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Bibliography

Biographies, Family Histories, and Names

  • Bailey, Sturges W., and Jerome A. Watrous. Index to Volumes I and II Memoirs of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Illustrated Edited by Jerome A. Watrous, 1909. [S.l.]: Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, 1978.

  • Bird, Miriam Y. Town of Milwaukee Families from 1850. Milwaukee, Wis: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1989.

  • Forsberg, Lorraine B. Sauer and Malberg Family Genealogy. 1800. Family data sheets compiled by Lorraine B. Forsberg, Tacoma, Wash., on the parentage and descendants of her great-grandparents, Wendelin Sauer and his wife Katharine Sauer Sauer and Johan Peter Mahlberg and his wife Katharin Krummel Mahlberg, early settlers in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

  • Little, Clara Louise. Obituaries, Weddings, Baptisms, Genealogical Data and Divers Sundry Notes on Wisconsin Families. Milwaukee, Wis: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1944.

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. Milwaukee County Genealogical Society Notes on Peck Families. Milwaukee, Wi: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1939.

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. Pedigree Charts of Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Inc., 1985. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1985.
     
  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. Pedigree Charts of Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Inc., 1995. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1995.

  • Watrous, Jerome A. Memoirs of Milwaukee County From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Milwaukee County. Madison, Wis: Western Historical Association, 1909.

Cemeteries

  • Bird, Miriam Y. Town of Granville (Milw. Co.) Irish and St. Michael's Cemetery. Whitefish Bay, Wis: Mimi Bird, 1994.

  • Immanuel Methodist Episcopal Church (Milwaukee, Wis.), et al. Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project) Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. 1840. Collection contains various types of records for numerous Milwaukee County churches and some cemeteries, including baptismal, communion, funeral, interment, marriage, membership, probation, and other records. Some of the records, especially those from the nineteenth century, are in German. This is one of several bibliographic records to this collection.
     
  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. Town of Granville, Irish & St. Michael's Cemetery. Milwaukee? Wis: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1995.
     
  • Ramponi, George J. Epitaphs of the Thompson Avenue Cemetery (Lake Protestant Cemetery) St. Francis (Milwaukee County): With Addenda on the Lake Protestant Cemetery from the Milwaukee County, Genealogical Society Reporter. Milwaukee: s.n.], 1971.

Census Records and Indexes

  • Turney, Bessie Rauchfuss. Village of Bay View, Wisconsin Census of 1880. [Milwaukee, Wis.]: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1992.

  • Wisconsin, and State Historical Society of Wisconsin. [1905 Wisconsin State Census Index. Milwaukee County]. 1905 Wisconsin state census indexing project. Madison, Wis: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1983.

Church Records

  • Albright United Methodist Church (Milwaukee, Wis.), et al. Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project) Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. 1840.
    Description: Collection contains various types of records for numerous Milwaukee County churches and some cemeteries, including baptismal, communion, funeral, interment, marriage, membership, probation, and other records. Some of the records, especially those from the nineteenth century, are in German. This is one of several bibliographic records to the collection. Albright United Methodist Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); All Saints' Cathedral (Milwaukee, Wis.); Ascension Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Augustana Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Baptist Church of Oak Creek (Wis.); Bay View Baptist Church (Wis.); Bay View United Methodist Church (Wis.); Bethany Presbyterian Church (Milwaukee County, Wis.); Bethel Bethany United Church of Christ (Milwaukee County, Wis.); Bethlehem Evangelical Church (Durham, Wis.); Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Calvary Cemetery (Milwaukee County, Wis.); Calvary Memorial United Church of Christ (Wauwatosa, Wis.); Calvary Presbyterian Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Christ Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cross Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Emmanuel United Church of Christ (Hales Corners, Wis.); Epiphany Evangelical Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Evangelische Friedens Church (Wauwatosa, Wis.) detailed finding aid, listing the records for each church, is available in the Archives.

