Family researching in edgar county, illinois genealogy trails. Edgar county plat books and atlases 1870, 1894, 1910, 1945, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2005. New and complete history of jasper county, illinois and the. Internet archive the history of edgar county, illinois 1879 source. Research edgar in the illinois forums on genealogy. Farm plat book and business guide, edgar county, illinois. This page is part of a nationwide effort to get genealogical information online. Baptisms index 18601875 confirmations index 18601875 marriages index 18601875 burials index 18601875. For more information about the national project, go to the usgenweb project. This website is dedicated to marty crull, who was our county coordinator for many years. Edgar county genealogy library director linda cary will leave the library this month after 30 years of service. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. Edgar county was formed out of clark county in 1823. The acrevalue parke county, in plat map, sourced from the parke county, in tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres.
Joliet daily record, 1880, by norvel blair html and tei at unc. Paris beaconnews and prairie press microfilm of the beacon news from 1955 to its last published issue in 2016. He was responsible for the first european settlements in the area. History of sangamon county, illinois 1881 edition open. The search function works best if you use the parcel information number located on your reassessment notice. Databases illinois state archives illinois secretary of. Help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing.
List of books and articles about illinois history online. Discover librarianselected research resources on illinois history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Excerpt from the history of edgar county, illinois, 1879. Every name index to the history of edgar county, illinois. Walls history of jefferson county, illinois internet archive. Illinois county land ownership maps and atlases illinois state library.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43. We also do our best to provide a history of the area, to provide you with an overview of the time in which your ancestors lived. Edgar county is located on the eastern side of the state, bordering indiana. Edgar moved to kaskaskia, illinois in 1784, becoming a miller and merchant in that town. This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds. Elbridge township is one of fifteen townships in edgar county, illinois, usa. This state page of our website provides direct links to free major genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on illinois genealogy, whether they exist on our site, or across the web. Four of the county s 11 biggest deer were shot during the past five seasons. War records of its volunteers in the late rebellion portraits of early settlers and prominent men. General land office records bureau of land management. And, youll find out why illinois was and is called the prairie state. Edgar county genealogy library will be closed until further notice. Basic information bridegroom, date online at illinois statewide marriage index 1763 1900.
As of the 2010 census, its population was 830 and it contained 343 housing units. History of illinois counties living history of illinois. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Paris public librarys genealogy collection focuses primarily on edgar county illinois and includes.
For the most current listing of resources for this location, and from additional publishers, please visit the edgar county page in the live roots catalog. Guide to edgar county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth. Knox would later become a county in indiana and is unrelated to the current knox county in illinois, while st. An important resource for the study and research of greene county, illinois history including civil war history and genealogy. The university of illinois, champaignurbana, chicago historical society.
Please enter the parcel information number with all of the dashes. New listing mit hitler im westen or with hitler in the west by heinrich hoffmann 1940 1st ed. History of edgar county 18801975 illinois limited ed book. Our fulltext illinois county histories form the cornerstone of local, civil war. Illinois genealogy, champaign county, ilgenweb, the us. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications.
Prairie farmers directory of edgar county illinois, 1917. This is on our randolph county, illinois genealogy trails site, so use your back arrow button to return here. It was named for john edgar, an irishborn officer in the royal navy who resigned rather than fight against the americans in the revolutionary war. E genealogy resources libguides at university of illinois at. Greene county, illinois genealogy, books, cds, maps. Edgar county, illinois genealogy and family history page is a place where you can come in and research your genealogy and family history. Greene county ilgenweb is a free genealogical site about the history of the county. Edwards county, illinois history of the english settlement source.
History of edgar county illinois by van sellar paris reprint of 1905 book il. This history of edgar county is taken from the book, the history of edgar county, illinois, published in 1879 by wm. If you have any data you would like to contribute to this countys website. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. The county of edgar was established in 1823, and the county seat is paris. The 1818 census of crawford county this census encompasses much of the state during this time period a map is included 1825 northern illinois tax list. Van sellar, and published by munsell publishing company of chicago. New listing printing in the americas john clyde oswald two volume set history hc. Elbridge township, edgar county, illinois wikipedia. Edgar county, illinois edgar county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi ilinois savezna drzava. Edgar county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. For more recent listings, contact edgar county genealogy library.
