Marathon County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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

United States Wisconsin  Marathon County



County Courthouse
Marathon County Courthouse 500 Forest Street Wausau, WI 54403 Phone. 715.261.1500

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and death records from 1900 and land records from 1850; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1900; County Court has probate records from 1900

Parent County
1850--Marathon County was created 9 February 1850 from Portage County. County seat: Wausau

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

Cities
† Only partially in Marathon County.

Neighboring Counties
Clark •  Langlade  •  Lincoln  •  Portage  •  Shawano  •  Taylor  •  Waupaca  •  Wood



Cemeteries

 * Marathon County Cemeteries on Live Search Maps


 * Hebrew Cemetery, Wausau BillionGraves
 * Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Kronenwetter BillionGraves

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable indexed to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be found on the FamilySearch Historical Records 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 unindexed Internet images to the 1885 Wisconsin State Census can be searched on the Family Search Historical Recordsname of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

1905 Marathon County Census-- Index of handwritten cards from the 1905 county census. Search results include surname, first name, age, location, and a link to the detailed record. A copy of the original census information can be ordered. Note that each record in the original census contains surname, location, first name, relationship, sex, race, age, marital status, birthplace, parent's birthplace, occupation and notes.

Census substitute Early Wausau City Directories. 1883, 1886, 1888, 1893, 1910, 1912, 1914 city directories are included in this index. The Marathon County Historical Society will provide a copy of the original city directory record for a fee. The Family History Library has addtional early Wausau city directories on film.

Court Records

 * Marathon County Clerk of Courts

Directories
FuneralHomes has list of funeral homes and history of Funeral Homes in Marathon County,(mostly Wausau) along with the addresses and whether or not records can be read there

Genealogy
Wimarath Stories

History
Local histories are available from the Marathon County Historical Society. This collection of histories indexed and is searchable by surname or business name.

Wimarath Stories has links to many various stories, interviews, histories of towns, etc.

Insane Asylum and Poor Farm
Information about the history of the Asylum and Poor Farm comes from copies of materials at the Marathon County Historical Library, 410 McIndoe, Wausau,WI Wimarath Insane covering years 1893 - 1971

Land and Property

 * General Land Office Records, Bureau of Land Management
 * Marathon County Online Land Records
 * Marathon County Register of Deeds

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Marathon County - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
 * Marathon County (1878) - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
 * Wausau (1878) - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

Civil War
Civil War service men from Marathon 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 Marathon County.


 * - 5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Reorganized, Companies D and F
 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company G


 * Marathon County Veterans Service Office
 * Wimarath Military shows all the various wars' records available for Marathon County and links to their sites

Newspapers

 * Record Review - covers Athens, Edgar, Marathon and Stratford.
 * Tribune-Phonograph - covers Abbotsford, Colby, Curtiss, Dorchester, Milan and Unity.
 * Wausau Daily Herald

Obituaries

 * Marathon County Obituaries

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

 * Marathon County Public Library

County Courthouse

 * Marathon County Government

Family History Centers

 * Wausau Wisconsin Family History Center

Societies
Marathon County Historical Society 403 Mcindoe St Wausau 54403-4746

Marathon County Genealogical Society PO Box 1512 Wausau, WI 54402-1512 Marathon County Genealogical Society

Marathon County Historical Society 410 McIndoe Street Wausau, WI 54403 Office: 715-842-5750 Library: 715-848-0378 Fax: 715-848-0576 Marathon County Historical Society

Birth Records

 * 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

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

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1959 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index

Web Sites

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