Marquette County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Marquette County

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



County Courthouse
Marquette County Courthouse 77 W Park Street Montello, WI 53949 Phone: 608.297.9136 Register of Deeds has birth records from 1876, marriage and death from 1869 and land records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1878 and naturalization records 1868-1936; Registrar in Probbate has probate records from 1890

Parent County
1836--Marquette County was created 7 December 1836 from Brown County. County seat: Montello

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

 * Adams
 * Columbia
 * Green Lake
 * Waushara

Biography
Selected Biographical Sketches from the 1890 Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara County History


 * www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/cohist.html
 * www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/ennisdiary.html

Cemeteries
Cemeteries and Related Information Marquette County, Wisconsin


 * www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/CemMarq.html

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

1885 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1885 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

Church History and Records
Histories and Records of Churches in Marquette County WI


 * http://www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/churchhist.html

Marquette County Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Church Records


 * http://www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/evluthrec.html

Current Marquette County Area Churches and Funeral Homes Marquette County, Wisconsin


 * http://www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/churchesm.html

Genealogy
contributed family trees -


 * www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/famtreesm.html

Land and Property
searches.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/wisconsin/wisconsin.pl

Local Histories
History of Marquette County


 * http://www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/marqhist.html

Marquette County, Wisconsin Place Names


 * http://www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/marqplaces.html

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from Marquette 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 Marguette County.


 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company C
 * - 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company E.
 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company B

Company D, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry Organized in Kilbourn City in the Spring of 1861


 * www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/cvlcolumbia.html

Marquette County Pensioners on the Roll in 1883


 * www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/cvl1883pen.html

Korean War


 * www.koreanwar.org/index.html

1883 Marquette County Area G.A.R. Post Founders


 * www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/cvl1883m.html

Newspapers
Newspaper articles posted from various pre-1925 newspapers


 * http://www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/marqnews.html

Obituaries
LIst of Obituary Lookup Volunteers


 * freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obitl/

Photographs

 * www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/phoalbumm.html

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

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Marquette County Libraries


 * www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/libraries.html

County Courthouse
co.marquette.wi.us/

Societies

 * wsgs.wetpaint.com/

Vital Records

 * www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/VitalRecords/index.htm

Adoption/Adoptee

 * www.icareregistry.com/

Birth

 * www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/birthsmjv.html

Marriage

 * www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/marrmjv.html

Pre-1907 Marriages Index


 * www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/marqmar.html

Death
1860 Mortality Schedule


 * http://www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/1860mort.html

Pre-1920 Marquette County Wisconsin Deaths


 * http://www.wiroots.org/wimarquette/deathsmvj.html

Wisconsin Obituaries - searchable by surname


 * http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/obits/obitswi.htm

Web Sites

 * Marquette County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook