Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the word which probably means "people living at the mouth of a river." The County has Port Washington as its seat and the County was created 1853. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Ozaukee County Courthouse 121 W Main Street PO Box 994 Port Washington, WI 53074 Phone: 262-284-8100 Ozaukee County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, and land records from 1853. Clerk of Circuit Courts has divorce, probate and court records. County Treasurer has tax rolls from 1851.

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:

Biographies

 * Ozaukee County Biographies WIGenWeb project
 * Biographical Sketches USGenWeb Archives

Cemeteries

 * Port Washington, Wisconsin Cemeteries

Census Records

 * 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.
 * 1905 - 1905 State Census for Ozaukee County Put in the surname, year of census, and county/state. RootsWeb
 * 1850 - [sites.rootsweb.com/~wiozauke/census.html 1850 Washington County Census] WIGenWeb project. Washington was the parent county of Ozaukee.

Church Records

 * Port Washington, Wisconsin Church Records
 * Ozaukee County Churches WIGenWeb project

Lutheran
 * Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Cedarburg, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories

 * Krause's Ozaukee County 1900 Directory WIGenWeb project hosted by RootsWeb
 * Ozaukee County Residential - Rural Classified Directory - 1923-24 WIGenWeb project hosted by RootsWeb
 * Washington-Ozaukee County Farm Directory - 1933 WIGenWeb project hosted by RootsWeb
 * Washington-Ozaukee County Directory - 1938-39 WIGenWeb project hosted by RootsWeb

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Germans Records to search: Archives, Libraries, and Museums; Biographies; Church Records; Cemetery Records; Court Records; Histories; Immigration/emigration/migration; Maps; Newspapers; Societies

Land and Property Records

 * Wisconsin Land Patents Database, Ozaukee County USGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * Old Settlers' Club, from "History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin" USGenWeb Archives

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Military Records

 * Official War History of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin by R. B. Pixley (Port Washington, WI: Ozaukee County War History Committee, 1919) (digitized book)

Civil War

 * Civil War Rosters, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin USGenWeb Archives
 * Men Who Enlisted in Ozaukee County WIGenWeb project hosted by RootsWeb
 * 1883 List of Pensioners for Ozaukee County WIGenWeb project hosted by RootsWeb
 * 1890 Veteran's Schedule WIGenWeb project hosted by RootsWeb

World War I

 * Ozaukee County in World War I WIGenWeb project hosted by RootsWeb

World War II

 * Ozaukee County in World War II WIGenWeb project hosted by RootsWeb

Newspapers

 * Ozaukee County Newspapers WIGenWeb project hosted by RootsWeb

Probate Records

 * Ozaukee County Wills WIGenWeb project hosted by RootsWeb

Online Records


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

Birth

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1826-1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1826-1926 at FamilySearch — index

Marriage

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

Death

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

Divorce

 * 1965-1984 at FamilySearch — index

Archives

 * Area Research Center - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, Division of Archives and Special Collections Golda Meir Library, Room W250 2311 East Hartford Avenue PO Box 604 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0604 Phone: 414-229-5402 Email: [mailto:askarch@uwm.edu askarch@uwm.edu] Website

Libraries

 * Golda Meir Library - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Area Research Center, Milwaukee, Division of Archives and Special Collections Golda Meir Library, Room W250 2311 East Hartford Avenue PO Box 604 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0604 Phone: 414-229-5402 Email: [mailto:askarch@uwm.edu askarch@uwm.edu] Website

Societies

 * Ozaukee County Historical Society PO Box 206 Cedarburg, WI 53012 Website
 * Mequon Historical Society 6100 West Mequon Road 112N Mequon, WI 53092 Phone: 262-242-3107 Email: [mailto:dondorf@execpc.com dondorf@execpc.com] Website
 * Port Washington Historical Society PO Box 491 205 N. Franklin St. Port Washington, WI 53074 Phone: 262-268-9150 Email:[mailto:portwashhistorical@yahoo.com portwashhistorical@yahoo.com] Website
 * Saukville Area Historical Society 200 N Mill Street Saukville, WI 53080 Phone: 262-268-9197 Email: [mailto:saha@artin.org saha@artin.org] Website

Websites

 * Ozaukee County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Ozaukee County GenWeb
 * Ozaukee County USGenWeb Archives
 * - 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