Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Trempealeau County

Guide to Trempealeau County Wisconsin ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



County Courthouse
Trempeleau County Courthouse PO Box 67 Whitehall, WI 54773-0067 Phone: 715.538.2311 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, burial and land recordsc; Clerk of Courts has divorce and court records; Register in Probate has probate records

Parent County
1854--Trempealeau County was created 27 January 1854 from Buffalo, Chippewa, Jackson and La Crosse Counties. County seat: Whitehall

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Wisconsin County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Wisconsin County Boundary Maps" (1790-1961) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Wisconsin Counties see: Wisconsin Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties
Buffalo •  Eau Claire  •  Jackson  •  La Crosse  •  Winona County, Minnesota



Biography
Links to Trempealeau County Biographies USGenWeb Archives

Cemeteries

 * Trempealeau County Cemeteries With some links. WIGenWeb project
 * Some Trempealeau County Cemeteries With links. USGenWeb Archives

Lutheran

 * Records of Zion, Trinity, and Edens Lutheran Church, Galesville, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Trempealeau Valley Lutheran Church (Located in Blair, Trempealeau County)

Land and Property

 * Links to various land records of Trempealeau County WIGenWeb project

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from Trempealeau County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are many companies or regiments that were formed from men of Trempealeau County.


 * - 5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Reorganized, Company G (Men were listed in the Roster as being from the city of Albion, which could have been from the counties of Dane, Trempealeau or Jackson.)
 * - 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company I


 * Civil War Enlistees Listed in the Galesville Transcript, August 22, 1862, page 4. WIGenWeb project
 * Deceased Civil War Soldiers of Trempealeau County Transcribed from the Galesville Transcript, July 31, 1863, Page 4. WIGenWeb project
 * 1883 Pensioner's Roll WIGenWeb project

World War I

 * Wisconsin Gold Star List for Trempealeau Co. USGenWeb Archives
 * World War I Memorial Plaque Listing from the Wisconsin War Memorial in Arcadia WiGenWeb project

World War II

 * World War II Memorial Plaque Listing from the Wisconsin War Memorial in Arcadia WiGenWeb project
 * WWII Army Enlistees, Names ABTS - HAYTER USGenWeb Archives
 * WWII Army Enlistees, Names HEATH - NYEN USGenWeb Archives
 * WWII Army Enlistees, Names OANES - SCOW USGenWeb Archives
 * WWII Army Enlistees, Names SEGUIN - ZIMMERMAN USGenWeb Archives

Obituaries

 * Obituary Indices from Trempealeau County WIGenWeb project
 * Trempealeau County Obituaries USGenWeb Archives

Probate Records
Online Records


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

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Wisconsin Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Repositories
See also a List of Wisconsin Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Societies
Trempealeau County Historical Society N33015 Square Bluff Rd Whitehall, WI 54773 Phone:715-985-3310

Trempealeau County Historical Society W19092 State Rd 54 Galesville, WI, 54630 Website Phone: 608-582-2908 mailto:nbergman27@yahoo.com

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1826 - 1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Pre-1907 Birth Indices of Trempealeau County WIGenWeb project

Marriage Records

 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Pre-1907 Trempealeau County Marriage Indices WIGenWeb project

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1959 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Pre-1907 Trempealeau County Death Indices WIGenWeb project

Web Sites

 * Trempealeau County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Trempealeau County WIGenWeb project
 * Trempealeau County Archives USGenWeb Archives
 * Trempealeau County Archives USGenWeb Archives