Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Fond du Lac 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  Fond du Lac County



County Courthouse
Fond du Lac County Clerk 160 S Macy Street Fond du Lac, WI 54935-4241 Phone. 920.929.3000

Register of Deeds has birth records from 1847, marriage records from 1844, death records from 1868 and land records; Clerk of Courts has divorce and court records; Probate Office has probate records; Veterans Office has military records

Parent County
1836--Fond du Lac County was created 7 December 1836 from Brown County. County seat: Fond du Lac

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
Calumet •  Dodge  •  Green Lake  •  Sheboygan  •  Washington  •  Winnebago

Cemeteries

 * Rootsweb List of Cemeteries -- some have online listings.
 * Wisconsin Local History Network Cemeteries Online -- many cemeteries for Fond du Lac County.
 * Wisconsin GenWeb Archives -- listing for six cemeteries
 * Fond du Lac County Genealogical Society -- offers cemetery listings and other publications for sale. $
 * Wisconsin State Genealogical Society -- offers cemetery listings for some cemeteries at reasonable cost. $
 * Findagrave map of cemeteries
 * Findagrave list of cemeteries
 * Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

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.

Directories
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin City Directories

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Family Maps of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Fond du Lac Townships Map --  Mouse over 1855 to see the latest.

1867 Perspective Map of the City of Fond du Lac

1878 Map of the City of Fond du Lac

Current Parcel maps for the City of Fond du Lac

Civil War
Civil War service men from Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County.


 * -1st Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Companies, B, C, D, E, F and I
 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company A
 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company C
 * - 5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company I
 * - 5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Reorganized, Companies B and H
 * - 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company E
 * - 10th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company K
 * - 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company H with men from the town of Forest, which is found in Fond du Lac County, Richland County, St. Croix County or Vernon County

Probate Records
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at : Wisconsin Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical 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

 * Fond du Lac Wisconsin Family History Center

Societies
Fond du Lac County Genealogical Society PO Box 1264 Fond du Lac, WI 54935-1056 Phone: 920-923-3168 Website

Fond du Lac County Historical Society PO Box 1284 Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1284 Phone: 920-922-0991 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

Web Sites

 * Fond du Lac County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Wisconsin State Genealogical Society - Fond du Lac County Page
 * USGenWeb -- Fond du Lac County Page
 * Fond du Lac Genealogical Society --  Offers cemetery listings and publications for sale
 * Fond du Lac Genealogical Society --  Offers cemetery listings and publications for sale