This is a list of Wisconsin Probate Records online and may include wills, guardianships, lists of assets, death dates, names of heirs and other family members, and more. Probate records are one place to search for substitute death records because they record how a deceased person’s estate was handled and will usually include a death date or possibly a death certificate.

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Wisconsin Probate Records online at federal and state level

Wisconsin – Wills & Probate – Miscellaneous records, wills, bible records, autobiography, family records, diaries, etc., 1700-1900, at FS

Wisconsin – Wills & Probate – Wisconsin, probate estate files, 1848-1948, at FS

Wisconsin – Wills & Probate – Probate Records and Wills Index, at UWGB

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Wisconsin Probate Records online at the county level

Ashland County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Ashland County, Probate Records, 1890-1939, at FS

Brown County – Probate Records – Probate Index, 1824-1910, at FS

Brown County – Wills & Probate – Brown County Probate Records and Wills Index, at UWGB

Buffalo County – Probate Records – Probate File Index (ca. 1854-1980) and Probate Files (ca. 1854-1900), Ca. 1854-1980, at FS

Burnett County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Burnett County, Probate Estate Files, 1886-1938, at FS

Chippewa County – Probate Records – Probate Index 1856-1982 and 1856-1900 Probate Files [Chippewa County, Wisconsin], at FS

Clark County – Probate Records – Probate Case Files, Ca. 1873-1917, & Beginning with File No. 2699, Ca. 1900-1917, 1918 [see Film Inventory Below]; General Probate Index, at FS

Dane County – Probate Records – Probate Records, 1847-1960, at FS

Dodge County – Probate Records – Dodge County Probate Index, at UWO

Dodge County – Court Records – Dodge County Court Records, at UWO

Door County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Door County, Probate Case Files, at FS

Dunn County – Probate Records – County Court Records Index, UWS

Eau Claire County – Probate Records – Probate Records, 1858-1940 [Eau Claire County, Wisconsin], at FS

Fond du Lac County – Court Records –  County Court Records, at UWO

Fond Du Lac County – Probate Records – Fond Du Lac County (Wis.) Probate Case Files, 1846-1925, at FS

Fond Du Lac County – Probate Records – Wills, 1853-1871 [Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin], at FS

Fond Du Lac County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Fond Du Lac County, Probate Estate Files, 1900-1948, at FS

Grant County – Probate Records – Card Index to Probate Files (Grant County, Wisconsin), 1836-1986, at FS

Grant County – Probate Records – Probate Records, Grant County, Wisconsin, at FS

Green County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Green County, Probate Records, 1848-1930, at FS

Green Lake County – Court Records –  County Court Records, at UWO

Jackson County – Probate Records – Jackson County Probate Estate Records, WPR

Jackson County – Probate Records – Probate Case Files, Ca. 1869-1900; General Index, 1869-1985, at FS

Jackson County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Jackson County, Probate Records, 1878-1946, at FS

Jackson County – Probate Records – Wills and Probate Documents, GTHG

Jefferson County – Probate Records – Jefferson County (Wis.) Probate Files (ca. 1846-1930) and Indexes –, 1846-1919, at FS

Kenosha County – Probate Records – Probate Case Files, 1850-1870 [Kenosha County, Wisconsin], at FS

Kenosha County – Probate Records – Probate Case Files, Ca. 1871-1901 [Kenosha County, Wisconsin], at FS

La Crosse County – Probate Records – Probate Files (ca. 1852-1876) and Probate Card Index (ca. 1851-1981) –, Ca. 1851-1981, at FS

La Crosse County – Probate Records – Probate Files (ca. 1852-1876) and Probate Card Index (ca. 1851-1981) –, Ca. 1851-1981, at FS

La Crosse County – Probate Records – Wills, 1866-1902, at FS

La Crosse County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, La Crosse County, Probate Case Files, 1874-1938, at FS

Lafayette County – Probate Records – Lafayette County (Wis.) Probate Records, 1838-1986, at FS

Lincoln County – Probate Records – Lincoln County (Wisconsin) Probate Case Files, 1903-1917, at FS

Lincoln County – Probate Records – Probate Case Files, 1886-1909 [Lincoln County, Wisconsin], at FS

