Kenosha Genealogy (in Kenosha County, WI)

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Kenosha Birth Records

1801-1928 Wisconsin Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

1808-1907 Wisconsin Birth Index Ancestry online

1808-1920 Wisconsin Birth Index MyHeritage online

Kenosha County registration of births, ca. 1876-1907 FamilySearch Library

Wisconsin, Birth Records, 1907-present Wisconsin Vital Records Services

Kenosha Cemetery Records

Greenridge Cemetery Billion Graves online

Kenosha, Wisconsin cemetery records : St. James, St. George's Catholic cemeteries, 1800-1940 FamilySearch Library

Oakwood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Casimir Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Casimir Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint George Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint George Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint James Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint James Cemetery Interment online

Saint James Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Matthews Episcopal Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

South Bristol Cemetery Billion Graves online

Sunset Ridge Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Sunset Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery Billion Graves online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. XVIII: City Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin Ancestry online

Vale Cemetery Billion Graves online

Vale Cemetery Interment online

Kenosha Census Records

1855 Wisconsin State Census Ancestry online

1875 Wisconsin State Census Ancestry online

1885 Wisconsin State Census Ancestry online

1895 Wisconsin State Census Ancestry online

1905 Wisconsin State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Kenosha Church Records

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1801-1928 Wisconsin Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

Church records, 1845-1922 (Catholic Church. St. James (Kenosha, Wisconsin)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1851-1920 (Catholic Church. St. George's (Kenosha, Wisconsin)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1903-1920 (Catholic Church. St. Casimir's (Kenosha, Wisconsin)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1904-1920 (Catholic Church. Our Lady of the Rosary (Kenosha, Wisconsin)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1907-1920 (Catholic Church. St. Peter's (Kenosha, Wisconsin)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1910-1920 (Catholic Church. St. Anthony's (Kenosha, Wisconsin)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1911-1920 (Catholic Church. St. Thomas Aquinas (Kenosha, Wisconsin)) FamilySearch Library

St Mary church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha City Directories

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Kenosha (Wisconsin) city directories FamilySearch Library

Kenosha City Directory 1908 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1910 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1912 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1916 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1918 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1920 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1921 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1923 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1927 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1929 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1931 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1933 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1941 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1943 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1947 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1952 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1954 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1958 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Kenosha City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Kenosha, WI 1858 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Kenosha, WI 1903, 1904-1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1916, 1918-1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Kenosha, WI; 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954 - 1956, 1958 - 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1903 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1904 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1906 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1908 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1918 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1919 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1923 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1933 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1935 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1943 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kenosha Death Records

1808-1909 Wisconsin Death Index MyHeritage online

1959-2004 Wisconsin Death Records Ancestry online

Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997 Ancestry online

Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907 Ancestry online

Wisconsin, Death Records, 1907-present Wisconsin Vital Records Services

Kenosha Histories and Genealogies

Kenosha : a history of our town FamilySearch Library

The city of Kenosha and Kenosha County, Wisconsin : a record of settlement, organization, porgress, and achievement FamilySearch Library

The city of Kenosha and Kenosha County, Wisconsin : a record of settlement, organization, porgress, and achievement; v. 01 Genealogy Gophers online

The city of Kenosha and Kenosha County, Wisconsin : a record of settlement, organization, porgress, and achievement; v. 02 Genealogy Gophers online

Kenosha Immigration Records

Addendum to index to naturalization 1920-1983, and naturalization records 1906-1982, Kenosha County, Wisconsin FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1884-1931 ; Index to naturalization, 1852-1964 FamilySearch Library

US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Kenosha County, WI) MyHeritage online

Wisconsin, Federal Naturalization Records, 1848-1992 Ancestry online

Kenosha Map Records

Kenosha (Wisconsin) 1854, harbor Map American Geographical Society online

Kenosha (Wisconsin) 1857 Map American Geographical Society online

Kenosha Harbor, Wisconsin 1857 Map American Geographical Society online

Kenosha, Wisconsin 1980 Map American Geographical Society online

Kenosha, Wisconsin insurance maps, published by the Sanborn Map Company American Geographical Society online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, 1918 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, 1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, April 1886 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, August 1890 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, December 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, February 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, March 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, March 1905 Library of Congress online

Kenosha Marriage Records

1808-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Index MyHeritage online

1820-1907 Wisconsin Marriages Ancestry online

1820-2004 Wisconsin Marriage Records Ancestry online

Wisconsin, Marriage Records, 1907-present Wisconsin Vital Records Services

Kenosha Military Records

33th Infantry reunion, Companies H and I held in Kenosha, Wisconsin 1910 : Kenosha Telegraph Courier (Hetzel, Bev) FamilySearch Library

Civil War First Calvary reunion : held at Central Music Hall, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Hetzel, Bev) FamilySearch Library

Kenosha school boys who fought in the Civil War (Hetzel, Bev) FamilySearch Library

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. XVIII: City Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin Ancestry online

Kenosha Newspapers and Obituaries

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Daily Telegraphᅠ(1854-1854) Newspaper Archive online

