Kewaunee County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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



County Courthouse
Kewaunee County Courthouse 613 Dodge Street Kewaunee, WI 54216 Phone: 920.388.7133

Register of Deeds has birth and land records from 1873, marriage and death records from 1874; Register in Probate has probate records from 1867

Parent County
1852--Kewaunee County was created 16 April 1852 fromDoor County. County seat: Kewaunee

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
Brown •  Door  •  Manitowoc

Cemeteries

 * Kewaunee 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.
 * 1865 - Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, census, 1865
 * 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 - 1905 Wisconsin state census index : Kewaunee County
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants.

Federal Census

 * 1860 - 1860 Federal Census, Ahnapee, Kewaunee County WIGenWeb Project
 * 1860 - 1860 Census, Kewaunee County, Surnames A-B only WIGenWeb Project
 * 1870 - 1870 Federal Census, Kewaunee County, Images Shows pages to consult for each county subdivision. Click on Census to see links to page numbers. USGenWeb Archives
 * 1890 - 1890 Census, Kewaunee County, Veterans Schedule WIGenWeb Project

Church History and Records

 * Kewaunee County Churches with addresses and telephone numbers. WIGenWeb Project

Court Records
Records 1858-1950 are housed at:

Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone: (920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Facebook Name Searchable Index

History

 * Early history of Kewaunee County
 * Kewaunee County History WIGenWeb project

Land and Property
Tax Rolls, 1852-1985 are housed at:

Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone:(920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Facebook


 * Kewaunee County, Wisconsin land ownership map, 1895
 * 1912 Kewaunee County Plat Map USGenWeb Archives
 * Wisconsin Land Patents Database, Kewaunee County (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Surnames A-C
 * Surnames D-G
 * Surnames H-K
 * Surnames L-O
 * Surnames P-S
 * Surnames ^-Z

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from Kewaunee 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 Kewaunee County.


 * - 5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Reorganized, Company E
 * - 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company E


 * Kewaunee County - Those Who Died in the Civil War WIGenWeb Project

Naturalization and Citizenship
Records 1850-1950 are housed at:

Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone: (920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Facebook Citizenship Record Request form

Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, naturalization records, 1850-1948 Viewable

Newspapers

 * Newspapers in Luxemburg, Kewaunee and Algoma, WIGenWeb project
 * Index of Kewaunee County History from Algoma Record Herald (1873-1950) & Luxemburg News (1909-1950), WIGenWeb project
 * Newspaper Articles WIGenWeb project

Obituaries

 * Obituary Indices from the Algoma Record Herald. Includes alphabetical indices for 1873-1922, 1923-1949, 1950-1960, 1961-1970. WIGenWeb Project
 * 1971-1979 Obituary Index for Algoma Record Herald USGenWeb Archives
 * 1980-1989 Obituary Index fir Algoma Record Herald USGenWeb Archives
 * 1921-1939 Obituary Index for Kewaunee Enterprise newspaper USGenWeb Archives
 * Obituary Index forKewaunee Enterprise newspaper USGenWeb Archives
 * Selected Obits from Kewaunee County. Scroll down to Obits. 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

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

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone:(920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Facebook

Societies
Kewaunee County Historical Society 219 Steele Street Algoma, WI 54201 Telephone: 920-487-2516 Website

Vital Records
Pre-1907 Birth, Death, and Marriage registrations available at:


 * Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone: (920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Facebook Birth, Death, and Marriage Request Forms $

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 $

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

Divorce Records

 * 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 $

Websites

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