Marquette County, Michigan Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Jacques Marquette. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Marquette County Courthouse 234 W Baraga Avenue Marquette, MI 49855 Phone: 906-225-8330 Marquette County Website County Clerk has birth and death records from 1867, marriage records from 1851, divorce and court records from 1852.

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


 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1894 - Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1819-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust Digital Library — images
 * 1920-1921 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)
 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust, images – includes business directories for towns across the state
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War Civil War service men from Marquette County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Marquette County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Michigan Cavalry, Company B


 * 1861-1865 Record of Service of the Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865 at Michiganology — images, multiple volumes organized alphabetically by surname
 * 1876-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1894 - Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1837-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Digital Michigan Newspapers at Central Michigan University

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1784-1980 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980 at Ancestry $
 * 1797-1973 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1867-1902 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1917 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 Michigan, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
 * 1820-1937 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1820-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1868-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1897 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1952 Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1897-1952 Michigan Death Records at Michiganology - index and images, organized by county and then last name.

Divorce

 * 1897-1952 Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Escanaba Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Houghton Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Iron Mountain Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Marquette Michigan FamilySearch Center


 * Walter E Olson Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Edward U Demmer Memorial Library - an affiliate library

Libraries

 * Marquette Regional History Center 145 W. Spring Street Marquette, MI 49855 Phone: 906-226-3571 Website
 * Peter White Public Library 217 North Front Street Marquette, MI 49855 Phone: 906-226-4311 Facebook Website

Museums

 * Negaunee Historical Museum 303 East Main Street Negaunee, MI 49866 Phone: 906-475-4614 Website

Societies

 * Forsyth Township Historical Society 186 West Flint Street / PO Box 815 Gwinn, MI 49841 Phone: (906) 346-5413 Email: [mailto:rpwills@yahoo.com rpwills@yahoo.com] Facebook


 * Marquette County Genealogical Society 217 North Front Street Marquette, MI 49855 (906) 475-4597 Email: [mailto:marquettecountymigeniesociety@gmail.com marquettecountymigeniesociety@gmail.com] Website Facebook


 * Marquette Regional History Center 145 W Spring St. Marquette, MI 49855 (906) 226-3571 Email: [mailto:mrhc@marquettehistory.org mrhc@marquettehistory.org] Website Facebook


 * Negaunee Historical Society PO Box 221 Negaunee, MI 49866-0221 (906) 475-4614 Email: [mailto:negauneehistorical@att.net negauneehistorical@att.net] Website


 * Richmond Township Historical Society PO Box 254 Palmer, MI 49871-0254 Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Marquette County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – 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.