Lincoln County – Probate Records – Old Estates Index, WPR

Manitowoc County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Probate Records, 1850-1923, at FS

Marquette County – Court Records –  County Court Records, at UWO

Marquette County – Probate Records – Probate Records, 1860-1930, at FS

Milwaukee County – Probate Records – Probate Card Index for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, at FS

Milwaukee County – Probate Records – Probate Packets, 1850-1910, at FS

Milwaukee County – Probate Records – Probate Packets, Ca. 1839-1869, at FS

Monroe County – Probate Records – Monroe County (Wis.) Probate Records and Index, 1867-1980, at FS

Monroe County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Monroe County, Probate Records : Case Files, 1800-1939, at FS

Oconto County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Oconto County, Probate Records, 1857-1960, at FS

Oconto County – Wills & Probate – Oconto County Wills and Probate Case Files, 1857-1952, at UWGB

Outagamie County – Wills & Probate – Outagamie County Probate Case Files, 1853-1958, at UWGB

Outagamie County – Probate Records – Probate Records, *1853-1919, at FS

Outagamie County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Outagamie County Records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1825-1980, at FS

Outagamie County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Outagamie County, Wills, 1872-1912; Index to Wills, 1894-1980, at FS

Ozaukee County – Probate Records – Index to Probate Files, Ca. 1849-1900; Probate Files, Ca. 1849-1901, at FS

Pepin County – Probate Records – Probate Records, Ca. 1856-1983, at FS

Pepin County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Pepin County, Probate Case Files, 1900-1931, at FS

Pepin County – Probate Records – County Court Records Index, UWS

Price County – Probate Records – Probate Case Files, Ca. 1871-1920 [Price County, Wisconsin], at FS

Racine County – Probate Records – Index to Wills and Estates, 1850-1983, at FS

Racine County – Probate Records – Probate Case Files, 1849-1870, at FS

Racine County – Probate Records – Probate Case Files, Ca. 1866-1900, at FS

Richland County – Probate Records – Probate Records, 1850-1986, at FS

Rock County – Probate Records – Index to Rock County, Wisc. Probate Records, at FS

Rock County – Probate Records – Probate Records, 1832-1988 (Rock County, Wisconsin), at FS

Sauk County – Probate Records – Index to Probate Case Matters (1853-1980) and Probate Case Files (ca. 1853-1900) –, 1853-1980, at FS

Sauk County – Probate Records – Probate Research for fee and Searchable Probate Indexes, WPR

Shawano County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Shawano County, Index to Probate Records, at FS

Shawano County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Shawano County, Probate Estate Files, 1861-1933, at FS

Taylor County – Probate Records – Probate Index (Taylor County, Wisconsin), 1878-1975, at FS

Taylor County – Probate Records – Probate Records, 1878-1919 [Taylor County, Wisconsin], at FS

Taylor County – Probate Records – Probate Records, V. 1, 1878-1904 [Taylor County, Wisconsin], at FS

Taylor County – Probate Records – Taylor County (Wisconsin) Probate Case Files, 1900-1917, at FS

Trempealeau County – Probate Records – Index to Probate Case Files (1855-1985) and Probate Case Files (ca. 1855- 1900) [Trempealeau County, Wisconsin], at FS

Trempealeau County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Trempealeau County, Probate Case Files, 1889-1938, at FS

Vernon County – Probate Records – Probate Records, 1850-1987, at FS

Walworth County – Probate Records – Probate Case Files, Ca. 1848-1900, at FS

Washburn County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Washburn County, Probate Case Files, 1890-1930, at FS

Washington County – Probate Records – Index to Probate Files, 1855-1979, at FS

Waukesha County – Probate Records – Probate Court Hearings, at WCWG

Waupaca County – Probate Records – Probate Records, 1860-1983 [Waupaca County, Wisconsin], at FS

Waupaca County – Probate Records – Wisconsin, Waupaca County, Probate Records, 1931-1939, at FS

Winnebago County – Probate Records – Probate Case Files, 1838-1902, at FS

Winnebago County – Court Records –  County Court Records, at UWO