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Grant County, Wisconsin
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Hello,
Grant County is available for
adoption. Please contact the State or Assistant
State Coordinator for Information
Many Thanks to Robin and her Contributors for their care and concern over the years.
Table Of Contents
"What's New" ~ Old Grant County Files ~ Lookups ~ Maps ~ Queries ~ USGenWeb® Archives
Vital Record Resources ~ Naturalization Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries ~ Odds
History ~ Military ~ Family Search: Historical Images and Film
Grant County Neighbors:
Crawford ~ Iowa ~ Richland ~ Lafayette, Wisconsin
Clayton ~ Dubuque, Iowa
Jo Daviess, Illinois
Cities, Towns, Villages of Grant County: Wiki Linked pdf
Vital Record Resources ~ Naturalization Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries ~ Odds
Births ~ Baptism's ~ Marriages ~ Deaths
Note: Wisconsin does not publish Vital Records / Documents online: [Prior to October 1907]
Please use this link for more information from the WI Historical Society
Here is the link for all of the "Pre" 1907 Vital Records
Family Search has Wisconsin Birth Records
Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907
Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926
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Marriage and Divorce Records
Family Search has Wisconsin Marriage Records
Wisconsin Marriage Index, 1973-1997~ Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930
Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911
FS: Historical Images: Marriage Film 005589457, Item 4, 1840 - 1949
For Access: Log into your FS Account, Search, Catalog, Enter Film # in 'Fiche/Film' slot
Wisconsin Divorce Index, 1965-1984
There was a file for Marriages on the 'Old Grant County Site'
I found both an Index and a set of Transcriptions.
They have been combined into a fully searchable pdf file.
Please use this Link ~ The data is "As Is"
and...
Remembering that folks often 'ran away' to be married, here are Marriage Records for Iowa & Illinois
Grant County Neighbors:
Iowa
Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992
Iowa, Church and Civil Marriages, 1837 - 1939
Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934
Iowa, Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records, 1906-1937
Illinois
Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935
Illinois Church Records, 1837-1995
Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1940
Family Search ~ Marriage Records for 'Wisconsin Neighboring States':
Illinois
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1452409
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2534491
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2787821
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1463145
Iowa
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2790247
Minnesota
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1949335
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1680832
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2790243
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803974
Sign into your FS Account, then use the above links
Family Search ~ Michigan Marriages
This link is for folks born in Wisconsin and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925
[Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses]
Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link.
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Death Records
Wisconsin Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907
Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907
Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997
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Cemetery and Burial Records for Grant County
F~A~G Cemetery List and Links
Cemetery List: Grant Co., Genealogical Society
Genealogy Trails has this List
USGenWeb Archives: Transcriptions
Family Search: Booklet
Oakridge, Washburn and Slunt Cemeteries
No Clue when the above booklet was published.
FS Film : Cemetery Records: Historical Image Section
Film # 008959858
Bloomington, Grant, Wisconsin, United States: 1700–1930
Bible Records and Cemetery Inscriptions: Film # 008218563 [DAR Collections]
Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, United States
1676–1971
and... this is really cool
"Cemetery Search"
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Naturalization Records
FS has a nice searchable database for WI Naturalizations: 1807 - 1992
Please use this Link
Naturalization Record Films: 1836 - 1962 - FS WebPage pdf
FS Databases and Ship Arrival Records
Wisconsin Index to Naturalization Petitions, 1848-1990
Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992
Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Ship Arrivals, 1922-1956
Wisconsin, Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Manitowoc, 1925 1956
Minnesota, Duluth and Wisconsin, Superior Crew Lists, 1922 - 1958
Wisconsin, Dane County Naturalization Records, 1887-1945
PassPort Applications
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Obituaries
There were Obits and Death Notices in the 'Old Grant County Files'
There is an Index and a set of Transcriptions: Combined into a fully searchable pdf
Please use this Link ~ Data is "As Is"
For Current Obituaries, see the Index [Home Page]
Use this link if you just want to browse or do other searches
Wisconsin Digital Newspapers
In the FS Catalog:
"Tidbits from the Big Piney Examiner of Sublette Co., WY"
1912 > 2006 - Some Years Missing
Compiler: Anna Lee Woffinden
There are Indexes at the end of each Book
The Booklets are full of Obituaries, Death & Funeral Notices
Accidents, and the odd news article about local Pioneers
Download individual booklets from the FS Catalog using this link
There are indexes at the end of each Booklet
More from Family Search Catalog
Pahrump, Nevada Genealogical Society Obits 1970-2009:
Published: 2010
"Digital copies of obituaries for people with some connection to Pahrump, Nevada.
Individuals may have lived and or died in many different states."
There are indexes and each book is searchable or available to download
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Odds
University of Wisconsin: Research Collections
Michigan Mortality Schedules: 1850 - 1880: FS Searchable Database
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Crime and Punishment
FS has a nice collection of Prison Records on Film:
Please use this link for a Chart with Film Numbers and the Names of the Prisons
Prison Records for other States
Michigan ~ Pennsylvania ~ Wisconsin
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Patch Grove Church: Old handwritten notes:
Births, Marriages, Deaths, Miscellaneous Notes by the Pastor: 1860's on
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Newspapers
Newspaper clippings, 1971-1975, from Boscobel Dial
Covering Grant and Crawford Counties, Wisconsin, 1971-1975
Film # 928159, Item #5
1971, Image Range: 240-249 ~ 1972, Image Range: 250-281
1973, Image Range: 282-326 ~ 1974, Image Range: 327-351
1974, Image Range: 352-394
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Another Obituary Resource for Iowa
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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FS: Probate Records ~ Indexes for Probate Records
Wisconsin Land Records: 1837 - 1940
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Family Search "Genealogies"
Sync From:
'RootsFinder' ~ American Ancestors ~ Pedigree Resource File [FS]
Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies ~ FS Wiki Genealogies
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Family Search: Wisconsin "Collections"
Wisconsin Probate Estate Files, 1848-1948
Wisconsin State Census, 1855 ~ Wisconsin State Census, 1865 ~ Wisconsin State Census, 1875
Wisconsin State Census, 1885 ~ Wisconsin State Census, 1895 ~ Wisconsin State Census, 1905
Wisconsin, Fond du Lac Public Library Records, 1848-1980
There are more Collections, but they are for Milwaukee.
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"The Fine Print"
Grant County Coordinator:
WIGenWeb State Coordinator: Tina Vickery
WIGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator: Marcia Ann Kuehl
Online Continuously since 1997~ The WIGenWeb Team. All rights reserved.
Copyright of submitted items belongs to those responsible for their authorship or creation unless otherwise assigned.
Site Updated: 2 December 2023
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