Pepin County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Pepin County Wisconsin ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Pepin County Courthouse 740 7th Ave West Dunrand, WI 54736-1628 Phone: 715.672.8857

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, and land records; Clerk of Circuit Court has divorce and court records; Register in Probate has probate records

Parent County
1858--Pepin County was created 25 February 1858 from Dunn County. County seat: Durand

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Wisconsin County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Wisconsin County Boundary Maps" (1790-1961) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Buffalo •  Dunn  •  Eau Claire  •  Goodhue County, Minnesota  •  Pierce  •  Wabasha County, Minnesota

Biography

 * Pepin County Biographies USGenWeb Archives

Cemeteries

 * Pepin County Tombstone Photograph Pages USGenWeb Archives

State Census

 * 1855 - 1855 Wisconsin State Census This census includes name of head of family; other individuals in the household are identified by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.
 * 1865 - 1865 Wisconsin State Census Name index and images of the 1865 State Census which names the head of household. Most records have been destroyed but schedules exist for the following counties: Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.
 * 1875 - 1875 Wisconsin State Census Identifies head of household by name.
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Search indexed census.  Identifies by name of head of household.  Other information is statistical and identifies the rest of the household by race, gender and country of birth.
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical.
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants.

Federal Census

 * 1860 - Explanation of 1860 Census Images for Pepin Co. USGenWeb Archives
 * 1860 - 1860 Census Images for Pepin Co USGenWeb Archives
 * 1870 - 1870 Census for Stockholm USGenWeb Archives
 * 1910 - 1910 Census Heads of Households, Stockholm USGenWeb Archives

Directories

 * Old Settlers Roster up to 1863 USGenWeb Archives
 * Patron's Directory - Pepin Township - 1878 Atlas USGenWeb Archives
 * Patron's Directory - Stockholm Township - 1878 Atlas USGenWeb Archives

History

 * History of Northern Wisconsin, 1881 (Pepin Co. portion only) - USGenWeb Archives
 * Historical & Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley, 1891-2 (Pepin Co. portion only) - USGenWeb Archives
 * History of Buffalo & Pepin Counties Wisconsin, 1919 (Pepin Co. portion only) - USGenWeb Archives

Land and Property

 * Land Patents Database - Surnames A - M USGenWeb Archives
 * Land Patents Database - Surnames N - Z USGenWeb Archives

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Family Maps of Pepin County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Pepin County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are many companies or regiments that were formed from men of Pepin County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company L
 * - 15th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company I


 * 1883 List of Pensioners or dependents, Pepin Co., WI USGenWeb Archives

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Index for Pepin County USGenWeb Archives

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1800 – 1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records 1800-1987 at Ancestry.com — images and index $
 * 1848 – 1948 at FamilySearch — images

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Wisconsin Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Repositories
See also a List of Wisconsin Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Durand Community Library 604 7th Avenue East Durand, WI 54736 Phone Number: 715-672-8730 Pepin Public Library 510 2nd St. Po Box 248 Pepin, WI 54759 Phone Number: 715-442-4932 University Archives/Area Research Center Robert S. Swanson Learning Center Room 321 RSSLC 315 Tenth Ave. East Menomonie, WI 54751 Email: archives@uwstout.edu Request Form

Societies
Pepin County Historical Society 315 W. Madison St. Durand, WI, 54736 Telephone: 715-672-5423 Museum Website

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1826 - 1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1959 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index

Websites

 * Pepin County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Pepin County Archives USGenWeb Archives
 * Pepin County WIGenWeb project
 * Pepin County WIGenWeb project