster, McClure, McClurg, McColley, McConnell, McCJormick, McCoy, McCorquodale, McDonald, McDougle, McDowell, McEwen, McFarland, McGill, McGinn, McGinty, McGlinchy, McGowan, McGraw, McGuire, McIlree, McLlyer, McIntosh, McIntrye, McKay, McKeating, McKee, McKennan, McKenzie, McKibbin, McKeown, McKim, McKinley, McKusick, McLagen, McLaren, McLaughlin, McLeod, McMaster, McMath, McMurtry, McNamar, McNamara, McNeeley, McNevin, McParland, McPhee
Mead, Meder, Meehan, Mehelich, Mehrhoff, Mehtala, Meier, Meierding, Meinhardt, Meisner, Melberg, Melby, Melde, Melges, Melhouse, Melhus, Melin, Mell, Mellis, Melon, Melsha, Melsness, Melvold, Melwold, Melquist, Menchow, Mendez, Menefree, Menk, Menz, Mercer, Merk, Merkel, Merlin, Merrill, Mersch, Mersbergen, Mertens, Mertensotto, Merth, Mertz, Mesker, Messenbrink, Messner, Metteer, Metag, Metteer, Metzen, Meuhlberg, Meyenburg, Meyer, Meyers, Meyman
Micanek, Michaelis, Michaelson, Micke, Mickels, Mickelson, Middleton, Mielke, Miesen, Miessner, Mihm, Mikes, Mikosch, Miklos, Milbrett, Mihausen, Miller, Millerberend, Mills, Milner, Milsten, Minke, Minkel, Minks, Minnick, Minor, Minsaas, Minske, Mitchell, Mittelsadt, Mixell
Modderman, Modrow, Moeller, Moen, Mogard, Mogen, Moje, Molden, Moldenhauer, Moldestad, Molenar, Molitor, Moltke, Moline, Monahan, Monell, Monshaugen, Mooers, Moore, Moorse, Morales, Moran, Moreman, Moreno, Morgan, Mork, Morin, Moritz, Morley, Morris, Morrison, Morse, Mortenson, Morton, Moryn, Moudry, Mountain
Mrzena
Mude, Mueffelman, Muehlbauer, Muehlberg, Muehlhousen, Mueller, Muellerleile, Muench, Mulder, Mullen, Mullery, Mulligan, Mullinax, Mumme, Mundahl, Munoz, Munsch, Munsell, Mutsn, Murphy, Murphey, Murdock, Musel, Myers, Myles, Myra, Myhre, Myre, Myrold, Myrom, Myrick

N Surname Files:
Naab, Nachreiner, Nack, Nagel, Naig, Nault, Namtvedt, Nantz, Nantke, Narvestad, Naujokas, Naus, Nauschutz
Neale, Nedrud, Neff, Negaard, Negen, Nehring, Neis. Neises, Neitzel, Nellermoe, Nelson, Nemitz, Nenow, Neperman, Nere, Nesberg, Ness, Nesser, Nesseth, Nester, Netjes, Netzke, Neubarth, Neubauer, Nauhaus, Neudecker, Neuman, Neumann, Neunsinger, Neustel, Neutgens, Neuschwander, Neville, Nevin, Newberg, Newbury, Newhouse, Newman, Newton, Neyers
Nickel, Nicklasson, Nickelson, Nicol, Nicolai, Nicollet, Niebuhr, Niederhoff, Nieberle, Niemann, Niemeyer, Nielsen, Nierengarten, Niemi, Nieuwbeerta, Niklasen, Niles, Nilson, Ninow, Niska, Nissen, Nixon
Noack, Nobert, Noble, Noethe, Nolda, Nolting, Noram, Nord, Nord, Nordang, Nordby, Nordgren, Nordskop, Nordquist, Nordell, Noreen, Norman, Northouse, Nordstrom, Norskog, Nosbush, Novak, Novacek, Novotna, Noyes, Novotny
Nuland, Nunn, Nydahl, Nygaard, Nyquist, Nyhus, Nyman, Nystrom

