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.

Marquette County, Wisconsin
Map
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Location of Wisconsin in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 7, 1836
County Seat	Montello
Courthouse
Address	Marquette County Courthouse 77 W Park Street Montello, WI 53949 Phone: 608.297.9136 Marquette County Website

County Information

Marquette County, Wisconsin Record Dates

Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1864	1848		1840	1836	1890

County Courthouse

Marquette County Clerk
PO Box 186
Montello, WI 53949
Phone: 608.297.3016

Register of Deeds has birth records from 1876,
marriage and death from 1869 and land records;
Clerk of Courts has divorce and court records
from 1878 and naturalization records 1868-1936;
Register of Probate has probate records from 1890

Historical Facts

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

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities

Populated Places

• Marquette County Place Names and Post Office History WIGenWeb Project

Neighboring Counties

Adams  • Columbia  • Green Lake  • Waushara

Resources

Biography

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

• WI Marquette County History
• WI Marquette Ennis Diary
• Index to the Westfield Centennial History (©2002) WIGenWeb Project

Cemeteries

Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Tombstone Transcriptions in Print	List of Cemeteries in the county
Findagrave.com	Family History Library	Findagrave.com
WIGenWeb	WorldCat	Billion Graves
WIGenWeb Archives
WITombstone Project
Interment
EPodunk
Billion Graves
See Wisconsin Cemeteries for more information.

• Marquette County Tombstone Photograph Pages USGenWeb Archives

Census

• Marquette County Federal and State Census Transcriptions WIGenWeb project
• 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 - Wisconsin State Census, 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 - Wisconsin State Census, 1895 at FamilySearch — index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical.
• 1905 - Wisconsin State Census, 1905 at FamilySearch — Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants.

Church History and Records

Histories and Records of Churches in Marquette County WI

• WI Marquette Church History

Marquette County Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Church Records

• WI Marquette Ev Lutheran Records

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

• WI Marquette Churches

Genealogy

contributed family trees -

• WI Marquette Family Trees

Land and Property

Wisconsin Searches at RootsWeb

Local Histories

History of Marquette County

• WI Marquette History

Marquette County, Wisconsin Place Names

• WI Marquette Places

Maps

• Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Wisconsin

Military History and Records

• Marquette County Area G.A.R. Post Founders WIGenWeb project - this site gives information on how to find veterans of the Civil War, World War , and World War II.

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

• The Columbia Rifles WIGenWeb project

Marquette County Pensioners on the Roll in 1883

• Marquette County Pensioners on the roll in 1883 WIGenWeb project

Korean War

• Korean War Project

Newspapers

Newspaper articles posted from various pre-1925 newspapers

• Newspaper Articles from Long Ago WIGenWeb project

Obituaries

LIst of Obituary Lookup Volunteers

• Freepages Genealogy Obituary Lookup

Photographs

• WI Marquette Photo Album

Probate Records

Online Records

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

Repositories

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

Archives, Libraries and Museums

Marquette County Libraries

• WI Marquette Libraries

County Courthouse

County Marquette WI USA

Family History Centers

• Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.

Societies

Marquette County Historical Society
125 Lawrence Street
PO Box 172
Westfield, WI 53964
Telephone: 608-981-2234
Website

Vital Records

• Wisconsin Government Vital Records Index

Adoption/Adoptee

• I Care Registry

Birth Records

• Selected Pre-1920 Marquette County Births WIGenWeb project
• 1826 - 1926 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
• 1820 - 1907 Wisconsin, Birth Index, 1820-1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
• 1826 - 1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

• Selected Pre-1920 Marquette County Marriages WIGenWeb project
• Pre-1907 Marquette County Marriages Index WIGenWeb project
• 1836 - 1930 Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
• 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1973-1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
• 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Divorce Records

• 1965 - 1984 Wisconsin, Divorce Index, 1965-1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

• WI Marquette 1860 Mortality Schedule WIGenWeb Project
• Pre-1920 Marquette County Deaths
• Wisconsin Obituaries USGenWeb Archives - searchable by surname
• 1867 - 1907 Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
• 1835 - 1968 Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
• 1820 - 1907 Wisconsin, Death Index, 1820-1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
• 1959 - 1997 Wisconsin, Death Index, 1959-1997 at FamilySearch.org — index

Websites

• Marquette County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• FamilySearch Catalog
• Marquette County, US GenWeb Archives
• Marquette County, WIGenWeb project