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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Wisconsin_Census|Census]]''  


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Two manuscripts exist for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. One set of manuscripts exists at the National Archives and another at the Wisconsin Historical Society. The information on each set is supposed to be the same, but it can be beneficial to check both. Transcription errors might exist. The two might differ in the legibility of the handwriting, the condition of the manuscript, and the quality of the microfilm.<ref>"Local Genealogy," ''McMillan Memorial Library'' (http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/mcm/local/local_genealogy.html : accessed 2 October 2009).</ref> The Family History Library has microfilms of the set in the possession of the National Archives.  
Two manuscripts exist for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. One set of manuscripts exists at the National Archives and another at the Wisconsin Historical Society. The information on each set is supposed to be the same, but it can be beneficial to check both. Transcription errors might exist. The two might differ in the legibility of the handwriting, the condition of the manuscript, and the quality of the microfilm.<ref>"Local Genealogy," ''McMillan Memorial Library'' (http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/mcm/local/local_genealogy.html : accessed 2 October 2009).</ref> The Family History Library has microfilms of the set in the possession of the National Archives.  


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==== Online indexes and images  ====
==== Online indexes and images  ====


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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Wisconsin'''</font>
| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" align="center" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Wisconsin'''</font>
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Pay'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Pay'''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Year'''  
| align="center" width="10%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9900" width="10%" align="center" | '''Type'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Record Search'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Census Bureau'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Census Bureau'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Google Book'''  
| bgcolor="#ff9966" align="center" | '''Google Book'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest'''  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Heritage Quest'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL'''  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library'''  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home'''
| bgcolor="#ff9900" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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| '''1890'''  
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==== Microfilm images  ====
==== Microfilm images  ====


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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=548325&disp=Wisconsin+1850+mortality%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1850 Mortality]  
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=548325&disp=Wisconsin+1850+mortality%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1850 Mortality]  
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Newberry Library. [http://www.newberry.org/ahcbp/images/samp-cens-tb.pdf ''Territorial, State, and Federal Censuses in Michigan'']. List of dates and census description including counties involved, and repository.  
Newberry Library. [http://www.newberry.org/ahcbp/images/samp-cens-tb.pdf ''Territorial, State, and Federal Censuses in Michigan'']. List of dates and census description including counties involved, and repository.  


