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Stiles (Oconto County, Wis.: Town). Clerk and Assessor: Records
1860-1977
- Stiles (Oconto County, Wis.: Town). Clerk and Assessor
Oconto Series 8-15; Oconto Small Series 5-6
3.7 cubic feet (5 archives boxes, 1 oversize box, 3 folders, and 8 volumes)
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Records of the Town of Stiles including election results, naturalization records, clerk's records, property assessments, poll taxes, chattel mortgages, highway records, and school records.
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Biography/History
The Town of Stiles, Oconto County, was first settled in the early 1850s. In 1851, at the time when Oconto County was first organized, the Town of Stiles consisted of most of Oconto County north of Suamico and west of Oconto. The town was given its name by Anson Eldered, one of its first settlers, who named it after his son, Howard Stiles Eldred.
At one time, almost all of the land in the Town of Stiles was owned by Anson Eldred. Most of this land was used for Eldred's lumbering business, a business which showed great promise for the future of the Town of Stiles.
By 1910 though, things began to change. In 1910, the last log was sawed in the Town of Stiles, and by 1924, the pulp mill in the Village of Stiles burned down. These events brought an end to the only major industry the Town of Stiles has ever supported. As a result, even today, the majority of the inhabitants of the Town of Stiles find their employment elsewhere.
Scope and Content Note
The records of the Town of Stiles span the years 1860-1977. The majority of this series ends in 1962, with some correspondence, election records, and blueprints extending into the 1970s. The collection includes 10 series, containing 11 volumes, 46 folders of material, 2 sets of blueprints and 2 maps.
The records include proceedings of the town board, school records, highway records, and other miscellaneous records. All of these records were kept by the town clerk.
A great deal of information is included in the Town Clerk's Record, 1881-1958 (Oconto Series 8). Among other things, these records document proceedings of town and board meetings, registers of town and school officers and their terms of office, oaths of office, records of chattel mortgages, school district maps, and a register of orders drawn on the town treasurer, The town clerk's records also include an abundance of information having to do with school consolidation among their School Records, 1907-1962 (Oconto Series 13). Also of interest to anyone studying Oconto County is a Naturalization List, 1860-1936 (approx.) for the whole of Oconto County (Oconto Small Series 6). Included among the Maps and Blueprints, 1889-1974 (Oconto Series 15) is a plat map of the Stiles Cemetery. Among the many Miscellaneous Records of the Town Clerk, 1888-1977 (Oconto Series 14) are bounty certificates, liquor seller's licences and bonds, forest crop land records and miscellaneous land records.
Other records kept by the town clerk include Assessment Rolls, 1882-1957 (Oconto Series 9), Road Warrants and Poll Tax Lists, 1882-1913 (Oconto Series 10), Chattel Mortgages and Satisfactions, 1883-1913 (Oconto Series 11), Highway Records, 1889-1959 (Oconto Series 12), and Election Records, 1922-1972 (Oconto Small Series 5).
Contents List
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Oconto Series 8
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Series: Stiles (Oconto County, Wis.: Town). Clerk: Records, 1881-1958
1.0 cubic feet (1 archives box and 3 separate volumes)
: Record books including proceedings of town and board meetings; results of elections and lists of town and school district officers; record of receipts and disbursements; clerk's record of orders issued; registration of chattel mortgages; and other town matters.
: Volumes are roughly chronological; by type of record within the volume.
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Volume
1
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1881-1884
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Volume
2
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1889-1895
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Volume
3
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1895-1898
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Volume
4
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1911-1922
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Volume
5
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1922-1943
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Volume
6
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1943-1958
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Oconto Series 9
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Series: Stiles (Oconto County, Wis.: Town). Assessor: Assessment Rolls, 1925-1935
: Only every 5th year. See Oconto Series 1 for tax rolls with related content for other years.
0.2 cubic feet (3 volumes)
: Annual record of real and personal property assessments showing name of property owner; legal description of land; acreage; valuations of lands and improvements and of personal property; state, county, town, road, school, and special taxes; and total taxes levied.
: Chronological.
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Volume
43
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1925
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Volume
48
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1930
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Volume
53
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1935
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Oconto Series 10
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Series: Stiles (Oconto County, Wis.: Town). Clerk: Road Warrants and Poll Tax Lists, 1882-1894.
0.2 cubic feet (2 volumes)
: Volumes containing listings of highway taxes and the collection warrants returned by road district overseers to the town clerk, showing date of tax list and warrant, persons assessed, description of land, valuation of property, poll tax assessed, total tax, and overseer's account of receipts and disbursements.
: Chronological.
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Volume
1
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1882-1887
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Volume
2
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1882-1894
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Oconto Series 11
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Series: Stiles (Oconto County, Wis.: Town). Clerk: Chattel Mortgages and Satisfactions, 1883-1913
0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
: Records filed with the town clerk pertaining to obligations upon personal property, including bills of sale, chattel mortgage releases and satisfactions, chattel mortgages, and conditional sales contracts which generally include a description of the property mortgaged, terms of the loan, date of filing, amount of the loan, and in some instances, when the obligation was paid.
: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
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Box
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Folder
1
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Bills of sale, 1886-1906
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Box
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Folder
2
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Chattel mortgage releases and satisfactions, 1886-1908
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Chattel mortgages
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Box
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Folder
3
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1883-1896
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Box
1
Folder
4
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1897-1900
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Box
1
Folder
5
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1901-1909
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Box
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Folder
6
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Conditional sales contracts and promissory notes, 1883-1913
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Oconto Series 12
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Series: Stiles (Oconto County, Wis.: Town). Clerk: Highway Records, 1889-1959.
