Marquette County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Marquette County

Guide to Marquette County Wisconsin ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



County Courthouse
Marquette County Courthouse 77 W Park Street Montello, WI 53949 Phone: 608.297.9136 Register of Deeds has birth records from 1876, marriage and death from 1869 and land records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1878 and naturalization records 1868-1936; Registrar in Probbate has probate records from 1890

Parent County
1836--Marquette County was created 7 December 1836 from Brown County. County seat: Montello

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Wisconsin County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Wisconsin County Boundary Maps" (1790-1961) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Wisconsin Counties see: Wisconsin Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties
Adams •  Columbia  •  Green Lake  •  Waushara



Biography
Selected Biographical Sketches from the 1890 Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara County History


 * WI Marquette County History
 * WI Marquette Ennis Diary

Cemeteries
Cemeteries and Related Information Marquette County, Wisconsin


 * Cemeteries Marquette County

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

1885 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1885 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

Church History and Records
Histories and Records of Churches in Marquette County WI


 * WI Marquette Church History

Marquette County Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Church Records


 * WI Marquette Ev Lutheran Records

Current Marquette County Area Churches and Funeral Homes Marquette County, Wisconsin


 * WI Marquette Churches

Genealogy
contributed family trees -


 * WI Marquette Family Trees

Land and Property
Wisconsin

Local Histories
History of Marquette County


 * WI Marquette History

Marquette County, Wisconsin Place Names


 * WI Marquette Places

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from Marquette County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are many companies or regiments that were formed from men of Marguette County.


 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company C
 * - 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company E.
 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company B

Company D, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry Organized in Kilbourn City in the Spring of 1861


 * WI Marquette Civil Columbia

Marquette County Pensioners on the Roll in 1883


 * WI Marquette Civil 1883 pensioners Roll

Korean War


 * Korean War Index

1883 Marquette County Area G.A.R. Post Founders


 * WI Marquette civil 1883

Newspapers
Newspaper articles posted from various pre-1925 newspapers


 * Marquette News

Obituaries
LIst of Obituary Lookup Volunteers


 * Freepages Genealogy Obituary Lookup

Photographs

 * WI Marquette Photo Album

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1800 – 1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records 1800-1987 at Ancestry.com — images and index $
 * 1848 – 1948 at FamilySearch — images

Repositories
See also a List of Wisconsin Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Marquette County Libraries


 * WI Marquette Libraries

County Courthouse
County Marquette WI USA

Societies
Marquette County Historical Society 125 Lawrence Street PO Box 172 Westfield, WI 53964 Phone: 608-981-2234 Website

Vital Records

 * Wisconsin Government Vital Records Index

Adoption/Adoptee

 * I Care Registry

Birth Records

 * WI Marquette Births
 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1826 - 1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * WI Marquette Marriages

Pre-1907 Marriages Index


 * WI Marquette Marriage Index
 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records
1860 Mortality Schedule


 * WI Marquette 1860 Mortality
 * Pre-1920 Marquette County Wisconsin Deaths


 * WI Marquette Deaths
 * Wisconsin Obituaries - searchable by surname


 * US Genweb Obits WI
 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1959 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index

Web Sites

 * Marquette County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook