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I would like to Welcome you with a great big "Hello" to the MIGenWeb Wexford County website. My name is Robin Ellis and I am the County Coordinator. If you have something you would like to add to this site, please email it to me. If you would like to add your county to the MIGenWeb Project , please contact the State Coordinator. |
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GENEALOGY
RESEARCHERS: I am sorry but I am unable to provide further
information about specific individuals or families you maybe
researching, other than what is in the context of this website,
as I am not a resident of Wexford County. Thank You. |
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WHAT'S
NEW!!9-16-2011 - Please pardon
the mess, I am currently going
thru all the pages and redoing some to make sure that they open in
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| Extracted from a pamphlet
"Rural Schools of Wexford County Wexford Territory, , was organized by the State Legislature in April 1840, under the Indian name of Kautawaubet (broken tooth). Three years later, an Irish name (Wexford) was selected for no significant reason. The County was organized by the State Legislature in 1868, at which time there were four Townships; Wexford, , Hanover and Colfax. The first settler in the County was B.W. Hall who settled near Sherman in 1863. |
Size: 563 Square Miles Elevation: 1500 Feet Physiographic: Hilly Uplands Growing Season: 100-140 days Annual Precipitation: 29-32 inches Average Snowfall: 70-90 inches Forest Type: Aspen-Birch, Maple-Beech-Hemlock, Pine-Oak Fall Colors: Late September - Early October |
County Seat: Cadillac Wexford County Circuit Court, 201 N. Lake, Cadillac, MI 49601 (231) 779-9490 Wexford County Probate Court , 437 E Division St., Cadillac, MI 49601 (231)779-9490 Wexford District Court Judge, 501 S. Garfield, Cadillac, MI 49601 (231) 779-9515 Wexford Genealogy Organization, P.O. Box 226, Cadillac, MI 49601 Wexford Co. Historical Society P.O. Box 124 Cadillac MI 49601 (616) 775-1717 /775-3166 Wexford County Clerk, 437 E. Division St, Cadillac MI 49601 (231) 779-9450 County Clerk has Birth from 1868 & Marriage, Death, Divorce, Court Records from 1869 |
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