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Bibliography

  • St. Croix County Library. Genealogy and Wisconsin Biographies: Books Available in Saint Croix County. New Richmond, Wis: St. Croix County Library, 1975.

Biographies, Family Histories, and Names

  • Bates, George H. Genealogical Information. 1880. Excerpts from the diary of George H. Bates of Star Prairie township, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, containing genealogical information on several of Bates' neighbors.
  • Bright, Summer Spurgeon. Genealogy, 1962. Genealogical chart, 1772-1961, of the Bright family, compiled in 1962 by Sumner Spurgeon Bright, Jr., of Hudson, Wis.
  • Childs, Blanche Reardon. A Reardon Family History: William J. Reardon and Bridget Murray from County Tipperary to St. Croix County, Wisconsin, with Descendants to the Present, Including Kelly, Kilty, McMahon, O'Keeffe, and Stapleton Families. Evanston, IL (2115 Payne St., Evanston, 60201-2561): B.R. Childs, 1991.

  • Hawkins, S. N. The Hawkins Settlement: St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 4, 1855 : a Short Sketch of the Individual Members Who Comprised the Original Group, a Sketch. La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press, 2002.

  • Hawkins, S. N. A Pioneer Colony: A Branch of the Hawkins Family Settled in the St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, June 4th, 1855. New Richmond, Wis: [s.n.], 1911.

  • Heffron, Alan. Genealogy, 1983. Genealogy of the descendants of William and Bridget Heffron, early settlers in Erin Prairie, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Compiled by Alan Heffron, the genealogy, 1808-1983, includes information on these other surnames: Kane, Lumphrey, Gerrity, Burns, Martin, Newell, and Gallagher.

  • Pattison, Mary Ann. From County Mayo to St. Croix County: A History of the Northern Branch of the Kinney Family. 1983.

  • Schwenk, Richard L. Aachen Roots and St. Croix Branches: The German Settlement of Hudson, Wisconsin. [Pasadena, CA?]: R.L. Schwenk, 2003.

  • Schwenk, Richard L. St. Croix Roots: Life and Times of Two Ed Mayers. Pasadena, CA: R.L. Schwenk, 2005.

  • Simon, Florence and Ann Miller. Genealogies 1982, and Undated. Genealogical information on several St. Croix County, Wisconsin families, compiled by Florence Simon.

  • Webster, Albinus, and Frank B. Webster. Albinus and Frank B. Webster Papers. 1871. Papers of Albinus Webster and his son Frank who farmed in the Town of Kinnickinnic, St. Croix County, Wis.; consisting of brief daily diary entries, account books, genealogical charts, and other items.

Cemeteries

  • Miller, Willis H. Boardman Cemetery Gravestone Inscriptions, Boardman, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Hudson, Wis: Willis H. Miller, 1963.

  • Miller, Willis H. Old Cemetery Inscriptions, Lot 1, Willow River Cemetery, Hudson, St. Croix Co., Wis. [Hudson, Wis.?]: W.H. Miller, 1970.
     
  • Miller, Willis H. Willow River Cemetery (Old Yard) Tombstone Inscriptions, Hudson, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin, and Deaths for St. Croix Co., Wisconsin, 1870-1879, As Found in Volume 1 of Deaths in the Office of Register of Deeds, St. Croix Co., Court House, Hudson, Wis. Hudson, Wis: Star-Observer Pub. Co, 1974.

  • Wright, Kathleen. Cemetery Inventory of St. Bridget Catholic Cemetery, Stanton Township, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. River Falls, WI: The Society, 1998.

Census Records and Indexes

Court Records

Deaths and Obituaries

  • Miller, Willis H. Willow River Cemetery (Old Yard) Tombstone Inscriptions, Hudson, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin, and Deaths for St. Croix Co., Wisconsin, 1870-1879, As Found in Volume 1 of Deaths in the Office of Register of Deeds, St. Croix Co., Court House, Hudson, Wis. Hudson, Wis: Star-Observer Pub. Co, 1974.

Directories

Ethnic Groups

Forums, Mailing Lists, and Message Boards

History

  • Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, St. Croix, and Rusk Counties: Local History Collections

  • Neill, Edward D., George E. Warner, C. M. Foote, Edward D. Neill, and J. Fletcher Williams. History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota. Genealogy & local history, LH13457. Minneapolis: North Star Publishing Co, 1881.

