Marinette County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Marinette County, Wisconsin ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County has Marinette as its seat and the County was created 1879. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Marinette County Courthouse 1926 Hall Ave Marinette, WI 54143 Phone: 715-732-7532 Marinette County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1879. Clerk of Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1879. Register in Probate has probate records from 1879.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records
State Census
 * 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 Records

 * Marinette County Church Records

Lutheran
 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Marinette County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Court Records

 * 1879-1939 Circuit Court Case Files from 1849 - 1943 available at Archives and Area Research Center, Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay; Circuit Court Look-Up Request form- $

Directories

 * Marinette, Wisconsin City Directories

Land and Property Records

 * Wisconsin Land Patents Database, Marinette County (USGenWeb Archives)


 * 1879-1982 Tax rolls ($) are held at: Archives and Area Research Center, Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, $

Local Histories

 * Coleman Home Page (includes history)
 * Marinette (includes history)
 * Peshtigo History (includes Peshtigo Fire links)
 * Wausaukee Home Page (includes history)
 * "Richard T. Ely and the development of the Wisconsin cutover" by Robert Gough
 * "Colonizing the Cutover: Wisconsin's Progressive-Era Experiments in Rural Planning" by Susan O. Haswell and Arnold R. Alanen

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Standard atlas of Marinette County, Wisconsin (1912)
 * Sectional map of Marinette County showing ownership of lands, location of churches, cemeteries, schoolhouses, roads, rural mail routes, railroads, etc. (1905)
 * Pocket map with names of owners, Marinette County, Wisconsin 1920

Military Records

 * Marinette County War Casualties WIGenWeb project
 * Marinette County Pensioners 1812 - 1865 WIGenWeb project

Civil War

 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company F


 * 1883 list of Pensioners or dependents USGenWeb Archives
 * 1890 Federal Census Special Schedule for Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Widows, etc. USGenWeb Archives

World War I

 * Charles A. Smalley WWI Draft Registration USGenWeb Archives
 * WWI Army Casualties USGenWeb Archives

World War II

 * WWII Army Enlistees (Abbott-Doucette) USGenWeb Archives
 * WWII Army Enlistees (Drewry-Kaufman) USGenWeb Archives
 * WWII Army Enlistees (Kearns-Motowski) USGenWeb Archives
 * WWII Army Enlistees (Muenster-Shevy) USGenWeb Archives
 * WWII Army Enlistees (Sieja-Zorn) USGenWeb Archives

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1823-1907 Declarations of Intention and Naturalizations available at Archives and Area Research Center, Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay; Citizenship Search and Copy Request form $

Newspapers

 * Peshtigo Times

Probate Records

 * 1924-1927 Probate case files, microfilmed copies Archives and Area Research Center, Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay; Probate Request form; Probate Case Look-Up Request form $

Online Records


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

School Records

 * Yearbooks, mostly 1920s.

Vital Records

 * Pre-1907 Births, Marriages and Deaths at Archives and Area Research Center, Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay - $, the research center will make a search
 * Ordering Vital Records for Marinette County

Birth

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1826-1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1826-1926 at FamilySearch — index
 * Pre-1970 Marinette County Birth Index WIGenWeb Project

Marriage

 * 1836-1911 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1836-1930 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1973-1997 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1973-1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry — index/images $

Death

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1835-1968 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1867-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1959-1997 at FamilySearch — index
 * Pre-1907 Marinette County Death Index WIGenWeb Project

Divorce

 * 1965-1984 at FamilySearch — index

Archives

 * Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone: 920-465-2539 Email: [mailto:archives@uwgb.edu archives@uwgb.edu] Website Facebook

Family History Centers

 * Marinette Wisconsin Family History Center

Libraries

 * Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone: 920-465-2539 Email: [mailto:archives@uwgb.edu archives@uwgb.edu] Website Facebook

Societies

 * Amberg Historical Society Cty V, 1/3 mile west of Hwy 141 Amberg, WI 54102 Phone: 715-759-5281 Website
 * White Pine Genealogical Society PO Box 512 Marinette, WI 54143 Website
 * Marinette County Historical Society PO Box 262 Marinette, WI 54143 Phone: 715-732-0831

Websites

 * Marinette County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * GenWeb for Marinette County
 * GenWeb Archives for Marinette County
 * Marinette, WI &amp; Menominee, MI County Genealogy Site
 * Marinette County Home Page
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records