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U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880

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Please choose a county in Wisconsin:

Adams Green Polk
Ashland Green Lake Portage
Bad Ax Iowa Price
Barron Jackson Racine
Bayfield Jefferson Richland
Brown Juneau Rock
Buffalo Kenosha Sauk
Burnett Kewaunee Shawano
Calumet La Crosse Sheboygan
Chippewa La Pointe St Croix
Clark Lafayette St Croix and Polk
Columbia Manitowoc Trempealeau
Crawford Marathon Vernon
Dane Marquette Walworth
Dodge Milwaukee Washington
Door Monroe Waukesha
Douglas Oconto Waupaca
Dunn Outagamie Waushara
Eau Claire Ozaukee Winnebago
Fond Du Lac Pepin Wood
Grant Pierce

Census Records - Counties

After separating the census records into groups by state, the federal government subdivided these records into county groups. Searching for an ancestor on the county level provides a smaller region for research if you remain uncertain about the specific township where your ancestor resided. Researchers should also be aware of boundary line or jurisdictional changes through time. These changes may affect where an ancestor was enumerated on the census, so it remains important to search the counties surrounding the area where your ancestor lived.