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More updated links and pages. 2023 The website is being updated, links are being fixed; Contact the Coordinator if you have Marquette County information to donate. July 2, 2008 Added to the pre-1907 marriage index in progress; I am now working on late-autumn of 1892 June 8, 2008 No, Joan has not fallen off the face of the earth. Her new job has taken a lot of her time. Until she is able to get back to the files, I decided to put up a few tidbits from some of my newpaper resources. I added a news tidbits from 1875 on the strange poisoning of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Everhard and an 1884 new tidbit on the fire of the Opera House and Bank. April 6, 2008 Added to the pre-1907 marriage index in progress; I am now working on early autumn, 1892. April 1, 2008 The Marquette and Adams County websites have been moved to a non-commercial server and are still a part of the USGenWeb project, which will continue to assure the data found on GenWeb sites remains freely available for all site visitors. March 15, 2008 Added a newspaper item, the towns of Moundville, Neshkoro, Packwaukee and Buffalo school report for December 1898. March 9, 2008 Added to the pre-1907 marriage index in progress; I am now working on mid-summer 1892. March 2, 2008 Added a newspaper item, the school report from December 1890 for Montello and Buffalo twp area students. February 22, 2008 Added to the pre-1907 marriage index in progress; I am now working on mid-spring 1892. February 10, 2008 Added more couples' names to the index in progress from microfilmed Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse in Montello before October 1, 1907. February 5, 2008 Added a newspaper item about the election of officers who would serve their terms in 1891 as leaders for the Briggsville Kershaw G.A.R. post. January 28, 2008 Added more couples' names to the index in progress from microfilmed Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse in Montello before October 1, 1907. January 10, 2008 Added more couples' names to the index in progress from microfilmed Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse in Montello before October 1, 1907. Marriages being transcribed now are from the winter of 1891. January 1, 2008 Added more couples' names to the index in progress from microfilmed Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse in Montello before October 1, 1907. Marriages being transcribed now are from November 1891. December 19, 2007 Added more couples' names to the index in progress from microfilmed Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse in Montello before October 1, 1907. Marriages being transcribed now are from late summer 1891. December 2, 2007 Updated the Marquette County place names file with more information about old settlements. November 28, 2007 Heimgehen My mother passed away early today at our home, where she had lived the past 13.5 years, since her initial diagnosis with lymphoma (cancer). Hospice and our friends Kevin and Shelly helped us to care for her so that her wish could be fulfilled: to pass away in her sleep at home in her own room. We will miss you, mom, until we meet again! November 18, 2007 Added more couples' names to the index in progress from microfilmed Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse in Montello before October 1, 1907. Marriages being transcribed now are from early summer 1891. November 10, 2007 Added more couples' names to the index in progress from microfilmed Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse in Montello before October 1, 1907. Marriages being transcribed now are from late spring 1891. November 1, 2007 Added the biography of P. E. Peterson to the county history biographies section, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. October 28, 2007 Added two biographies to the county history biographies section: Thomas Curran and Ft. Peter Honeyman, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. October 20, 2007 Added more couples' names to the index in progress from microfilmed Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse in Montello before October 1, 1907. Marriages being transcribed now are from mid-spring 1891. October 16, 2007 Added the biography of Herbert Frisbie to the county history biographies section, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. October 8, 2007 Added two biographies to the county history biographies section: C. E. Peirce and James White, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. October 3, 2007 Added a diary written by a new cntributor's grandfather of his memories of boyhood from 1877 - 1882 in Marquette County. It is a long document and interesting reading, please be patient while it loads. September 15, 2007 Added more couples' names to the index in progress from microfilmed, Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse in Montello before October 1, 1907. Marriages being transcribed now are from spring 1891. September 3, 2007 Added three biographies to the county history biographies section: Aaron Brown, John F. Thomas and James Wilson, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. August 27, 2007 Added more couples' names to the index in progress from microfilmed, Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse in Montello before October 1, 1907. Marriages being transcribed now are from early spring 1891. August 18, 2007 Added more couples' names to the index in progress from microfilmed, Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse in Montello before October 1, 1907. Marriages being transcribed now are from early spring 1891. August 11, 2007 Added more couples' names to the index in progress from microfilmed, Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse in Montello before October 1, 1907. Marriages being transcribed now are December 1890 and January 1891. August 5, 2007 Added three to the county history biographies section, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: Ira Butler, Isaac Russell and Charles Smith. July 30, 2007 Added three biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: Albert Gates, Reese T. Reese and Charles Mather. July 22, 2007 Added the biography of Melzar Folsom to the county history biographies page, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. July 8, 2007 Added more marriages to the index in progress from microfilmed, Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse before October 1, 1907. July 1, 2007 Added the biographies for John Heaney and Ephrainm Pickering to the county history biographies page, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. June 17, 2007 Added J. Edmund Millard's biography to the county history biographies page, and updated the index in progress from microfilmed, Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse before October 1, 1907. June 8, 2007 Added the biography of Ferdinand Yahr to the county history biographies page, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. June 1, 2007 Added the biographies of Alanson Kimball and Ezra Whiting, both sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. Added more marriages to the index in progress from microfilmed, Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse before October 1, 1907. I am now at mid-year in 1890. May 25, 2007 Updated the Warnke family tree page with an update sent by CONTRIBUTOR Angela Pehlke. Added the biography of Ezra Parker to the county history biographies page, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. May 16, 2007 Added more marriages to the index in progress from microfilmed, Marquette Co marriages voluntarily registered at the courthouse before October 1, 1907. May 12, 2007 Added the biography of William Bannerman to the county history biographies section of our website, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. May 5, 2007 Added the biographies of John Greenfield and Theo Chipman to the county history biographies section of our website, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. Added more couples to the index in progress of the Marquette Co marriages registered at the courthouse before 1907. May 1, 2007 Added the biography of Eli Chapman, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. April 22, 2007 Added the biography of Augustus Palmer, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. April 14, 2007 Added the biography of Shadrach Burdick, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. Added more couples to the index in progress of the Marquette Co marriages registered at the courthouse before 1907. I am working on the early spring 1890 marriages. April 7, 2007 Added the biography of James Briggs, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. April 2, 2007 Added more couples to the index in progress of the Marquette Co marriages registered at the courthouse before 1907. I am working on the mid to late winter 1890 marriages. March 29, 2007 Added more couples to the index in progress of the Marquette Co marriages registered at the courthouse before 1907. March 25, 2007 Added the biographies of Lester Clawson and William Kelley, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. March 21, 2007 Added the biographies of Charles S Wood and William Garner to the county history biographies section, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. March 18, 2007 Added the biography of Thomas Skinner to the county history biographies section. March 17, 2007 Added more couples to the index in progress of the Marquette Co marriages registered at the courthouse before 1907. March 10, 2007 Added more couples to the index in progress of the Marquette Co marriages registered at the courthouse before 1907. March 3, 2007 Added the biography of Ruth Stevens Woodworth to the county history biographies section. February 24, 2007 Added more couples to the index in progress of the Marquette Co marriages registered at the courthouse before 1907, we are now in spring, 1889. February 17, 2007 Added the biography of Gardner Green to the county history biographies, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. February 2, 2007 Added two biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: Lewis Weldon and Orrin Perry. January 29, 2007 Added the biographies of William Miller and Charles Foss, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. January 25, 2007 Added the biographies of FJ Kimball and Oliver Harwood, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. January 20, 2007 Added the biographies of Alric Chamberlin and Frank E Clark, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. January 15, 2007 Added the biography of Capt. John E Tilton to the county history biographies, sent by Sandy Boudrou. January 14, 2007 Added the biography of Levi Pond, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. January 1, 2007 Added more couples to the index in progress of the Marquette Co marriages registered at the courthouse before 1907. December 28, 2006 Added a new family tree page about the Podoll family, from CONTRIBUTOR Brian Podoll. December 20, 2006 Added the biographies of Calvin Burrows, Robert Bursell, Thomas Hamilton, Robert Bursell, Matthew Spain, William Hughs sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. December 17, 2006 Added the biography of F G Miller to the county history biographies page. December 8, 2006 Added a number of marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, we are now to late summer 1888. December 4, 2006 Added the biography of Isaiah Moors to the county history biographies page. December 2, 2006 Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, we are now to late winter 1888. November 28, 2006 Added the biographies of Charles Angle, Spencer Angle, Alban Clark, WB Graham, Thomas Crabtree and Hon. Sam'l Smith, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. November 27, 2006 Added three biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: James Crowl, Henry Hull and Frank Stocking. November 20, 2006 Added the biography of William D. Williams to the county history page, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. November 17, 2006 Added biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss to the county history collection: Rev. William Rickell and Albert Steers. November 14, 2006 Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, we are now to Jan. 1888. November 10, 2006 Added three biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: Francis Knight, Asa Kendall and James Densmoor. November 3, 2006 Added the biography of Edwin Robinson to the county biographies collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. November 2, 2006 Added two biographies to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou, for Soren Mortensen and Sullivan Robinson. October 27, 2006 Added Lester Porter's biography tot he county history biographies page and more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index. October 24, 2006 Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, we are now to Nov-Dec 1887. October 22, 2006 Added the biography of John Lewis to the county history biographies page, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. October 21, 2006 Added the biography of Worden Burdick to the county history biographies page, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou, and more photos to the album from CONTRIBUTOR Nathan Weber. October 20, 2006 Added the biography of William Bazeley, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou, and more photos to the album from CONTRIBUTOR Nathan Weber. October 16, 2006 Added more pictures to the album sent by CONTRIBUTOR Nate Weber. Lots of interesting pictures of people and building the railroad in the early days of the county. October 15, 2006 Nathan Weber sent a scan of the 1906 funeral memorial card from the funeral for his great grandmother, Fannie Ellison Russell, for the online photo album. October 10, 2006 CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou sent the biography of John Shibeley for the county history project. Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, we are now to mid-autumn 1887. October 7, 2006 Added two biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou to the county history biography collection, Samuel Scholes and Robert Kinsel. October 4, 2006 Added six photos sent by CONTRIBUTOR Nathan Weber to the album, of Ellison, Deutschbein, Dewsnap and Platz relatives. October 1, 2006 Added three pictures of classes who attended the District No. 1 (Endeavor) School and a photo of James and Harriet Goodsell Ellison, great great grandparents of CONTRIBUTOR Nate Weber. September 19, 2006 Added a funeral card for Dr. Clark (d. 1873) and a photo of Mrs Peak to the album, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Nate W September 16, 2006 Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, we are now to mid-winter 1887. September 12, 2006 Added NEW CONTRIBUTOR Nathan Weber's transcription of Martin Ellison's diary from his family's 1849 voyage from England to America to join the Potter's Society at Moundville. September 9, 2006 Added the biography of Edwin Currier to the county history biographies page. September 1, 2006 Added the biography of Frederick Kendall to the county history biographies page, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index. August 27, 2006 Added the biography of William Johnson to the county history biographies page, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. August 26, 2006 Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index. August 20, 2006 Added the biography of Hobart Palmer to the county history biographies page. August 17, 2006 Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index. August 14, 2006 Added the biography of Jonathan Wood to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. August 12, 2006 Added the biography of C.C. Birum to the county history biographies. August 4, 2006 Added the biography of Adam Prutsman to the county history biographies collection. August 1, 2006 Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to late winter 1886. July 29, 2006 Added the biographies of Benoni Bentley and Eben Field to the county history biography pages, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. July 18, 2006 Added the biography of B.P. Davenport to the county history biography pages, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. July 16, 2006 Added the biography of Hon. Charles S. Kelsey to the county history pages, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. July 11, 2006 Added two more biographies to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou, for Manuel Bute and Charles Hamilton. July 4, 2006 Added two biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou, for William Michi and Godfrey Schaal. July 2, 2006 Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index. June 25, 2006 Added two pictures of the Marquette Co courthouse to the album, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Eugene Gerbitz. Added a new family tree page sent by CONTRIBUTOR Ed Schwanke, about the Schwanke family. June 18, 2006 Added three biographies sent by Sandy Boudrou to the county history collection for J.T. Ellerson, Hiram Stedman and Frank Walcott. June 10, 2006 Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to mid-summer of 1885. June 6, 2006 Added Samuel Morse's biography to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. June 3, 2006 Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to late winter/early spring of 1885. June 1, 2006 Added the biographies of Walter Giles Markham and Hon. George D Waring, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. May 25, 2006 Added a photo to the album sent by NEW CONTRIBUTOR Edwin Schwanke of Gottlieb and Caroline Schwanke. Added the biography of William O'Neil to the county history biography pages. May 20, 2006 Added the biography of James Calnin to the county history biographies. May 12, 2006 CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou sent the biography of John Dalton for the county history collection. May 7, 2006 CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou sent the biography of Arthur Wiesender for the county history collection. Added quite a few more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to late fall 1884. May 1, 2006 CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou sent two biographies for the county history collection: John Lowe and William Sherwood. April 24, 2006 Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to spring of 1884. April 21, 2006 Added the biography of Luther Phelps to the county history section, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. April 16, 2006 Added three biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: James Brown, Thomas Parsons and Charles Roskie. April 10, 2006 Added the biography of Benjamin Elliott, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. Added more marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to late December 1883. April 6, 2006 Added a biography sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou, for Joseph H. Cooper. Added about four dozen couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to late summer 1883. April 3, 2006 Added a bunch more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to early spring 1883. April 1, 2006 Added two biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou: James Bowler and Asa Bunce. March 22, 2006 Added more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to early summer 1882. March 19, 2006 Added more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to early spring 1882. March 15, 2006 Added three biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou: Isaac Gray, Lyman Hart and Henry Thomas. March 12, 2006 Added more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to late winter 1881-82. March 10, 2006 Added more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to autumn 1881. March 4, 2006 Added more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to mid-summer 1881. March 1, 2006 Added two more biographies to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou: Amasa Manley and Clark Walker. February 26, 2006 Added another 1.5 dozen couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to early summer 1881. February 20, 2006 Added the biography of Dr. S. A. Pease, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou. February 16, 2006 Added two county history biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou: William Bangs and Jabez Rogers. February 11, 2006 Added another dozen couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, to early spring 1881. February 4, 2006 Added a few more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index. February 1, 2006 Added a county history biography for George Hamer, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou. January 28, 2006 Added the county history biography for Lovell Moore, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss. Added another dozen couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, I'm now starting to type couples married in the early months of 1881. January 19, 2006 Added three county history biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: George McClelland, William McClelland and Francis Smith. Added another dozen couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, I'm now working on couples married in the fall months of 1880. January 16, 2006 Added the biography of Will Milligan to the county history biographies section, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. Added almost two dozen couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index. January 9, 2006 Added the biography of Rev. Warren Cornell to the county history biographies section, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. Added a few couples to the pre-1907 marriages index. January 3, 2006 Added a revision of Big Mecan cemetery and an index to same, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Brian Podoll. Added the biography of Lewis C. Smith to the county history biographies section, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. Added information sent by NEW CONTRIBUTOR Joe Wyse to the Marquette Co. place names file about Black Creek, Bluffton, Montello Corners and South Montello. December 26, 2005 Added the biographies of Amasa May and Henry G. Parry to the county history section, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. December 14, 2005 Added the biography of Charles Kimball to the county history section of the site, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou. December 2, 2005 Added the biography of George Scott to the county history section of the site, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou. November 27, 2005 Added two biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman: James Lyman and John Truesdell. Added two biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou: Jesse Thomas and Eli Seymour. November 22, 2005 Added five postcard images to the photo album, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Eugene Gerbitz. November 18, 2005 Added three postcard images to the photo album, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Eugene Gerbitz. November 11, 2005 Added George Hazlewood's biography, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss. Added William Carter's biography, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. Nov. 5, 2005 Added a biography sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou, for William Inglis. Nov. 1, 2005 Added a biography sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou, for James Biggert. October 11, 2005 Added biographies from CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: John Cruckson and Philander Phelps. Added George Cross and Henry Hildreth's biographies from CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. October 5, 2005 Added a biography from CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: James Welch. September 26, 2005 Added biographies typed by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: Joseph Inglis and Samuel Staples. September 19, 2005 Added a few more dozen couples to the pre-1907 marriages index, I am now working on the spring of 1880. September 16, 2005 Added two biographies from CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: GW Meacham and Samuel Radway. September 9, 2005 Added biographies from CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: John Card and Lewis Guptil. September 3, 2005 Added biographies transcribed by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: John Barry, Orrin Bow, and James Calder. Added biographies transcribed by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou: Hugh McClelland and Matthew Wilson. August 31, 2005 Contributor Sandy Boudrou sent the biography of James McNely for the county history collection. August 29, 2005 Contributor Sandy Boudrou sent the biography of Hon. Edgar C. Smith. August 25, 2005 Added a photo of George and Mary Jennings Fuller to the album and county history pages. Added links to selected photos taken at Mecan Trinity Lutheran cemeterym Montello's East Side Lutheran and Westfield cemeteries. August 20, 2005 Contributor Sandy Boudrou sent the biography of Frank Goss. Added links to photographs taken at Oxford and Springfield twp cemeteries. August 11, 2005 Contributor Sandy Boudrou sent the biography of Hazen Richard Hill for the county history biography pages. August 2, 2005 Contributor Sandy Boudrou sent the biography of Fred Engelbracht for the county history biographies pages. August 1, 2005 Contributor Sandra Boudrou sent two biographies from the Waushara, Green Lake and Marquette county history: Elias Grout and Gideon Safford. Contributor Barbara Voss sent two biographies from the same county history: Melvin Childs and Russell Nichols. July 29, 2005 Added two biographies to the county history section typed by Contributor Barbara Voss: Thomas Hamilton and Richmond Noble, and the biography of Gard Miller typed by Contributor Sandy Boudrou. July 26, 2005 Sandy Boudrou sent Edward Burns' biography for the county history collection. July 20, 2005 Sandra Boudrou sent the following biographies for the county history collection: William Worth Collins, Daniel Kingsley, E.W. Underwood July 18, 2005 Added several dozen more marriages to the Index in progress from the pre-1907 Marquette Co. registered marriages microfilm. July 17, 2005 Added the biography of Philip Rogers to the county history collection. July 16, 2005 Added the biographies of George Friday and Rev. Timothy Joseph Ryan, sent by Contributor Sandy Boudrou. July 15, 2005 Added the biographies of John Bland and Richard Bond, sent by Contributor Char Eckman. July 14, 2005 Added the 1875 Wisconsin State Census of Moundville, a mutual effort by Contributor Marianne Morrison and I. July 13, 2005 Added two biographies sent by Barbara Voss: Hiram Wilcox and German Thomas, and five more typed by Sandra Boudrou: Townsend Miller, William Morris, Elijah Rundell, Aaron Walker and Peter Wincell. July 9, 2005 Added the biography of L. S. Walker, sent by Sandy Boudrou. July 8, 2005 Added two biographies sent by Sandra Boudrou: James Hamilton Sr. and James Hamilton Jr. July 7, 2005 Added two biographies typed by Sandra Boudrou: Jesse Rundlett and Henry Westfall. July 6, 2005 Added the biography of Benjamin Rappole from the 1891 county history. July 5, 2005 CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou sent four biographies from the county history: Nathaniel Cook, HD Hill, Richard Hoyt and Covell Peck. July 2, 2005 Added three biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: Henry Dantz, Velorus Root and Nathan Taylor. Added three biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou: Ardin Buell, Norcross Brothers and Granville Slader. July 1, 2005 Added the biography of Herbert Dustin, M.D. to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou. June 29, 2005 Added the biographies of William Dakin and Sylvester Dibell to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. June 27, 2005 CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman typed two biographies for the county history collection: Allen Trufant and Theodore Wheeler. June 23, 2005 Added the biographies of Capt. JNP Bird and William Robinson to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou. June 17, 2005 Added more than 2 dozen couples to the pre-1907 registered Marquette Co marriages index, happy to report I am halfway through the 1879 marriage registrations! June 15, 2005 Added Florentine Hotchkiss's biography to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou. June 14, 2005 Added the biography of John Jennings to the county history collection. Added more than 2 dozen couples to the pre-1907 registered Marquette Co marriages index. June 12, 2005 Added a partial transcription of Moundville Methodist Cemetery on Hwy O, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Marianne. June 11, 2005 Added Sidney Waterman's biography to the county hsitory collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman. June 10, 2005 Added Byron Cole's biography to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUROR Sandy Boudrou. June 6, 2005 Added five county history biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: Gustave Hoyer, Ephraim King, Philo Minckler MD, Samuel Olds, and Horace Straight. June 1, 2005 Added a link in the deaths section to the Wisconsin obituaries project, part of the Wisconsin GenWeb archives. Obituaries from many Wisconsin counties! May 22, 2005 Added William Cooper's biography sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou. May 20, 2005 Added four county history biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman: Henry Baxter, Stephen Fallis, Nathan Strong and Phineas Walker. May 18, 2005 Added nine biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou to the county history collection: Patrick Croarken, William Dodge, William Foote, Thomas Joslin, Theopholis Metcalf, Andrew Scobie (Jr.), Elisha Stewart, John Storke, and August Swanke. May 15, 2005 Added three biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: Philo Darling, Simeon Pond and William Scobie. May 14, 2005 Updated CONTRIBUTOR Harold Scholes' Scholes family tree page on this site, including two obituaries. May 12, 2005 Added Maggie Black Vaughn's photo to the Marquette photo album, sent by NEW CONTRIBUTOR Colleen Schroepfer. May 5, 2005 Added the Bailey family tree page and two biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: Ralph Gustin and John Clark. May 3, 2005 Added a biography sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: Abijah Hubbard. May 2, 2005 CONTRIBUTOR Marianne transcribed the 1930 Moundville census. Added two biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: W. J. Durham and August Matz. April 27, 2005 Added two biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: Silas Booth and James Jones. April 26, 2005 Added three biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: Griffith Williams, David Rosebrook and Pipher Wilson. Added several dozen more couples married in 1876 and 1877 to the pre-1907 registered marriages file. April 24, 2005 Added the biogrpahy of Albert Bonesteel to the county history collection sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou. April 22, 2005 Added the biography of Oliver Ketchum to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou. Added the biography of William Warwick, and more 1877 marriages to the pre-1907 registered marriages file. April 20, 2005 Added another baptism record to CONTRIBUTOR Dave Marotz's collection of 1887 evangelical church baptism records. Added some biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou: Cornelius Ham, Pliny Allen Porter, and Robert Robertson. April 15, 2005 Added several dozen more couples married in 1875 and 1876 to the pre-1907 registered marriages file. April 8, 2005 CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrrou sent the biography of Hon. Francis Russell. Added the biography of John Woodward, and added several dozen more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages file. April 1, 2005 Added biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman: John Leach, William Peat, Andrew Scobie, and Jacob Wegenke. March 19, 2005 CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman sent the biography of Lorenzo Clintsman for the county history biographies section. Added several dozen more couples married in 1874 and 1875 to the pre-1907 registered marriages file. March 17, 2005 Added the biography of William Augustus Hamlin to the county history biographies collection. March 12, 2005 CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou sent the biography of Nicholas Gernon for the county history collection. Added more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages files, and am now beginning to type the marriages from early 1875. March 7, 2005 CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou sent the biographies of John Edwards, William Pynchon, Samuel Russell and Samuel Searls for the county history biographies pages. March 4, 2005 CONTRIBUTOR Marianne transcribed the 1860 Moundville census. CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou sent the biography of James Solomon for the county history biographies pages. March 1, 2005 CONTRIBUTORS Barbara Voss and Sandy Boudrou sent biographies for the county history project: Judge Jacob Bugh, Columbus Cook, Halbert Hanson, Edward McCaffrey, Rev. Wm. Phillips and Sanford Straw. I transcribed and added the 1895 Wisconsin State Census for Oxford township. Added another two dozen couples to the pre-1907 registered Marquette Co marriages file. Almost finished with those from 1874. February 24, 2005 CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou sent three more Marquette Co History biographies: Thomas Spencer, Cyrus Thomas and Hon. J. K. Walker. February 21, 2005 Added another 18 couples to the pre-1907 marriages index, almost to the end of 1874. February 14, 2005 CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou sent two more Marquette Co History biographies: Perley Chase and Abram Myers. February 13, 2005 I have added the registered Marquette Co marriages for 1873, and more to come as time permits. If you spot an error in spelling please let me know, between the handwriting and the clerk having creative spelling methods... February 10, 2005 Added two biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: Roswell Owen and Charles Richards. February 7, 2005 Added three biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Boudrou: German Buckland, Orrin Fuller and John Volney Swetting. February 6, 2005 Added a biography sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou, for Lewis Coville. February 1, 2005 Added three biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman: William Hamilton, Albro Parker and John Stickel. Added a page of the names of German states, in both the German and English languages, to the basic Prussian info page. Added some corrections to the 1870 Moundville census and pre-1907 Marquette Co. marriages, sent by NEW CONTRIBUTOR Marianne. January 21, 2005 Added the biographies of Joseph Burdick and Robert Johnson to the county history biographies section, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss. January 20, 2005 Added the Joseph H Dent family tree to the family trees page, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou. January 15, 2005 Added the biography of Albert Bradbury to the county history biographies collection. Added more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index, now I'm working on the 1873 marriage records. January 13, 2005 Added a Cooley family tree page, sent by NEW CONTRIBUTOR Sandra Boudrou. January 9, 2005 Added more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index. January 1, 2005 Added more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index. December 18, 2004 Added more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index. Added links on the Marquette Cemeteries page to some partial virtual cemeteries: tombstone photo collections in the GenWeb archives for five cemeteries: St Andrew's (Buffalo Twp), Emmanuel Evangelical and St. John's cemeteries in the Town of Crystal Lake, Montello St. John's and Neshkoro St. James Catholic. December 13, 2004 Added more couples to the pre-1907 registered marriages index. These marriages were registered with the county/state. December 6, 2004 Added proofreading corrections sent by CONTRIBUTOR Dan Nickolie to the 1895 Neshkoro census. December 4, 2004 Added two biographies to the county history collection sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: Samuel Bodle and Milo Brooks. November 27, 2004 Added the second half of a tax list for Montello from a 1916 newspaper. November 21, 2004 NEW CONTRIBUTOR Brian Podoll has transcribed the Big Mecan (Emmanuel Ev. Lutheran) and Little Mecan (Emmanuel Ev. Lutheran) Cemeteries. November 17, 2004 CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman sent county history biographies for Lewis M. Bazeley, John Bennett, David Greenway, Thomas Roberts and Ignatius Stewart. November 14, 2004 Added two pictures I took in mid-October while in Montello: Daggett Park's waterfall and the Daggett park sign, about the Montello granite industry. Added some newspaper articles from the Oxford Times in 1915. One is from old settler E. J. Dartt, another about Oxford in the 1850's, and a list of the Oxford businesses in 1915. November 12, 2004 Added biographies from CONTRIBUTORS Suzanne Folk and Barbara Voss: Lorentus Brayton, Cyrus Holbrook, Wm. La Selle and Herman Temme. November 10, 2004 Added the biography of Walter Booth to the Co. History collection. November 6, 2004 Added two biographies to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Suzanne Folk: Joseph Mathews and Samuel McCauley. November 5, 2004 Added part of a tax list for Montello in 1916. Added three more county history biographies from CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: Louis Davis, Henry Gardinier and Worthy Hanks. November 1, 2004 Added three biographies to the county history collection, Joseph Farrington, Charles Starks and Harvey Stedman, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss. October 27, 2004 Added two biographies to the county history collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman: John Megran and Oliver Peirce. October 25, 2004 Added four biographies to the county history collection from CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: Louis Davis, Henry Gardinier, Worthy Hanks and E. W. Sharpe. October 20, 2004 Added three more biographies from CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: John Adam, Stephen Vaughn and Joseph Yates. October 17, 2004 Added another biography: Austin Wilkins, to the county history biographies collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss. October 14, 2004 Added four more biographies from CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: James Duff, Hiram McNutt, Thomas Richards, William Werth and J. F. Weseloh. October 9, 2004 Added four county history biographies from CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman: Melvin Farrington, Cyrus Hawes, Giles Joslen, and Robert Lewis Dorr Potter. October 6, 2004 Added four