O Surname Files:
O’Brien, O’Conner, O’Haan, O’Halloran, O’Hara, O’Hearn, O’Keefe, O’Laughlin, O’Leary, O’Malley, O’Neil, O’Neill, O’Shea, O’Toole,
Oakland
Ocenasek, Ockwig, Ochs
Odegaard, Odegard, Odden, Odell
Oeitjen, Oelke, Oelschlager
Ofsthun
Ogren
Ohden
Oie, Oines, Okins, Ole, Oletzke, Olin, Olinger, Oliverson, Olmansen, Olsen, Olson, Olufson
Omdtvedt, Omhoft, Omholts
Opdal, Opitz, Oppegard, Oppen
Ordaz, Orris, Orrock, Ortegon
Osborn, Oslund, Osman, Osmundson, Ostby, Osterfeld, Osthus, Ostrem, Ostrom, Osweiler
Otness, Ott, Otteson, Otterstatter, Otto
Ourada, Ousley
Ovre, Overby, Ovitt
Oxenreider

P Surname Files:
Paananen, Pacheco, Padrnos, Paehilike, Page, Pagel, Pagenkopf, Pajari, Palm, Palmer, Palmlund, Palmquist, Panitzke, Panning, Pape, Paplow, Paradee, Parker, Parks, Parmeter, Paschke, Pates, Pastoors, Paterson, Patock, Patten, Patzwald, Paul, Paulson, Paur, Pautsch, Pavleck, Pawlitschek, Payne
Pearson, Pease, Peck, Peavy, Pederson, Peichel, Pegelow, Peik, Pelzel, Pena, Pendleton, Penhall, Penke, Penkert, Penly, Pentz, Perez, Peris, Perkins, Perne, Perrault, Perrizo, Perry, Person, Persons, Peschges, Pessek, Peter, Peterkin, Peterman, Peters, Petersen, Peterson, Petrei, Pietre, Petrich, Petrie, Petris, Pettersen, Pettis
Pfaff, Pfarr, Pfeffer, Pfeiffer, Pfeil, Pfettscher
Phare, Pharr, Phelps, Phenicie, Phiffer, Philipczyk, Philipp, Phillips, Phipps
Picazo, Picka, Pickle, Pieper, Pierce, Piehl, Piersol, Pietig, Pinske, Pioske, Piotter, Pirsch, Pitka, Pittman, Pitts,
Pless,

