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Genealogy: Vital Records


Indexes for the following records are available in the
Frank P. Zeidler Humanities Room at the Central Library. You also may want to get started with Pathfinders and Obituary Resources.

Wisconsin | Milwaukee County | Vital Records

Wisconsin (all records listed are stored on microfiche).

Births: Pre-1907 alphabetical and chronological lists.

Marriages: Pre-1907 alphabetical list Adams through Price Counties (see note #1).
1973-1997 Groom alphabetical list (see note #2)
1973-1997 Bride alphabetical list (see note #3)

Deaths: Pre-1907 alphabetical list.
1959-1997 (1968 missing) alphabetical list.

Divorces: 1965 - 1978 (1966 missing) alphabetical list.
1979 - 1983 Wife alphabetical list.
1979 - 1983 Husband alphabetical list.

Notes
1. Pre-1907 marriages for Racine through Wood Counties are on microfilm in the Periodicals Department. The microfilm is the same catalog number as the microfiche (R929.3 -W795PM).

2. There is one microfiche for Marriages-Groom 1979 for the City of Milwaukee

3. There is one microfiche for Marriages-Bride 1979 for the City of Milwaukee

The Library does not own these records, but copies of the records may be obtained from the Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics or the Register of Deeds for the county where the event occurred.
Pre-1907 records for Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan Counties are located at the Golda Meir Library on the UW-Milwaukee campus.
CHECK WITH LIBRARIAN ABOUT ONLINE SOURCES.


Milwaukee County

Marriage Certificates, 1822-1876 Bride alphabetical list (paper) (Volume 1)
Marriage Certificates, 1822-1876 Groom alphabetical list (paper) (Volume 2)


Vital Records

The following records for Milwaukee County are available in the Business, Technology and Periodicals Room of the Central Library:

Birth Records for Milwaukee County for the years 1854-1911. Index for years 1854-1932. The birth records contained in the Index for the years 1912 to 1932 can be found at the Milwaukee County Courthouse.
(microfilm)

Marriage Certificates for Milwaukee County for the years 1822-1876.
Separate paper indexes by bride’s name and by groom’s name are available in the Frank P. Zeidler Humanities Room. (microfilm)

Marriage Records for Milwaukee County for the years 1836-1911.
Separate indexes by husband’s name and by wife’s name cumulated as follows: 1838-1895, 1896-1908, 1908-1918. Many volumes also have their own indexes. (microfilm)

Death Records for Milwaukee County for the years 1852-1912. Indexes are cumulated as follows: 1872-1894, 1895-1907, and 1908-1916.
R929.3-M661RD (microfilm)

The following Wisconsin Index is available in the Business, Technology and Periodicals Room of the Central Library:
Pre-1907 marriages for Racine through Wood Counties. (microfilm)

 
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