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Population and Agricultural Census Schedules of Polk Township
Washington County, Wisconsin, 1850, 1860

U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C.

Katherine G. Unertl
Department of History
University of Wisconsin-Madison

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• Appendix A (also available in the online codebook)
  • Relationship to the Head of Household Codes
• Appendix B (continued from the online codebook)
  • Table 5 - Horizontal Categories: Sectors of the Economy
  • Occupational Classification
• Appendix C
  • Place of Birth Codes
  • Place of Birth - German States

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While DPLS does not generally provide genealogical assistance, there are a number of Internet resources for Wisconsin genealogy. Some starting points include:

• Wisconsin Name Index, by the Wisconsin Historical Society
• Wisconsin GenWeb Project
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Wisconsin
• Genealogy Wisconsin

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