R Surname Files:
Raddatz, Rademacher, Radke, Radl, Radloff, Radtke, Radunz, Ragan, Rairie, Raitz, Ragland, Rahn, Raines, Rakke Ramey, Ramirez, Ramos, Ramseth, Ramsland, Ramthun, Ramy, Randall, Rand, Randgaard, Randleman, Randt, Ranney, Ranweiler, Ranzinger, Raske, Rasmussen, Ratgen, Rath, Rathke, Rathman, Rau, Rauenhorst, Rauschke, Raverty, Rayo, Razo
Read, Reagan, Rearden, Reake, Rebstock, Rechkemmer, Reck, Redding, Redman, Reek, Reck, Reckow, Reddeman, Reddicliffe, Rediehs, Redmond, Ree, Reed, Reel, Reep, Reese, Reetz, Refsland, Regan, Reger, Regnier, Register, Reich, Reid, Reidel, Reiff, Reimann, Reiner, Reinert, Reinertson, Reinhart, Reins, Reisenbigler, Rejsek, Reitch,Reiten, Reiter, Reitsma, Reitter, Reitz, Rekstein, Remer, Remick, Remillard, Remily, Remirec, Remmers, Remsberg, Remus, Renstrom, Renville, Resendez, Resner, Ressler, Rettig, Rettman, Retzlaff, Reuber, Reuland, Revier, Reyff, Reyne, Reynolds, Reyo
Rham, Rheinneimer, Rhode, Rhodes, Rhodman, Ruhby, Rhuland
Rice, Rich, Richards, Richardson, Richey, Richter, Rick, Ricke, Rickers, Ridl, Ridler, Riebe, Riebel, Riederer, Riediger, Rief, Riegel, Rieke, Riess, Rikke,
Riley, Rima, Ringeisen, Rischmiller, Ristow, Ritacco, Ritter, Rivas, Rivers, Riza, Roaeh, Robben, Robbins, Roberts, Robertson, Robideaux, Robillard, Robinson, Robledo, Robtoy, Rocek, Rocha, Roche, Rock, Rocque, Rodel, Rodmyre, Rodriques, Rodvik, Roe, Roebke, Roelofs, Roepke, Roesh, Roetsch, Rogen, Rogers, Roggeman, Rognlie, Rogotzke, Rohde, Rohlik, Rohner, Rohr, Rohwer, Roiger, Roker, Rolla, Rolwes, Romas, Romnes, Romo, Roos, Roper, Rosaasen, Roschild, Roscoe, Rose, Rosecrans, Rosen, Rosenthal, Rosenau, Rosenberg, Rosengren, Rosenthal, Roske, Ross, Rossing, Roste, Rothmeier, Rotter, Roulet, Rourke, Rouse, Rousar, Roush, Routhe, Rovainen, Rowan, Roxberg, Roy
Rubischko, Rudd, Ruddy, Rude, Rudeen, Rudenick, Ruder, Rudi, Rudy, Ruebel, Ruechert, Rueckert, Ruehl, Ruhland, Ruff, Ruiz, Runck, Rundshan, Runke, Runtzel, Ruona, Rupe, Rusch, Ruschen, Ruschmeyer, Rush, Rusk, Ruskamp, Russell, Rust, Rustad, Ruszat
Ruter, Ruthberg, Ruud, Rux
Ryan, Ryberg, Rydland, Ryks

