Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Milwaukee County

Guide to Milwaukee County Wisconsin genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



County Courthouse
Milwaukee County Courthouse 901 N 9th Street Milwaukee, WI 53233 Phone: 414.278.4987 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, and death records, land records from 1835; Register in Probate has probate records from 1838

Parent County
1834--Milwaukee County was created 6 September 1834 from Brown and Iowa Counties. County seat: Milwaukee

Neighboring Counties

 * Ozaukee
 * Racine
 * Washington
 * Waukesha

Catholic Cemeteries
A database of many Catholic cemeteries for Milwaukee

can be found at the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic cemeteries website.

Census
"Wisconsin State Census— The following Wisconsin state censuses are digitized, indexed, and available on-line at FamilySearch.org: 1855, 1875, 1885, 1895, and 1905."

Lutheran
Ascension Lutheran Church


 * Records of Ascension Lutheran Church, Milwaukee County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Milwaukee County


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Milwaukee County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Our Savior's Lutheran Church


 * Records of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Milwaukee County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories
Fold3.com ($) has Milwaukee City Directories 1861-1892 (3 yrs. missing) available online. The collection is part of Fold3.com's "premium content" which requires a subscription to view, or can be viewed for free at a Family History Center.

Germans
Archives, Libraries, and Museums Biographies Church Records Cemetery Records Court Records Histories Immigration/emigration/migration Maps Newspapers Societies

Volga Germans had many settlements in Racine county. To find out more about Volga Germans click here. This site gives resources to help you with your Volga German research, including a mailing list to help you communicate with others in the same ethnic group. They have indexed and made searchable over 100,000 names. You can search by name or village name and the search leads you to sites where that name or village can be found.

The Milwaukee Historical Society has many useful records that may help you in your German or other nationality research.

The record types available here are:


 * Civil War Rosters
 * Jail records
 * Marriage record index
 * Manuscripts
 * Newspapers
 * Naturalization
 * School census record
 * Territorial census records
 * Ordination records of church clergy
 * Published histories

Civil War
Civil War service men from Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Companies H and I

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Milwaukee Public Library

814 W. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53233 (414) 286-3000

See the library's Genealogy page for online and other collections.

Societies
Milwaukee County Historical Society 910 N. Old World Third Street Milwaukee WI 53203 414–273–8288 website

Death
The following obituary indices are available through the Milwaukee Public Library. See Genealogy Obituary Resources to learn more.

Milwaukee Journal Newspaper Index, 1915-1917 Milwaukee's German Newspapers: an Index of Death Notices and Related Items

Wisconsin Necrology, 1846-1944

Index to Deaths Reported in the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, 1921-1996

Death Notices/Obits, 1930s (?) - June, 30, 1992: Surname Index

Obituaries, Milwaukee Journal/Milwaukee Sentinel, 1958-1988

Milwaukee Area Necrology, 1992-1998

Milwaukee Sentinel Card Index, 1837 - 1879

Milwaukee Sentinel Card Index, 1880-1890

Italian Times

The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle

Web Sites

 * Milwaukee County Genealogy (Wisconsin Genealogy)
 * Milwaukee County Historical Society
 * Milwaukee County Historical Society