more biographies from CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: Robert Cochrane, Rev. Adolph Hoyer, Richard Mueller and John Thomas. October 1, 2004 Added the biography of Hon. Sherman Bardwell from CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss. September 20, 2004 Added four biographies from CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman: Mark Derham, James Dunn, John Kratz and Leonard Sheldon. September 16, 2004 Added two more biographies from CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: CL Krentz and Henry Morman. September 13, 2004 Added two more 1890 county history biographies: William Butler and Dominick Devany. August 28, 2004 Added three 1890 county history biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: Isaac Comstock, Charles Perry, and Joseph Trimbell. August 22, 2004 Added two 1890 county history biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: Rev. Czarnowski and Charles Kendall. August 18, 2004 Added four biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman: William Borst, Samuel Crockett, George Fitch, and Thomas Roberts. August 17, 2004 Added three biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: Almon Bradbury, William Matthews and David Price. August 8, 2004 Added the 1860 census of Harris twp sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sebrina Goldinger. Added two biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss: Cyrus Brown and Elijah Janes. August 1, 2004 Added the biography of Martin Manthey to the county history biographies collection along with two more biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss, for Chauncey Griffith and Nathan Stevens. July 22, 2004 Added the biography of Frank Clark to the county history biographies collection. July 10, 2004 Added the biographies of Samuel Mather and Eugene Yahr to the county history biographies collection, sent in by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss. Added the biographies of George Ames, Benjamin Haigh, Clark Page, Rev. Henry Umbreit to the county history biographies collection, sent in by CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman. July 9, 2004 Added the biographies of George James, Charles Russell and Hollis Steadman to the county history biographies collection, sent in by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss. July 3, 2004 Added the biographies of William Hare and Dodge P. Blackstone to the county history biographies collection, sent in by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss. July 1, 2004 Added the biographies of Hiram Harmon and Benjamin Saxton to the county history biographies collection. June 27, 2004 Added the biography of Robert Page, sent in by NEW CONTRIBUTOR Char Eckman, and added two items sent by CONTRIBUTOR Dan Nicolai to the Moundville history file. June 21, 2004 Added the biography of Rev. Edward Theel. June 19, 2004 Added the biography of Isaac Morris, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Suzanne Folk. June 12, 2004 Added the biographies of Timothy Bedell and Shubell Owen, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss. June 10, 2004 Updated Harold Henderson's Scholes family tree page. Harold, if you read this, please contact me to update your e-mail address; messages are bouncing. June 2, 2004 Added the biography of Monroe Dodson to the county history biographies collection. May 27, 2004 Updated the census information page to include the census dates. May 24, 2004 Updated the Warnke family tree page, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Angela Pehlke. May 14, 2004 Added the biographies of Myron Gage, H. W. Hull and William Rankin, sent by NEW CONTRIBUTOR Barbara Voss. May 4, 2004 Added the remaining pages of the 1860 Montello township census, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Sebrina Goldinger. May 1, 2004 Added the biographies of George Leathart and William Shaw to the county history biographies collection. April 24, 2004 Added the first ten sheets of the 1860 Montello township census, sent by NEW CONTRIBUTOR Sebrina Goldinger. April 10, 2004 Added the biographies of Jacob Van Wagenen and Lyman Austin to the county history biographies collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Suzanne Folk. April 3, 2004 Added the biography of Capt. Edson E. Terrill to the county history biographies collection. March 24, 2004 Added the biographies of Robert Boyle and Iram Wood to the county history biographies collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Suzanne Folk. Added new information about the Princeton Catholic Church to the church records pages, sent by NEW CONTRIBUTOR R. Krentz. March 22, 2004 Added the biographies of John Noble and John Holt to the county history biographies collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Suzanne Folk. March 3, 2004 Updated the Prussia information page with some additional suggested reading sources. February 21, 2004 Added the biographies of Asa Holmes, George Sacket, Ira Smith, Joshua Thomas and Henry Vinz to the county history biographies collection. February 15, 2004 Updated the Genealogist's Breakroom Page, and added a new slowcooker recipe sent by CONTRIBUTOR Kelly. Looks like one I'll have to try soon so I can get more biographies typed for this site. January 26, 2004 Added the biographies of Joseph Hamilton and James Lawn to the county history biographies collection, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Suzanne F. Added the 1883 Montello Express local news items transcribed by CONTRIBUTOR Phylis. Have been changing the html coding on all of the site's pages to reduce the amount of spam received by those who have e-mail addresses listed on our site as contributors and look-up volunteers. Updated the Warnke family tree page sent by CONTRIBUTOR Angela. January 25, 2004 Added the biography of Nicholas Bush to the county history biographies collection. January 19, 2004 Added to the church history pages with more information about St. John's Evangelical Lutheran in Princeton, Emmanuel Ev. Lutheran Church in Montello and St. John's Ev. Lutheran in Montello. January 8, 2004 Added four county history biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Susan Folk: Charles Morris, Kate Vosburg Saxe, Briggs Shead and Elisha Woodworth. January 6, 2004 Added three more county history biographies sent by CONTRIBUTOR Susan Folk: James Carter, Perry Niskern and Selim Putnam. Added Draeger, Muehrer and Weckwerth family tree pages, sent by NEW CONTRIBUTOR Sandy Schultz. Added some more newspaper articles, from the Westfield Central Union in 1924: a spring jury list, Westfield high school graduates and the early members/founders of a fish and game commission (early Dept of Natural Resources?). January 1, 2004 Added two pages to the 1922 and 1923 newspaper articles, listing the 35 persons received into membership at the Westfield Presbyterian Church in 1922 and the 1923 Westfield High School Honor Roll. The biographies of Henry Hubbard Eaton and Chase Sargent are now available on the county history biographies page. December 21, 2003 Added CONTRIBUTOR Phylis's transcription of the local news items from the 1882 Montello Express, lots of obits, wedding announcements, and more. December 18, 2003 Merry Christmas next week, everyone. I finished and added the 1860 Springfield Township census transcription to the Marquette County Census Page. December 10, 2003 Added Paulina Schachenwald Schwanke's obit to the Newton Township cemetery file. December 7, 2003 NEW CONTRIBUTOR Roberta Johnson sent a photo and text of the Russell Flats historical marker. Added the local news items from the 1880 and 1881 Montello Express, transcribed by CONTRIBUTOR Phylis. November 17, 2003 CONTRIBUTOR Suzanne Folk sent three county history biographies: Alexander Paterick, Ansel Shaler and Chandler Wheelock. Added the local news items from the 1879 Montello Express, transcribed by CONTRIBUTOR Phylis. November 14, 2003 Added some local news items about Montello in 1878, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Lois H., from a 1906 Montello Express. November 11, 2003 Added a photo of the Christof Schrank family to the phtoo album, sent by NEW CONTRIBUTOR Fredrick Schrank, November 2003. Added the local news items from the 1877 and 1878 Montello Express, transcribed by CONTRIBUTOR Phylis. November 3, 2003 Added the local news items from the 1876 Montello Express, transcribed by CONTRIBUTOR Phylis. November 2, 2003 Added a jury list from a 1922 Westfield Central Union newspaper to the newspaper articles section. October 26, 2003 Vicki is offering look-ups in the Sep 1976 Neshkoro High School Alumni Reunion booklet. There are names and short entries for people who graduated from that high school from 1917 to 1948, and also a list of the teachers. CONTRIBUTOR Phylis transcribed the local news items from the 1875 Montello Express. October 18, 2003 CONTRIBUTOR Phyllis transcribed the local news items from the 1871, 1872 1873 and 1874 Montello Express. October 6, 2003 CONTRIBUTOR Phylis sent another year of Montello Express transcriptions, the 1864 local news items. Saturday October 4, 2003 CONTRIBUTOR Phylis sent more Montello Express transcriptions, the 1865, 1866, 1867, and 1868 Montello Express local news items. Added the biography of Walter Cooley to the county history biographies page. Thursday October 2, 2003 NEW CONTRIBUTOR Nedra Bennett sent pictures for the album of the lock on the Fox River at Montello, ca 1922, and photos of her Hilyer, Kelly and Robinson ancestors. Monday September 29, 2003 NEW CONTRIBUTOR Phylis sent a transcription of the local news items from the 1863 Montello Express, probates, marriages, deaths, etc. Added the biography of Corydon P. Hewett. Sunday September 21, 2003 CONTRIBUTOR Suzanne Folk sent three county history biographies: Archie McMillan, Henry Priest and Christian