S Surname Files:
Saby, Sackett, Sadler, Saeger, Schafer, Sagedahl, Sagnes, Sagness, Sailer, St. Clair(e), Salazar, Salinus, Salfer, Salisbury, Salle, Salter, Salvatori, Salvevold, Sammigson, Sammons, Sampson, Samuelson, Sandberg, Sanchez, Sandahl, Sandberg, Sandeen, Sander, Sanders, Sandgren, Sandifer, Sandlund, Sandmann, Sanger, Santjer, Sapals, Sapp, Sarrazin, Sater, Sather, Saucedo, Sauck, Sauer, Saunders, Savela, Savig, Savoie, Sawatzky, Sawin, Sawyer, Saxton, Sayre, Schablin, Scanlan, Schaaf, Schacher, Schack, Schaefer, Schafer, Schaffer, Schaplow, Schanil, Schamber, Scharfencamp, Scharlemann, Scharmer, Scharpen, Schattner, Schaub, Schauer, Schaufler, Schaumburg, Schauman, Schave, Scheer, Scheffler, Schefus, Scheibel, Schell, Schelle, Schellin, Schemmel, Schendel, Scherer, Schick, Schewe, Schiedl, Schiefert, Schiell, Schiffman, Schiller, Schimelpfenig, Schimerowski, Schimming, Schipnewski, Schipplick, Schirlinger, Schirmer, Schiro, Schiroo, Schjel, Schlagel, Schleusner, Schleuter, Schliemann, Schjenken, Schlicht, Schloegl, Schlomann, Schmahl, Schmalz, Schmechel, Schmeling, Schmelz, Schmid, Schmidt, Schmitt, Schmitz, Schmoll, Schneck, Schneider, Schnelle, Schnichels, Schnoch, Schochenmaier, Schoeck, Schoedl, Schoelkoph, Schoen, Schoenfelder, Schoening, Schoffman, Scholl, Scholla, Schoner, Schorn, Schott, Schottenbauer, Schotzo, Schou, Schouten, Schouvieller, Schramm, Schraan, Schraufnagel, Schreiner, Schroeder, Schroedl, Schroepfer, Schroer, Schrupp, Schubert, Schueller, Schuerer, Schueter, Schutetz, Schulte, Schultes, Schulz, Schultz, Schumacher, Schumer, Schunk
Schwab, Schwandt, Schwanke, Schwantes, Schwartz, Schwarzkopf, Schwarzock, Schwebach, Schweinfurter, Schweiss, Schweke, Schwemle, Schwer, Schwerin, Schwieger, Schwiderski, Schweikert, Schwerzler, Schwieger, Schwin, Schwinghammer, Scmidtke, Sconberg, Scott
Seaman, Searl, Sebring, Sedin, Seehusen, Seesz, Segura, Seidl, Seifert, Seime, Seigfreid, Seimer, Selander, Sell, Selle, Sellner, Semerud, Semmingson, Senger, Senkyr, Senst, Serbus, Serlus, Sester, Sether, Setzepfandt, Severson, Severts, Sevick
Shackelford, Shafer, Shaller, Shamla, Shanahan, Sharp, Sharstrom, Shatka, Shaughnessy, Shaw, Shearer, Sheehan, Sheesley, Sheets, Sheggeby, Sheire, Shelstad, Shepherd, Sheppard, Sherin, Sherman, Sherwood, Shewe, Shipplick, Shippman, Shockly, Shoemaker, Sholtz, Shore, Shubert
Sickmann, Siddons, Sieber, Siebke, Siefert, Siegel, Siegfried, Siegler, Siekmann, Siemieniewski, Sietsema, Sievert, Sifferath, Sigurdson, Silva, Sikora, Silver, Simon, Simmons, Simondet, Simons, Simonsen, Simning, Simpson, Sindelir, Sing, Singer, Sinnott, Sisco
Sjogren, SJolie
Skalbeck, Skalet, Skau, Skauge, Skeggerud, Skeie, Skjefte, Skluzacek, Skoblik, Skogberg, Skogen, Skoglund, Skolberg, Skonberg, Skorczewski, Skronicka, Skrudrud
Slagerman, Slagter. Slater, Slieter, Sloss, Sluka
Smart, Smasal, Smida, Smith, Smithson, Smoot, Snana, Snell, Snicker, Snyder
Soden, Soderquist, Sogaard, Sogard, Soine, Soiney, Solem, Solhaug, Sollie, Somerville, Sommer, Sommers, Sommerfield, Sondag, Sonnek, Sonnenberg, Sonnichsen, Sorem, Sorenson, Sorlien, Soukup, Sovell, Sowder
Spalsbury, Spangenberg, Spanjer, Sparby, Spartz, Spaudie, Spauding, Specht, Specker, Spencer, Sperl, Spevacek, Spilie, Sportel, Spreiter, Springer, Spurgeon, Squibb, Squire
Stade, Stadther, Stadtherr, Stageburg, Stahl, Stai, Stahke, Stamer, Stamps, Stancer, Standfuss, Stangel, Stanglund, Stanton, Stark, Starr, Stasson, Stauffer, Stavne, Stay, St. Clair, Steckman, Steeber, Steel, Steen, Steffel, Steffen, Steffenson, Steffer, Steffl, Stegeman, Steiber, Steil, Steinborn, Steinbeisser, Steinhaus, Steinhouse, Stell, Stellmacher, Stelter, Stemwedel, Stenberg, Stenersen, Stein, Steinbach, Steinkamp, Steinke, Stemper, Stensvad, Stenzel, Stephens, Stepka, Stevens, Stewart, Stiehm, Stieman, Stier, Stieren, Stoa, Stock, Stockmann, Stoddard, Stoen, Stoffel, Stoick, Stolnake, Stoll, Stomberg, Stone, Stonelake, Storch, Storeygard, Stoulil, Stovern, Stowell, Strain, Strand, Strandjord, Straumann, Strawzell, Streblow, Streeter, Strefelder, Streich, Strenzel, Stresman, Strey, Strickland, Stesman, Strickler, Stroch, Stromley, Strom, Strommer, Stuhr, Strunc, Stuber, Stucke, Stuckmayer, Stuedman, Stuk, Stump, Stumpf, Strusz
Sunde