  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. 1836. Copies of records of many churches and cemeteries in Milwaukee County, Wis., microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in cooperation with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Representing various denominations, the records usually consist of membership and sacramental record books. The original records were loaned for copying by their custodians and were returned when copying was completed.
  • Immanuel Methodist Episcopal Church (Milwaukee, Wis.), et al. Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project) Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. 1840. Collection contains various types of records for numerous Milwaukee County churches and some cemeteries, including baptismal, communion, funeral, interment, marriage, membership, probation, and other records. Some of the records, especially those from the nineteenth century, are in German. This is one of several bibliographic records to this collection. Immanuel Methodist Episcopal Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ (Milwaukee, Wis.); Incarnation Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Lake Park Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); King Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Luther Memorial Chapel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Methodist Episcopal Church (South Milwaukee, Wis.); Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mt. Olivet Cemetery (Milwaukee County, Wis.); Nathanael Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Nazareth Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); New Life Community Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); North Greenfield Methodist Episcopal Church (Wis.); Our Savior Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Pilgrim Congregational Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery (Milwaukee County, Wis.); Plymouth Congregational Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Presbyterian Church (West Allis, Wis.); Redeemer Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.)
  • Reformation Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.), et al. Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project) Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. 1840. Collection contains various types of records for numerous Milwaukee County churches and some cemeteries, including baptismal, communion, funeral, interment, marriage, membership, probation, and other records. Some of the records, especially those form the nineteenth century, are in German. This is one several bibliographic records to this collection. Reformation Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Resurrection Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Adalbert's Cemetery (Milwaukee County, Wis.); St. John's Congregation (South Milwaukee, Wis.); St. John's Episcopal Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. John's Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Marcus Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Martin's Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Paul's Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Franklin, Wis.); St. Peter & Paul Church Hall (South Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Peter's Episcopal Church (West Allis, Wis.); St. Peter's Immanuel Lutheran Church (Granville, Wis.)
  • St. Stephen Church (Milwaukee, Wis.), et al. Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Milwaukee County, Wisconsin [Microform]. 1840. Collection contains various types of records for numerous Milwaukee County churches and some cemeteries, including baptismal, communion, funeral, interment, marriage, membership, probation, and other records. Some of the records, especially those from the nineteenth century, are in German. This is one of several bibliographic records to this collection. St. Stephen Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Thomas Lutheran Church (Milwaukee County, Wis.); Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Salem Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Simpson Chapel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Summerfield United Methodist Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Tippecanoe United Presbyterian Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Trinity Episcopal Church (Wauwatosa, Wis.); Trinity Evangelical Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Mequon, Wis.); Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Trinity Presbyterian Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Underwood Memorial Baptist Church (Wauwatosa, Wis.); United Presbyterian Church (West Allis, Wis.); Union Cemetery (Milwaukee County, Wis.); Wanderer's Rest Cemetery (Milwaukee County, Wis.); Wauwatosa Congregational Church ((Wis.); Wauwatosa United Methodist Church (Wis.); West Allis Methodist Episcopal (Wis.); Zion United Church of Christ (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Court Records

  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Court Ordered Name Changes. 1871-1977.  Record of name changes ordered by the court, date and number of court order, and date of filing. Included also as marginal notations are occasional corrections of marriage date and establishment of date and place of birth.
  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Grantee Index to Deeds. 1835-1907. Index by buyer to "Deeds" (Milwaukee Micro Series 16) giving name of grantee and grantor and volume and page where the deed is recorded.
  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Grantee Index to Mortgages. 1836-1901. Index by mortgage recipient to "Mortgages" (Milwaukee Micro Series 19) providing name and address of grantee and of grantor; type of instrument such as chattel mortgage, partial release, or assignment of mortgage; instrument number; and volume and page where mortgage is recorded.
  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Grantor Index to Deeds. 1839-1900. Index by seller to "Deeds" (Milwaukee Micro Series 16) giving names of grantor and grantee; date and time of recording of deed; legal description of land being conveyed to grantee; type of instrument used in conveyance; volume and page where deed is recorded; to whom deed was delivered after recording; and fees charged.
  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Lis Pendens. 1857-1886. Notices that an action has been commenced and is pending in court upon the complaint of the plaintiff against the defendant of the foreclosure of a mortgage. Documents show court of jurisdiction, document number and date of filing, name of plaintiff and defendant, date and identification of the mortgage, description of real estate involved, and signature of plaintiff's attorney.
  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Index of Lis Pendens. 1857-1902. An index to "Lis Pendens" (Milwaukee Micro Series 21). Shows date of filing; names of defendants and plaintiffs; type of document; name of attorney; number assigned to document by register of deeds; legal description of real estate; time of attachment or sale; and amount of indebtedness.