I f you have any data you would like to contribute to this county s website. Edgar county illinois genealogy and family history records online. So proudly we hail reproduced clippings about local wwii servicemen and women. Aug 05, 2012 history of sangamon county, illinois together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships. Please select ok if you would like to proceed with. New history of jasper county, illinois and 1884 history of jasper county, illinois. The illinois state library owns a very extensive collection of plat books and maps. Historical encyclopedia of illinois and history of edgar county, edited by h.
We have indexed obituaries 2006 to date, but the rest of beacon and prairie press content. For information about the illinois state project, go to the ilgenweb. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or. A first plat of the paris square was surveyed by amos williams. To be read by all voters, black and white, with thrilling events of the life of norvel blair, of grundy county, state of illinois joliet, il. View edgar county hunting properties contact an edgar county land specialist. Early history and pioneers of champaign county, 1886 includes many biographiesphotos prairie farmers directory of champaign county, 1917 lists of. I hope this will resolve any problems that may have occurred in your research in this county. The history of edgar county, illinois, containing a. A timeline of events for paris illinois and edgar county. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. If you would like to help out ilgenweb by hosting a county page, just click. Edgar county, illinois land ownership map, 1870 family history library plat book of edgar county, illinois family history library standard atlas of edgar county, illinois. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of those who lived in greene county, illinois, at any point in their history.
The books and documents within each county are listed in order of the publication date, whenever. Illinois census transcriptions by county genealogy trails. We regret that we are unable to do personal research for you. History, index, clinton co, il clinton county illinois. The 1807 voters list of illinois this is at our randolph county site. History early settlers sangamon county illinois abebooks.
Edgar county plat books and atlases 1870, 1894, 1910, 1945, 1970, 1976. A history of aviation and aviators in edgar county, illinois 19112006. Gallatin county biographies more than 250 biographies will be included here pulled from the 1876 state atlas of illinois, the 1883 history of white county which included chapters on the northern two townships of gallatin, the 1887 history of gallatin county, the 1905 memoirs of the lower ohio valley and the 1912 history of southern illinois. The history of edgar county, illinois family history library the history of edgar county, illinois. The 19th century county atlasplat book is more popular than ever, not only with genealogists, but with newer audiences finding them useful for historic site and environmental research. The 46page book is an excerpt from the hardtofind 1905 book.
Brouillets creek township buck township chrisman, vermillion county outline map edgar township, borton elbridge township embarras township, isabel grandview township hume, ferrell, nevins, horace, illiana, west sandford and middleton. Other champaign county books in searchableprintable pdf format from the university of illinois library. Congratulations to linda on her wellearned retirement. This database contains a history of edgar county, illinois. The history of ogle county, illinois, containing a history. Collection americana digitizing sponsor university of illinois urbanachampaign contributor university of illinois urbanachampaign language english. Those maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. The history of ogle county, illinois, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc. Aug 23, 2017 history of the early settlers of sangamon county, illinois. Illinois county history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Paris genealogy in edgar county, il usa 880,998 illinois 39,721 edgar county 344 paris 68 note. Marion county may not have produced many record book bucks yet, but the ones it has are near the top of the list. Historical markers summary the illinois state historical societys markers program is designed to recognize sites of national or statewide significance, thereby increasing public awareness and appreciation of our states rich historical legacy.
For the most current listing of resources for this location, and from additional publishers, please visit the edgar county. Early residents in edgar county, il, are recalled in this brand new spiralbound booklet. The usgenweb archives digital map library illinois maps. Note that historical physical and cultural features are no longer visible on the landscape. New listing the old rhinebeck aerodrome by bainbridge. A listing of all the schools in edgar county, il with maps, driving directions, and a local area search function. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. Illinois genealogy express piatt county, illinois biographies.
Illinois state historical society the history of edgar county, illinois 1879 source. Published 1881 by interstate publishing company in chicago. Google books the history of edgar county, illinois 1879 source. With its ninteenth century mansion, period correct log home and history annex, there is. Together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws, volume 2 thomas gregg brookhaven press, 1880 hancock county ill. Jan 16, 2017 handbook of old gallatin county this includes the 1887 history of gallatin county plus everything we could find from other 19th and early 20th century history books about the parent county of most of southeastern illinois. Genealogy collection paris carnegie public library. Clinton county had become the home of permanent and bona fide settlers as early as 1814, when the first land entries were made. Greene county, illinois history genealogy carrollton, il. Bethlehem evangelical lutheran church champaign, illinois extractions. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Johns evangelical lutheran church champaign, illinois.
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