Brown County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Brown County Courthouse 305 E Walnut Street PO Box 23600 Green Bay, WI 54305-3600 Phone: 920.448.4016 Register of Deeds has birth records from 1846, marriage records from 1821, death records from 1834 and land records; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1832; Register in Probate has probate records from 1828; see Michigan for 1820-1830 census



Parent County
1818--Brown County was created 26 October 1818 from Michigan Territory. County seat: Green Bay

Neighboring Counties

 * Calumet
 * Door
 * Kewaunee
 * Manitowoc
 * Oconto
 * Outagamie
 * Shawano

Census

 * 1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free Internet unindexed images to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.


 * 1885 Wisconsin State Census FamilySearch Record Search  Browse unindexed images.  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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Green Bay Wisconsin Family History Center