T Surname Files:
Tabery, Tabor, Taggart, Tainter, Talamantes, Talbot, Tandberg, Tanhoff, Tanke, Tanner, Taralseth, Tate, Tauber, Taubert, Tauer, Taunte, Tautges, Taylor
Tebben, Teed, Tegner, Teichert, Tekakwitha, Teichert, Telhoester, Tempel, Templin, Tenhoff, Tennu, Tenny, Tepfer, Terrones, Tersteeg, Tesch, Tesrou, Tesrow, Tester, Tews, Tweskbury,
Thai, Thaug, Thayer, Theis, Thelen, Theusch, Thiel, Thiele, Thielen, Thiem, Thilges, Thissen, Thode, Thole, Thom, Thomas, Thomes, Thompson, Thomsen, Thor, Thoreau, Thorkelson, Thornblad, Thorne, Thorpe, Thorsen, Thun, Thorstad, Thorsud, Thostenson, Thran, Thrane, Throngard, Thrush, Thue, Thul, Thune, Thurmes, Thurston
Tieden, Tiffany, Tighe, Tilby, Tillman, Timgren, Timm, Tinglof, Tinnes, Tisdell, Tisue
Tjaden
Toatjes, Tobias, Toffey, Tokkesdal, Tollefson, Tollman, Toltzman, Toltzmann, Tomaschko, Tomera, Tomlinson, Tompkins, Tompte, Tomte, Tonak, Tonne, Toomey, Topka, Torbenson, Torbert, Toreen, Torgelson, Torgerson, Torkelson, Toren, Torres, Torrones, Totman, Toupal, Toussaint, Townsend, Tower, Tozmann
Tracey, Tragner, Tramel, Trana, Trandahl, Trautman, Trapp, Treague, Treangen, Trebesch, Treichler, Tretbar, Treml, Trettin, Trevino, Triplett, Tripp, Trochill, Tromerhauser, Trongard, Trowbridge, Troxelk, Truax, Truesdell, Truman
Tubbs, Truchtenhagen, Tufto, Turbes, Turck, Turrubiates, Tusha
Tweedy, Tweet, Tyson

U Surname Files:
Uballe, Uecker, Ufkes, Uherka, Uhlenkamp, Uhlig, Uitermark, Uiven, Ulen, Ulferts, Uhlir, Ulkes, Ulrickson, Ulrich, Underland, Undresser, Underwood, Urban, Urdahl. Urman, U’Ren, Urness, Uthe

V Surname Files:
Vait, Valdez, Valentin, Van Bargen, Van Blair, Van Campen, Van Cleet, Vanden Einde, Van Hove, VanDerPol, VanderVoort, van der Hagen, Vanderwerf, VanDolah, Van Epps, Van Etten, Van Hauen, Van Heuveln, Vandehooft, VanHove, Vang, Van Lindgen, Vanos, VanVeet, VanZant, Van Zee, Varland, Varner, Varpness, Vasquez, Vath, Vathuer, Vatthauer, Vavricka, Vazques
Veehuis, Vefald, Veglahn, Veigel, Velde, Verdon, Vesterby
Vick, Vickerman, Victorian, Vickstrom, Viehman, Vierling, Vigen, Viken, Vikingson, Vierguitz, Villarreal, Villezcas, Vinar, Vincent, Visser
Voeltz, Voeks, Vogee, Vogel, Vogl, Vogland, Vogt, Vogtel, Vogtman, Vohs, Volby, Volen, Volk, Vollmer, Volstad, Voltin, Volz, Vomhof, Von Bargen, Vorwerk, Vosika, Voss, Voznak

