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Wisconsin Court Records

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The Northwest Ordinance provided a flexible framework of government that operated in the region until Wisconsin Territory was formed in 1836. Government control over the area of Wisconsin was, however, minimal during the territorial periods. Civil law at the wilderness outposts of Prairie du Chien and Green Bay was difficult, if not impossible. Travel was dangerous, literate citizens were few and far between, and the upper Mississippi fur-trading frontier seemed somewhat capable of governing itself.

When Wisconsin Territory was created in 1836 the judicial system included a supreme court, district courts, probate courts, and justice of the peace courts, which were retained when statehood was attained in 1848. There were territorial courts in Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, and Mineral Point.Probate and related files can be found in the county courts, while criminal and civil cases are in the circuit courts. Old court records are generally still located in the county's courthouse.

The Clerk of Court is part of the Judicial Branch of local government and as such is required to maintain a record of all documents filed with the courts, keep a record of all court proceedings, and collect various fines and forfeitures ordered by the court and specified by statute.

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Wisconsin Probate Records

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Probate records in Wisconsin include wills, guardianship, administrator or executor bonds, and inventories. They are the responsibility of the register of probate for the county. Records were usually established with the formation of the county. It is the responsibility of the Register in Probate to maintain and update files regarding probate of estates, guardianships, protective placements, adoptions and mental commitments. This is a statutory office with the position of Register in Probate filled by judicial appointment.

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Wisconsin Land Records

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In 1848 the Wisconsin Constitution established the Register of Deeds as a permanent element of the County level of governmental structure. The purpose of the Adams County Register of Deeds is to provide official record keeping for Records or files land record documents authorized by law, such as deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, certified survey maps, plats and Federal Tax liens. Files and indexes Birth, Death and Marriage records, Military Discharges, and issues certified copies upon request.

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Wisconsin Tax Records

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The earliest tax records in Wisconsin appear to be for real estate. Brown County has an extant tax roll for 1824. Tax rolls are kept by the county treasurer for each county. Many of these records have been transferred to the appropriate Area Research Centers. The County Treasurer's office collects all real estate taxes including postponed and delinquent, all county revenues in addition to the research and issue tax deed applications. Our department is the holder of tax records and assessed values.

 

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  • Below are links to each County Treasurer's office.
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    • Adams
    • Ashland
    • Barron
    • Bayfield
    • Brown
    • Buffalo
    • Burnett
    • Calumet
    • Chippewa
    • Clark
    • Columbia
    • Crawford
    • Dane
    • Dodge
    • Door
    • Douglas
    • Dunn
    • Eau Claire
    • Fond du Lac
    • Florence
    • Forest
    • Green Lake
    • Grant
    • Green
    • Iowa
    • Iron
    • Jackson
    • Jefferson
    • Juneau
    • Kenosha
    • Kewaunee
    • Lafayette
    • Langlade
    • La Crosse
    • Lincoln
    • Manitowoc
    • Menominee
    • Milwaukee
    • Marinette
    • Monroe
    • Marquette
    • Marathon
    • Oconto
    • Oneida
    • Outagamie
    • Ozaukee
    • Pepin
    • Pierce
    • Polk
    • Portage
    • Price
    • Racine
    • Richland
    • Rock
    • Rusk
    • Sauk
    • Sawyer
    • St. Croix
    • Shawano
    • Sheboygan
    • Taylor
    • Trempeleau
    • Vernon
    • Vilas
    • Walworth
    • Washburn
    • Winnebago
    • Waukesha
    • Wood
    • Waupaca
    • Waushara
    • Washington
  • Research In Tax Records - from The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.
  • Wisconsin Tax Records Description - from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
  • Wisconsin Tax Record Books - Amazon.com
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