Benton Genealogy (in Lafayette County, WI)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Benton are also found through the Lafayette County and Wisconsin pages.


Benton 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

Lafayette County (Wis.)registration of births, ca. 1876-1907 FamilySearch Library

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

Benton Cemetery Records

Benton, Wisconsin indexed cemetery records FamilySearch Library

Primitive Methodist Cemetery Find a Grave online

Provident Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Patricks Cemetery Find a Grave online

United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Benton 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

Federal Census of 1940, Benton, Wisconsin LDS Genealogy 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

Benton Church Records

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

Benton, Wisconsin indexed cemetery records FamilySearch Library

The United Methodist Church : Benton, Wisconsin 1848-1973, 1848-1973 FamilySearch Library

Benton Death Records

1808-1909 Wisconsin Death Index MyHeritage online

1959-2004 Wisconsin Death Records Ancestry online

Lafayette County, Wisconsin index of deaths, 1861 through 1993 : also, section on maiden names FamilySearch Library

Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997 Ancestry online

Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907 Ancestry online

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

Benton Immigration Records

Card index to petitions (Lafayette County, Wisconsin), 1847-1954 FamilySearch Library

Index to declaration of intentions (Lafayette County, Wisconsin), 1850-1939 FamilySearch Library

Lafayette County (Wis.) naturalization records, 1847-1954 FamilySearch Library

Lafayette County (Wisconsin) citizenship index, register, certificiates, orders and decrees, 1847-1935 FamilySearch Library

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

Wisconsin, Federal Naturalization Records, 1848-1992 Ancestry online

Benton Land Records

Lafayette County (Wis.) land records, 1835-1902 FamilySearch Library

Benton 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

Benton Newspapers and Obituaries

Benton Advocate 1901-1925 Newspapers.com online

Mining Times 1894-1900 Newspapers.com online

The Benton Advocate 1904, 1912, 1914-1915 (Benton, Wisconsin) Ancestry online

Offline Newspapers for Benton

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.

Benton Advocate. (Benton, Wis.) 1901-1959

Mining Times. (Benton, La Fayette Co., Wis.) 1894-1901

Benton Probate Records

1800-1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Benton School Records

Benton High School yearbook, 1915, 1916, 1922, 1929, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 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, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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