W Surname Files:
Wabasha, Wabner, Wacek, Wachter, Wacker, Wadsworth, Wagemaker, Wager, Wagner, Wahl, Waibel, Waidelich, Waknitz, Wahl, Wahldick, Wahlstrom, Waibel, Wahnoutka, Waidelich, Waknitz, Walberg, Walburn, Waldo, Waldorf, Waldner, Waleen, Walgrave, Wallenta, Waller, Wallert, Wallin, Wallner, Walsh, Walser, Walter, Walters, Walthers, Walton, Walz, Wanberg, Wangensteen, Wandersee, Wanner, Wannigman, Ward, Warner, Warne, Warnke, Washburn, Washechek, Wasierski, Wasnick, Watchke, Waterfield, Waterman, Waters, Watkins, Watson
Weaver, Webb, Weber, Webster, Wederath, Weeks, Weers, Weflen, Wegner, Wehking, Weibel, Wiebold, Weidner, Weidauer, Weidner, Weigel, Weikle, Weilage, Wein, Weinard, Weinkauf, Weins, Weinszetl, Weir, Weis, Weishert, Weiss, Weispfenning, Welch, Wellcome, Weldy, Wellman, Wellnitz, Wellner, Wells, Welter, Welsh, Welter, Weltsch, Wendorff, Wendinger, Wendlandt, Wendt, Wenger, Wenz, Wenzel, Wepplo, Werner, Wersal, Wertish, Weseloh, Wesla, Wesselmann, Westby, Westensee, Westling, Westphal, Westra, Wetmore, Westre, Wetzel, Wetterling, Weyer,
Wilt, Wolf

Y Surname Files:
Yantz, Yaunick
Yeager, Yeschick, Yezek
Yock, Yonker, Young, Youngblom, Youngdahl, Younger, Youngs, Youngquist,
Ytterboe

Z Surname Files:
Zabel, Zachariason, Zachow, Zack, Zahl, Zahow, Zahnow, Zajic, Zamarron, Zamzow, Zangel, Zanoth, Zapp, Zaske
Zellman, Zemaitis, Zelsdorf, Zeman, Zempel, Zeman, Zens, Zephier, Zeren, Zettle, Zeug,


Renville Indians Boys’ Basketball 1954

Guess where you can sit down, have a cup of coffee or a bottle of water, and listen to the MN State Tournament game between the Renville Indians and the Hibbing Huskiesin 1954? Why at the Renville County Historical Society, of course! The audio file was donated in 2019 by annual member James, who graduated from Renville in 1955. Stop by during business hours, and we can set up the audio for you!

1954 Renville Tournament Details:

  • Region 3 Championship: Renville 47, Dawson 46 (Warren Brant’s last-minute field goal).
  • State Opener: Renville 51, Hibbing 48.
  • State Third-Place Game: Renville 43, Austin 69.

Henry David Thoreau’s: The First and Last Journeys of Thoreau”

Be sure to check out Henry David Thoreau’s, “The First and Last Journeys of Thoreau”, edited by Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, pages 44 – 62, Thoreau writes about his journey on the Minnesota River traveling by steamboat, (sometimes referred to as its original name, St. Peter, to the Fort Ridgely, Redwood Falls, and the Lower Sioux Agency.

Online PDF of Henry David Thoreau’s “The First and Last Journeys of Thoreau”.

“He who hears the rippling of rivers in these degenerate days will not utterly despair.”
‐-‐ Henry David Thoreau (

Henry David Thoreau’s Final Journey: Minnesota
by David P. Steensma, MD; Carol A. Roede, MA; and Robert A. Kyle, MD

Thoreau’s Journey along the Minnesota River
by Rose James, Scott County Historical Society Program Manager.

Thoreau’s Minnesota Journey ‘a tragic failure’ published by the Post Bulletin in the Health Section October 13, 2018 by Tom Weber

Thoreau’s Minnesota journey ‘a tragic failure’

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A public domain image of Henry David Thoreau, as he appeared in 1856, five years before he traveled to Minnesota to seek a cure for his ailing health.

