Marquette County, Wisconsin Genealogy

''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 Clerk PO Box 186 Montello, WI 53949 Phone: 608.297.3016 Register of Deeds has birth records from 1876, marriage and death from 1869 and land records; Clerk of Courts has divorce and court records from 1878 and naturalization records 1868-1936; Register of Probate 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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places

 * Marquette County Place Names and Post Office History WIGenWeb Project

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
 * Index to the Westfield Centennial History (©2002) WIGenWeb Project

Cemeteries

 * Marquette County Tombstone Photograph Pages USGenWeb Archives

Census

 * Marquette County Federal and State Census Transcriptions WIGenWeb project
 * 1855 - 1855 Wisconsin State Census This census includes name of head of family; other individuals in the household are identified by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.
 * 1865 - 1865 Wisconsin State Census Name index and images of the 1865 State Census which names the head of household. Most records have been destroyed but schedules exist for the following counties: Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.
 * 1875 - 1875 Wisconsin State Census Identifies head of household by name.
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Search indexed census.  Identifies by name of head of household.  Other information is statistical and identifies the rest of the household by race, gender and country of birth.
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical.
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants.

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 Searches at RootsWeb

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

Military History and Records

 * Marquette County Area G.A.R. Post Founders WIGenWeb project - this site gives information on how to find veterans of the Civil War, World War, and World War II.

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


 * The Columbia Rifles WIGenWeb project

Marquette County Pensioners on the Roll in 1883


 * Marquette County Pensioners on the roll in 1883 WIGenWeb project

Korean War


 * Korean War Project

Newspapers
Newspaper articles posted from various pre-1925 newspapers


 * Newspaper Articles from Long Ago WIGenWeb project

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 Telephone: 608-981-2234 Website

Vital Records

 * Wisconsin Government Vital Records Index

Adoption/Adoptee

 * I Care Registry

Birth Records

 * Selected Pre-1920 Marquette County Births WIGenWeb project
 * 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

 * Selected Pre-1920 Marquette County Marriages WIGenWeb project
 * Pre-1907 Marquette County Marriages Index WIGenWeb project
 * 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

 * WI Marquette 1860 Mortality Schedule WIGenWeb Project
 * Pre-1920 Marquette County Deaths
 * Wisconsin Obituaries USGenWeb Archives - searchable by surname
 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1959 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index

Websites

 * Marquette County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Marquette County, US GenWeb Archives
 * Marquette County, WIGenWeb project
 * Marquette County, WIGenWeb project