Vital Records:

 

Births 1878 - 1900

 

Deaths 1878 – 1900 

 

Marriages 1837 – 1900

 

Marriage index 1837-1974 

 

Census Records:

 

Federal Census on microfilm: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930

 

Federal Census Printed/Transcribed: 1850,1860,1870,1880, 1910

 

State census: 1855, 1865

 

County History: 1878, 1888, 1900, 1909, 1924, 1991

Maps/Plats: 1870-75 some Twp., 1893, 1911, and modern day plats

Guardianship Records: 1872 - 1879; 1894 – 1904

Land and Deed Records: 1853 - 1867 (grantor); 1873 (grantee)

Land and Deed Records: 1853 - 1867 (grantor); 1873 (grantee)

Probate Records: 1845 – 1900

Veterans Discharge Records: 1865 – 1945

Veterans Patriotic Roster: 1899

Collected obituaries - various range of dates to present

Master Index of Known Burials

 

Cemeteries: (by township) 

 

Amity Township

 

 

Bayou (aka Reynolds) Cem. in sec 22

 

 

Campbell Cem. in sec 5

 

 

Cornell Cem. in sec 23

 

 

Earp Cem. in sec 29

 

 

Morris Cem. in sec 17 (southern most)

 

 

Nigh Chapel (aka Scattering Point) Cem. in sec 29

 

 

Humiston Woods Cem. in sec 36

 

 

Springer Cem. in sec 17 (northern most)

 

 

Zook-Dunkard Cem. in sec 23

 

Avoca Township

 

 

Avoca Cem. in sec 15

 

 

Moore Family Cem. (farmed over) sec unknown

 

 

Patty Cem. in sec 6 (part in Owego Twp)

 

Belle Prairie Township

 

 

Fairview Cem. in sec 17

 

Broughton Township

 

 

Broughton Cem. in sec 14

 

 

Sacred Heart’s Cem. in sec 3

 

Chatsworth Township

 

 

Chatsworth Cem. in sec 3

 

 

St. Patrick’s Catholic Cem. in sec 4

 

Dwight Township

 

 

Old Town (aka Conant) Cem. in sec 8

 

 

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cem. in sec 8

 

Eppards Point Township

 

 

Calvary Catholic Cem. in sec 32

 

 

County Farm Cem. in sec 5

 

 

Payne Cem. in sec 32

 

Esmen Township

 

 

Camp (aka Esmen) Cem. in sec 15

 

 

Memorial Park Cem. in sec 36

 

Fayette Township

 

 

St. Rose Catholic (aka Strawn) Cem. in sec 3

 

Forrest Township

 

 

Forrest Cem. in sec 10

 

Germanville Township

 

 

Germanville Cem. in sec 4

 

Indian Grove Township

 

 

Apostolic Christian Cem. in sec 11 (next to Mausoleum)

 

 

Cooper Cem. in sec 29 

 

 

E. Graceland (aka German Apostolic) Cem. in sec 11, Fairbury 

 

 

Fairbury Mausoleum Association in sec 11, in Graceland Cem. 

 

 

Graceland Cem. in sec 11, Fairbury, IL 

 

 

South Apostolic Christian Cem. in sec 36 

 

 

South Graceland Cem. in sec 15 

 

 

Spence Cem. in sec 33 

 

 

St. John’s Catholic Cem. in sec 2 

 

Long Point Township 

 

 

A. C. Everett farm in sec 23 (farmed over) 

 

 

Long Point Cem. in sec 4

 

Nebraska Township 

 

 

Center Cem. in sec 21 

 

 

Mt. Zion Cem. in sec 11 

 

 

St. Joseph’s Catholic Cem. in sec 35

 

 

St. Petri Evangelical Lutheran (aka Windtown) Cem. in sec 18

 

Nevada Township

 

 

McDowell Cem. in sec 13

 

 

Nevada Cem. in sec 8 

 

 

Oaklawn Cem. in sec 1

 

 

St. Paul’s Catholic Cem. in sec 34 

 

Newtown Township 

 

 

Barrickman Cem. in sec 30

 

 

Calder Cem. in sec 36

 

 

New Michigan Cem. in sec 15

 

 

Phillips Cem. in sec 7 

 

Odell Township 

 

 

Odell Township Cem. in sec 3 

 

 

Odell Union Cem. in sec 4 

 

Owego Township 

 

 

Houder Cem. in sec 31 

 

 

Patty Cem in sec 31 (part in Avoca Twp) 

 

 

Swygert Cem. in sec 9 

 

Pike Township 

 

 

Pike Cem. in sec 16 

 

Pleasant Ridge Township 

 

 

N. Apostolic Christian Cem. in sec 21 

 

 

Pleasant Ridge Cem. in sec 14 

 

Pontiac Township 

 

 

Grace Episcopal Church Columbarium in Pontiac, IL 

 

 

Illinois State Prison Cem. in sec 24 (adjacent to St. Mary's) 

 

 

McMillan (aka Brown) Cem. in sec 7

 

 

Rowe (aka St. Paul Lutheran) Cem. in sec 7 

 

 

South Side Cem. in sec 22 & 27, in Pontiac, IL 

 

 

St. Mary’s Catholic Cem. in sec 24

 

Reading Township

 

 

Ancona Cem. in sec 28 

 

 

Deffenbaugh Cem. in sec 23 

 

 

Moon Point Cem. in sec 11

 

Rooks Creek Township

 

 

Arnett Cem. (farmed over)

 

 

Corbins Cem. in sec 2

 

 

Johnson Cem. in sec 10

 

 

Rooks Creek Cem. in sec 23