Umbreit. Sunday September 7, 2003 NEW CONTRIBUTOR Shari M sent a transcription of the Marquette County Civil War Veterans who were Pensioners on the Roll in 1883. Tuesday September 2, 2003 CONTRIBUTOR Dan N proofread the 1895 Moundville and Village of Montello Census. Added an 1880 newspaper article, of the Columbia Rifles, a Civil War Cavalry unit from the Marquette and Adams County area. Monday September 1, 2003 Added the biography of John Williams to the County History Biographies collection. Sunday August 24, 2003 Added the biography of Albert Page to the County History Biographies collection. Saturday August 16, 2003 Added the 1895 State Census of Neshkoro. Added the biography of John Lovejoy to the County History Biographies collection. Friday August 8, 2003 Added a map of the German Empire in 1871, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Daryl W. to the Prussian Info page. Tuesday July 29, 2003 Added four biographies to the County History Biographies collection, transcribed by NEW CONTRIBUTOR Suzanne Folk: Charles Hewett, Nathan Leonard, William O. D. Reilly and George Sherwood. Saturday July 19, 2003 Added George Sorensen's biography to the County History Biographies collection. Tuesday July 1st, 2003 Added August King and William Scovel's biographies to the County History Biographies collection. Friday June 27, 2003 Added the biography of John Greene to to the County History Biographies collection. Sunday June 22, 2003 Added a jury list from March 1915 to the newspaper articles section. Monday June 16, 2003 Added a photo to the album sent by Dan N, can you help identify the men in the photo that is thought to be the Nickolai - Henke Brothers? Wednesday June 11, 2003 Added the 1895 Wisconsin State Census of Moundville, and updated the Marquette County Historical Society's page. I'm looking for some census transcribers, if you want to help please let me (Joan) know. Friday June 6, 2003 Added the April 1915 Oxford Area Election Results to the newspaper articles section. Sunday June 1, 2003 Added Milton Byington and James Duffies' biographies to the County History Biographies collection. Wednesday May 21, 2003 Thank you to NEW CONTRIBUTOR Bev Spain for her transcription of the Buffalo Township United Presbyterian Cemetery. Tuesday May 20, 2003 Added quite a few pages today, thanks to Contributor Dave Marotz who sent his collection of Marquette Co early German-Lutheran church records. Many thanks to Tammy Kohnke for her help with formatting the many files. Thanks also to Dave for permission to place his large collection on the Marquette pages, about 1500 surnames being represented in the bunch. Saturday May 17, 2003 Added Abraham Ackerman and Benjamin Barr's biographies to the County History Biographies collection. Still working on church records with Tammy K. Tuesday May 6, 2003 Added a correction to the 1855 Montello Census sent by Eugene Gerbitz. Working on some Marquette church records with Tammy Kohnke, sent by Dave Marotz for the pages. Thursday April 17, 2003 Added the September 1868 list of Grand and Petit Jurors to the newspaper articles section. Monday April 7, 2003 Combed through a Marquette Co. Plat Map to create a list of cemeteries, and placed the cemetery links on a separate page so the home page loads a little faster for those with slower pc's or modems. Thank you to Tammy Kohnke, Dave Marotz and Lois Richter for their help with the cemetery and church history pages. Saturday April 5, 2003 Added Chesley Tuller's biography to the County History Biographies collection. Finished transcribing the 1895 State Census of the Village of Montello, onward to Moundville, next. Tuesday April 1, 2003 Added the first half of the 1895 State Census of the Village of Montello. Added the beginning of a new church records & histories page, with help from contributors Tammy Kohnke, Tom Pender and Daryl Weishaar. Friday March 21, 2003 Added the biography of John Nichols to the 1890 County History Biographies collection. Friday March 8, 2003 Updated the current Marquette County church listings with help from Contributor Tammy Kohnke. Added an 1876 newspaper article about Montello's early history. Added the biography of William E. Williams, owner-editor of the Kingston Spy to the 1890 County History Biographies collection. Saturday March 1, 2003 Added the 1895 census of Mecan. Updated the Marquette Post Offices and Place Names File with a few new items. Sunday February 16, 2003 Added the biographies of Harry Cooley and James Castor to the 1890 County History Biographies collection. Wednesday February 5, 2003 Completed the 1895 Wisconsin State Census of Town of Montello. Added the biographies of Horace Moulton and Loftus Forbes to the 1890 County History Biographies collection. Added two old settler articles from the Oxford Times in 1915, written by Mrs. John Bennett (nee Russell) and Ed Myers. Saturday February 1, 2003 CONTRIBUTOR Daryl Weishaar transcribed the 1880 census of Newton Township. Added the biographies of Nelson Seely and Horace Goodell. Sunday January 26, 2003 Completed the 1895 Wisconsin State Census of Town of Harris and Harrisville Township. Added the biography of Lewis J. Roberts to the 1890 Co History Biographies collection. Added a 1915 newspaper article, a Letter From Old Settler Mrs. Frank Abbott (nee Kling). Saturday January 18, 2003 Added the biography of Solomon Holly to the 1890 Co History Biographies collection. Added a new page containing the text of Marquette County's two Highway Historical Markers. Friday January 10, 2003 Added six old postcards sent by CONTRIBUTOR L. John Ribar to the photo album, and the biographies of William Strong and Joseph Kimble to the 1890 County History Biographies collection. Thursday January 9, 2003 Completed a project I've been working on since Thanksgiving, the 1860 census of Newton township. Added six old postcards to the album, including two from NEW CONTRIBUTOR Sharon, of Downtown Westfield circa 1960 (remember the Coffee Cup?)and the Oxford Presbyterian church circa 1940. Added an item about the early history of the village of Oxford to the place names file. Saturday January 4, 2003 Completed the 1895 Wisconsin State Census of Douglas Township. Tuesday December 31, 2002 Added the 1860 census of Crystal Lake township, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Eugene Gerbitz. Happy New Year Everyone! Friday December 20, 2002 Added 3 photos of Zion Lutheran Church at Neshkoro, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Dan Nickolie. Added two more biographies to the 1890 County History collection for John Godson and Benjamin Wilber. Wednesday December 11, 2002 Added newspaper articles from 1922, 1923 and 1924 contributed by Jean B. Saturday December 7th (Pearl Harbor Day) Added a bunch of new photos to the Marquette County Photo Album with thanks to NEW CONTRIBUTOR Jean Bucknum. Added James Patterson's biography from the 1890 County History. Friday November 29, 2002 Added the 1885 State Census of Springfield. Added the James Sexton biography from the 1890 County History sent by Contributor L. John Ribar. Saturday November 23, 2002 Added biographies from the 1890 County History for Edward Humphrey and Perry Tucker this week, to the county history biographies page. Saturday November 16, 2002 Added another partial cemetery transcription, Newton Township cemetery, with digital photos, sent by NEW CONTRIBUTORS Charles and Beth Soukup. Added Harry Cooley's biography to the county history pages. Thursday November 7, 2002 Added a link under the cemetery heading to a site that has photographs of cemetery memorial flagholders and plaques, with brief explanations of the groups represented. Added John Wood's biography to the county history pages. Saturday November 2, 2002 Thanks to Ed and Rebecca Luhm for recommending Dave Marotz's website. Dave's collection of thousands of German Lutheran church records is now linked to the Marquette pages under the churches subject heading. The records Dave has placed on his site so far are from the Ev. Lutheran Church and include the 5 churches in Marquette Co. - Crystal Lake (Budsin), Shields (Germania), Mecan, Newton and Springfield. Dave says it is a very small portion of the total records and that he would like to someday continue this project. Added Charles Babcock's biography to the county history page. Friday October 25, 2002 Added three more biographies to the 1890 County History Biographies pages: Rev. Baker Johnson, Charles Morse and David Price. Friday October 18, 2002 Added a census transcription, for a change of pace...1885 Village of Westfield. Vicki sent a scan of a postcard showing part of Neshkoro WI with the Zion Lutheran church in foreground. Friday October 11, 2002 Added a 1915 Marquette Co. jury list to the newspaper articles area. Added two more biographies to the County History Pages, Thomas Decker and Thomas Patterson. Monday October 7, 2002 CONTRIBUTOR Vicki sent an index to the Westfield Centennial History published this year that will be available from the link on the look-ups and contributors page. Thank you for compiling an index, Vicki! The book is still available for $15 via mailorder from the Centennial Book Committee, PO Box 355, Westfield, WI, 53964). Saturday October 5, 2002 CONTRIBUTOR Dan sent a scan of the Neshkoro Band for the Marquette County photo album. Friday October 4, 2002 Added three biographies to the 1890 Marquette Co History collection: Miles Mix, Ferdinand Meinke and Owen Pritchard. Monday September 30, 2002 NEW CONTRIBUTOR Lottie Bardoel sent the biography of Caleb Fuller for the 1890 County History Biographies collection. Added the pages about the early days of Marquette County settlement and Montello Village history to the place names and post offices file from the 1890 Marquette County History. Friday September 20, 2002 Added the biographies of Thomas Hamilton, Henry Taylor and Joseph Turner to