San Luis Obispo County
California
 
This Site is part of the CAGenWeb
 
 
 
San Luis Obispo County
MORTGAGE INDEX  
1856-1885   
Transcribed  by Barbara Erden

The Information available:
Mortgagors & Mortgagees
    Date of Transaction,  Book and Page Number:  Discharge

The Actual Mortgage Records are not available.
The Index is being shared as Information Only.
This data does confirm the presence of the persons in
San Luis Obispo County at a particular time.
 

Avila School - 1924

This Picture is being shared by Gloria Torres - Her Father John Fratis Augustine attended this school in about 1924, "he is in the second row from bottom, 5th boy next to a girl with bangs".

Anyone having information on the Students, Teacher or a History of the School:

Please contact either Gloria or Martha

Melton Family Bible Records

Births - Marriages - Deaths 

Contributed by: Louise Breen

Please Contact her if you are related to her or her Collateral Families

"Cryptic Clues in the Bone Yard"

Probate Records - How to Search

 
 
 L L Paulson's 1875
 
Alphabetical Index
 [ Page 59 is a separate file. ]
1874-1875 Tax Assessment Book
for
San Luis Obispo County, California
 
The "Carpenter's Index" - Land Transactions
 

Western States Marriage Index

This index is fully searchable for the following States: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming

California Azorean Immigrants

Historical & Genealogical Information

Bancroft Pioneer Register - Lookups

The San Luis Obispo Genealogical Society has two Libraries

  Notice:
The San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Library has moved!
We are now located in a Room upstairs in the Public Library in Downtown SLO.
 
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10:00 to 3:00
Our telephone (805-785-0383).
 
The Arroyo Grande Genealogical Library is located upstairs in the
South County Branch of the Public Library.
Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, California
The Library is open Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 to 4:00.
 
Each Library has a List of Books:
Here is the Shelf List for the San Luis Obispo Gen Library
Here is the Shelf List for the Arroyo Grande Gen Library
The Shelf Lists are fully searchable pdf files.
 
NEW! - WiFi is available in both Genealogical Libraries.
Bring your Laptop or use our Computer to access the Internet.

NEW online subscription databases now FREE at SLO County Genealogical Society Libraries

 DATABASE: New England Ancestors; preview contents at www.nehgs.org COVERAGE: New England, some New York state, Eastern Canada and more.
And...
World Vital Records - preview contents at: World Vital Records

 
 VISIT: San Luis Obispo Genealogy Library or Arroyo Grande Genealogy Library where our volunteers will help you access the databases on our library computers.

Publications for Sale by the San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society

 
 Site Updated: 18 May 2009
  Martha A. Crosley Graham
   Rights Reserved - 2009
          

 

                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                       

 

 

 

                                                                                                                               

 

                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

              

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                         

 

 

 

 

                                                                                 

 

 

 

 

 

SLO Resources

SLO Queries - Old

Post Queries - RootsWeb Message Boards

Post Queries on "Cousin Connect"

San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder - Vital Records

Birth - Marriage - Death Lookups

Spanish - American Resource - Queries

Cayucos-Morro Bay Cemetery Photo Queries

San Luis Obispo County Biographies

California Coast Marriages

California Coast Deaths

SLO Obituaries - Indexes

SLO Vital Records - Transcriptions

"Pre 1905 Death Index"

WW II Enlistment Records

"100 Years Ago" -  SLO Newspaper Transcriptions

St Stephens - Church Records

The Great Register Transcription Project

1850 Census Transcriptions

1860 Census Transcriptions

1870 Census Index

Delinquent Tax Sales 1914 - Searchable pdf

Land Patent Index 1859 - 1923 [Incomplete] Searchable pdf

SLO Register of Births 1873-1902

San Luis Obispo Newspaper Extractions

"Stereopticon" - Newspaper Gleanings from early San Luis Obispo. The dates range from 1868 to 1900's - Searchable pdf

The Cemeteries of San Luis Obispo County

Spanish Genealogical Terminology

Wood Mortuary & Funeral Chapel

Arroyo Grande, California

Death Certificates & Obituaries

1946-1970

Woods - Voakes Mortuary Registry of Funerals 1896-1915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

                                                        

 

Brief History of San Luis Obispo County, California

In 1542 two small ships sailed the California coast under the command of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and the flag of Spain. Later, well known explorers in California were Sir Francis Drake in 1579 and Sebastian Vizcaino in 1603. Much later, in 1769, the King of Spain sent sea and land expeditions to occupy California for Spain. Don Gaspar de Portola, leader of the land party, entered what is now San Luis Obispo County on September 2, 1769. Father Serra founded the fifth California Mission at San Luis Obispo in 1772. San Miguel Mission was established in 1797.

Father Serra founded the fifth California Mission at San Luis Obispo in 1772. San Miguel Mission was established in 1797. In 1822 California declared its independence from Spain. In 1825 Mexico claims California as a territory. Mexico ceded California to the United States in 1848, ending the war between the United States and Mexico.

In 1850 California became the 31st state, and San Luis Obispo was created one of the 27 original counties. 1861 brought stagecoaches to the county on their runs between San Francisco and Los Angeles. In 1886 the railroad reached as far south as San Miguel and Paso Robles. Not until 1894 did the railroad reach the city of San Luis Obispo because of the rugged terrain of the Cuesta Ridge.

Spanish Land Grants