Summary Information
Somers, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Town Clerk Records
1842-1977
- Somers (Kenosha County, Wis.: Town). Clerk
Kenosha Series 108
4.3 cubic feet (12 archives boxes and 1 flat box)
UW-Parkside Library / Parkside Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Records of Board of Supervisors, 1842-1954; Clerk, 1914-1942; Treasurer, 1843-1977; Justice of the Peace, 1899-1904; Sanitary District, 1955-1963; and Recreation Council, 1947-1975. Types of records include minutes of town meetings; highway commission papers and road warrants; court docket; records of birth, death, and marriages; assessment rolls; chattel mortgages; financial records; and minutes of the Sanitary District and Recreation Council.
English
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Biography/History
Until 1851 the town of Somers was known as the town of Pike. The town of Pike was established in 1842 from the towns of Southport and Paris. The town was part of Racine County until 1850 when Kenosha County was established.
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of this series spans 1842 through the early 1960s with some records extending into the 1970s.
The TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES, 1842-1966, document the formation of the Town (at that time the Town of Pike), as well as the proceedings of town and board meetings, election tallies and results, oaths of office, district school taxes, liquor licenses, and town road issues. The Town Board MEETING MINUTES AND PAPERS, 1852-1954, were created by the clerk and consist of oaths of office, alteration of school districts, board of health reports, school censuses, road petitions and warrants, various blueprints related to alterations of roads, resolutions of subdivisions, annual fire insurance reports, outdoor relief statistics, and reports of farm acreage.
HIGHWAY AND ROADS RECORDS (1842-1920) consist of the commissioner of highway's volume, and road warrants. The records document damage awards related to new roads and highways, the division of the town into 24 road districts, surveys and alterations of roads, and listing of highway taxes by overseers to the town clerk.
The Clerk's RECORD OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, 1914-1942, essentially tracks when the official vital record was filed. Entries include the individual's name(s), date of the event, date certificate was filed, and for death entries, the deceased's age at death.
The most comprehensive financial records are the TREASURER'S ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1843-1936 followed by the Town Supervisor's annual financial reports, 1885-1957. Other Treasurer's records include Assessment Rolls, 1844, 1846-1848 listing residents and non-residents, and delinquent road taxes; and Chattel Mortgage records, 1868-1905, 1929-1932, listing mortgagee, describe the property mortgaged, amount and terms of the loan, date of filing, and in some instances, when the obligation was paid.
The JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DOCKET, 1899-1904, lists the names of plaintiffs and defendants, and describes cases heard: primarily monetary disputes and liquor law violations.
SANITARY DISTRICT RECORDS, 1949-1977, include meeting minutes, correspondence, and audits by an independent auditor. The Sanitary District No. 2 was charged with ensuring that sewerage discharge was properly disposed.
RECREATIONAL COUNCIL RECORDS, 1947-1975, include minutes of meetings, and an accounting for recreational funds.
Arrangement of the Materials
By office of origin
Administrative/Restriction Information
Accession Number: C1984/001
Contents List
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Kenosha Series 108
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Town Board of Supervisors
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Meeting minutes
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Box
1
Volume
1
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1842-1875
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Box
1
Volume
2
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1876-1937
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Box
1
Volume
3
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1940-1947
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Box
1
Volume
4
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1947-1954
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Box
2
Volume
5
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1954-1960
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Box
2
Volume
6
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1960-1963
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Box
2
Volume
7
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1963-1966
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Meeting minutes and papers
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Box
2
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1852-1878
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Box
3
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1879-1933
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Box
4
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1934-1954
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Highway and road records
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Box
4
Volume
8
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Commissioner of Highways record book, 1842-1920
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Road warrants
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Box
4
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1855-1874
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Box
5
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1875-1886
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Box
6
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1888-1892
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Box
7
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1893-1899
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Town Clerk's records
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Box
8
Volume
9
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Record of births, deaths, marriages, 1914-1942
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Town Treasurer's records
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Account books
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Box
8
Volume
10
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1843-1878
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Box
8
Volume
11
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1882-1897
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Box
8
Volume
12
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1897-1919
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Box
9
Volume
13
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1919-1936
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Box
9
Volume
14
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Orders drawn on Town Treasurer, 1925-1939
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Box
9
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Statement of personal property, 1858-1960
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Box
9
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Statement of taxes, 1879-1907
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Box
9
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Apportionment of county taxes, 1881-1952
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Box
10
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Report of the Treasurer to the Office of the Tax Commission, 1911-1924
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Town audits
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Box
10
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1965-1972
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Box
10
Volume
15
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1973
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Box
10
Volume
16
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1974
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Box
10
Volume
17
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1975
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Box
10
Volume
18
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1976
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Box
10
Volume
19
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1977
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Box
10
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Assessment rolls, 1844, 1846-1848, 1855
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Chattel mortgages
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Box
11
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1869-1892
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Box
11
Volume
20
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1891-1905
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Box
11
Volume
21
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1929-1932
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Town Supervisor
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Box
11
Volume
22
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Order book, 1843-1885
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Annual financial reports
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Box
11
Volume
23
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1885-1907
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Box
11
Volume
24
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1908-1916
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Box
13
Volume
25
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1917-1924
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Box
13
Volume
26
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1940-1957
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Box
11
Volume
27
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General funds, 1955-1959
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Box
12
Volume
28
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Justice of the Peace docket, 1899-1904
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Box
12
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Sanitary District #1 audit, 1956
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Box
12
Volume
29
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Sanitary District #2 meeting minutes, 1955-1963
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Recreation Council
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Box
12
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Minutes, 1947-1952
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Box
12
Volume
30
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Council funds, 1947-1975
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