Summary Information
Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics: Registrations of Marriages
1836-1907
- Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics
Series 2073
335 reels of microfilm (16mm)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Record of marriages recorded between 1836 and 1907 with the various county Registers of Deeds. Generally recorded for each marriage is the individuals' names and birthplaces, the names of the parents of each, the occupation and residence of the husband, the date and place of the marriage, the kind of ceremony (usually denomination), the names of witnesses, the name and residence of the person pronouncing marriage, the date of the certificate or affidavit, the date of registration, and remarks.
Available only on microfilm. All reels are positive. Each Area Research Center has a duplicate copy for counties in its region. Master negatives are held by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser02073 ↑ Bookmark this ↑
Arrangement of the Materials
Alphabetical by county and thereunder chronological by date of registration, not by date of the marriage. Access to the records is best accomplished using the indexes.
Other Finding Aids
Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics. Index to Registrations of Marriages, 1852-1907 (Series 2074); and Statewide Index to Registrations of Marriages, 1852-1907 (Series 2109).
Biography/History
From 1836 until 1907, clergymen, justices of the peace, and any others solemnizing marriages were required to submit a certificate for each marriage performed. These reports were to be submitted to county clerks, later to clerks of the district courts and then clerks of the circuit courts (except Dane County reports went to the clerk of the Supreme Court). Legislation in 1852 changed the recipient to the county register of deeds.
The register of deeds was required to enter the information into a registry book, maintain an index, and send a copy of the registrations to the Secretary of State. In 1905 the State Board of Health replaced the Secretary of State as recipient of the copies which were then maintained in the State Bureau of Vital Statistics (now called the Bureau of Health Statistics). Registrations on file with the Secretary of State were transferred to the Bureau. This series is a microfilm copy of those registration records.
A more detailed history of legislation relating to vital records, along with listings of local government holdings of such records as of 1941, may be found in the Wisconsin Historical Records Survey's Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Wisconsin (Madison, 1941).
Scope and Content Note
In 1849, the statutes specified that the marriage registry contain the following data: names and residences of the two parties, names of two witnesses, and date and place of marriage. The 1852 legislation specified name, occupation, birthplace and residence of the husband, name of the wife, names of the parents of both, the color of the parties, the date, place, and kind of ceremony, the name and residence of the person performing the ceremony, and the dates of the certificate and of registration. The law also allowed registration of marriages performed prior to passage and of marriages performed elsewhere and these kinds of entries will be found too.
From county to county, the completeness of the records varies, with only a few counties having records prior to 1852. As with other county-generated records, it is necessary for users to check for records in the county which maintained jurisdiction over the area concerned for the time period concerned.
Contents List
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1
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Adams County, 1861-1907
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2-4
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Ashland County, 1874-1907
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5-7
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Barron County, 1869-1907
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8
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Bayfield County, 1869-1907
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9-15
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Brown County, 1867-1907
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16-18
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Buffalo County, 1860-1907
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19
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Burnett County, 1868-1907
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20-22
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Calumet County, 1850-1907
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23-25
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Chippewa County, 1869-1907
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26-28
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Clark County, 1858-1907
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29-34
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Columbia County, 1847-1907
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35-38
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Crawford County, 1861-1907
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39-50
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Dane County, 1841-1907
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51-59
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Dodge County, 1855-1907
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60-61
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Door County, 1856-1907
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62-65
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Douglas County, 1865-1907
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66-69
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Dunn County, 1862-1907
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70-74
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Eau Claire County, 1864-1907
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75
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Florence County, 1882-1907
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76-85
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Fond du Lac County, 1844-1907
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86
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Forest County, 1885-1907
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87-96
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Grant County, 1842-1907
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97-102
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Green County, 1838-1907
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103-105
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Green Lake County, 1863-1907
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106-110
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Iowa County, 1836-1907
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111
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Iron County, 1893-1907
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112-113
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Jackson County, 1860-1907
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114-120
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Jefferson County, 1849-1907
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121-123
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Juneau County, 1857-1907
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124-129
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Kenosha County, 1852-1907
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130-132
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Kewaunee County, 1858-1907
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133-139
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La Crosse County, 1851-1907
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140-143
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Lafayette County, 1847-1907
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144
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Langlade County, 1888-1907
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145
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Lincoln County, 1875-1907
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146-151
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Manitowoc County, 1860-1907
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152-156
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Marathon County, 1868-1907
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157-159
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Marinette County, 1879-1907
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160-161
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Marquette County, 1863-1907
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Milwaukee County
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162-165
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Volumes 1A-4A, 1837-1866
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165-217
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Volumes 1-38, 1852-1907
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218-222
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Monroe County, 1856-1907
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223-224
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Oconto County, 1859-1907
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225
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Oneida County, 1887-1907
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226-231
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Outagamie County, 1862-1907
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232-233
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Ozaukee County, 1867-1907
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234
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Pepin County, 1860-1907
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235-237
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Pierce County, 1854-1907
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238-239
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Polk County, 1859-1907
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240-243
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Portage County, 1863-1907
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244
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Price County, 1881-1907
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245-251
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Racine County, 1837-1907
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252-255
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Richland County, 1867-1907
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256-264
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Rock County, 1852-1907
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265
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Rusk County, 1901-1907
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266-271
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St. Croix County, 1859-1907
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272-277
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Sauk County, 1852-1907
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278
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Sawyer County, 1883-1907
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279-281
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Shawano County, 1867-1907
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282-289
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Sheboygan County, 1852-1907
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290
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Taylor County, 1875-1907
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291-292
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Trempealeau County, 1859-1907
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293-296
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Vernon County, 1859-1907
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297
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Vilas County, 1893-1907
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298-305
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Walworth County, 1839-1907
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306
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Washburn County, 1884-1907
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307-310
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Washington County, 1846-1907
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311-316
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Waukesha County, 1847-1907
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317-320
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Waupaca County, 1853-1907
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321-323
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Waushara County, 1854-1907
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324-332
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Winnebago County, 1862-1907
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333-335
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Wood County, 1862-1907
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