  • Wiff, Patricia M. A River Rushes Through It: A History of Rush River Township, St. Croix County, 1860-1960. Beldenville, Wis: Helmer Printing Inc, 1999.

Land Records

  • St. Croix County Land Records Index. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, 1981.

Maps, Gazetteers, and Atlases

  • Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of St. Croix County, Wisconsin: With Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla: Arphax Pub. Co, 2008.

  • Sanborn Map Company. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Wisconsin. Pelham, New York: Sanborn Map Co., 1884?-1951?

Military Records

Miscellaneous Materials

  • Joint School District No. 3, Towns of Stanton & Lucas & Village of Knapp (Dunn County, Wis.) & Town of Springfield (St. Croix County, Wis.). Knapp School Records. 1885. Clerks Record Book (1958-1961) containing minutes of school district meetings and financial records; Class Book (1885-1887; 1895) containing curricula activities; Pupil Attendance Registers (1904-1918) containing a description of coursework, grading and censuses; Final Record of Standings for High Schools (1934-1946); and miscellaneous records [1905-1947]. The school house was located in Section 33, Town 29N, Range 14W.

Naturalization Records

Newspapers and Periodicals

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

Projects

Researchers

Societies

Towns and Cities

  • Wiff, Patricia M. A River Rushes Through It: A History of Rush River Township, St. Croix County, 1860-1960. Beldenville, Wis: Helmer Printing Inc, 1999.

Transportation, Business and Industry

  • Bradley, William Cyrus. Papers, 1881-1917. Financial ledgers and daybooks, 1881-1917, of Bradley, a notable St. Croix County, Wisconsin, farmer involved with first wheat, then livestock production; plus genealogical information compiled by his daughter, Helen Bradley Hilton.
  • Peel, Edward L. Papers, 1890-1929. Papers of Peet, a Burnett County, Wis., journalist, land developer, and promoter of immigration to the cutover lands of northern Wisconsin; including records relating to the Kohler-Peet Company, Minneapolis, a firm dealing in land along the St. Croix and Clam rivers, and to Peet's other business and personal activities.
  • White, Kenneth S., Ferris M. White, and John W. Davison. Ferris M. White and Kenneth S. White Papers. 1917. Mainly legal, business, and political papers of two River Falls, Wis., lawyers, Ferris M. White and his son Kenneth.

Vital Records

  • DuBois, LeRoy. 1984. "St. Croix County, Wisconsin Marriages, 1843-1849". Minnesota Genealogical Journal. 1984, no. 2.
     
  • Miller, Willis H. Marriages for St. Croix County, Wisconsin, 1852-1867: As Found in Volume I of Marriages in the Office of the Register of Deeds, Hudson, Wisconsin. Hudson, Wis: St. Croix County Historical Society, 1951.

  • Perry, Peggy, and Judy Vezzetti. Index to St. Croix County, Wisconsin, Marriages, 1852-1907. Madison, Wis: Wisconsin Historical Society], 2008.

  • Vezzetti, Judy. Index to St. Croix County, Wisconsin, Marriages ... 1850-1907. Madison Wis: State Historical Society of Wisconsin], 2006.
     
  • Wisconsin. Alphabetical Index to Pre-1907 Registrations of Birth. 1852. The Bureau of Health Statistics has produced a statewide index to the pre-1907 birth registrations which is organized chronologically by date of birth. The index lists the individual's name, date and county of birth, and a reel and document number where the entry can be located. The index also includes most of the entries found in the Delayed Registrations of Births. There are a number of problems with the index. All entries for which a complete birthdate was not given are listed at the beginning of the index in alphabetical order by county. Some entries for the year 1900 also appear at the beginning of the chronological listing with the year shown as "00". The reel numbers shown on the indexes do not refer to the reel numbers assigned to the microfilm. However, they can be used as a locating device; either by using the finding aid or notes on microfilm boxes at ARC. Entries for Sheboygan and Walworth counties may give incorrect reel and document numbers. Incorrect county of birth has been given for all counties beginning with the letter "s". Therefore, all entries which list St. Croix as the county of birth are really Sauk; Sauk is really Sawyer; Sawyer is really Shawano; Shawano is really Sheboygan; and Sheboygan is really St. Croix. As with all indexes, researchers are cautioned to check variant spellings of names due to errors of transcription.

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