the 1890 County History Biography Collection. Thanks to contributor L. John Ribar for transcribing the Taylor and Turner biographies. John has also sent a link for the look-ups page, to his index database of Marquette County history books. Try out the search engine and see if your families are found. Melissa is now offering look-ups in her 1995 Marquette Co plat book, and her contact information can be found on the look-ups and contributors page. Saturday September 14, 2002 CONTRIBUTOR L. John Ribar sent biographical information about Carlo Taylor for the 1890 County History Biography collection. Added the biography of Jeremiah O. Williams to the 1890 County History Biography Collection. Saturday September 7, 2002 NEW CONTRIBUTOR Tammy Droste Kohnke sent a partial transcription of Oxford cemetery. Added the biography of Captain David Evans to the 1890 county history biographies. Added the descriptions of Germania, Forrestville, Liberty Bluff, Packwaukee Village, Shields Twp and Springfield Twp., to the Marquette County Place Names and Post Offices files from the 1890 County History. September 2, 2002 The 1860 Federal Census of Buffalo is now available. Special thanks to CONTRIBUTOR Chuck Bagnell for help with proofreading. Added more information to the Marquette Co Post office and Place Names File from the 1890 Marquette County History for these places: Montello, Moundville, Moundville Station, Merritt's Landing, Neshkoro, Oxford Village, Oxford Township and Packwaukee Township. August 29,2002 CONTRIBUTOR Jann Swanson sent a transcription of the 1870 Buffalo Twp. (Post Office Midland) census. Added more information to the Marquette Co Post office and Place Names File from the 1890 Marquette County History for these places: Buffalo Twp., Crystal Lake Twp., Harris Twp., Harrisville, Jeddo, Mecan, Midland, Roslin, Grover, Douglas Twp., Briggsville and Douglas Center. August 24, 2002 Added an 1876 newspaper article, the agricultural executive committee to the newspaper articles section. Updated the Warnke family tree page with updates sent in by CONTRIBUTOR Angela Pehlke. Updated the Marquette County Historical Society and helpful address pages. August 14, 2002 Added an 1876 newspaper article, the history of Oxford, sent by CONTRIBUTOR Dan Nickolie for providing the photocopied article. At last count, we now have 141 pp on the Marquette County site, and lots more to grow! August 7, 2002 Added a new area to the Marquette County pages with help from CONTRIBUTOR John Ribar, selected biographies from the 1890 Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin. John will also do look-ups in the Index and the 1890 County History. July 29, 2002 *Added a list of the Marquette County officials in 1876 to the newspaper articles section. *Updated the Marquette County Historical Society's webpage. *Updated the Place Names and Post Office History File with thanks to contributors Gary Wick (Princeton Historical Society) and Daryl Weishaar. *Added a letter written home to England in 1849 by William Scholes (of the Potter's Emigration Society) sent by William's descendant and CONTRIBUTOR Harold Henderson. July 18, 2002 *Added a Business Directory of the advertisers from an issue of the Montello Sun, in May 1876. Thanks to CONTRIBUTOR Dan Nickolie for providing the photocopied article. July 5, 2002 *Two new 1876 newspaper articles, the school reports for Montello in May and June 1876 have been added to the newspaper articles section. *Added three recently taken photos of scenic points of interest in Westfield to the photo album page. *Updated the breakroom page with a poem in honor of old soldiers and a summer recipe. June 28, 2002 *NEW CONTRIBUTOR Jann Swanson sent a transcription of the 1870 Douglas Twp (Post Office Midland) census. June 23, 2002 *Added two photos of the Marquette County Historical Society, from the annual Father's Day weekend strawberry social fund-raiser. June 19, 2002 *Added another article sent by CONTRIBUTOR Dan Nickolie, the history of Westfield from an 1876 newspaper. June 15, 2002 *NEW CONTRIBUTOR Dan Nickolie sent a photocopy of the History of Neshkoro from an 1876 newspaper. June 12, 2002 *Updated the contributed Family Trees page with a new file sent by NEW CONTRIBUTOR Angela Pehlke. June 7, 2002 *Two new newspaper articles this week: 1889 County Board and 1889 Marquette Co. High School students. *Don't Forget! To purchase a copy (limited supply) of the Village of Westfield Centennial book by mail, send a check or money order for $15 per book payable to: Centennial Book Committee, PO Box 355, Westfield, WI, 53964 The book costs $10 + $5 per book, for postage, and they will be mailed soon after your payment arrives. Don't forget to include your mailing address for the book. Westfield Centennial Book Information from the Ethel Everhard (Westfield) Memorial Library www.westfieldlibrary.org May 31, 2002 *Updated the Marquette Pre-1907 marriages, a work in progress being transcribed from the original certificates on LDS FHL microfilms 1292023 and 1292024. I am currently transcribing marriages that are circa 1870 - 1871 and have added 2 or 3 more years worth of certificates. This will be a longtime project with periodic updates. If you spot an error or would like a photocopy from the microfilm, contact Joan May 24, 2002 *The 1870 Crystal lake census has been completed, with thanks to help from contributor Daryl Weishaar. May 16, 2002 *Two new newspaper articles this week: 1889 Lodge Officers and 1890 Farmers Institute. May 10, 2002 *The 1860 federal census of Neshkoro is now available, with thanks to NEW CONTRIBUTOR Eugene Gerbitz. May 5, 2002 *The 1855 State Census of Packwaukee is now available, and the *Entire* 1855 Marquette County Census is now on this site! *The 1870 Federal Census of Crystal Lake Township has been updated, with help from CONTRIBUTOR Daryl Weishaar. The first 79 of 103 families are now available. April 26, 2002 *The 1855 State Census of Neshkoro is now available. *A new newspaper article, 1890 Packwaukee area Lottery Winners has been added to the newspaper articles section. April 20, 2002 *A link has been added on the main page for the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society website. Photocopies of Marquette County cemetery transcriptions from past newsletters can be ordered for a nominal fee. *A page listing the enumeration districts for the recently released 1930 state census is now available on the census links page. *The 1855 State Census of Moundville is now available. April 13, 2002 NEW CONTRIBUTOR Tim Stowell sent a transcription from the 1886 and 1939 Wisconsin Postal Guides for the Marquette Co pages. *Added to the partial transcription of the 1870 Federal Census of Crystal Lake Township, with help from CONTRIBUTOR Daryl Weishaar. *The 1855 State Census of Oxford is now available...Moundville is next! *Added some new material to the genealogist's breakroom. *Updated the Marquette County Historical Society's list of resources and listing on the helpful addresses page. April 6, 2002 *New LOOK-UP VOLUNTEER, Dan, has offered to help with Marquette County newspaper obits. *Added a partial transcription of the 1870 Federal Census of Crystal Lake Township, with help from CONTRIBUTOR Daryl Weishaar; the first 25 of the 102 families are now available. We'll be working on this one over the next few weeks, until it is completed. *The 1855 State Census of Dayton is now available. *Added a new 1886 news article to the newspaper pages area. March 28, 2002 *The 1855 census of Mackford is now available, only 5 more townships before the 1855 Marquette County census is complete. *Added a new newspaper article, an 1893 jury list. *The Marquette pages now have 105 pages, an increase of more than 80 pages since June 2001. Thank you to all of the volunteers who have helped make this growth possible. March 22, 2002 *The 1870 Oxford census is now complete, thanks to continued help from Daryl Weishaar. *The 1855 census of Shields is now available, and Mackford will be up next. *Added a new newspaper article, 1890 Marquette County Board to the newspaper articles colection. March 15, 2002 *The 1855 census of Newton is now available, and Shields & Mackford are in progress. *The 1870 Oxford census has been updated, the first 86 of 119 families are now available with thanks to CONTRIBUTOR Daryl Weishaar for his help on this file. *Added a new newspaper article: Oxford men on the WWI draft list in late July 1917. *Did some housekeeping on the web pages and moved the newspaper article links to another page, so the index page listing the categories of information available will load faster. March 8, 2002 *The 1855 State Census of Hardin is now available. *Updated the pre-1907 marriages files, 100+ couples names have been added. March 4, 2002 *Updated the 1870 Federal Census of Oxford with the help of CONTRIBUTOR Daryl Weishaar, we are almost to the halfway mark on this transcription. *The 1855 State Census of Seneca is now available. *Updated the contributed family trees page. Working on adding more early marriages for next week's additions. February 27, 2002 *The 1855 State Census of Crystal Lake is now available. *Added a Prussian genealogy help page for those new to Prussian research, and a partial transcription of Oxford Township, with help from CONTRIBUTOR Daryl Weishaar; the first 37 of the 119 families are now available. We'll be working on this one over the next few weeks, until it is completed. February 20, 2002 *CONTRIBUTOR Harold Henderson sent an update to the Scholes family tree on the Marquette County pages. *The 1855 State Census of St. Marie is now available. *An information page about the soon to be released 1930 census has been added to the census links page. February 18, 2002 *CONTRIBUTOR Chuck Bagnell sent a transcription of the 1860 census of Douglas Township. *The 1855 State Census of Harris is now available. *The