Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire River. The County has Eau Claire as its seat and the County was created 1856. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Eau Claire County Courthouse 721 Oxford Avenue Eau Claire, WI 54703-5481 Phone: 715-839-4803 Eau Claire County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1856. Clerk of Courts has divorce records from 1856 and court records from 1929.

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: Unincorporated communities in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

History Timeline

 * History of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Past and Present including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the counties by Judge William F. Bailey

Biographies

 * USGenWeb Archives Eau Claire Biographies:
 * A-F
 * G-L
 * M-R
 * S-Z
 * Biographical Indexes


 * Eau Claire Biographies, Genealogy Trails

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.


 * WIGenWeb: Old Settlers of Eau Claire up to 1863; 1870 Head of Household Index; 1910 Head of Household Index

Church Records

 * Church records, 1860-1947 First Presbyterian Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
 * Church records, 1861-1940 First Baptist Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
 * Church records, 1865-1947 St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Text in English and Latin. Contains baptisms 1865-1881, marriages 1866-1884, deaths 1865-1874, record of interments (indexed) 1900-1947.
 * Church records, 1874-1974 St. John's Lutheran Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Text in English and German. Contains constitution, signatures of members ca. 1874, register of members 1880-1881, baptisms, communions 1874-1911, burials, confirmations, marriages, new members 1888-1910, transfers 1880, families 1900.
 * Church records, 1877-1918 United Methodist Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Church also known as Second Methodist Episcopal Church, later became the United Methodist Church. Contains members, class records, probationers, marriages, and baptisms.
 * Church records, 1890-1920 United Methodist Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Early church known as Barstow Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Contains record of pastors 1857-1923, members, classes, probationers, pastoral and statistical records, baptisms, marriages, funerals 1909- 1920, and history.
 * Church records, 1893-1947 Epiphany Lutheran Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Text in English and German. Contains history, baptisms, confirmations, communions, marriages, and burials.
 * Church records, 1897-1958 North Presbyterian Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Also known as Second Presbyterian Church. Contains baptisms 1897-1898, 1917-1945; marriages 1932; deaths 1922- 1957; communicants; elders 1953-1958.
 * Church records, 1898-1914 United Methodist Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Contains history, pastoral and statistical record, probationers, members, baptisms, marriages and includes Rock Falls Church, Mt. Hope Church (Porters Mills), Wheaton, Gower district, Seymour district number one, Altoona, and Lake Hallie.
 * Church records, 1925-1940 First Congregational Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Contains a history, membership record, register of baptisms, and a reserve roll. Early records were destroyed by fire.
 * Church records, 1908-1943 Plymouth United Church of Christ in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Contains lists of officers, baptisms, members received 1908-1930, members removed 1919-1930, non-resident members 1913, marriages 1910-1931, funerals 1913-1918, charities and expenses 1913-1916, and annual statistics 1913-1931. First volume includes index.
 * Church registers, 1875-1924 Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Text in Latin. Some volumes include indexes.


 * Eau Claire Church records, WIGenWeb
 * Eau Claire Church records, USGenWeb Archives
 * GoogleMaps - Eau Claire Churches

Lutheran
 * Records of the First Lutheran Church in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories

 * USGenWeb Archives: Old Settlers Roster up to 1863; 1884 Eau Claire City Directory; 1932 Augusta Business Directory.
 * 1884 Eau Claire City Directory, WIGenWeb

Genealogies
Eau Claire Family Group Sheets

Land and Property Records

 * Patents, USGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * Histories of various locations in this county: Eau Claire Co. WIGenWeb
 * Old photos of people in this county: Eau Claire Co. WIGenWeb
 * Old photos of places in this county: Eau Claire Co. WIGenWeb

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Family Maps of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Sanborn Digital Fire Insurance Maps: 1883, 1885, 1889, 1897 and 1931. Courtesy of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Library.
 * Landowner Index to 1910 Eau Claire County Wisconsin Atlas, USGenWeb Archives

Military Records

 * Eau Claire Military records, Genealogy Trails

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company L
 * - 5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Reorganized, Company K
 * - 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company C

Newspapers

 * Eau Claire Newspaper gleanings, Genealogy Trails

Obituaries

 * Obituaries and Death Notices, Genealogy Trails

Probate Records
Online Records


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

School Records

 * Eau Claire School records, WIGenWeb
 * Eau Claire School records, USGenWeb Archives

Vital Records

 * Eau Claire Pre-1907 Births & Deaths, some 1928-1931, WIGenWeb - index

Birth

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1826-1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1826-1926 at FamilySearch — index
 * Pre-1876 - 1907 Pre-1876-1907 Index to Birth records, partial, Genealogy Trails
 * 1886-1911 Drammen Lutheran Church birth listing, Transcription - USGenWeb Archives

Marriage

 * 1836-1911 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1836-1930 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1907 Index to Marriage records, Genealogy Trails
 * 1973-1997 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1973-1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry — index/images $

Death

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1835-1968 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1867-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1886-1946 Drammen Lutheran Church death listing, Transcription - USGenWeb Archives
 * Pre-1900 - 1907 Index to Death records, Genealogy Trails
 * 1959-1997 at FamilySearch — index

Divorce

 * 1965-1984 at FamilySearch — index

Family History Centers

 * Eau Claire Wisconsin Family History Center

Libraries

 * L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library 400 Eau Claire Street Eau Claire, WI 54701 Phone: 715-839-1648 Website

Societies

 * Genealogical Research Society of Eau Claire PO Box 1204 Eau Claire, WI 54702 Website

Websites

 * Eau Claire County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Eau Claire County Wikipedia
 * Family Search Record Search for Wisconsin
 * Eau Claire County, WIGenWeb
 * Eau Claire County Archives, USGenWeb
 * Google Web information for Eau Claire County &amp; Google Map of this county
 * Eau Claire County in WorldCat.org
 * Linkpedium Eau Claire County Genealogy and Family History
 * Kindred Trails Eau Claire County Genealogy
 * Genealogy Trails Eau Claire County
 * CensusFinder for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
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