Title: Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics: Registrations of Deaths
Inclusive Dates: 1852-1907

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics

Call Number: Series 2068

Quantity: 91 reels of microfilm (35mm)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

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Abstract:

Record of deaths recorded between 1852 and 1907 with the various county Registers of Deeds. For each death, the individual's name, race, sex, occupation, place of birth, and age are shown, along with names of parents and spouse, date, place and cause of death, place of burial, name and address of the person submitting the certificate, and the dates of the certificate and registration. Some of the deaths occurred prior to 1852. Records are incomplete, particularly for deaths prior to ca. 1875. No records are included for Chippewa County. All reels are positive. Each Area Research Center has a duplicate copy for counties in its region.

Note:

Master negatives held by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Language: English

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By county and thereunder chronological by date of registration. Users should be aware that often there was a considerable lapse of time between date of death and date of registration.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics. Index to registrations of deaths, 1852-1907 (Series 2069).

From 1852 to 1907, a physician attendant at a death was required to submit a death certificate to the county Register of Deeds. In 1897, the requirement to file a certificate was extended to all deaths, whether a physician was present or not. Legislation passed that year made it illegal for any sexton, undertaker, or other person to bury anyone without obtaining from the local health officer or clerk a burial permit which, in turn, was to be issued only if a death certificate had been submitted for recording.

Information from the death certificate was entered by the Register of Deeds in two identical volumes. One volume was retained by the county, the other was forwarded to the Wisconsin Secretary of State.

In October 1907, the registration of deaths and other vital records was centralized in the State Bureau of Vital Statistics. At that time, the registrations of deaths on file with the Secretary of State were transferred to that new office. This record is a microfilm copy of those volumes, now held by the Department of Health and Social Service's Bureau of Health Statistics.

A more detailed history of legislation relating to vital records, along with listings of local government holdings of such records as of 1941, may be found in Historical Records Survey. Wisconsin. Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Wisconsin, Madison, 1941.

The content of the death registration volumes was specified by law and did not change between 1852 and 1907. For each entry, the following information was recorded: name, race, sex, occupation, place of birth, and age of the deceased, names of parents and spouse of the deceased, date, place, and cause of death, place of burial, name and address of the person submitting the death certificate, date of the death certificate, and date the death was registered.

Although registration of deaths has been required since 1852, records for early years are very incomplete. For many counties, no registrations are included here for years prior to 1870. Several factors may have contributed to this situation. Prior to 1897, the filing of death certificates was limited to those deaths where a physician was in attendence. Many individuals no doubt died without a physician present. In other cases, the physician may have neglected to file the death certificate with the Register of Deeds. In some counties, the Registers of Deeds have earlier records on file which were not reported to the state and are therefore not included here.