Evening News 1895-1899 Newspapers.com online

Kenosha Chronicleᅠ(1877-1878) Newspaper Archive online

Kenosha Democrat 1850-1860 Newspapers.com online

Kenosha Democrat 1850-52 (Kenosha, Wisconsin) Ancestry online

Kenosha Democratᅠ(1850-1860) Newspaper Archive online

Kenosha Democratᅠ(1852-1855) Newspaper Archive online

Kenosha Evening News 1899-1962 Newspapers.com online

Kenosha Evening Newsᅠ(1945-1962) Newspaper Archive online

Kenosha News 07/28/2012 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Kenosha News 1962-2023 Newspapers.com online

Kenosha News Courier 1976-1992 Newspapers.com online

Kenosha News Courierᅠ(1976-1992) Newspaper Archive online

Kenosha News: Web Edition Articles 03/08/2018 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Kenosha Telegraph 1850-1861 Newspapers.com online

Kenosha Telegraph 1850-51 (Kenosha, Wisconsin) Ancestry online

Kenosha Telegraph 1860-1888 Newspapers.com online

Kenosha Telegraph and Tribune 1859-1860 Newspapers.com online

Kenosha Telegraphᅠ(1850-1992) Newspaper Archive online

Kenosha Timesᅠ(1857-1866) Newspaper Archive online

Kenosha Tribune & Telegraph 1856-1859 Newspapers.com online

Kenosha Tribune and Telegraph 1855-1855 Newspapers.com online

Kenosha Tribune and Telegraphᅠ(1855-1859) Newspaper Archive online

Kenosha Weekly Democratᅠ(1856-1856) Newspaper Archive online

Kenosha telegraph 04/05/1850 to 12/28/1854 Genealogy Bank online

Kenosha telegraph 06/14/1860 to 09/28/1888 Genealogy Bank online

Kenosha telegraph and tribune 06/16/1859 to 06/07/1860 Genealogy Bank online

Kenosha tribune & telegraph 10/02/1856 to 06/09/1859 Genealogy Bank online

Kenosha tribune and telegraph 01/04/1855 to 06/28/1855 Genealogy Bank online

Midweek Bulletin 1992-1992 Newspapers.com online

South Port American 1841-49 (South Port, Wisconsin) Ancestry online

Southport Telegraph 1840-50 (South Port, Wisconsin) Ancestry online

Southport telegraph 06/16/1840 to 03/29/1850 Genealogy Bank online

Sunday News 1980-1998 Newspapers.com online

Telegraph-Courier 10/04/1888 to 12/31/1925 Genealogy Bank online

Telegraph-Courier 1888-1902 Newspapers.com online

The Telegraph Courier 1906-1906 Kilbourn Public Library online

Tribune and Telegraph 1855-1856 Newspapers.com online

Tribune and Telegraphᅠ(1855-1856) Newspaper Archive online

Tribune and telegraph 07/05/1855 to 09/25/1856 Genealogy Bank online

West of the I 05/17/2009 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Kenosha

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Bulletin Midweek Shopper. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1981-1984

Chronicle. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1877-1878

Evening News. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1894-1899

Independent. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1893-1896

Kenosha Aigredoux and Illustrated Dime. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1857-1861

Kenosha County Republican. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1872-1873

Kenosha Courier. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1880-1888

Kenosha Democrat. (Kenosha [Wis.]) 1850-1856

Kenosha Democrat. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1861

Kenosha Democrat. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1879-1880

Kenosha Evening News. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1899-1962

Kenosha News Courier. ([Kenosha, Wis.) 1976-Current

Kenosha News. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1962-Current

Kenosha Telegraph and Tribune. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860

Kenosha Telegraph. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854

Kenosha Telegraph. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888

Kenosha Times. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1857-1863

Kenosha Times. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1976-1970s

Kenosha Tri-Weekly Experiment. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1851

Kenosha Tribune & Telegraph. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859

Kenosha Tribune. (Kenosha [Wis.]) 1852-1854

Kenosha Union. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1866-1909

Kenosha Volksfreund. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1892-1919

Midweek Bulletin. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1984-Current

Sunday News. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1980-Current

Telegraph-Courier. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946

Tribune and Telegraph. (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856

Kenosha Probate Records

1800-1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Kenosha School Records

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Bradford High School - Spy Yearbook (Kenosha, WI), 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 E Yearbook online

Bradford High School yearbook, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Christian Life High School yearbook, 1988, 1989, 1991 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Indian Trail Academy yearbook, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Kemper Hall High School yearbook, 1933, 1934, 1960, 1961 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Kemper Hall School - Kodak Yearbook (Kenosha, WI), 1933, 1934 E Yearbook online

Kemper Hall School yearbook, 1934 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Kenosha High School - Spy Yearbook (Kenosha, WI), 1903, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1949, 1953, 1955 E Yearbook online

Kenosha High School yearbooks, 1903, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1942, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Pleasant Prairie Academy yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Reuther High School yearbook, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2001 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Joseph High School - Challenge Yearbook (Kenosha, WI), 1960, 1979, 1980, 1981 E Yearbook online

St Joseph High School yearbook, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Joseph High School yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Tremper High School yearbook, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Westosha Central High School yearbook, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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