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| align="center" bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" | '''Wisconsin state, territorial, and colonial censuses'''<ref name="Dubes">Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948)[[{{Dubes}}]], 62-65, 72-73.</ref>
| bgcolor="#99cc99" colspan="90" align="center" | '''Wisconsin state, territorial, and colonial censuses'''<ref name="Dubes">Henry J. Dubester, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37244714 State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States]'' (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948)[[{{Dubes}}]], 62-65, 72-73.</ref>
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| align="left" | '''1905'''  
| align="left" | '''1905'''  
| align="left" | &nbsp;State Census&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 113-15.</ref><ref name="Wisc 1905">Wisconsin, Secretary of State, ''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1618 Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1905, Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1905]'' (Madison, Wisconsin Democrat Printing Company, State Printing 1906) A published document based on information from the census schedules. </ref><ref>Wisconsin Department of State, ''[http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show?uri=http://10.244.51.214:8080/wcds/container/externalId/org.familysearch.easy.collection_id/1443899 Wisconsin State Census, 1905]'' (Wisconsin, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1952. Microfilm of original records in Wisconsin)[[{{Wisc1905}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry">Ancestry.com. ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905]'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Wisconsin State Census, 1895 Microfilm, 10 reels and 1905 Microfilm, 44 reels. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin</ref>
| align="left" | &nbsp;State Census&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh">Ann S. Lainhart, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26517040 State Census Records]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[{{Lainha}}]], 113-15.</ref><ref name="Wisc 1905">Wisconsin, Secretary of State, ''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1618 Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1905, Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1905]'' (Madison, Wisconsin Democrat Printing Company, State Printing 1906) A published document based on information from the census schedules. </ref><ref>Wisconsin Department of State, ''[http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show?uri=http://10.244.51.214:8080/wcds/container/externalId/org.familysearch.easy.collection_id/1443899 Wisconsin State Census, 1905]'' (Wisconsin, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1952. Microfilm of original records in Wisconsin)[[{{Wisc1905}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry">Ancestry.com. ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055 Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905]'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Wisconsin State Census, 1895 Microfilm, 10 reels and 1905 Microfilm, 44 reels. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin</ref>
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1895'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1895'''  
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;State Census <ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="WSC 1895">Wisconsin, Secretary of State, ''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1617 Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1895, Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1895]'' (Madison, Wisconsin Democrat Printing Company, State Printing 1896.) A published document based on information from the census schedules. </ref><ref>Wisconsin, Department of State, ''[http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show?uri=http://10.244.51.214:8080/wcds/container/externalId/org.familysearch.easy.collection_id/1443712 Wisconsin State Census, 1895]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[{{Wisc1895}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry" />
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;State Census <ref name="Lainh" /><ref name="WSC 1895">Wisconsin, Secretary of State, ''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1617 Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1895, Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1895]'' (Madison, Wisconsin Democrat Printing Company, State Printing 1896.) A published document based on information from the census schedules. </ref><ref>Wisconsin, Department of State, ''[http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show?uri=http://10.244.51.214:8080/wcds/container/externalId/org.familysearch.easy.collection_id/1443712 Wisconsin State Census, 1895]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[{{Wisc1895}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry" />
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| align="left" | '''1885'''  
| align="left" | '''1885'''  
| align="left" | &nbsp;State Census&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Wisconsin, Secretary of State ''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1539 Enumeration of Soldiers and Sailors of the Late War Residing in Wisconsin June 20, 1885]'' (S.l.:sn,1885)</ref><ref>Wisconsin, Department of State, ''[http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show?uri=http://10.244.51.214:8080/wcds/container/externalId/org.familysearch.easy.collection_id/1443713 Wisconsin State Census, 1885]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records at the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[{{Wisc1885}}]]</ref>
| align="left" | &nbsp;State Census&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Wisconsin, Secretary of State ''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1539 Enumeration of Soldiers and Sailors of the Late War Residing in Wisconsin June 20, 1885]'' (S.l.:sn,1885)</ref><ref>Wisconsin, Department of State, ''[http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show?uri=http://10.244.51.214:8080/wcds/container/externalId/org.familysearch.easy.collection_id/1443713 Wisconsin State Census, 1885]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records at the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[{{Wisc1885}}]]</ref>
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1875'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1875'''  
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;State Census&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Wisconsin, Department of State, ''[http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show?uri=http://10.244.51.214:8080/wcds/container/externalId/org.familysearch.easy.collection_id/1443778 Wisconsin State Census, 1875]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[{{Wisc1875}}]]</ref>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;State Census&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Wisconsin, Department of State, ''[http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show?uri=http://10.244.51.214:8080/wcds/container/externalId/org.familysearch.easy.collection_id/1443778 Wisconsin State Census, 1875]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[{{Wisc1875}}]]</ref>
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| align="left" | '''1865'''  
| align="left" | '''1865'''  
| align="left" | &nbsp;State Census Lost, except for the counties of Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" />
| align="left" | &nbsp;State Census Lost, except for the counties of Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" />
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1855'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1855'''  
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;State Census, except for Kewaunee County, which was not enumerated.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Wisconsin Department of State, ''[http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show?uri=http://10.244.51.214:8080/wcds/container/externalId/org.familysearch.easy.collection_id/1443825 Wisconsin State Census, 1855]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[{{Wisc1855}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry1">Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3581 Wisconsin Census, 1820-90]'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. Ancestry.com Home edition</ref>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;State Census, except for Kewaunee County, which was not enumerated.<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Wisconsin Department of State, ''[http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show?uri=http://10.244.51.214:8080/wcds/container/externalId/org.familysearch.easy.collection_id/1443825 Wisconsin State Census, 1855]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[{{Wisc1855}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry1">Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3581 Wisconsin Census, 1820-90]'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. Ancestry.com Home edition</ref>
