State Biography Collections

Biography links for states to help find your ancestors in your genealogy research.

Most of these links have numerous biographies of historical and contemporary individuals.

Alaska

• American Heroes of the Klondike Gold Rush Listed by Their Native State

Alabama

• Alabama Halls of Fame
• Alabama Biographies

Arizona

• Apache County Biographies Project--Arizona 
• Arizona Biographies

Arkansas

• Arkansas Biographies

California

• California Biographies

Colorado

• Colorado Women's Hall of Fame

• Colorado Biographies

Connecticut

• Connecticut  Biography Project 
• Wesleyan University Class of 1865
• Connecticut Biographies

Delaware

• Delaware Biography Project
• Delaware Biographies

District of Columbia

• District of Columbia Biography Project
    

Florida

• Florida Biography Project
• Florida Biographies

Georgia

• Biographies of North Georgia
• Georgia Biography Project
• Georgia Biographies

Illinois

• Crawford County Biographies  
• Illinois Biography Project
• Illinois Biographies

Indiana

• Indiana Biographies (over 15,900)

• Louisa County, Indiana Biographies

• Indiana Biographies

Iowa

• Benton County IA 1878 Biographies
• Iowa Biographies Project

• Harrison County Iowa Biographies

• Iowa Biographies

Kansas

• Kansas Women in Literature
• A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans
• Auctioneers Who Sell Kansas Shorthorns
• Kansas Biographies

Kentucky

• Biographies for Company I, 12th Kentucky Volunteers
• Kentucky Biographies

Louisiana

• Louisiana Biographies Project
• Louisiana Biographies

Massachusetts

• Merchants and Sea Captains of Old Boston
• Williams College Class of 1863
• Massachusetts Biographies

Michigan

• Michigan Biographies

Minnesota

• Minnesota Biographies Project
• Minnesota Biographies

Missouri

• Famous and Infamous Missouri Folks
• Lincoln County Heritage Biographies
• Missouri Biographies Project
• Missouri Biographies

Nebraska

• Buffalo County Biographies
• Compendium of History, Reminiscence and Biography of Nebraska
• Nebraska Biographies

New Hampshire

• Hampton NH Biographies
• Dartmouth Class of 1827
• New Hampshire 1918 Biographies
• New Hampshire Biographies

New Jersey

• New Jersey Biographies

New York

• Albany Men Biographies and Photos
• Biographies - History of the Mohawk Valley, Gateway to the West, 1614-1925
• New York State Men Biographies
• New York Biographies

Ohio

• Ohio Biographies
• Ohio Biographies Project
• Ohio Genealogy Biographies
• Ohio Biographies

Oregon

• Oregon Pioneer Biographies
• Oregon Biographies Project
• Oregon Biographies

Pennsylvania

• Biographies of PA Civil War Soldiers

• All About Pittsburgers  Arthur Burgoyne, 1892

• History of Bucks County  J.H. Battle, 1887

• History of Butler County  J.H. Battle, 1887

• History of Centre and Clinton Counties John Blair Linn, 1883

• History of Erie County Warner, Beers & Co., 1884

• Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1912

• Genealogical and Personal History of Lycoming County Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1887

• Biographical Notes of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County

• The Men of Lafayette

• Pennsylvania Biographies

South Carolina

• South Carolina Biographies Project
• Laurens County Biographies Project--South Carolina
• Newberry County Biographies Project--South Carolina
• South Carolina Biographies

South Dakota

• South Dakota Biographies