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.

United States Wisconsin  Kenosha County



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

Cemeteries

 * Saint George Cemetery BillionGraves
 * Sunset Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery, Kenosha BillionGraves
 * Kenosha County Cemeteries WIGenWeb project

Census

 * 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 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 Wisconsin State Census Identifies head of household by name.
 * 1885 Wisconsin State Census 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 Wisconsin State Census Index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical.
 * 1905 Wisconsin State Census Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants.

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

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

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

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

Societies
Kenosha County Historical Society 6300 3rd Ave Kenosha 53143-5102 Website

Kenosha County Genealogical Society 4902 52nd St Kenosha, WI 53142 Website

Kenosha County Historical Society, Kenosha History Center 220 51st Place Kenosha, WI 53140 Phone: 262-654-5770 Website

Western Kenosha Historical Society PO Box 232 Trevor, WI 53179-0232 Phone: 262-857-7345 Facebook

Family History Center Family History Library Holdings Kenosha Wisconsin 1444 30th Ave N Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States Phone: 262-552-7816 Website Hours: T 9am-12:30pm, 6pm-8:30pm; W, Th 9am-12:30pm Closed: Holidays & last 2 weeks of December

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

Web Sites

 * 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 WIGenWeb project