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| align="left" | '''1847'''  
| align="left" | '''1847'''  
| align="left" | &nbsp;Territory Census, except for the counties of Rock, Sheboygan, Washington, Waukesha, and Chippewa.&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Wisconsin Territory, Secretary, ''Wisconsin Territory census for 1847'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society, at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[{{Wisc1847}}]]</ref>
| align="left" | &nbsp;Territory Census, except for the counties of Rock, Sheboygan, Washington, Waukesha, and Chippewa.&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Wisconsin Territory, Secretary, ''Wisconsin Territory census for 1847'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society, at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[{{Wisc1847}}]]</ref>
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1846'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1846'''  
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;Territory Census, except for&nbsp;the counties of Crawford, Fond du Lac, Grand Rapids in Portage, Sheboygan,&nbsp; Chippewa, LaPointe, and Richland.&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Wisconsin Territory, Secretary, ''Wisconsin Territory Census for 1846'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[{{Wisc1846}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry1" />
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Territory Census, except for&nbsp;the counties of Crawford, Fond du Lac, Grand Rapids in Portage, Sheboygan,&nbsp; Chippewa, LaPointe, and Richland.&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Wisconsin Territory, Secretary, ''Wisconsin Territory Census for 1846'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[{{Wisc1846}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry1" />
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| align="left" | '''1842'''  
| align="left" | '''1842'''  
| align="left" | &nbsp;Territory Census <ref name="Lainh" /><ref>''Wisconsin Territory Census for 1842'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison.) [[{{Wisc1842}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry1" />
| align="left" | &nbsp;Territory Census <ref name="Lainh" /><ref>''Wisconsin Territory Census for 1842'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison.) [[{{Wisc1842}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry1" />
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1838'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1838'''  
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;Territory Census Lost, except&nbsp;for the counties of Brown, Calumet, Crawford, Dodge, Fond&nbsp;du Lac, Green, &nbsp;Jefferson, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Portage, Sheboygan,&nbsp;and Washington.&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>''Wisconsin Territorial Census for 1838'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison.) [[{{Wisc1838}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry1" />
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Territory Census Lost, except&nbsp;for the counties of Brown, Calumet, Crawford, Dodge, Fond&nbsp;du Lac, Green, &nbsp;Jefferson, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Portage, Sheboygan,&nbsp;and Washington.&nbsp;<ref name="Lainh" /><ref>''Wisconsin Territorial Census for 1838'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison.) [[{{Wisc1838}}]]</ref><ref name="ancestry1" />
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| align="left" | '''1837'''  
| align="left" | '''1837'''  
| align="left" | &nbsp;Territory Census <ref name="ancestry1" />
| align="left" | &nbsp;Territory Census <ref name="ancestry1" />
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1836'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | '''1836'''  
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | &nbsp;Territory Census <ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Wisconsin Territorial Census for 1836 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm or orginal records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[{{Wisc1836}}]]</ref><ref>Reuben Gold Thwaites, The Territorial Census for 1836 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Article originally published in Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, v. 13 p. 247-170. Madison : State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1895) [[{{Thwaites1836}}]]</ref><ref>Reuben Gold Thwaites, [{{Thwaites1836Wisc}}] (Democrat Printing Company, State Printer : Madison, Wisconsin 1895)</ref><ref name="ancestry1" />
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" | &nbsp;Territory Census <ref name="Lainh" /><ref>Wisconsin Territorial Census for 1836 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm or orginal records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[{{Wisc1836}}]]</ref><ref>Reuben Gold Thwaites, The Territorial Census for 1836 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Article originally published in Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, v. 13 p. 247-170. Madison : State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1895) [[{{Thwaites1836}}]]</ref><ref>Reuben Gold Thwaites, [{{Thwaites1836Wisc}}] (Democrat Printing Company, State Printer : Madison, Wisconsin 1895)</ref><ref name="ancestry1" />
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| align="left" | '''1834'''  
| align="left" | '''1834'''  
| align="left" | &nbsp;Territory Census for, then known as, Crawford, Brown and Iowa Counties&nbsp;located in the far western part of&nbsp;Michigan Territory; now Wisconsin.<ref name="Barnett">LeRoy Barnett, "State Censuses of Michigan: A Tragedy of Lost Treasurers" and Appendices in ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1355643 Family Trails]'' [[{{BarnettL}}]] 6 no. 1 (Summer-Fall 1978): 3, 21. Original census at Michigan State Archives, Lansing. In 1834 Crawford County was part of Michigan Territory. Lists heads of house by name, and age categories for others.</ref><ref>Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&amp;amp;amp;gsfn=&amp;amp;amp;gsln=&amp;amp;amp;sx=&amp;amp;amp;f1=1834&amp;amp;amp;f4=crawford&amp;amp;amp;f7=&amp;amp;amp;gskw=&amp;amp;amp;prox=1&amp;amp;amp;db=micen&amp;amp;amp;ti=0&amp;amp;amp;ti.si=0&amp;amp;amp;gl=&amp;amp;amp;gss=mp-micen&amp;amp;amp;gst=&amp;amp;amp;so=3 ''Michigan Census, 1827-70''] [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.</ref>
| align="left" | &nbsp;Territory Census for, then known as, Crawford, Brown and Iowa Counties&nbsp;located in the far western part of&nbsp;Michigan Territory; now Wisconsin.<ref name="Barnett">LeRoy Barnett, "State Censuses of Michigan: A Tragedy of Lost Treasurers" and Appendices in ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1355643 Family Trails]'' [[{{BarnettL}}]] 6 no. 1 (Summer-Fall 1978): 3, 21. Original census at Michigan State Archives, Lansing. In 1834 Crawford County was part of Michigan Territory. Lists heads of house by name, and age categories for others.</ref><ref>Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;gsfn=&amp;amp;amp;amp;gsln=&amp;amp;amp;amp;sx=&amp;amp;amp;amp;f1=1834&amp;amp;amp;amp;f4=crawford&amp;amp;amp;amp;f7=&amp;amp;amp;amp;gskw=&amp;amp;amp;amp;prox=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;db=micen&amp;amp;amp;amp;ti=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;ti.si=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;gl=&amp;amp;amp;amp;gss=mp-micen&amp;amp;amp;amp;gst=&amp;amp;amp;amp;so=3 ''Michigan Census, 1827-70''] [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.</ref>
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Two manuscripts exist for the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses. One set of manuscripts exists at the National Archives and another at the Wisconsin Historical Society. The information on each set is supposed to be the same, but it can be beneficial to check both. Transcription errors might exist. The two might differ in the legibility of the handwriting, the condition of the manuscript, and the quality of the microfilm.[1] The Family History Library has microfilms of the set in the possession of the National Archives.