Reel   1	Adams County, v. 1, 1877-1907
Reel   2	Ashland County, v. 1-2, 1877-1907
Reel   3	Barron County, v. 1-2, 1887-1907
Reel   4	Bayfield County, v. 1, 1879-1907
Reel   5	Brown County, v. 1-4, 1870-1907
Reel   6	Buffalo County, v. 1, 1874-1907
Reel   7	Burnett County, v. 1, 1867-1907
Reel   8	Calumet County, v. 1, 1876-1907
	Chippewa County (Records not currently available)
Reel   9	Clark County, v. 1, 1876-1907
Reel   10	Columbia County, v. 1-2, 1872-1907
Reel   11	Crawford County, v. 1-2, 1876-1907
Reel   12	Dane County, v. 1-4, 1876-1907
Reel   13	Dodge County, v. 1-3, 1852-1907
Reel   14	Door County, v. 1-2, 1873-1904
Reel   15	Douglas County, v. 1-3, 1877-1907
Reel   16	Dunn County, v. 1-2, 1876-1907
Reel   17	Eau Claire County, v. 1-2, 1876-1907
Reel   18	Florence County, v. 1, 1882-1907
Reel   19	Fond du Lac County, v. 1-4, 1871-1907
Reel   20	Forest County, v. 1, 1887-1907
Reel   21	Grant County, v. 1-3, 1876-1907
Reel   22	Green County, v. 1-2, 1872-1907
Reel   23	Green Lake County, v. 1, 1876-1907
Reel   24	Iowa County, v. 1-2, 1873-1907
Reel   25	Iron County, v. 1, 1876-1904
Reel   26	Jackson County, v. 1-2, 1876-1907
Reel   27	Jefferson County, v. 1-3, 1869-1907
Reel   28	Juneau County, v. 1-2, 1876-1907
Reel   29	Kenosha County, v. 1-2, 1876-1908
Reel   30	Kewaunee County, v. 1, 1874-1907
Reel   31	La Crosse County, v. 1-3, 1877-1907
Reel   32	Lafayette County, v. 1-2, 1876-1907
Reel   33	Langlade County, v. 1, 1882-1907
Reel   34	Lincoln County, v. 1-2, 1875-1907
Reel   35	Manitowoc County, v. 1-4, 1870-1907
Reel   36	Marathon County, v. 1-3, 1876-1907
Reel   37	Marinette County, v. 1-3, 1879-1907
Reel   38	Marquette County, v. 1, 1876-1907
	Milwaukee County
Reel   39	v. 1, 1871-1876
Reel   40	v. 2-3, p. 572, 1876-1881
Reel   41	v. 3, p. 573 -v. 5, 1882-1884
Reel   42	v. 6-7, p.508, 1885-1886
Reel   43	v. 7, p.509 -v.9, p.294, 1887-1888
Reel   44	v. 9, p.295 -v. 11, 188-1889
Reel   45	v. 12-13, p.358, 1889-1891
Reel   46	v. 13, p.359 -v. 16, p.176, 1891-1892
Reel   47	v. 16, p. 177 -v. 18, 1892-1893
Reel   48	v. 19-20, p.326, 1893-1896
Reel   49	v. 20, p.327 -v. 21, p.634, 1895-1896
Reel   50	v. 21, p.635-v. 23, p.202, 1896-1898
Reel   51	v. 23, p.203-v. 24, p.592, 1898-1899
Reel   52	v. 24, p.593 -v. 25, 1899-1900
Reel   53	v. 26-27, 1900-1902
Reel   54	v. 28-29, 1902-1903
Reel   55	v. 30-31, 1903-1904
Reel   56	v. 32-33, p.107, 1904-1906
Reel   57	v. 33, p.108-v. 34, p.524, 1905-1907
Reel   58	v. 34, p.525 -v. 35, 1907
Reel   59	Monroe County, v. 1, 1877-1907
Reel   60	Oconto County, v. 1-2, 1876-1907
Reel   61	Oneida County, v. 1, 1889-1907
Reel   62	Outagamie County, v. 1-2, 1876-1907
Reel   63	Ozaukee County, v. 1-2, 1872-1907
Reel   64	Pepin County, v. 1, 1878-1907
Reel   65	Pierce County, v. 1, 1877-1907
Reel   66	Polk County, v. 1, 1869-1907
Reel   67	Portage County, v. 1-2, 1876-1907
Reel   68	Price County, v. 1, 1881-1907
	Racine County
Reel   69	v. 1-3, 1881-1898
Reel   70	v. 4-5, 1898-1907
Reel   71	Richland County, v. 1-2, 1887-1907
Reel   72	Rock County, v. 1-3, 1872-1907
Reel   73	Rusk County, v. 1, 1901-1907
Reel   74	St. Croix County, v. 1, 1877-1907
Reel   75	Sauk County, v. 1-2, 1876-1907
Reel   76	Sawyer County, v. 1, 1874-1907
Reel   77	Shawano County, v. 1, 1874-1907
Reel   78	Sheboygan County, v. 1-4, 1862-1907
Reel   79	Taylor County, v. 1, 1877-1907
Reel   80	Trempealeau County, v. 1-2, 1865-1907
Reel   81	Vernon County, v. 1, 1876-1907
Reel   82	Vilas County, v. 1, 1893-1907
Reel   83	Walworth County, v. 1-3, 1872-1907
Reel   84	Washburn County, v. 1, 1884-1907
Reel   85	Washington County, v. 1-2, 1873-1907
Reel   86	Waukesha County, v. 1-3, 1872-1907
Reel   87	Waupaca County, v. 1-2, 1876-1907
Reel   88	Waushara County, v. 1, 1876-1907
	Winnebago County
Reel   89	v. 1-2, 1872-1893
Reel   90	v. 3-5, 1894-1907
Reel   91	Wood County, v. 1, 1877-1907