Genealogy Projects tagged with Wisconsin on the Geni Family Tree

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  • Wisconsin with Counties, Towns and Communities Project

    This project is part of the State of Wisconsin Portal. About the Project Please use this project to add, research, document, and discuss your ancestors from Wisconsin. You can add profiles for: People born in Wisconsin. People who lived in Wisconsin. People who died in Wisconsin When you find helpful resources for research, please share them here so that others can benefit. If you h...

  • Chippewa County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. Official Website The county was founded in 1845 from Crawford County, then in the Wisconsin Territory, and organized in 1853. Adjacent Counties Rusk County Clark County Eau Claire County Dunn County Barron County Cities, Villages & Towns Anson Arthur Auburn Birch Creek Bloomer ...

  • United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin

    List of United States Representatives from Wisconsin Wisconsin's current delegation to the United States House of Representatives as of January 2025: 1st district -- Bryan Steil 2nd district -- Mark Pocan 3rd district -- Derrick Van Orden 4th district -- Gwen Moore 5th district -- Scott Fitzgerald 6th district -- Glenn Grothman

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  • University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire

    Wikipedia The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (also known as UW–Eau Claire, UWEC or simply Eau Claire) is a public liberal arts university located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. Part of the University of Wisconsin System, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees and is categorized as a postbaccalaureate comprehensive institution in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of ...

  • Bayfield County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Official Website Originally, in 1848 it was named La Pointe County, Wisconsin . After Douglas and Ashland Counties were split off from the original La Pointe County, the remainder was renamed Bayfield County on April 12, 1866. Bayfield County is home to the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa , a br...

  • Racine County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Racine County, Wisconsin. Official Website The county was founded in 1836, then a part of the Wisconsin Territory. It is named for its principal town, Racine, which was laid off in 1834-35 by Gilbert Knapp. The first designation of this settlement was Port Gilbert; but its founder decided to change this to Racine, the French transla...

  • Juneau County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Juneau County, Wisconsin. Official Website Juneau County was established in 1857 and was named in honor of Solomon Juneau, an early French trader on the site of Milwaukee, and first mayor of that city. Adjacent Counties Adams County Columbia County Sauk County Wood County Jackson County Monroe County Vernon County

  • Milwaukee Bucks (NBA)

    The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and played at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl was the long-time owner of the team, with John...

  • Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Official Website The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. Fond du Lac is French for "bottom of the lake", so given because of the county's location at the southern shore of Lake Winnebago. Adjacent Counties Calumet County Dodge County Washington Co...

  • Price County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Price County, Wisconsin. Official Website Price County was created on March 3, 1879, when Wisconsin Governor William E. Smith signed legislation creating the county. The county was later organized in 1882. William T. Price (1824–1886), for whom Price County was named, was President of Wisconsin Senate and an early logger in Price Co...

  • Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wisconsin

    This cemetery was established in 1851 and is located on 1725 North Washington Street, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin. Find a Grave

  • Rock County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Rock County, Wisconsin. Official Website Rock County was created in 1836 as a territorial county on December 7, 1836 from Milwaukee County and fully organized February 19, 1839. The county is named for the Rock River, which bisects the county from north to south. Adjacent Counties Green County Dane County Jefferson County ...

  • Brown County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Brown County, Wisconsin. Official Website Brown County is one of Wisconsin's two original counties, along with Crawford County. It originally spanned the entire eastern half of the state when formed by the Michigan Territorial legislature in 1818. It was named for Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown , a military leader during the War of 1812 . ...

  • Marquette University

    Marquette University /mɑrˈkɛt/ is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established as Marquette College on August 28, 1881 by the Society of Jesus, it was founded by John Martin Henni, the first Bishop of Milwaukee. The university was named after 17th century missionary and explorer Father Jacques Marquette, with the intention to provide a...

  • Marathon County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Marathon County, Wisconsin. Official Website It was founded in 1850 and was named after the battlefield at Marathon, Greece. Adjacent Counties Lincoln County Langlade County Shawano County Taylor County Clark County Wood County Portage County

  • Douglas County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Douglas County, Wisconsin. Official Website Douglas County, named after Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas, was established on February 8, 1854, from the larger La Pointe County, Wisconsin, and the City of Superior was immediately selected as the county seat. A portion of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation is located within Dougla...

  • Portage County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Portage County, Wisconsin. Official Website Portage County was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1844. It is named for the portage between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers; Portage County originally included the portage, but boundary changes detached the county from its namesake. Adjacent Counties Maratho...

  • Ashland County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Ashland County, Wisconsin. Official Website Ashland County was formed in 1860 and was named in honor of the Lexington estate of Kentucky statesman Henry Clay . Adjacent Counties Iron County Price County Sawyer County Gogebic County, Michigan

  • St. Croix County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles for those who were born in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Official Website St. Croix County was created on August 3, 1840 by the legislature of the Wisconsin Territory. It was named after the river on its western border. Sources vary on the origin of the name; the St. Croix River may have been named after Monsieur St. Croix, an explorer who drowned at the mouth of the river ...

  • Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Official Website The county was created in 1834 as part of Michigan Territory. The name “Milwaukee” is generally believed to be derived from a Native American term meaning “good land.” Adjacent Counties Ozaukee County Racine County Waukesha County Washington County Cities, Villages, Towns...

  • Milwaukee (City), Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Official Website Milwaukee is the county seat of Milwaukee County. It is the third-most densely populated metropolitan area in The Midwest, surpassed only by Chicago and Detroit, respectively. Milwaukee is considered a Gamma global city as categorized by the Globalization and World Cities Research ...

  • Iron County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Iron County, Wisconsin. Iron County was created in 1893 and was named for the valuable iron ore found within its borders. Adjacent Counties Ashland County Gogebic County, Michigan Vilas County Price County Cities & Towns Anderson Carey Gurney Hurley (County Seat) Kimball Knight Mercer Montreal Oma Pe...

  • Pierce County, Wisconsin

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pierce County, Wisconsin. Official Website Created in 1853, Pierce County was named for Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth president of the United States. Adjacent Counties Dunn County St. Croix County Pepin County Goodhue County, Minnesota Dakota County, Minnesota Washington County, Minnesota Cities & Villages

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