By Tom Weber weber@postbulletin.com

October 13, 2018 at 4:00 AM

 “I have at last concluded that it will be most expedient for me to try the air of Minnesota, say somewhere about St. Paul,” Henry David Thoreau wrote to a friend in the spring of 1861. “The inland air may help me at once, or it may not.”

Thoreau, 43 at the time and suffering from advanced tuberculosis, had read the promotional brochures that advertised Minnesota’s clear and healthy air. It was said to be a tonic for those with breathing difficulties.

So, taking 17-year-old budding naturalist Horace Mann Jr. as his traveling assistant, Thoreau embarked on the longest and probably most bittersweet journey of his life. He expected to be gone three months, traveling west from his home in Concord, Mass., via boat and train to Chicago and finally East Dubuque, Ill., where he boarded a steamboat bound for St. Paul.

“They traveled by train during the day so they could see more,” said Corinne Smith, who has written a book about Thoreau’s trip to Minnesota.

Part of Thoreau’s interest in the state, Smith said, was due to his fascination with Native Americans. He met and knew several in New England, of course. But, she said, “The native population was so much closer in Minnesota at that time.”

As for the effect of the Minnesota climate, Smith said, “I think he knew his health would not recover.”

So, for Thoreau, the trip to Minnesota was a chance to see and experience a part of the country he had thus far missed. In fact, before he headed to Minnesota, Thoreau had never been farther west than Philadelphia.

Thoreau made notes along the way, jotting his impressions of the landscape, the foliage and the people. He noted, for instance, that as the steamboat passed river towns, everyone would come to the wharf, including dogs and pigs. He saw an Indian camp near Wabasha with what he described as “Dakotah-shaped wigwams.”

Thoreau and Mann stayed in St. Paul and St. Anthony and explored area sites, including Fort Snelling, where they observed 600 volunteers for the Union Army in training. For a while, they lived in a Mrs. Hamilton’s boarding house in the woods between Lakes Calhoun and Harriet, where they were harassed by mosquitoes.

Then, with a little luck, Thoreau and Mann managed to book passage on a steamboat trip along the Minnesota River to the Lower Sioux Agency at Redwood Falls. Finally, Thoreau would see frontier Dakota people up close.

The expedition included Gov. Alexander Ramsey and federal officials who were distributing an annual payment to the Dakota.

Along the way, the steamboat stopped in New Ulm to deliver supplies. “It consists wholly of Germans,” Thoreau wrote of the town.

At the Sioux Agency, the party witnessed a ceremonial dance. “Some dancers blew flutes and kept good time, moving their feet or their shoulders,” Thoreau noted. “They wore no shirts.”

Thoreau saw the famous chief, Little Crow, and sensed the unrest of the Dakota. “They were quite dissatisfied with the white man’s treatment of them, and probably have reason to be so,” he wrote.

As Smith noted, Thoreau did not live long enough to learn that Little Crow and his people would engage in a frontier war against the white man a year later.

Thoreau returned home via Red Wing, Milwaukee, Lake Michigan, Mackinaw City, Lake Huron, Toronto and Boston, arriving on July 9 in Concord. But his health had not improved, and the rigors of travel perhaps hastened his demise. Thoreau died less than a year later, on May 6, 1862.

“The Minnesota journey,” wrote Thoreau biographer Walter Harding, “had been a tragic failure.”

Geologists have one explanation for the existence of Barn Bluff regarding glaciers and erosion, but there’s a Native American legend that is much more colorful.

According to the WPA Guide to Minnesota, published in 1938, the legend is that a much larger mountain once stood where Barn Bluff is now located. But two Dakota villages argued over possession of the mountain. To settle the dispute, the Great Spirit divided it in two. One half stayed in Red Wing as Barn Bluff. The other half was floated down the river to Winona, where it is now known as Sugar Loaf.

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Henry David Thoreau stayed at the Metropolitan Hotel (far right building) at the base of Barn Bluff when he visited Red Wing in 1861. Photo courtesy of the Goodhue County Historical Society.