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Grant County, WI

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Grant Co. Biographies Page

Bible Records

Description	Submitter
John G. Clark and Minerva Ann Pepper	Mary A. Old
David and Julia (Russell) Smith	Susan Smith

Cemeteries

Description	Submitter
WI GenWeb Cemetery Photo's Page (Photos of tombstones in many Grant Co. WI Cemeteries)	Mari Modlin
Beulah-Tyler Cemetery, Watterstown Twp., Grant Co., WI	Burdette Coberley
Beulah-Tyler Cemetery, Watterstown Twp., Grant Co., WI (partial)	Judith Bird
Blake's Prairie Cemetery, Bloomington, Grant Co., WI (partial)	Rachel Beierle
Blake's Prairie Cemetery-Formerly Sergeant Cemetery, Grant Co., WI (partial)	Rachel Beierle
Brechler Cemetery, Grant Co., WI	Burdette Coberley
Blue River Cemetery, Grant Co., WI	Burdette Coberley
Boscobel Cemetery, Grant Co., WI (large file - be patient opening)	--
Boscobel Cemetery Map (Shows Gates and Sections)	Dave Taft
Hickory Grove Cemetery, Grant Co., WI	Burdette Coberley
Hickory Grove Lutheran Cemetery, Grant Co., WI	Burdette Coberley
McGhan Cemetery, Grant, WI	Dave Taft
Woodman Cemetery, Grant Co., WI	Burdette Coberley
Order Cemetery Records from the Grant Co. WI Genealogical Society	N/A

Census

Description	Submitter
1860 Grant Co., WI Federal Census, Town of Beetown (partial)	Debbie Phillips
1860 Grant Co., WI Federal Census Excerpt - surnames Burke, Colligan, Johnson, Taylor Surnames	Nancy Trice
1870 Grant Co., WI Census Excerpt - surnames Coligan, Colligan, Johnson, Taylor	Nancy Trice

Historical Records

Description	Submitter
Pioneer Days (Knapp Family journey from Grant County, Wisconsin to California)	Mary Thiele Fobian
The Cornish in Southwest Wisconsin. By Louis Albert Copeland	D. Hanson
A Methodist Circuit Rider's Horseback Tour From Pennsylvania To Wisconsin, 1835. By Alfred Brunson, D. D.	Dave Taft

Images

Description	Submitter
Penny Postcards - Grant Co., WI - Early Postcard Images	Joy Fisher

Land Records

Description	Submitter
BLM Land Database, Grant Co., WI, 1807-1907, Surnames A-C	Joy Fisher & Tina Vickery
BLM Land Database, Grant Co., WI, 1807-1907, Surnames D-G	Joy Fisher & Tina Vickery
BLM Land Database, Grant Co., WI, 1807-1907, Surnames H-K	Joy Fisher & Tina Vickery
BLM Land Database, Grant Co., WI, 1807-1907, Surnames L-O	Joy Fisher & Tina Vickery
BLM Land Database, Grant Co., WI, 1807-1907, Surnames P-S	Joy Fisher & Tina Vickery
BLM Land Database, Grant Co., WI, 1807-1907, Surnames T-Z	Joy Fisher & Tina Vickery

Military

Description	Submitter
Grant Co., WI Pensioners On The Roll, January 1, 1883	Dave Taft
Grant Co., WI World War I Casualties	Dave Taft
Grant Co., WI List of Mothers and Widows of American World War I Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Entitled to Make a Pilgrimage to the War Cemeteries in Europe, 1930	Dave Taft

Mortality Schedules

Description	Submitter
1850 Mortality Schedule	Dave Taft
1860 Mortality Schedule	Dave Taft
1870 Mortality Schedule	Dave Taft
1880 Mortality Schedule	Dave Taft

Newspaper Items

Description	Submitter
Grant Co., Wisconsin Newspapers - 1887	Dave Taft
Whitish, John and Josephine - Golden Wedding, 1902	Valeria Reckert