Marquette County place names file has been updated, Hardin was found on the 1855 State census schedules though its specific township location is unknown. February 13, 2002 *The 1855 State Census of Berlin is now available. More 1855 State Census coming soon! *Oxford men on the WWI draft list in mid-July 1917 is available in the newspaper articles section. February 8,2002 *The 1855 State Census of Westfield is now available. February 4, 2002 *The Marquette County 1850 Federal Census is now complete with the addition of Chuck Bagnell's transcription of the District 10 Indian Lands (636 households!). *The 1855 State Census of Buffalo is now available. January 31, 2002 *Finished the 1870 Newton twp census transcription with more help from Daryl Weishaar on the really illegible names. *Added a large file of Marquette Pre-1907 marriages, a work in progress being transcribed from the original certificates on LDS FHL microfilms 1292023 and 1292024. I am just beginning to transcribe from FHL film 1292024, and those marriages are from the late 1860's. This will be a longtime project with periodic updates. January 22, 2002 Our THANKS to these contributors: Dick Ervin sent a correction for the 1850 Mackford Twp census transcription regarding his LEONARD relatives, and L. John Ribar agreed to do look-ups in Brian Podoll's Prussian Netzelander book. *Added the 1855 State Census of Montello to the census pages. *Added a newspaper article about the 1917 RNA and IOOF Installation of Officers. January 18,2002 *Added another 43 families to the 1870 Newton Twp census transcription. The first 80 of 112 families are now transcribed and available on the census page. Many thanks to Daryl Weishaar and Linda Cates for their help with this township. *Added a newspaper article about the 1917 Masons, Eastern Star and Yeoman Lodge Officers. January 12, 2002 Added Jim Carey's file for his Ryan and associated families to the family trees section. Added a partial transcription of Newton Township; the first 37 families of 112 are now available. I'll be working on this one over the next few weeks, until it is completed. Added another newspaper article, 1916 County Board. January 4, 2002 *Our THANKS to Chuck Bagnell for sending a transcription of the 1850 Federal Census of Berlin Twp. *Also, THANKS to Melissa for submitting three files for our pages this week: selected pre-1920 Marquette Co Bith, Marriage and Death records. *Added two newspaper articles: another old settler article,P. S. Mott remembers his years as a stagecoach driver in the early days of Marquette County and the October 1916 jury list. January 1, 2002 Happy New Year! This month marks our 6-month anniversary as coordinator of the Marquette Co pages. We're growing, and I look forward to adding much more data in 2002 to our site. *The 1855 State Census of Kingston is now available. *Transcribed and added a letter from Noah Allen written in 1915 and printed in the Oxford Times on the Early Days of Marquette County. It's an interesting glimpse into the past. *Our THANKS to contributors: Deb Slager who sent a correction for the 1850 Kingston census, Lois Heidner who sent 2 1881-1882 Montello History newspaper articles, and Melissa Jackson, who sent a photo of the Rufus Magee Family for the Photo Album. December 21, 2001 *1855 State Census of Marquette and Princeton are now available. December 8, 2001 *1855 State Census of Green Lake is now available. October 18, 2001 *CONTRIBUTOR Chuck Bagnell donated an 1850 census transcription, Brooklyn township. *The transcription of the 1855 State Census of Brooklyn township is also now available. October 15, 2001 *NEW CONTRIBUTOR Jessica contributed a file of Marquette County cemetery locations found in the USGS Database. *CONTRIBUTOR Chuck Bagnell donated an 1850 census transcription, Pleasant Valley township. *The transcription of the 1875 State Census of Crystal Lake is now available. October 10, 2001 *CONTRIBUTOR Chuck Bagnell donated an 1850 census transcription, Albany township. *The transcription of the 1875 State Census of Douglas is now available. October 4, 2001 *The transcription of the 1875 State Census of Harris Township is now available. September 27, 2001 *NEW CONTRIBUTOR Shelley sent two photos rescued from an antique store for the photo album, and would like to reunite them with relatives of those pictured. John Borsack or Brojack and Adolph Lyon are those pictured, and her contact information can be found on the contributors page. *CONTRIBUTOR Chuck Bagnell donated two 1850 census transcriptions, Kingston and Marquette townships. *New newspaper article and place name history, about the formation and early days of Roxo, circa 1850, from the June 3, 1882 Montello Sun *The transcription of the 1875 State Census of Buffalo Township is now available. September 22, 2001 NEW LOOK-UP VOLUNTEER Lori will do look-ups in her 1972 and 1980 Marquette County plat maps, find her info on the contributors and look-ups page. Added a memorial message to the genealogist's breakroom page regarding the attack on America on Sept 11, 2001. September 8, 2001 CONTRIBUTOR Chuck Bagnell donated a transcription of the 1850 Federal Census of Buffalo Township. September 1, 2001 CONTRIBUTOR Chuck Bagnell donated a transcription of the 1850 Federal Census of Middletown Township. CONTRIBUTOR Joanie Ingraham donated information about Marquette County libraries for the helpful addresses page. New Newspaper Article: 1882 Good Templar's Lodge Officers Added a search engine to the menu (index) page to make it easier to find the pages with the surname(s) of interest on this site. As of Aug 28, there were 35 pages on this site; with everyone's help we can increase the amount and variety of information available on our site. August 28, 2001 CONTRIBUTOR Chuck Bagnell donated a transcription of the 1850 Federal Census of Green Lake Township. August 25, 2001 CONTRIBUTOR Chuck Bagnell donated a transcription of the 1850 Federal Census of Mackford Township. August 24, 2001 New Newspaper Article: 1882 Village of Montello Board Meeting New Family Tree Page on the SCHOLES family, contributed by Harold Henderson. The helpful addresses page has been updated and has a few new additions, including the Marquette Co Chambers of commerce. August 18, 2001 NEW CONTRIBUTOR Harold Henderson sent a portion of the passenger list of the ship Marmion, of those with Wisconsin as their destination who are believed to have been part of the Marquette County area Twig Colony, a mutual aid emigrant society. August 7, 2001 New census transcription: 1875 Buffalo Added 10 descriptions to the Marquette Co Place Name history files I've also added a link on the helpful addresses page for the Wisconsin portion of Cyndi's List, and the page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarque/wimarque.htm has been updated with a direct link to the Marquette Co message board. Registration is required to use the new board but the process is quick and easy. July 28, 2001 Added a clip from a 1901 map of Marquette Co. New census transcription: 1885 Town of Shields. New Volunteer, Robert Mileski is checking the links periodically on the Adams and Marquette Co sites to see that everything is working and to report any links that need updating. July 22, 2001 New LOOK-UP VOLUNTEER, Harold, who is researching the SCHOLES family. Scholes' emigrated from Lancashire, England in 1849 to Marquette Co WI with a mutual-aid group known as the "Twig Colony." Would like to offer look-ups for anyone searching this family and would like to receive information about the mutual-aid group known as the Twig Colony. New Census Transcription: 1885 Town of Harris and Village of Harrisville is now online. July 15, 2001 New Newspaper Article: An 1883 Jury List is now available New Census Transcription: 1860 Mortality Schedule July 4, 2001 Westfield and Montello area GAR Post Founders from two 1883 Montello Sun articles can now be found under the Military Records section. Added a poem to the genealogist's breakroom (lighter side) about visiting our ancestors' final resting places. June 29, 2001 NEW LOOK-UP VOLUNTEER, Charles Bagnell, will do census look-ups for all the Federal Census. No index available at the archives for 1880, and beyond, so Township location would be helpful for 1880 and later. NEW CONTRIBUTOR Charles 'the Bonedigger' sent instructions for a do-it- yourself project to create a replacement tombstone. It is available on the addresses page under helpful links. The 1885 Wisconsin State Census of Buffalo is now complete. New newspaper article: 1882 Teachers Institute from the Montello Sun. Added a link on the addresses page for converting the value of old money to today's dollars. June 22, 2001 NEW CONTRIBUTOR Robert Mileski contributed two family trees, over 1600 names, to the Adams and Marquette County pages. New Partial Census Transcription: 1885 Buffalo, a work in progress. New newspaper article: 1882 County Board from the Montello Sun June 15, 2001 New Census Transcription: 1885 Crystal Lake New newspaper article: 1882 Jury List from the Montello Sun Added a link to the Marquette Co archives and a new search engine on the archives page to help you find your family's surnames faster in the archives. Added the contact info for the Wisconsin Historical Society's new pre-1907 vital record look-up service to the addresses for Marquette Co Research Page June 2001 Uploaded these files: Wisconsin Place Names Marquette Co Place Names and Post Office History 1870 Moundville Twp Census and some census information pages Marquette Co Church and Funeral Home Addresses Useful addresses and links for Marquette Co area researchers Contributors & Look-ups Free Beginning Genealogy Lessons from Rootsweb Translations of Foreign Words found on Tombstones 1859-1861 Marquette County Board Genealogist's Breakroom--Lighter Side |
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