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ADAMS

Quincy Whig; Death & Marriages; 1835-1850; Compiled by Linda Kaufmann Parrick, Lillian Harris Frye, and Jeannie McCarl Kay

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BOND

Greenville, Illinois Advocate; Obituaries and Register of Deaths; 1858-1899; Compiled by Nelda Neer Anthony; © 1985

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Local Newspapers of Birth Announcements; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 1995

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Local Newspapers of Death Records; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 1995

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Local Newspapers of Engagements, Marriages, Divorces and Anniversaries; Book 1; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 1999

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Local Newspapers of Birth Notices; Book 2; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 2003

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Clinton, Madison, and Bond Counties; Death Records; Book 3; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 1999

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BUREAU

Buda, Bureau County, Illinois; Buda Plain Dealer Newspaper Death Information; 1887-1951; Compiled and Published by Bureau County Genealogical Society; 1999

Bureau County, Illinois; La Moille Gazette Newspaper; Marriage, Birth, and Death Information; 1889-1920 Compiled by Joan Ecklund; © 2001

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CALHOUN

Obituaries of Calhoun County, Illinois; 1875-1899; Compiled by Robert O. Fay

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CLINTON

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Local Newspapers of Birth Announcements; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 1995

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Local Newspapers of Death Records; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 1995

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Local Newspapers of Engagements, Marriages, Divorces and Anniversaries; Book 1; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 1999

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Local Newspapers of Birth Notices; Book 2; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 2003

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Clinton, Madison, and Bond Counties; Death Records; Book 3; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 1999

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COOK

Chicago Defender Obituaries and Deaths; 1910-1920; Compiled and Printed by Lori Husband; December 1990

Chicago Newspapers; Vital Records; 1833-1839; Compiled by the Newspaper Research Committee; Mrs. Edward Rickie, Chairman; 1971

Chicago Newspapers; Vital Records; 1840-1842; Compiled by the Newspaper Research Committee; Mrs. Edward Rickie, Chairman

Chicago Newspapers; Vital Records; 1845; Compiled by the Newspaper Research Committee; Mrs. Edward Rickie, Chairman; 1975

Chicago Newspapers; Vital Records; 1846; Compiled by the Newspaper Research Committee; Mrs. Edward Rickie, Chairman; 1975

Chicago, IL Denni Hlasatel Obituary Dates; 1891-1899; Chicago Genealogical Society; Edited by Joe Novak; Assisted by Fran Besserman, Eunice Semple, Ron Tallurico; 1995

Chicago, IL Denni Hlasatel Obituary Dates; 1930-1939; Chicago Genealogical Society; Edited by Joe Novak; Assisted by Fran Besserman, Eunice Semple, Ron Tallurico; 1995

Chicago, IL Denni Hlasatel Obituary Dates; 1940-1949; Chicago Genealogical Society; Edited by Joe Novak; Assisted by Fran Besserman, Eunice Semple, Ron Tallurico; 1995

Chicago, IL; Denni Hlasatel Obituary Index; 1891-1970; A-J

Chicago, IL; Denni Hlasatel Obituary Index; 1891-1970; K-Q

Chicago, IL; Denni Hlasatel Obituary Index; 1891-1970; R-Z

Chicago, IL; The Denni Hlasatel Obituary Index; 1891-1970

Chicago, IL; The Denni Hlasatel Obituary Index; 1971-1995

Chicago, IL; Tribune Index; 1972-1986

Chicago, IL; Sun-Times Newspaper Index; 1980-1982

Dziennik Chicagoski Obituaries and Death Notice Index; 1890-1899; Compiled by Thomas L. Hollowak and William F. Hoffman; 1984

Dziennik Chicagoski Obituaries and Death Notice Index; 1900-1909; Compiled by Thomas L. Hollowak and William F. Hoffman; 1987

Dziennik Chicagoski Obituaries and Death Notice Index; 1910-1919; Compiled by Thomas L. Hollowak and William F. Hoffman; 1988

Dziennik Chicagoski Obituaries and Death Notice Index; 1920-1929; Part 1; A-L; Compiled by Thomas L. Hollowak and William F. Hoffman; 1991

Dziennik Chicagoski Obituaries and Death Notice Index; 1920-1929; Part 2; M-Z; Compiled by Thomas L. Hollowak and William F. Hoffman; 1991

Franklin Park Journal Index; 1946-1959; First Edition; Published Weekly; Compiled by the Franklin Park Public Library staff

Franklin Park Journal Index; 1960-1969; First Edition; Published Weekly; Compiled by the Franklin Public Library staff

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DE KALB

DeKalb County Express Obituaries; Published Shabbona, IL; 1929-1960; Compiled by Florence Houghton Marshall; October, 1998