  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Mortgages. 1836-1886. Record of mortgages. Each mortgage document contains name and address of the grantor and the grantee; the dollar amount of the debt and terms of repayment; the legal description of the property being mortgaged; and conditions, if any, of use of the mortgage property during the life of the agreement.
  • Wisconsin. Register in Probate Index. 1815.

Deaths and Obituaries

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. Death Notices/Obits, 1930s -June 30, 1992. Milwaukee, Wis: The Society, 2002.

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Mary Graves, Jean Hinz, and Monica Schilter. Death Notices/Obits, 1930s -June 30, 1992: Surname Index. Milwaukee, Wis: The Society, 2002.

Directories

  • Milwaukee WI 1859 City Directory

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. It's a Small, Small, Small, Small, Small World 2000. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 2000.

  • Vargas, Mark A. Guide to Genealogical Collections in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area. Milwaukee, Wis. (814 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee 53233): Library Council of Metropolitan Milwaukee, 1995.

Ethnic Groups

  • Krumrey, Karl, and John Konrad Meidenbauer. Germans in the United States collection. 1837. A collection of manuscripts, chiefly letters, from various sources relating to German immigration to the United States and, in particular, to Wisconsin. Half of the collection consists of exchanges between Joseph Schafer of the State Historical Society and Joseph von Scheben of the University of Bonn about a cooperative study of emigration from the Eifel district of Rhenish Prussia. The results of that project consist of German language transcripts of letters written in the United States to people in Germany; English translations are present for a few letters. Less than half of the project letters concern families for which some members settled in Wisconsin. Most thoroughly documented Wisconsin places are Calumet County, Milwaukee, and Sheboygan. Among the prominently noted surnames are Boger, Goebel, Grones, Hullen, Hutter, Karst, Klinkhammer, Leuthert, Metzen, Michels, Mies, Musseler, Niederhofen, Pitzen, Radermacher, Schaefer, and Schmitz.

Forums, Mailing Lists, and Message Boards

History

  • Bailey, Sturges W., and Jerome A. Watrous. Index to Volumes I and II Memoirs of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Illustrated Edited by Jerome A. Watrous, 1909. [S.l.]: Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, 1978.

  • Bailey, Sturges W. Index to Southeastern Wisconsin, a History of Old Milwaukee County, by John G. Gregory. Madison, Wis: Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, 1984.

  • Bird, Miriam Y. Granville Township Settlers (Milw. Co., Wis.). Milwaukee, Wis: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1996.

  • Bird, Miriam Y. Town of Milwaukee Settlers: Dutch Settlers and Historical Tidbits. Whitefish Bay, Wis: M. Bird, 1992.

  • Bruce, William George. Builders of Milwaukee. Milwaukee: Bruce Pub. Co, 1946.

  • Bruce, William George. History of Milwaukee, City and County. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co, 1922.
     
  • Bruce, William George. A Short History of Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wis: Bruce Pub. Co, 1936.

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, and Mary Belle Casselman. Reminiscences by Members of the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. [Milwaukee, Wis.]: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1963.

  • Still, Bayrd. Milwaukee, The History of a City. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1948.

Land Records

Maps, Gazetteers, and Atlases

  • A.C. Wagner Co, Delores Gennrich, and Howard Gennrich. Wagner's Complete Map of Milwaukee and Suburbs. Chicago: A.C. Wagner Co, 1929.

