Pierce County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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



County Courthouse
Pierce County Courthouse 414 W Main; PO Box 119 Ellsworth, WI 54011 Phone: 715.273.3531

County Clerk has birth and death recordsd from 1876, marriage records from 1855, divorce records from 1875, probate records from 1878 and court records from 1869

Parent County
1858--Pierce County was created 25 February 1858 from St. Croix County. County seat: Ellsworth

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
Dakota County, Minnesota •  Dunn  •  Goodhue County, Minnesota  •  Pepin  •  St. Croix  •  Washington County, Minnesota



Biography

 * Pierce County Biographies USGenWeb Archives
 * Pierce County Biographies WIGenWeb Project

Cemeteries

 * Pierce County Tombstone Photograph Pages USGenWeb Archives
 * Ellsworth, Wisconsin Cemeteries

Census

 * Pierce County, Wisconsin State & Federal Census Index This is a work in progress. WIGenWeb project

State Census

 * 1850 - 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

 * Pierce County Census Records - Scroll down to the Census heading. This site has images for Federal Censuses from 1860 to 1920, including page numbers for the various townships.  USGenWeb Archives

Catholic
St. Patrick's Church Baptismal Records, Hudson, Wisconsin

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Pierce County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

United Church of Christ

 * St Paul's United Church of Christ, Ellsworth, Wisconsin old church records

Land and Property

 * Pierce County Wisconsin - RootsWeb
 * Pierce County Land Patents USGenWeb Archives - Scroll down to "Land"

Local Histories
Towns and Cities of Pierce County - RootsWeb

Maps

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

Military History and Records

 * Pierce County Military USGenWeb Archives

Civil War
Civil War service men from Pierce 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 Pierce County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company C
 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company M
 * - 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company B
 * - 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company D
 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Companies A and D
 * - 13th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company G


 * Civil War History and Rosters for Pierce County RootsWeb
 * 1883 Pensioners List WIGenWeb project

World War I

 * Pierce County in the World War WIGenWeb project
 * World War I Civilian Draft Registrations WIGenWeb project

World War II
(Veteran Photos WIGenWeb project
 * State of Wisconsin Casualty Lists WIGenWeb project

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Pierce County Naturalizations, 1858-1896 WIGenWeb project
 * Pierce County Naturalizations, 1897-1903 WIGenWeb project
 * Naturalizations, 1903, cont.-1906 WIGenWeb project
 * Declarations of Intent WIGenWeb project

Newspapers
Pierce County Herald

Obituaries

 * Pierce County Obituaries WIGenWeb project
 * Pierce County Obituaries USGenWeb Archives - Scroll down to "Obits"

Probate Records
Online Records


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

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

Archives, Libraries and Museums
University Archives and Area Research Center 170 Chalmer Davee Library email: archives@uwrf.edu (715) 425-3567 Fax (715) 425-0609

Societies
Pierce County Historical Assn PO Box 148 Ellsworth, WI 54011 Telephone: 715-273-6611 Website

Prescott Welcome and Heritage Center 233 Broad St N Prescott, WI 54021 Telephone: 715-262-3284 Toll-free: 800-474-3723 Website

St Croix Valley Genealogical Society PO Box 396 River Falls, WI 54022 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 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

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

Websites

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