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DE WITT

Farmer City, Illinois Newspapers Genealogical and Historical Index; 1879-1884, 1896, 1900 – 1930; Prepared by Margaret Hoffman

Farmer City Journal Genealogical and Historical Index; 1931-1965; Compiled by Margaret McCarty Hoffman

Farmer City Journal Genealogical and Historical Index; 1966-2000; Compiled by the Farmer City Genealogical and Historical Society; © 2003

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EFFINGHAM

Teutopolis News as Reported in the Effingham Golfsblatt; 1884-1886; Photographed, translated, and compiled by Dorothy A. Brumleve

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FRANKLIN

Benton Evening Newspaper Obituaries and Tidbits; Franklin County, Illinois; 1830-1935; Prepared by Carla Pulliam; © 1993

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GALLATIN

Gallatin County, Illinois Newspapers; Volume 1; 1841-1843; Compiled by Shirley Cummings Shewmake; Harrisburg, IL; 1994

Gallatin County, Illinois Newspaper Abstracts; Volume 2; 1898; Compiled by Shirley Cummings Shewmake; Harrisburg, IL; 1995

Gallatin County, Illinois Newspaper Abstracts; Volume 3; Compiled by Shirley Cummings Shewmake; Harrisburg, IL; 1996

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GRUNDY

Grundy – Will – La Salle – Kendall Counties; Deaths, Marriages, Births; 1840-1879; Compiled by Becki Leucht; 1998

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HARDIN

Hardin County, Illinois; Newspaper Abstracts; 1871-1889; Volume I; Compiled by Marion Lavender Reynolds

Hardin County, Illinois; Newspaper Abstracts; 1890-1908; Volume II; Compiled by Marion Lavender Reynolds

Hardin County, Illinois; Newspaper Abstracts; 1873-1914; Compiled by Ed Ferrell

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HENDERSON

Henderson County Obituaries; Stronghurst Graphic & Miscellaneous sources; 1891-1917; Compiled by Barbara Baylor

Oquawka Current Obituaries; Henderson County IL; 1993; Compiled by William Leonard

Oquawka Current Obituaries; Henderson County IL; 1994; Compiled by William Leonard

Oquawka Current Obituaries; Henderson County IL; 1995; Compiled by William Leonard

Oquawka Current Obituaries; Henderson County IL; 1996; Compiled by William Leonard

Oquawka Current Obituaries; Henderson County IL; 1997; Compiled by William Leonard

Oquawka Current Obituaries; Henderson County IL; 1998; Compiled by William Leonard

Oquawka Current Obituaries; Henderson County IL; 1999; Compiled by William Leonard

Oquawka Current Obituaries; Henderson County IL; 2000; Compiled by William Leonard

Oquawka Current Obituaries; Henderson County IL; 2001; Compiled by William Leonard

Oquawka Current Obituaries; Henderson County IL; 2002; Compiled by William Leonard

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JACKSON

Carbondale Southern Illinois Herald Newspaper Obituaries; 1893-1922; Compiled by Walter L. Brieschke; Makanda, IL 1985

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JO DAVIESS

Galena Gazette and Other Galena Newspapers Guide; Volume 1; 1828-1847; Compiled by Lorraine Page; 1996

Galena Gazette and Other Galena Newspapers Guide; Volume 2; 1848-1852; Compiled by Lorraine Page; 1997

Galena Gazette and Other Galena Newspapers Guide; Volume 3; 1853-1860; Compiled by Lorraine Page; 1997

Galena Gazette and Other Galena Newspapers Guide; Volumes 4, 5, 6, and 7; 1861-1864; Compiled by Lorraine Page; 2000

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KENDALL

Grundy – Will – La Salle – Kendall Counties; Deaths, Marriages, Births; 1840-1879; Compiled by Becki Leucht; 1998

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KNOX

Galesburg, Illinois; Knox County; Hope Cemetery Obituaries; Time Period: Mid-1800&rspuo;s – Mid-1900&rspuo;s: Approximate; Compiled by D. B. Allaman

Knox County; Galesburg, IL Newspaper Obituaries; Volume IV; 1905-1906; Compiled by Durwood B. Allaman; © 1986

Knox County; Galesburg, IL Newspaper Obituaries; Volume V; 1907-1908; Compiled by Durwood B. Allaman; © 1986

Knox County; Galesburg, IL Newspaper Obituaries; Volume VI; 1909-1910; Compiled by Durwood B. Allaman; © 1986

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LA SALLE

Grundy – Will – La Salle – Kendall Counties; Deaths, Marriages, Births; 1840-1879; Compiled by Becki Leucht; 1998