  • The American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection. The collection currently contains over 500 maps, ranging from early maps of Asia to historical maps of Wisconsin and Milwaukee, and other American cities, states, and national parks.  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.

  • Digital Sanborn Maps of Milwaukee 1894 and 1910. Two fire insurance atlases featuring detailed color maps of Milwaukee. Produced by the Sanborn Map Company, the 1894 atlas includes four volumes, consisting of 450 map sheets and the 1910 atlas includes eight volumes, consisting of 830 map sheets. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.

  • Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos & Maps, 1885-1992. Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885 - 1992 presents images of Milwaukee neighborhoods from the Far Northwest Side to the Far South Side. The selection of images is limited by the current boundaries of the city of Milwaukee. The digital collection provides a visual documentation of the development of the city of Milwaukee from the mid-1880s to the early 1990s. It includes images of residential and industrial facilities, local businesses, historic buildings, churches, and numerous Milwaukee parks. 832 photographs were selected from the collections of the American Geographical Society Library and the Archives Department at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Libraries. The photos of Milwaukee from 1885 and 1895 come from two rare books in the Archives' holdings: Milwaukee and Art Work of Milwaukee. The images of Milwaukee in the 20th century were selected from three extensive photograph collections: Roman Kwasniewski Collection and Dennis Wierzba Collection that are housed in the Archives, and Harold Mayer Collection, located in the American Geographical Society Library at UWM Libraries. The image collection is accompanied by 12 maps of Milwaukee from the holdings of the American Geographical Society Library.

  • Paul, Dorothy Hoberg. Index to Illustrated Historical Atlas of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin: 1876 : H. Belden & Company, Chicago, Publisher / [Prepared] by Dorothy Hoberg Paul. Milwaukee, Wis: Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, 1973.

  • Wright Directory Co, Delores Gennrich, and Howard Gennrich. Wright's Map of Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wis: Wright Directory Co, 1910.

Military Records

Miscellaneous Materials

  • Daughters of the American Revolution. Miscellaneous Records, Brown, Green and Milwaukee Counties, Wisconsin. [S.l.]: The Committee, 1977.

  • Daughters of the American Revolution. Wisconsin DAR Genealogical Records Committee Report. Series 2, Volume 12, Miscellaneous Records. [Wisconsin]: Wisconsin Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2007.

  • Old Settlers' Club of Milwaukee County (Milwaukee County, Wis.). Early Milwaukee: Papers from the Archives of the Old Settler's Club of Milwaukee County, 1830-1890. Madison, Wis: R. Hunt, 1977.

Naturalization Records

Newspapers and Periodicals

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

  • Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos & Maps, 1885-1992. Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885 - 1992 presents images of Milwaukee neighborhoods from the Far Northwest Side to the Far South Side. The selection of images is limited by the current boundaries of the city of Milwaukee. The digital collection provides a visual documentation of the development of the city of Milwaukee from the mid-1880s to the early 1990s. It includes images of residential and industrial facilities, local businesses, historic buildings, churches, and numerous Milwaukee parks. 832 photographs were selected from the collections of the American Geographical Society Library and the Archives Department at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Libraries. The photos of Milwaukee from 1885 and 1895 come from two rare books in the Archives' holdings: Milwaukee and Art Work of Milwaukee. The images of Milwaukee in the 20th century were selected from three extensive photograph collections: Roman Kwasniewski Collection and Dennis Wierzba Collection that are housed in the Archives, and Harold Mayer Collection, located in the American Geographical Society Library at UWM Libraries. The image collection is accompanied by 12 maps of Milwaukee from the holdings of the American Geographical Society Library.

Projects

Researchers

Societies

  • Kuehn, Lois. M.C.G.S. Reporter Index, Volume 1-29, 1969-1998. Milwaukee, Wis: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1999.

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. Fifteenth Anniversary, 1935-1950. [Milwaukee?]: The Society, 1950.

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. Genealogical Workshop. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 2000s.

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. MCGS Reporter. South Milwaukee, Wis: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1969.

