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Submitted by Linda Adair Hjelm May 9, 1997. 
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Washington State Government Records Commonly Useful in Genealogical 
Research Available at the Washington State Archives, Olympia


Barbers, 1901-1920
Birth and Death Registers, 1890-1907. Arranged by county. Not indexed. 
Incomplete.
Birth Indexes, 1907-1920. Soundex.
Chiropodists, 1917-1920
Death Indexes, 1907-1989. Soundex.		
Dentists, 1888-1923
Drugless Healers, 1919-1925
Embalmers, 1893-1935
Frontier Justice: Territorial District Court Files, 1853-1889. Indexed.
Indian War Muster Rolls, 1855-1856. Indexed.
Optometrists, 1909-1920
Osteopaths, 1919-1920
Physician & Accouchers, 1881 -1921
Prison, Pardon and Clemency Records, 1884-1965. Indexed.
Professional Licensing Records:
Registered Nurses, 1909-1917
Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Arranged by county. Not indexed.
Territorial Property Assessment Rolls, 1857- 1860; 1874- 1875. Arranged 
by county.
Veterinarians, 1907-1921
World War I, Index Cards, 1917-1918. Incomplete.
World War II, Index Cards, 1941-1945. Incomplete.


In addition, the Washington State Archives' regional branches hold county
 and city records which may be valuable in genealogical research.