Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, History, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, History, Birth, Death, Marriage, Naturalization Records, Genealogy, Genealogical Records

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OZAUKEE COUNTY COLLECTIONS

Barelmann family.
Papers [microform], 1852-1901.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 10
Correspondence, military documents, insurance policies, indentures, citizenship and marriage certificates, and other documents of the family, which immigrated to Ozaukee County from Germany around 1857.

Bolens, Albert D., 1861-1952.
Papers, 1836-1952.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection CE
Papers of an Ozaukee County publisher of at least five newspapers during his career in Port Washington, Wisconsin. Bolens used the most notable, the Star and the Statesman, as vehicles for political editorials. The collection's particular value lies in the correspondence with political leaders in the state between 1922 and 1936. Numerous active Stalwart Republicans in Wisconsin apparently trusted Bolens and sought his advice. Many of the letters, some of which were confidential and not for publication, go into considerable detail concerning political plans, hopes, and ambitions. The letters provide a good insight into the workings of the party during a period when state Republican politics was in an upheaval. Collection also contains genealogical information about the Bolens and Pernet families. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Carpenters' District Council of Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, and Ozaukee Counties.
Minutes, 1887-1926.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DX
Minute books of the Council, an affiliate of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. There are no records for 1922. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Ozaukee County, Wisconsin [microform], 1808-1982.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 66
Collection contains various types of records for numerous Ozaukee County churches. The denominations include Congregational, Evangelical, Lutheran, Methodist, and Methodist Episcopal. The microfilm contains baptismal, communion, funeral, interment, marriage, membership, probation, and other records. Most of the records, especially those from the nineteenth century, are in German. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Fish Creek Park Company.
Records, 1892-1970.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 88
Partial records of a land development company in Ozaukee County, documenting the development of Fairy Chasm, an area known for its environmental beauty; its controversial partial annexation into the village of Bayside; and the sale of some acreage to the organization Nature Conservancy. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Hauer, Miriam Rowell.
Hauer, Croatt, and Perry genealogical papers [microform], 1680-1982.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 46
Papers compiled by Miriam Rowell Hauer recording the history of the Croatt, Hauer, and Perry family who settled at Belgium, Wisconsin, after emigrating from Luxembourg in 1847; including lineage charts, photographs, correspondence, and other records. There is no detailed information on the Hauer family prior to John B. Hauer's father, Conradus Hauer. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Otis, John P.
Church histories collection, 1967-[ongoing].
UWM Manuscript Collection 8
The collection consists of John P. Otis' photographs and compiled histories of about 5,000 Wisconsin churches and a few synagogues, acquired over a twenty-year period. The photographs usually consist of a single 3" x 3" color exterior image of the building, kept in twenty albums. The photographs are indexed by "history" cards, arranged by locality. The collection includes four boxes of negatives, in no apparent order; and seventy-two maps showing the routes Otis travelled and the location of many of the churches he photographed. Otis compiled the history of the churches through a standard form which requested the year the church was founded, the first pastor, and denomination or sect. A number of the respondents provided additional historical information. The forms are maintained in files, arranged by locality and/or county, which also contain published histories of the churches, and newsclippings. The collection includes Otis' correspondence (1968-1979) concerning the acquisition of materials; the development of the project; miscellaneous faith and denomination histories; newsclippings; solicitation of funds; and efforts to donate the collection. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Ozaukee County (Wis.). Clerk.
Election records, 1853-1972.
Ozaukee Series 12
Election statements of contests held in Ozaukee County, including outcome of elections for sheriff, treasurer, register of deeds, district attorney, coroner, and surveyor.

Ozaukee County (Wis.). Clerk.
State census population schedules, 1865.
Ozaukee Micro Series 1
State census shows names of heads of families, number, race and sex of family members, number of "deaf & dumb, blind and insane" in family, and number of foreign born in family. The schedules are arranged by town. The names on the schedules are apparently in the order in which the enumerator visited the household except for those in Cedarburg which are in alphabetical order. The schedules for Belgium and Port Washington include the name of the spouse of the head of the family. Census also includes a report of the money raised by taxation and private subscription for payment of bounties to Civil War volunteers.

Ozaukee-Washington Telephone Company.
Records, 1901-1929.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 3
Records of a defunct telephone company serving Ozaukee and Washington counties; including financial records; minutes; correspondence; employee records; plus brief records of predecessor companies in the area, including the Freistadt and Cedarburg Telephone Company. The files provide a general overview of a small business, reveal the expansion of telephone service in the Ozaukee and Washington counties area, and document the process of larger companies supplanting smaller companies. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Prange, Louis H., 1884-1957.
Papers, 1952-1957.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection EI
Consists primarily of constituent correspondence and press clippings of a Republican state senator from Ozaukee and Sheboygan counties. Much of the correspondence is between Prange and professional and business interests groups concerning highway safety and the state traffic patrol force; proposed raising of the drinking age; statewide daylight savings time; teachers' retirement legislation; legalized bingo; costs of funerals; chiropractic medicine; the Wisconsin Radio Council; artificial food coloring; and train crew laws. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Prince, John B.
John B. and Martha Prince Fairy Chasm collection, 1892-1995.
UWM Manuscript Collection 116
Miscellaneous records of the Fish Creek Park Company and the neighborhood of Fairy Chasm, Wisconsin, compiled by long-time residents Jack and Martha Prince. The collection contains numerous photographs of area homes and public events; oral history interviews with other residents; and minutes of the Fish Creek Park Company's Board of Directors. The Company, founded in 1892 and dissolved in 1971, bought and sold real estate in the private resort community of Fairy Chasm. The community evolved into two sections (North and South Fairy Chasm), and incorporated into the cities of Mequon (1957) and Bayside (1955). The collection documents the growth of the community, changes in home ownership, and local pride in the environmental beauty of the area. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Saukville (Wis.). Clerk.
Finance books, 1915-1960.
Ozaukee Series 4
Books record village receipts and disbursements, including date, amount, source, and reason of transaction. All volumes contain annual financial summaries.

