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Pierce County (Wis.). Clerk
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Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk's papers, 1885-1963.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 85
  • collection
  • 1885-1963

Papers, mostly incoming correspondence to the County Clerk, pertaining to county matters such as tax sales, payment of bills, operations of various county departments and programs, and various activities of the county board.
The processed portion of this series is summarized above and dates 1897-1942.

Additional accessions are located at WHS in Madison and date 1885-1963. These materials are primarily correspondence with the War Department and records related to military service, 1917-1918 but also town plats, 1960-1963; and a list of dentists, 1885-1888.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Tax sales and redemption record, 1855-1867.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 154
  • collection
  • 1855-1867

Record of tax sales and redemption showing information on land including legal description of parcel, to whom sold, date of sale, amount sold for, to whom assigned, date of redemption, interest, and charges. Volume 1 covers townships 24-26. Volume 2 covers townships 26-27.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Tax apportionment records, 1876-1964.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 88
  • collection
  • 1876-1964

Records including Statements of Taxes and Indebtedness, 1877-1932, which indicate assessed valuation, the amount for the various state, county, special district, and local taxes levied, and indebtedness of cities, towns, and villages; Abstracts of Assessment Rolls, 1876, indicating the total assessed valuations for personal and real property in the cities, towns, and villages; Tabular Statements of Real Estate Sold, 1885-1893, indicating the number of acres and lots sold, the total consideration received, and assessed valuation of the property sold; the reports of the county clerk to the Department of State Audit, 1940-1960, describing the sources of county revenue and the various categories of disbursements and indebtedness; the School Aids Apportionment, 1928-1951, recording the amounts of state, county, and local district aid for each district in the county; and the School District Valuations, 1950-1964, indicating the assessed valuation, full valuation, and school levy for each school district for the county.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Supervisor of Assessments' annual statistical reports, 1900-[ongoing]

  • US ARC Pierce Series 2
  • collection
  • 1900-[ongoing]

Supervisor of Assessments' annual reports to the County Board, printed by the County Clerk under Wis. Laws of 1905, Ch. 523, Sect. 4. Each report contains a table of amount of state, county, school, and local tax revenue, classified by type of tax; a table of total assessed valuation of each county; tables for each town of acreage and assessed valuation of lands and improvements, classified by use; tables showing assessed and recommended full value of real estate (classified by use) and personal property (classified by type) in each assessment district; and general advisory remarks.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Road and bridge records, 1947-1964.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 101
  • collection
  • 1947-1964

Petitions from towns, villages, and cities for the construction of new bridges; and reports of bridge commissioners recording the amount of bridge contracts paid by the county and the amount paid by the town. ?b There are scattered papers related to road work.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Record of tax sale certificates assigned, 1857-1860.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 6
  • collection
  • 1857-1860

Clerk's record of tax sale certificates assigned, chiefly 1858, showing land description of each plot; date of sale; date and to whom certificate was assigned; face value of certificate, accrued interest, and total amount paid by assignee; and date and amount of each payment to the County Treasurer.
Record does not show certificate numbers.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Record of bounty claims and payment, 1899-1931.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 92
  • collection
  • 1899-1931

Record of wild animal bounty claims and payments indicating the name of the claimant, bounty certificate number, date the claim was filled, number and type of animal(s) killed, and the amount of the payment granted. (Volume 1 was formerly Pierce Small Series 5.).

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Poll lists, 1962.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 90
  • collection
  • 1962

Record of names of voters in primary and general elections for county, state, and national offices. The address of voters is sometimes also given.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Miscellaneous election records, 1900-1912.

  • US ARC Pierce Small Series 4
  • collection
  • 1900-1912

Miscellaneous election records, including statements submitted by the County Board of Canvassers to the County Clerk, listing the number of votes received in each town, village, or city ward, by candidates and in referenda; copies of certified statements submitted by the County Clerk to the Secretary of State, showing persons elected as legislators and county officers (1900, 1904); and a poll list from a town meeting and judicial election in the Town of Trimbelle (April 2, 1902).

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Marriage certificate information, 1860; 1870; 1880.

  • US ARC Pierce Small Series 1
  • collection
  • 1860; 1870; 1880

Record of marriage information copied from original marriage record giving the volume number and page number from which information was taken; name of husband, occupation, residence, and father's name; wife's name and her father's name; and date and place of marriage.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Income tax rolls, 1916-1926.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 94
  • collection
  • 1916-1926

Records indicating total taxable income, tax rate, total tax, and amount apportioned to the county for corporations and individuals residing in Pierce County.
There is also some correspondence regarding changes in assessments, appeals, and other matters related to the income tax.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. County welfare records, 1853-1958 and undated.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 87
  • collection
  • 1853-1958 and undated

Records filed with the county clerk dealing with the operation of various welfare and relief programs which the county administered, including the county poor farm, outdoor relief, aid to the disabled, and aid to dependent children.
Included are reports of the Superintendent of the Poor and of the county commissions; lists of persons receiving aid; and legal documents such as the commitment of persons to the poor house.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. County Judge's reports, 1936-1952.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 91
  • collection
  • 1936-1952

Annual reports of the county judge to the County Board of Supervisors listing fees paid to hospitals and doctors for examination of individuals involved in proceedings before the court.
Entries contain the name of the case, the date it was heard, and the case's outcome. Most cases are guardianships for incompetents or insanity commitments.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Bond proceedings and related papers, 1950-1952.

  • US ARC Pierce Small Series 3
  • collection
  • 1950-1952

Clerk's records concerning sale of county bonds, including certified typescript and printed copies of County Board of Supervisors proceedings relative to bond issuance; printed notices of bond sale; and related correspondence, principally with bond brokers and banks.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Audit reports, 1933-1964.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 89
  • collection
  • 1933-1964

Audit reports for the county, 1939-1964, submitted to the board of supervisors by the Wisconsin Department of Taxation and the Wisconsin Department of State Audit. ?b Each report has summary financial statements of the county's financial situation and balances of various accounts including highway, towns, courts, and the sheriff. There are separate special audits of the highway department between 1933 and 1940.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Annual reports to the Board of Supervisors, 1974-1998.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 126
  • collection
  • 1974-1998

Reports of the county fair, the county rescue service, the district attorney's office, the zoning administration, the civil defense director, the county surveyor, the veterans service, the county job service, the circuit court, the county extension office, the public health nursing service, the county council on aging, and others.
Included are reports for the following years: 1974-1978, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992-1998.

Pierce County, Wisconsin. Clerk. Agricultural and dairy statistics, 1879-1916.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 8
  • collection
  • 1879-1916

Statistical summaries and statements from town assessors showing the amount of principal crops grown during the preceding year, acreages growing during the reporting year, the number and value of dairy products and livestock, and lists of creameries, cheese factories, and milk condenseries.

Clerk, Pierce County, Wisconsin, annual directories of public officials, 1908-2011.

  • US ARC Pierce Series 3
  • collection
  • 1908-2011

Annual printed directories of public officials having jurisdiction within the county, prepared and published by the county clerk. Directories list national and state officers and legislators, court justices and officers, county board members, county officers and certain county employees, and town, village, and city officers and supervisors.
More recent directories also show members of each county board standing committee, and U.S. census population totals for each local unit.
Included are directories for the following years: 1908-1910, 1912-1914, 1916-1920, 1922, 1924-1927, 1929-1980, 1986-1989, 1992-1993, 1996-1998, 2000-2003, and 2005-2019. Additional directories may have been added since this cataloging.