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MACON

Decatur and Macon County History; Approximately Mid-1800’s-Early/Mid 1900’s; Compiled by E. T. Coleman; Published in Decatur Review, 1929

Decatur Herald and Review Prominent Persons Index, Obituaries, and Features; Volume I-V; 1900’s; Compiled in 1968

Decatur Sunday Herald and Review – Illinois Sesquicentennial History Index; January 7, 1968 – December 29, 1968

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MACOUPIN

Bunker Hill Gazette Obituary Index; 1898-1899; Compiled by Mary McKenzie and Cynthia Leonard; May, 1986

Bunker Hill Union Gazette Obituary Index; 1866-1871; Compiled by Mary McKenzie and Cynthia Leonard; June, 1988

Carlinville Free Democrat Obituary Index; September, 1856 – December, 1861; Prepared by Mary McKenzie and Cynthia Leonard; January, 1987

Carlinville Free Democrat Newspaper Obituaries; 1862-1864; Prepared by Mary McKenzie and Cynthia Leonard; November, 1994

Mt. Olive, Macoupin County IL; Necrology; April 1940-Dec. 1959; Compiled by Henry William Johnson; Mt. Olive IL; © 1993

Staunton Times Obituaries; 1897; Published by T. H. Edwards; Compiled by Mary McKenzie and Cynthia Leonard; 1986

Staunton Times Obituaries; 1898, 1906-1907; Published by T. H. Edwards; Compiled by Mary McKenzie and Cynthia Leonard; July, 1986

Virden, IL and Vicinity; Marriages and Anniversaries; Volume 1; 1881 through 1885; Compiled by Littleton P. Bradley; 1994

Virden, IL and Vicinity; Marriages and Anniversaries; Volume 2; 1886 through 1889; Compiled by Littleton P. Bradley; 1994

Virden, IL and Vicinity; Obituaries Volume 1; 1881 through 1885; Compiled, Edited, and Published by Littleton P. Bradley; 1994

Virden, IL and Vicinity; Obituaries Volume 2; 1886 through 1889; Compiled, Edited, and Published by Littleton P. Bradley; 1994

Virden, IL; Virden Recorder Obituaries; 1985; Compiled by Eileen Gochanour

Virden, IL; Virden Recorder Anniversaries, Etc.; 1985; Compiled by Eileen Gochanour; February, 1986

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MADISON

Alton Evening Telegraph Subject Headings Listing Index; 1836-1933; Compiled by the Hayner Public Library District; Alton, Illinois; 1985

Alton Telegraph Obituaries; 1865; Prepared by June Craps; Morton, IL; September, 1999

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Local Newspapers of Birth Announcements; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 1995

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Local Newspapers of Death Records; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 1995

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Local Newspapers of Engagements, Marriages, Divorces and Anniversaries; Book 1; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 1999

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Local Newspapers of Birth Notices; Book 2; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 2003

"From My Scrapbook" Excerpts from Clinton, Madison, and Bond Counties; Death Records; Book 3; Compiled by Mae L. Jacober; 1999

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MASSAC

Metropolis Herald Obituaries and Death Notices Index; 1906-1917; Prepared by Ed Ferrell

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MOULTRIE

Moultrie County, Illinois; Obituaries; Pre-1920; Volume I; Compiled by Vicki Binder and Sue Durbin

Moultrie County, Illinois; Obituaries; Pre-1920; Volume II; Compiled by Sue Durbin and Linda Tucker

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PEORIA

Peoria County, Illinois Death Records; 1837-1863; Compiled by Nellie Cadle (Watson) Sherman; © 1945

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POPE

Pope County, Illinois; Herald-Enterprise Newspaper Abstracts; Volume I; Dec. 1917-Dec. 1919; Compiled by Bonnie Barton Skaggs; 1994

Pope County, Illinois; Herald-Enterprise Newspaper Abstracts; Volume II; Jan. 1920-Dec. 1921; Compiled by Bonnie Barton Skaggs; 1995

Pope County, Illinois; Herald-Enterprise Newspaper Abstracts; Volume III; Jan. 1922-June 1923; Compiled by Bonnie Barton Skaggs; 1996

Pope County, Illinois Obituaries and Tidbits; Volume One; Time Period: Early/Mid-1800’s – Early 1900’s: Approximate; Compiled by Carolyn Cromeenes Foss and Judy Foreman Lee; 1993

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RANDOLPH

The Republican and News Newspapers; Coulterville, IL; 1918-1958; Obituary Index; Published by Marissa Historical and Genealogical Society; 2004

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ROCK ISLAND

Rock Island County, Illinois Newspapers Genealogical Abstracts; Volume 1; The Moline Review Dispatch; 1878-1882; Abstracted and Copied by Janet Kathleen Pease; December, 1973