0.2 cubic feet (1 archives box)
: Miscellaneous highway records, including petitions for the construction of bridges and highways, releases of rights of way, and records regarding maintenance matters.
: Alphabetical by folder title.
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Box
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Folder
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Construction, maintenance, and miscellaneous, 1900, 1954-1959
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Box
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Folder
2
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Easement and right of way releases, 1889-1922
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Petitions for bridges, highways, and roads, 1899-1952
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Tax list, 1919
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Oconto Series 13
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Series: Stiles (Oconto County, Wis.: Town). Clerk: School Records, 1900-1962
0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
: Miscellaneous school records primarily concerning the consolidation of school districts in the Town of Stiles between 1958-1962, which document the changes in district boundaries and include hearings and orders of denial. Also included are a number of annual reports to the county Superintendent of Schools (1907, 1911), and a school census (1911).
: Alphabetical by folder title.
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Box
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Folder
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Annual and partial reports of the Clerk of the School District, 1911
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Annual report to the County Superintendent of Schools, 1907, 1911
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Box
1
Folder
3
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School census, 1911
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School District consolidation
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Acknowledgments of and receipts of dissolution and attachment, 1954-1962
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Notices of public hearings
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Box
1
Folder
5
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1958-1959
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Box
1
Folder
6
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1960-1962
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Notices, orders, petitions, and miscellaneous, 1907, 1942-1961
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Orders altering School Districts and orders of denial
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Box
1
Folder
8
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1958 May-1959 September
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Box
1
Folder
9
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1959 November-1960 June
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Box
1
Folder
10
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1960 July-1962 March
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Box
1
Folder
11
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School District tax breakdown, tax levy reports, 1900-1917, 1944-1961
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Oconto Series 14
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Series: Stiles (Oconto County, Wis.: Town). Clerk: Town Clerk's Miscellaneous Records, 1888-1977.
0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
: Records filed with the town clerk pertaining to his duties as officer of record and agent for the state, including financial reports, liquor seller licenses, welfare records, town board petitions and resolutions, forest management reports, and other papers.
: Alphabetical by folder title.
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Box
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Folder
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Agricultural reports, 1912, 1913
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Box
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Folder
2
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Bounty certificates, 1921 May-October
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Box
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Folder
3
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Burial and transit permits, 1913-1917
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Correspondence, 1888, 1922-1977
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Box
1
Folder
5
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County Clerk's apportionment of state and county property taxes and charges, 1916, 1951-1958
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Box
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Folder
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Court cases involving Town of Stiles and other legal documents, 1895, 1932-1954
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Box
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Department of State audit, 1952-1959
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Box
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Folder
8
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Financial report of the Town of Stiles, 1952-1959
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Box
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Folder
9
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Forest crop lands, 1955-1959
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Forest fire reports and expenses, 1927, 1940
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Box
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Folder
11
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Land records, 1932-1948
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Box
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Folder
12
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Liquor seller's licenses and bonds, 1907-1918, 1959
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Box
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Folder
13
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Nonresident relief notices, 1938-1959
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Box
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Folder
14
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Oaths of office and surety bonds, 1901-1917
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Box
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Folder
15
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Public Service Commission, 1951, 1957-1959
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Box
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Statements of assessment, 1907-1910, 1952-1958
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Box
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Statements of taxes and indebtedness, 1910, 1951-1958
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Box
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Folder
18
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Tax records, miscellaneous, 1916, 1947, 1955
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Box
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Folder
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Timber sales agreements, 1885-1900
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Box
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Folder
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Town board petitions and resolutions, 1917, 1932-1953
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Box
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Folder
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Town Treasurer's financial statements, 1907-1911
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Box
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Utilities, miscellaneous, 1913, 1935-1949
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Oconto Series 15
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Series: Stiles (Oconto County, Wis.: Town). Clerk: Maps and Blueprints, 1889, 1971-1974
0.6 cubic feet (1 oversize box)
: Blueprints of the Stiles Town Hall, 1974; map of the town, 1971; and plat of the town cemetery, 1889, with the names of persons interred and ownership of the plats.
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Box
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Heating and Ventilation Plan for Town Hall, 1974
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Box
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Stiles Cemetery, Plat of, 1889
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Box
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Town Hall and Garage Plans, 1974
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Box
1
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Town of Stiles, Map of, 1971
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Oconto Small Series 5
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Series: Stiles (Oconto County, Wis.: Town). Clerk: Election Records, 1922-1972.
0.2 cubic feet (2 folders)
: Miscellaneous records including poll lists (1922; 1926; 1968-1972) which indicate the names and addresses of persons voting in primary, general, and special elections; nomination papers for county and town offices including name of person nominated, name of office, and the names and addresses of persons signing the papers; records of absentee voters in the armed forces (1944-1945); and two election returns (circa 1900s; circa 1930s) listing the number of votes each candidate received for national, state, and local offices.
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Oconto Small Series 6
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Series: Stiles (Oconto County, Wis.: Town). Clerk: Naturalization Record, 1860-1936
0.1 cubic feet (20 pages in 1 folder)
: List of individuals naturalized in Oconto County, indicating the year they were naturalized. List covers the whole of Oconto County, not just Town of Stiles residents. Associated Materials: “Citizenship records” (Oconto Series 21) includes related records.
: Alphabetical by surname.
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