Marinette County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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

Description
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 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. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1865 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. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1875 Identifies head of household by name. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1885 — 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. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1895 — index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1905 — Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants. - How to Use this Collection

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 ($).

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 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
 Wisconsin Newspapers Online
 * Peshtigo Times
 * Wisconsin Digital Newspaper at Wisconsin State Historical Society

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 - How to Use this Collection

School Records

 * Yearbooks, mostly 1920s.

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.

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 - How to Use this Collection
 * 1820-1920: Wisconsin, Birth Index, 1808-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1826-1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1826-1926 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * Pre-1907 Pre-1907 Wisconsin Vital Records Index at Wisconsin Historical Society - free index, images ($)
 * Pre-1970 Marinette County Birth Index WIGenWeb Project

Marriage

 * 1836-1911 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1836-1930 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * Pre-1907 Pre-1907 Wisconsin Vital Records Index at Wisconsin Historical Society - free index, images ($)
 * 1973-1997 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1973-1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry — index/images $

Death

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1835-1968 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1907 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * Pre-1907 Marinette County Death Index WIGenWeb Project
 * Pre-1907 Pre-1907 Wisconsin Vital Records Index at Wisconsin Historical Society - free index, images ($)
 * 1959-1997 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

 * 1965-1984 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

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 PO Box 22 N15065 Grant Street Amberg, WI 54102 Phone: 715-759-5281 Website
 * Marinette County Historical Society PO Box 262 1650 Bridge St. Marinette, WI 54143 Phone: 715-732-0831 Website

Websites

 * Marinette County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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, WI by rootsweb
 * 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