Federal Census Microfilms Available from the Family History Library
1940 N/A 1910 1870             1840
1930 1900 and Soundex 1860 1830
1920 and Soundex 1890 fragments 1850 1820
  1880 and Soundex    


Federal Census Microfilms Available from the National Archives
1940 N/A 1910 T624 1880 T9 and Soundex T779 1850 M432
1930 T626 1900 T623 and Soundex T1079 1870 M593 1840 M704
1920 T625 and Soundex M1595 1890 fragments M123 1860 M653

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the population schedules of Wisconsin, click here

Federal non-population schedules[edit | edit source]

Online indexes and images[edit | edit source]

Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for Wisconsin

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1890 Veterans - - - - Link Link Link
1880 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1870 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1860 Mortality - - - - Link Link Link
1850 Mortality Link - - - Link Link Link
1840 Pensioners - BookLink BookLink - Link Link Link

Microfilm images[edit | edit source]

1850 Mortality 1850 - 1870 Mortality 1880 Mortality 1890 Veterans Census

Indexes: fiche, film, or book[edit | edit source]

For a list of microform and book indexes for the non-population schedules of Wisconsin, click here.

State, territorial, and colonial censuses[edit | edit source]

Newberry Library. Territorial, State, and Federal Censuses in Michigan. List of dates and census description including counties involved, and repository.