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ST. CLAIR

Millstadt, IL Enterprise Marriage Index; 1897-1949; Compiled by Robert Buecher; © 1992

Millstadt, IL Enterprise Obituary Index; 1897-1949; Compiled by Robert Buecher; © August 1991

Millstadt, IL News; 1880-1882; Prepared by Robert Buecher; 1992

Millstadt, IL News; 1883-1884; Prepared by Robert Buecher; 1992

Millstadt, IL News; 1885-1887; Compiled by Robert Buecher; 1993

Millstadt, IL News; 1888-1890; Prepared by Robert G. Buecher; 1997

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SALINE

Saline County Register; Obituaries and Death Notices Index; 1898-1906; Ed Ferrell

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SANGAMON

Sangamon County Obituaries; 1861-1896; Sangamon County Genealogical Society; 1982

Springfield Journal Index to Illinois Items; Volume 1; 1831-1850; A-F; by James N. Adams; 1944-1946

Springfield Journal Index to Illinois Items; Volume 1; 1831-1850; G-O; by James N. Adams; 1944-1946

Springfield Journal Index to Illinois Items; Volume 1; 1831-1850; P-Z; by James N. Adams; 1944-1946

Springfield Journal Index; Volume 2; 1851-1860; Compiled by James N. Adams from the Illinois State Historical Library; 1948-1953

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STARK

Stark County Illinois History and Pioneers; Abstracted from Stark County News Toulon, IL; 1885-1900; By Virginia Heaton Horton; Milan, IL; May, 1993

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TAZEWELL

Tremont, IL Obituaries; Volume 2; M through Z; Published by the Tremont Museum and Historical Society; Compiled by Eunice McMullen and Donald Nieukirk; 1999

Tremont, Illinois Obituaries; Volume 1; A through Mason; Published by the Tremont Museum and Historical Society; Compiled by Eunice McMullen and Donald Nieukirk; 1999

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UNION

Union County, Illinois; Jonesboro Gazette Obituaries and Death Notices Index; 1858-1883; Transcribed by Darrel Dexter; Copywrite 1996

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WASHINGTON

Washington County, IL; Nashville Democrat Obituaries; 1903-1908; Copied and Compiled by Wanda (Calloway) Groennert; 1978

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WILL

Grundy – Will – La Salle – Kendall Counties; Deaths, Marriages, Births; 1840-1879; Compiled by Becki Leucht; 1998

Will County Pioneers Necrology; 1886-1890; Edited by D. Andrew Bale; 1992

Will County Pioneers Necrology; 1890-1897; Edited by D. Andrew Bale; 1993

Will County Pioneers Necrology; 1897-1902; Edited by D. Andrew Bale; 1993

Will County Pioneers Necrology; 1902-1907 Edited by D. Andrew Bale; 1994

Will County Pioneers Necrology; 1907-1911; Edited by D. Andrew Bale; 1997

Will County Pioneers Necrology; 1911-1921; Edited by D. Andrew Bale; 1998

Will County, IL Early Newspaper Selections; The Lockport Standard; 1877-1878; and The Will County Commercial Advertiser; 1878-1880; Compiled by Nancy Bruce Crilly; 1997

Will County, IL Early Newspaper Selections; The Will County Commercial Advertiser; 1880-1882; Compiled by Nancy Bruce Crilly; 1997

Will County, IL Early Newspaper Selections; The Will County Commercial Advertiser; June 1, 1882-December 27, 1883; Compiled by Nancy Bruce Crilly; 1997

Will County, IL Early Newspaper Selections; The Will County Commercial Advertiser; January 3, 1884-May 21, 1885; Compiled by Nancy Bruce Crilly; 1998

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WILLIAMSON

Williamson County Illinois Death Records; Volume 1; 1878-1884 Transcribed by Charla Murphy and Helen Putt Lind

Williamson County Illinois Death Records; Volume 2; 1885-1903 Transcribed by Charla Murphy and Helen Putt Lind

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OUT OF STATE INDEXES

Indiana; Western Christian Advocate Abstracts of Obituaries; 1834-1850; Compiled by Margaret R. Waters, Dorothy Riker, and Doris Leistner; Published by The Family History Section; Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis; 1988

Washington DC; National Intelligencer Newspaper Abstracts; Special Edition: The Civil War Years; January1, 1861-June 30, 1863; Volume 1; Compiled by Joan M. Dixon; 2001; Heritage Books, Inc.

Washington DC; National Intelligencer Newspaper Abstracts; Special Edition: The Civil War Years; July 1, 1863-December 31, 1865; Volume 2; Compiled by Joan M. Dixon; 2001; Heritage Books, Inc.

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