Kenosha County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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



County Courthouse
Kenosha County Courthouse 1010 56th Street Kenosha, WI 53140; Phone. 262.653.2552

County Clerk has marriage records from 1900; Register of Deeds has land records; Register in Probate has probate records

Historical Facts

 * The city of Kenosha and Kenosha County, Wisconsin : a record of settlement, organization, porgress, and achievement Viewable

Parent County
1850--Kenosha County was created 30 January 1850 fromRacine County. County seat: Kenosha

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
Lake County, Illinois •  McHenry County, Illinois  •  Racine  •  Walworth

Biography

 * Miscellaneous Kenosha County Biographies USGenWeb Archives

Cemeteries

 * Kenosha 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

 * 1920 - 1920 Federal Census, Juneau County USGenWeb Archives
 * 1930 - 1930 Federal Census, Juneau County USGenWeb Archives

Church History and Records

 * Kenosha County Churches and Temples WIGenWeb project

Lutheran

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

Directories

 * Kenosha, Wisconsin City Directories
 * Kenosha County Directories WIGenWeb project

History

 * Kenosha County, WI Early History WIGenWeb Project

Land and Property

 * Wisconsin Land Patents Database, Kenosha County (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Surnames A-C
 * Surnames D-G
 * Surnames H-K
 * Surnames L-O
 * Surnames P-S
 * Surnames T-Z

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Military History and Records

 * Kenosha County Military Information Information about Kenosha County from the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War. WIGenWeb Project

Civil War
Civil War service men from Kenosha 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 Kenosha County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Companies F and M
 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company G
 * - 9th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company C


 * 1883 list ofPensioners or dependents, Kenosha Co., WI USGenWeb Archives

World War I

 * Kenosha County Army Casualties USGenWeb Archives

World War II

 * Kenosha County Army Enlistees (USGenWeb Archives)

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Kenosha County Naturalization Records WIGenWeb Project

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

Family History Centers

 * Kenosha Wisconsin Family History Center

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 $
 * Kenosha County Birth Records WIGenWeb Project

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 $
 * Kenosha County Marriages WIGenWeb Project

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
 * Kenosha County Death Index WIGenWeb Project

Websites

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