Obituaries

Description	Submitter
Belz, Augusta (Dahlenburg), 1850 - 1912	---
Bennett, Rhoda (Buggins), 1817 - 1898	Charles Riend
Chatfield, Darius, 1833 - 1911	---
Dalne, Phebe Malinda, 1838 - 1911	---
Doser, John Babtiste, died 1917	Judy
Doser, Theresa (Barnd), died 1917	Judy
Fry, Nancy Jane (McLimans), 1822 - 1891	Dave Taft
Gates, William, 1829 - 1912	---
Hampton, Richard Wade, 1836 - 1937	---
Henkel Family - Henry, Mrs. Whilhelmina, Otto, Louis W.	Judi Henkel
James, Catherine & Rachel, Orphans, died 1889/1890	Karolyn Roberts
Jamison, Matilda Jane, died 1906	LuAnn Elsinger
Kimmick, Julia (Welch), 1856 - 1928	---
Knapp, Anton, died 1922	Mary Thiele Fobian
Knapp, Jasper, died 1907	Mary Thiele Fobian
Knapp, William, died 1885	Mary Thiele Fobian
Knapp, Charles, died 1882	Mary Thiele Fobian
Lane, John, 1832 - 1911	---
McClimans, George and Sarah Amanda (McLimans)	Dave Taft
McLimans, John, died 1889	Dave Taft
Napp, Mrs. Conrad (Anne Elizabeth Brick), died 1919	Mary Thiele Fobian
Napp, Conrad, died 1893	Mary Thiele Fobian
Pabst, Mrs. Mary, died 1890	Mary Thiele Fobian
Schumacher, Hildegarde, died 1917	Judy
Schumacher, Matilda (Doser), died 1897	Judy
Schuster, Jacob, died 1928	---
Sumner, George W., 1846 - 1912	---
Thomas, Thomas Sr., died 1886	Dave Taft
Tuckwood, Thomas, 1844 - 1927	Charles Riend
Walker, Thomas (died 1907) and Mary Ann (Thomas), died 1919	Dave Taft
Wamsley, Mrs. Charles, 1827 - 1912	---
Whitish, George, 1832 - 1919 (2 obituaries)	Valeria Reckert
Whitish, George Albert, 1854 – 1936	Valeria Reckert
Whitish, John Anton 1821 - 1922	Valeria Reckert
Whitish, Josephine (Witzig), died 1908	Valeria Reckert
Wilkins, Reuben, 1835 - 1913	Shirley Hathaway
Witzig, Anna (Paczinski), 1808 - 1900	Valeria Reckert
Witzig, Catherine (Bonsall), 1843 - 1934	Valeria Reckert
Witzig, Frank, 1831 – 1906	Valeria Reckert
Witzig, Frank Martin Witzig, 1869 – 1952	Valeria Reckert

School Records

Description	Submitter
City School Instructors, Platteville, Grant Co., WI - School Directory Platteville, Wisconsin 1936 - 1937	Joy Fisher
Platteville State College Faculty, Platteville, Grant Co., WI - School Directory Platteville, Wisconsin 1936 - 1937	Joy Fisher
State Teachers College in Platteville, Grant Co., WI. List of people who took classes during the summer session of 1934. All of the information came from the school's "Annual Catalog 1935-1936"	Joy Fisher
State Teachers College in Platteville, Grant Co., WI. Roster of Students for 1935-1936. All of the information came from the school's "Annual Catalog 1935-1936"	Joy Fisher
State Teachers College Students, Platteville, Grant County, WI - School Directory Platteville, Wisconsin 1936 - 1937	Joy Fisher
McGhan School History	Dave Taft

Vital Records

Description	Submitter
Grant Co., WI Births - Earliest to 1891, Surname A-B	Dave Taft
Grant Co., WI Births - Earliest to 1891, Surname C-E	Dave Taft
Grant Co., WI Births - Earliest to 1891, Surname F-H	Dave Taft
Grant Co., WI Births - Earliest to 1891, Surname I-L	Dave Taft
Grant Co., WI Births - Earliest to 1891, Surname M-O	Dave Taft
Grant Co., WI Births - Earliest to 1891, Surname P-R	Dave Taft
Grant Co., WI Births - Earliest to 1891, Surname S-T	Dave Taft
Grant Co., WI Births - Earliest to 1891, Surname U-Z	Dave Taft
Grant Co., WI - Misc. Vital Records (DeVoe Surname)	Donna DeVoe
Order Grant Co., WI Marriage Record Transcripts from the Grant Co., WI Genealogical Society	N/A
Order Grant Co., WI "Parents" on Marriage Record Transcripts from Kathleen Wolfe	N/A
Order Grant Co., WI Death Record Transcripts from Kathleen Wolfe	N/A

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