Saukville (Wis.). Clerk.
Minutes of meetings of the Board of Supervisors, 1915-1959.
Ozaukee Series 8
Contains minutes of both regular and special meetings, and includes committee reports; budgets showing anticipated revenues and disbursements; lists of village officers and committee members; construction estimates and contracts; oaths of office; and general fund claims. Also contains an index of ordinances and by-laws.

Saukville (Wis.). Treasurer.
Account books, 1915-1963.
Ozaukee Series 5
Books record village receipts and disbursements, showing date, amount, source, and account and receipt number. Vol. 1 includes tax roll collections and some delinquent tax reports; vol. 2 records school taxes and apportionment; vol. 3 records cemetery and "perpetual care" funds.

Timlin, William Henry, b. 1852- .
Autobiography, 1915.
Milwaukee Small Collection 2
Autobiography of a former Wisconsin State Supreme Court associate justice (1907-1916), describing 19th-century Wisconsin rural farm life, labor, and education in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin; Wisconsin frontier settlement; an 1861 rebellion of Ozaukee County German-Americans against the Civil War conscription; an 1862 "Indian panic" in Wisconsin; lumber camps and saw mills of Muskegon, Michigan; the 1875-1876 Black Hills gold rush and subsequent Sioux Indian War; and school superintendency and law practice in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Index to registrations of births, 1808-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2072
Statewide index to births recorded between 1852 and 1907 (earlier births often recorded years later). Shows name, date and county for each registrant, and reel and document number in the Registrations of Births (Wisconsin Series 2070). Also contains entries for reels 1-3 of the Delayed Registrations (Wisconsin Series 2071). Arranged in two parts: alphabetically by registrant's name, and chronologically by date of birth. Incomplete entries are located at the beginning of each part.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Index to registrations of deaths, 1852-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2069
Statewide index, including Counties of Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha, to deaths recorded between 1852-1907, arranged alphabetically. Each entry shows name of deceased, date and county of death, and volume and page number in the Registrations of deaths (Wisconsin Series 2068). Finding aid available in the Archives.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Index to registrations of marriages, 1852-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2074
Index to marriages recorded in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha Counties between 1852-1907, with some entries for earlier marriages. Each entry shows name of husband and wife, marriage date, and volume and page number in the Registrations of Marriages (Wisconsin Series 2073). Arranged by county, then by chronological segments, then alphabetically by husband's surname.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Index to registrations of marriages, 1852-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2109
Statewide index, including the counties of Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha, providing name of husband, wife, date of marriage, volume and page number where recorded in the Registrations of Marriages.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Registrations of births, 1852-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2070
Record of births made by the register of deeds in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha Counties and sent to the Bureau. Records show name; race; sex; names of siblings and parents; mother's maiden name; time and place of birth; and other details. Also includes some births for 1808-1852, but recorded later. Arranged chronologically then by date of registration. Indexed by the Index to Registrations of Births (Wisconsin Series 2072). The Milwaukee County register is located in the Archives.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Registrations of deaths, 1852-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2068
Record of deaths made by the register of deeds in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha Counties and sent to the Bureau. Records show name; race; sex; occupation; place of birth; names of parents and spouse; date, place, and cause of death; place of burial; and other details. Indexed by the Index to registrations of deaths (Wisconsin Series 2069).

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Registrations of marriage, 1836-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2073
Record of marriages recorded by Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha registers of deeds and sent to the Bureau. Records show individuals' names, birthplaces, names of parents of each, occupation and residence of husband, date and place of marriage, and other details. Indexed by the Index to Registrations of Marriages (Wisconsin Series 2074).

Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Ozaukee County).
Naturalization records, 1853-1906.
Ozaukee Series 11
Contains index (1853-1906) and certificates (1847-1906). Index is arranged alphabetically by surname.

Wisconsin. Justice of the Peace (Saukville).
Records, 1882-1952.
Ozaukee Series 6 and Ozaukee Series 7
Dockets record both criminal and civil proceedings, and contain names of plaintiffs, defendants, witnesses, attorneys, and presiding justice; dates of complaints, summonses, warrants, motions, and judgments; an account of testimony; information on verdicts records; and court fees and costs incurred. Contains an index, alphabetically arranged, sometimes by plaintiff, sometimes by defendant. Includes juror's oath and list of court fees.

Wisconsin. Supervisor of Assessments.
District value cards, 1928-1950.
Wisconsin Series 1509
District value cards prepared under Section 70.57 of the Wis. Statutes, showing total value of residential, mercantile, and agricultural, swamp, cutover, waste, and timberland; improvements on each class of land; value for previous year and the increase; recommended full value, and totals; sales data for each class of land, showing change in value. The district included Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, and Waukesha Counties.

Wisconsin. Supervisor of Assessments.
Statement of assessments, 1920-1950.
Wisconsin Series 1508
Statements of assessments showing name of county; town; date; value of residential, mercantile, or manufacturing property and of improvements; also value of personal property including sheep, cattle, swine, merchants' stocks, manufacturers' stocks, leaf tobacco, logs, timber, steam vessels; and the total value of real and personal property. Counties included are Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, and Waukesha.