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, and Mary Belle Casselman. Reminiscences by Members of the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. [Milwaukee, Wis.]: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1963.

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, and H. C. Blanding. Report of Mrs. H.C. Blanding, Historian, 1935-1940. S.l: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1935.

  • Old Settlers' Club of Milwaukee County (Milwaukee County, Wis.). Articles of Incorporation and by-Laws. Milwaukee [Wis.]: Wright & Joys Co, 1905.

  • Old Settlers' Club of Milwaukee County. Milwaukee County Old Settlers' Club: Its Origin, Purpose and Aims; Amendments to Articles of Incorporation and Revised by Laws of 1889. Milwaukee: The Club, 1891.

Tax Records

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. Indexes of Milwaukee County Tax Records, 1838-1854. Milwaukee, Wis: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1976.

Towns and Cities

Transportation, Business and Industry

Vital Records

  • Cobb, Roger, and Lois Molitor. Marriage Certificates, 1822-1876: Index. Milwaukee, Wis: Milwaukee Public Library, 2004.

  • Little, Clara Louise. Obituaries, Weddings, Baptisms, Genealogical Data and Divers Sundry Notes on Wisconsin Families. Milwaukee, Wis: Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, 1944.

  • Lord, Darice Watson. Index to Book "A" Marriage Records of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Territory, 1836-1848. [Madison, Wis?]: Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, 1966.

  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Certificates of Marriage. 1836.

  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). General Birth Index. 1823. Index to "Register of Births" (Milwaukee Micro Series 8) listing births in Milwaukee County, showing full name of infant, birth date, and volume and page number where recorded.
  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Index of Deaths. 1872. Index to "Register of Deaths" (Milwaukee Micro Series 11) showing name, date of death, and volume and page numbers where recorded.The processed portion of this series is a negative user copy. The processed portion of this series is summarized above, dates 1872-1916, and is described in the reel list. There are additional accessions which date 1872-1993 and are described.

  •  Milwaukee County (Wis.). Marriage Certificates, 1822-1876. Milwaukee, Wis: The Register, 1822.

  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Marriage Certificates, 1836-1876. Milwaukee, Wis: The Register, 1836.

  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Marriage Records, V. A-C, 1-174, 1838-1906. Milwaukee, Wis: The Register, 1838.

  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Probate Case Files. 1860.

  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Births, V. A-Z, 1-421, 1854-1906. Milwaukee, Wis: The Register, 1854.

  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Deaths, V. 1-250, 1872-1906. Milwaukee, Wis: The Register, 1872.
     
  • Milwaukee County (Wis.). Register of Births. 1854-1911. Information appearing on the register of births over the years remained very constant, though the format changed from time to time, particularly at the turn of the century. Items shown include: full name of the child; sex; color, later expanded to indicate race (White, Black, Mulatto, Indian, or Mixed White-Indian); names of other issue living; full name of father and occupation; names of mother before marriage and, much later, occupation; illegitimacy; stillbirth; hour, day of week, and year of birth; place, town or township, county in which born; name and residence of physician, midwife, or other person signing certificate, or on whose application registry was made; later, nativity of parents and still later, parent's birthplace; date of certification; and date of registration.

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Mary Graves, Jean Hinz, and Monica Schilter. Death Notices/Obits, 1930s -June 30, 1992: Surname Index. Milwaukee, Wis: The Society, 2002.

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society. MCGS Marriage Index, 1836-1876. Milwaukee, Wis: MCGS, 2000s.

  • Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, and Milwaukee Public Library. Record of Lying-in Hospitals, Baby Farms, Boarding Houses, and Nurseries 1906-1918 in the Milwaukee Public Library City Archives. Milwaukee, Wis: The Society, 1985.

  • Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. Index to Book A, Marriage Records of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, October 1836-June 1849: (Includes Bride's Index) : Also Marriage Licenses Granted by Milwaukee District Court, July 1837-September 1848. Madison, Wis: Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, 1979.

  • Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. Marriage Records of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Territory, Index to Book "A", 1836-1848. 1967.

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