Genealogy
Church records often include lists of members, pasters, births, baptisms, confirmations, communicants, marriages, deaths, and burials.
| City | Church | Dates | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Atkinson | Evangelical Friedens Church1 | 1885-1959 | German, English |
| Watertown | First Congregational Church1 | 1846-1926 | English |
| Watertown | St. Paul's Episcopal Church1 | 1850-1887, 1880-1965 | English |
| Watertown | Immanual Evangelical Lutheran1 | 1875-1939 | German |
| Watertown | German Reformed Zoar Church1 | 1877-1959 | German, English |
| Watertown | Watertown Methodist Mission1 | 1850-1885 | German |
| Watertown | Christ United Methodist1 | 1854-1955 | German, English |
| Watertown | German Methodist Episcopal Church1 | 1907-1938 | English |
| Watertown | First Methodist Episcopal Church1 | 1890-1937 | English |
| Watertown | Pipersville Methodist Episcopal1 | 1904-1922 | English |
| Watertown | Watertown Methodist Episcopal1 | 1839-1940 | English |
| Watertown | St. John's Lutheran Church2 | 1859-1943 | German |
| Watertown | St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church3 | 1849-1982 | German, English |
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| City | Church | Dates | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit | Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church2 | 1904-1916, 1972 | English |
| Beloit | Luther Valley Lutheran Church4 | English | |
| Clinton | Clinton Lutheran Church1 | 1880-1967 | German |
| Clinton | Clinton Methodist Episcopal1 | 1858-1898 | English |
| Janesville | St. Peter's Lutheran Church1 | 1903-1963 | English |
| Janesville | First Baptist Church3 | 1844-1901, ca. 1968 | English |
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| City | Church | Dates | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Grove | Allen Grove Methodist Episcopal 1 | 1906-1963 | English |
| Darien | United Methodist Church 1 | 1872-1882 | English |
| East Troy | St. Paul's Lutheran Church 1 | 1875-1940 | German |
| Elkhorn | First Congregational Church5 | 1843-1979 | English |
| Elkhorn | First United Methodist Church 1 | 1989-1931 | English |
| Elkhorn | St. John in Wilderness 1,2 | 1853-1983 | English |
| Elkhorn | St. John's Lutheran Church 1 | 1901-1923 | German, English |
| Elkhorn | Sugar Creek Evangelical Lutheran 1 | 1850-1948 | Norwegian, English |
| Lake Geneva | First Evangelical Lutheran 1 | 1885-1960 | German, English |
| Lake Geneva | First Congregational United Church of Christ 3 | 1839-1982 | English |
| Sharon | Sharon Methodist Episcopal 1 | 1845-1931 | English |
| Whitewater | First English Lutheran 1 | 1872-1941 | Norwegian, English |
| Whitewater | Methodist-Episcopal Church 4 | 1873-1897 | Norwegian,English |
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Research civil and criminal court cases to locate divorces, lawsuits, and other litigation that can provide interesting insight into the lives of family members. Probate records contain information on the distribution of property and guardianship of minor children.
| County | Dates* | Contact Courthouse |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | NONE | For all requests |
| Rock | circa 1842-1936, 1970-1977 | For all criminal cases |
| Rock, Branch II | 1962-1978 | For all criminal cases |
| Walworth | 1845-1925 | For post-1925 |
*not all records may be available from these dates
The Archives and Area Research Center has indexes for both Walworth and Rock County Court Cases. For assistance, please fill out the Research Request Form or call the Archives at 262-472-5520.
Other County legal records held in the Archives and Area Research Center:
- Walworth Series 40: Walworth County naturalization records, 1838-1955
- Walworth Series 43: Walworth County criminal record books, 1850-1963
- Walworth Series 44: Walworth County criminal minute books, 1876-1906
- Walworth Series 46: Walworth County Court Branch I juvenile minute book, 1945-1961 (Restricted under S. 48.396(2), Wis. Stats.)
- Walworth Series 47: Walworth County juvenile court record books, 1919-1956 (Restricted under S. 48.396(2), Wis. Stats.)
- Walworth Series 48: Walworth County insane record, 1880-1943 (Restricted under S. 48.396(2), Wis. Stats.)
- Walworth Series 49: Walworth County minute books, 1864-1978
- Walworth Series 50: Walworth County Court record (proceedings), 1840-1962
- Walworth Series 51: Walworth County Court Branch II minute books, 1961-1978
- Walworth Series 52: Walworth County County Court Branch I commitments, 1898-1933 (Restricted under S.51.30, Wis. Stats.)
- Walworth Series 53: Walworth County list of estates, wills, guardianships, insanity cases and adoptions, 1848-1937
- Walworth Series 54: Walworth County probate case files, 1848-1993
- Walworth Series 56: Walworth County judgment and order books and indexes, 1845-1963
- Walworth Series 57: Walworth County deeds, 1839-1920
- Walworth Series 58: Walworth County deeds grantor/grantee indexes, 1839-1904
- Walworth Series 65: Walworth County Court Branch II family court cases, 1965-1977 (Index - Walworth Series 66)
Reproduction Fees apply for photocopies and scans of materials.
Continue your research with these links to local, state, and national history and genealogy resources, including links to the other Area Research Centers across Wisconsin.
Jefferson County
- Bark River Historical Society
- Concord Historical Society
- Dodge and Jefferson Counties Genealogical Society
- Fort Atkinson Historical Society
- Jefferson Historical Society
- Johnson Creek Historical Society
- Lake Mills - Aztalan Historical Society
- Palmyra Historical Society
- Town of Sullivan Historical Society
- Waterloo Area Historical Society
- Watertown Historical Society
Rock County
- Beloit Historical Society
- Clinton Community Historical Society
- Evansville Grove Society
- Friends of Beckman Mill
- German Interest Group
- Luther Valley Historical Society
- Milton Historical Society
- Rock County Genealogical Society
- Rock County Historical Society