Vital Records Kewaunee County, Wisconsin


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Many thanks to Gayle and Martha for their diligence, expertise and service to the WIGenWeb.


 
As stated above, I do not live in Wisconsin, but I am an excellent online researcher and will answer questions and help with basic research queries, I will not do 'indepth' research for you, but will endevour to point out less obvious resources.

Table of Contents
 Old Kewaunee Files ~ Research Resources ~ Maps  ~ USGenWeb® Archives
Vital Record Resources ~ Naturalization Records ~ Obituaries ~ Photos

Maritime History ~ Biographies ~ CemeteriesMilitary ~ Family Search: Historical Images and Film




Vital Record Resources ~ Naturalization Records ~ Obituaries ~ Odds

Baptisms ~ Births ~ Marriages ~ Deaths

Note: Wisconsin does not publish Vital Records / Documents online: [Prior to October 1907]
Please use this link for more information from the WI Historical Society

First German Lutheran Evangelical Lutheran Church of Manitowoc
Spiritualist Circle
Record Book of St Johannes Evangelische Lutherische Kirche - Births
St Johannes Evangelische Lutherische Kirche - Births

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Marriage Records
Family Search ~ Marriage Records for 'Wisconsin Neighboring States':
Illinois
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1680829
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1452409
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2534491
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2787821
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1463145
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803970

Iowa
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2366605
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2790247

Minnesota
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1949335
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1680832
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2790243
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803974
Sign into your FS Account, then use the above links

Family Search ~ Michigan Marriages
This link is for folks born in Wisconsin and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925
[Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses]
Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link.

Pre 1907 Marriage Records:

FS has all of the entries I found in the old Kewaunee files with a notation that if a copy is desired,
the researcher is to contact the Green Bay Area Research Center: I cannot find a link for it.
The Pre 1907 Marriage files are reformatted and can be found here - They are text files.
There are indexes for both Bride and Groom
Marriage Index ~ Mulitple FS Databases
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Marriage Records by Bride Names:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I-J - K - L - M - N-O - P-Q - R - S - T - U-V - W - Y-Z


Marriage Records by Groom Names:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - Y-Z


Record Book of St Johannes Evangelische Lutherische Kirche
Deaths "Pre 1907" Death Index, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin [FS]
Death Index ~ Multiple Databases
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Naturalization Records
FS has a nice searchable database for WI Naturalizations: 1807 - 1992
Please use this Link

There are Naturalization Records in the FS Historical Images Section:
Please use this Link for a List with Links


There are also LDS Films that contain Naturalization Records.

Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, naturalization records, 1850-1948 Catalog Link

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Obituaries
Obituaries, Heritage Hub [Includes NewsBank]
This collection is from different Newspapers than those on the Chart Below
The Time Frame: 1881 - 31 December 2022
Note, It looks like there are no obits beyond May 2022 on Heritage Hub.


Obituaries: NewsBank "America's Death Notices & Obituaries"
This is a different set of Obits than those listed in the Odds Section below.

To save time and my sanity, I did screen dumps of the NewsBank Pages:
The Search Parameters: Algoma and Luxemburg
The links will not work, NewsBank is now included on HeritageHub and is a different format
So if you find a person of interest, Send along a note: Martha
Use the Links on the Chart Below to find Time Frames and Articles of Interest

Note, The two old Newspapers for Kewaunee County are now online.
All of the Obits I have found and indexed are here in a linked list.
They include other locations where Kewaunee Folk have passed away.


 Algoma, Wisconsin [NewsBank- Now included on HeritageHub
Alg,WI, 1994 - 2000 ~ Alg,WI, 2001 - 2005 - 1 ~ Alg,WI, 2001 - 2005 - 2
Alg,WI, 2006 - 2010 - 1 ~ Alg,WI, 2006 - 2010 - 2
Alg,WI, 2011 - 2015 - 1 ~ Alg,WI, 2011 - 2015 - 2
Alg,WI, 21 Feb 2016 - 5 Jun 2022 - 1 ~ Alg,WI, 21 Feb 2016 - 5 Jun 2022 - 2

Luxemburg, Wisconsin [NewsBank]
Lux,Kew,WI, 23 Sep 1989 - 12 Jan 2008 ~ Lux,Kew,WI, 17 Jan 2008 - 17 Feb 2010
Lux,Kew,WI, 18 Feb 2010 - 3 Oct 2017 ~ Lux,Kew,WI, 11 Dec 2017 - 20 May 2022
And...
When I was gleaning the Obits & Death Notices, I found some listings
for WWII 'Wounded and Dead' that were published in the Chicago Tribune.
There were listings for Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
I entered the information onto a spreadsheet.
Please use this Link for Access

More Obituaries: Algoma Record Herald

1923 - 1949 ~ 1950 - 1960 ~ 1961 - 1970
There is no date of death, instead the date of the Newspaper was listed.
Use this link if you just want to browse or do other searches
Wisconsin Digital Newspapers

Lastly: Old RW Kewaunee Files:
News Articles from the old RW Files ~ News bits

In the FS Catalog:
"Tidbits from the Big Piney Examiner of Sublette Co., WY"
1912 > 2006 - Some Years Missing
Compiler: Anna Lee Woffinden
There are Indexes at the end of each Book
The Booklets are full of Obituaries, Death & Funeral Notices
Accidents, and the odd news article about local Pioneers
Download individual booklets from the FS Catalog using this link
There are indexes at the end of each Booklet

More from Family Search Catalog
Pahrump, Nevada Genealogical Society Obits 1970-2009:
Published: 2010
"Digital copies of obituaries for people with some connection to Pahrump, Nevada.
Individuals may have lived and or died in many different states."
The Linked Chart gives the years available and a clickable link.
There are indexes and each book is searchable or available to download.

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Death Records

Born: Wisconsin ~ Died: San Luis Obispo County, CA ~ Buried: Elsewhere


Civil War Deaths: 1861 - 1865

Deaths Record Book of St Johannes Evangelische Lutherische Kirche

Pre 1907 Death Index

Death Indexes POB: Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

WW II Wounded - Dead: Wisconsin January 1944 - January 1946

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Odds
Michigan Mortality Schedules: 1850 - 1880: FS Searchable Database

Federal Mortality Schedule

Crime and Punishment
FS has a nice collection of Prison Records on Film:
Please use this link for a Chart with Film Numbers and the Names of the Prisons


"The Fine Print"
KewauneeCoWI Coordinator:  MAKtranscriber
WIGenWeb State Coordinator: Marcia Ann Kuehl
WIGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator:  Rebecca Maloney
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Copyright of submitted items belongs to those responsible for their authorship or creation unless otherwise assigned.




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