Melissa, I have a general question about the birth records. My grandmother Rose Ehrenreich was born 07 Oct 1901 in Rib Lake. Her brother, Ignatius was born20 Jun 1900 and another brother, Anthony in 09 May 1903. Yet, their sister, Mary born Sep 10 1907 is listed. Is there a rule o thumb here? Or, is this a situation where the children were baptized, but not registered with the state? Your insight is appreciated. Eileen Lund-Johnson In Minnesota -----Original Message----- From: Melissa McLimans [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 3:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIGRANT] Death Records Added to Wisconsin Vital Records Index Last month the Wisconsin Historical Society introduced our new Pre-1907 Wisconsin Vital Records Index, which can be found at www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords. We began the index with nearly 1 million birth records and are excited to announce the addition of nearly 400,000 Wisconsin death records. The new death index, like its companion, began as a 1970s microfiche publication. The Schoenleber Foundation of Milwaukee generously provided funds to convert them to electronic form, so now genealogists have free public access to a comprehensive pre-1907 index to Wisconsin births and deaths. Marriages, for all Wisconsin counties, are up next. You can discover ancestors by individual name, by browsing by county and year, or by exact date. Births and deaths can both be searched at the same time and then viewed separately, if desired. State law prohibits publication on the Web of original birth or death certificates, so when you discover someone about whom you want more details, you can order a paper copy of the complete certificate from the Society online. Most are delivered within two weeks, and Society members receive a 10-percent discount on each order. Or, you can use the index as a research tool that points you to the birth and death records that you need. Vital records are not the only genealogical source available on the Society Web site. To learn more about what we have online check out our genealogy page at www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy. Hope you enjoy the new additions. Melissa McLimans ==== WIGRANT Mailing List ==== Neither HTML nor RTF is acceptable for mailing lists. It causes problems for Rootsweb servers and for certain email programs. Please turn these functions off. ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

Eileen, In 1907 the State of Wisconsin began officially recording vital records. Prior to that, I would say marriage records were recorded in the County and State at...oh...about 95% accuracy. As for births and deaths, I can only speculate, but doubt they cover 15-20% of the total. Probably less. I've transcribed some pre-1907 births for Grant Co. and all recorded pre-1907 births and deaths for Crawford Co., WI. In both cases, the numbers were quite low. I have no idea what prompted a record with the County/State. Just one of those things that frustrate researchers. Personally, I think it was probably into the 1920's before "99%" of these were officially recorded. You can review my Grant Co. transcripts and other records at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/grant/grant.htm Dave Taft Arlington, TX -----Original Message----- From: Eileen and George [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 6:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [WIGRANT] Death Records Added to Wisconsin Vital Records Index Melissa, I have a general question about the birth records. My grandmother Rose Ehrenreich was born 07 Oct 1901 in Rib Lake. Her brother, Ignatius was born20 Jun 1900 and another brother, Anthony in 09 May 1903. Yet, their sister, Mary born Sep 10 1907 is listed. Is there a rule o thumb here? Or, is this a situation where the children were baptized, but not registered with the state? Your insight is appreciated. Eileen Lund-Johnson In Minnesota -----Original Message----- From: Melissa McLimans [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 3:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIGRANT] Death Records Added to Wisconsin Vital Records Index Last month the Wisconsin Historical Society introduced our new Pre-1907 Wisconsin Vital Records Index, which can be found at www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords. We began the index with nearly 1 million birth records and are excited to announce the addition of nearly 400,000 Wisconsin death records. The new death index, like its companion, began as a 1970s microfiche publication. The Schoenleber Foundation of Milwaukee generously provided funds to convert them to electronic form, so now genealogists have free public access to a comprehensive pre-1907 index to Wisconsin births and deaths. Marriages, for all Wisconsin counties, are up next. You can discover ancestors by individual name, by browsing by county and year, or by exact date. Births and deaths can both be searched at the same time and then viewed separately, if desired. State law prohibits publication on the Web of original birth or death certificates, so when you discover someone about whom you want more details, you can order a paper copy of the complete certificate from the Society online. Most are delivered within two weeks, and Society members receive a 10-percent discount on each order. Or, you can use the index as a research tool that points you to the birth and death records that you need. Vital records are not the only genealogical source available on the Society Web site. To learn more about what we have online check out our genealogy page at www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy. Hope you enjoy the new additions. Melissa McLimans ==== WIGRANT Mailing List ==== Neither HTML nor RTF is acceptable for mailing lists. It causes problems for Rootsweb servers and for certain email programs. Please turn these functions off. ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx ==== WIGRANT Mailing List ==== If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail me Mari, WIGRANT List Admin at [email protected] *--*--*--*--*--*--*Happy Hunting!!*--*--*--*--*--*--* ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx