Alice, Yes, this is true. Marinette Co was part of Oconto Co. until 1879. The County seat is at 1926 Hall St., Marinette 54143. Earliest births on record - 1874; deaths 1879; marriages - 1878. So, 1863 would probably be Oconto. Oconto County Courthouse, 301 Washington St., Oconto, WI 54153 Telephone: (414) 834-6807. Happy Hunting! Marsha Wilcox mwilcox@lnd.com Wilcox Web Design -- http://www.usroots.com/~wwd/wwd.html USGenWeb County Coordinator for: Lake Co., IL -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~illake/ Listowner for ILLAKE-L, tracing your roots in Lake Co., IL Oconto Co., WI -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~wioconto/ Shawano Co., WI -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~wishawan/ Home Page -- http://mall.lnd.com/wilcox/ My Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mawilcox/index.htm Alice Scoggan wrote: > > Hi > My ggrandparents were maried 17 Feb 1863 in Newton, Manitowoc, WI, and > I was told that Manitowoc was Oconto in 1863. Was I told correctly and > should I be searching Oconto instead? > > Searching for ggrandparents (Johan) Friedrich Wilhelm Engel b. 20 Dec > 1833 in GrossMethling Mecklenburg, Germany and he married Maria > Schuknecht who was born 24 Nov 1839 in Mecklenburg, Germany. Both died > in Marinette, WI. > > Thank you in advance for your help, > Alice in CA