Wisconsin state, territorial, and colonial censuses[2]
1905  State Census [3][4][5][6]
1895  State Census [3][7][8][6]
1885  State Census [3][9][10]
1875  State Census [3][11]
1865  State Census Lost, except for the counties of Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan. [3]
1855  State Census, except for Kewaunee County, which was not enumerated.[3][12][13]
1847  Territory Census, except for the counties of Rock, Sheboygan, Washington, Waukesha, and Chippewa. [3][14]
1846  Territory Census, except for the counties of Crawford, Fond du Lac, Grand Rapids in Portage, Sheboygan,  Chippewa, LaPointe, and Richland. [3][15][13]
1842  Territory Census [3][16][13]
1838  Territory Census Lost, except for the counties of Brown, Calumet, Crawford, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green,  Jefferson, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Portage, Sheboygan, and Washington. [3][17][13]
1837  Territory Census [13]
1836  Territory Census [3][18][19][20][13]
1834  Territory Census for, then known as, Crawford, Brown and Iowa Counties located in the far western part of Michigan Territory; now Wisconsin.[21][22]

 

Existing and lost censuses[edit | edit source]

For a list of available and missing Wisconsin censuses, click here.

Why use a census?[edit | edit source]

A well-indexed census is one of the easiest ways to locate where an ancestor's family lived and when they lived there. You can also use censuses to follow the changes in a family over time, and identify neighbors. These and other clues provided by censuses are important because they help find additional kinds of records about the family.

More about censuses[edit | edit source]

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Sources and footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Local Genealogy," McMillan Memorial Library (http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/mcm/local/local_genealogy.html : accessed 2 October 2009).
  2. ↑ Henry J. Dubester, State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken After the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948)[[Template:Dubes]], 62-65, 72-73.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Ann S. Lainhart, State Census Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992)[[Template:Lainha]], 113-15.
  4. ↑ Wisconsin, Secretary of State, Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1905, Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1905 (Madison, Wisconsin Democrat Printing Company, State Printing 1906) A published document based on information from the census schedules.
  5. ↑ Wisconsin Department of State, Wisconsin State Census, 1905 (Wisconsin, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1952. Microfilm of original records in Wisconsin)[[Template:Wisc1905]]
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ancestry.com. Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Wisconsin State Census, 1895 Microfilm, 10 reels and 1905 Microfilm, 44 reels. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin
  7. ↑ Wisconsin, Secretary of State, Wisconsin Census Enumeration 1895, Names of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Residing in Wisconsin, June 1, 1895 (Madison, Wisconsin Democrat Printing Company, State Printing 1896.) A published document based on information from the census schedules.
  8. ↑ Wisconsin, Department of State, Wisconsin State Census, 1895 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[Template:Wisc1895]]
  9. ↑ Wisconsin, Secretary of State Enumeration of Soldiers and Sailors of the Late War Residing in Wisconsin June 20, 1885 (S.l.:sn,1885)
  10. ↑ Wisconsin, Department of State, Wisconsin State Census, 1885 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records at the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[Template:Wisc1885]]
  11. ↑ Wisconsin, Department of State, Wisconsin State Census, 1875 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[Template:Wisc1875]]
  12. ↑ Wisconsin Department of State, Wisconsin State Census, 1855 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[Template:Wisc1855]]
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Wisconsin Census, 1820-90 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. Ancestry.com Home edition
  14. ↑ Wisconsin Territory, Secretary, Wisconsin Territory census for 1847 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society, at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[Template:Wisc1847]]
  15. ↑ Wisconsin Territory, Secretary, Wisconsin Territory Census for 1846 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.)[[Template:Wisc1846]]
  16. ↑ Wisconsin Territory Census for 1842 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison.) [[Template:Wisc1842]]
  17. ↑ Wisconsin Territorial Census for 1838 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm of original records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison.) [[Template:Wisc1838]]
  18. ↑ Wisconsin Territorial Census for 1836 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Microfilm or orginal records in the Wisconsin State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin.) [[Template:Wisc1836]]
  19. ↑ Reuben Gold Thwaites, The Territorial Census for 1836 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980. Article originally published in Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, v. 13 p. 247-170. Madison : State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1895) [[Template:Thwaites1836]]
  20. ↑ Reuben Gold Thwaites, Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (Democrat Printing Company, State Printer : Madison, Wisconsin 1895)
  21. ↑ LeRoy Barnett, "State Censuses of Michigan: A Tragedy of Lost Treasurers" and Appendices in Family Trails [[Template:BarnettL]] 6 no. 1 (Summer-Fall 1978): 3, 21. Original census at Michigan State Archives, Lansing. In 1834 Crawford County was part of Michigan Territory. Lists heads of house by name, and age categories for others.
  22. ↑ Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Michigan Census, 1827-70 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
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