Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin Genealogy



Racine (/ˈreɪsiːn/ ray-seen, or /rəˈsiːn/ ruh-seen) is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the city had a population of 78,860, making it the fifth-largest city in Wisconsin. Wikipedia

Background
In the year 1832 there were but four white men in that part of what is now Wisconsin, south of Green Bay and east of the Rock River. They were French traders. During that year the Sac war broke out and attracted the attention of the whole country to this region. The title to the land was in the Indians. By the treaty of 1833, between the Pottawatomie and other tribes of Indians, all the tract of county now comprising the southeastern portion of Wisconsin was ceded to the United States --- the Indians, however, to remain in possession until 1836, the Government reserving the right, meantime, to survey the tract. In November, 1834, Captain Gilbert Knapp came to the mouth of Root River, and I find it recorded in such form that I deem it worthy of implicit credit, that he was the first permanent American settler upon any portion of that tract of country now included in the counties of Racine, Walworth and Rock. On the 20th of April, 1836, the act of congress was passed establishing the Territorial Government of Wisconsin. Severed from Michigan, it embraced all its present territory, with that of Minnesota and Iowa, and a portion of Nebraska and Dakota. There were then six counties in the territory --- Milwaukee, Brown, Dubuque, Iowa, Des Moines and Crawford. City of Racine

Cemeteries

 * Calvery Cemetery
 * Mound Cemetery

Church History and Records

 * First Churches of Raciene


 * Historical Society

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records.

Maps

 * Family Maps of Racine County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Rochester,Racine,Wisconsin


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Racine_County,_Wisconsin