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Old Courthouse Museum
Iroquois County Genealogy Society
103 West Cherry Street
Watseka, IL 60970-1524
Phone-(815)432-3730
Fax-(815)432-3732
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IROQUOIS COUNTY DATABASE

BIBLE RECORDS

Bible Records Collection
A collection of Family Bible Records from the Iroquois County area complete with index.

CENSUS AND VOTER RECORDS

1840 Iroquois County Federal Census Complete with Index
1835 Iroquois County Census Added May 2001
1830 Vermilion County Federal Census Complete with Index - This is included here because Iroquois County was formed in 1833. So Iroquois County was still a part of Vermilion County in 1830. For more information on the counties see - ILGenWeb's County Boundary Maps 1790 - Present

Index to Iroquois County 1890 Tax List Added October 1999
The 1890 Federal Census was destroyed in a fire before copies of it could be made, thus there is no census information for that year in most places. This Tax List can help to bridge that gap.

L'Erable District Poll Book Added March 2000
Election held at L’Erable in School District #39 in Iroquois County, State of Illinois

Prairie Green Township Voters' Records 1876 -1926 . Added September 2005
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CHEBANSE

Chebanse Township The History of the Early Settlement of by Joseph Haigh Added Jan 2003
Published by the Chebanse Herald - January 1884

CHURCH RECORDS

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Woodworth, Illinois Added May 2002
Parish Register - 1873 - 1890
Confirmation Register 1873 - 1890 and Todten Register 1873 - 1890
Parish Register 1873 - 1879
Parish Register 1880 - 1890
Confirmation Register and Todten Register 1873 - 1890

COURT RECORDS

Blue Cases Added July 2003
Old Blue Cases A thru L
Old Blue Cases M thru Z

Index for the Civil Cases 1858-1877 Added August 2003
Index - A thru E
Index - F thru K
Index - L thru R
Index - S thru Z

Civil Cases Definitions Added February 2005

Civil Cases 1877-1887 Index for the Civil Cases 1877-1887 Added March 2004

Index for the Civil Cases #8020 - #13,399 - May 1889 to Jun 1904 Added February 2005
Index - Page 1
Index - Page 2
Index - Page 3
Index - Page 4
Index - Page 5

Civil Indexes Dec 1954 - Jan 1962 Index for the Civil Cases 1954 - 1962 Added July 2005

Civil Addendum Index for the Civil Addendum reel 687 which has all the leftovers on it. Added July 2005

Index for the Criminal Cases Nov 1859 - Mar 1960 Added June 2005
Index - A thru E
Index - F thru K
Index - L thru R
Index - S thru Z

Iroquois County, IL Probate
Reels 1-25 -- Files A thru K circa 1870-1898 Added Aug 2001
Reels 1-25 -- Files L thru Z circa 1870-1898
Reels 25-50 -- Files A thru K circa 1898-1913 Added Sep 2001
Reels 25-50 -- Files L thru Z circa 1898-1913
Reels 50-75 -- Files A thru K circa 1911-1924 Added April 2003
Reels 50-75 -- Files L thru Z circa 1911-1924
Reels 75-100 -- Files A thru K circa 1924-1935 Added April 2002
Reels 75-100 -- Files L thru Z circa 1924-1935
Reels 101-125 -- Files - A thru Z circa 1935-1941 Added January 2006

DEATH RECORDS CEMETERIES AND OBITUARIES

Burial Permits of Iroquois County Added May 2000
Burial Permits A thru E
Burial Permits F thru K
Burial Permits L thru P
Burial Permits Q thru Z

Beaver Township Burial Permits Added Aug 2001

Iroquois County Cemeteries Updated March 2006
Listed by Township...
Here is a Map of Iroquois County showing the Townships with Cemetery locations. Look for surnames in the cemetery files here. And NEW look at the Tombstone photos here too.

Death Certificates of Iroquois County Added May 2001

Obituary Collection of the Iroquois County Genealogical Society . Updated July 2015
We have indexed obituaries prior to 1950.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U

FARMNAMES

Early Farm Names and the Owners Names. Iroquois County. Added May 2001

HOSPITAL RECORDS

Index to Iroquois County Hospital Book A-L
Index to Iroquois County Hospital Book M-Z Added Oct 1999
Here is an Index to the Iroquois County Hospital. The name and case number will help locate the entry for the person. Entries contain address, next of kin, medical reason for entry, and date of release.

Index to Iroquois County Poor Farm / Green Acres A-L
Index to Iroquois County Poor Farm / Green Acres M-Z Added Oct 1999
Many people were admitted to the Poor Farm / Green Acres for various reasons not all having to do with being poor. There is valuable information listed in this book.
RECORD OF INMATES - IROQUOIS COUNTY HOME - Addendum Added Dec 2005
For the Poor Farm/Green Acres book. 6 pages of inmate records found in a box.
See the Photos of the County Farm.
Book available under Publications.
Be sure to check out the POORHOUSE SITE. Find information about the Poorhouses across the country.

LAND RECORDS

Grantor - Grantee Index Land and Deed Records A - Z (Vol A Complete) Updated February 2010

Iroquois County Original Land Purchases 1831 - 1882 Added Dec 2000
Land Purchases A thru E
Land Purchases F thru K
Land Purchases L thru R
Land Purchases S thru Z

MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE RECORDS

Marriage Applications 2 April 1881 - 31 December 1881 Added 1999
From the The Iroquois Stalker VOL 1, NO 4, October 1971.

Register of Marriages Added Nov 2000
Transcripts are from Iroquois County, Illinois Register of Marriages.
Feb 1879
Aug/Sep 1893
Dec 1893
Sep 1896

Iroquois County Marriage Notices Added January 2005
published in "The Little Fort Porcupine and Democratic Banner" 1845 - 1847.
Affidavits for pre-1868 Iroquois County Marriages Added January 2005
Tibbetts and Somes

Early Divorce Records of Iroquois County 1834 - 1860 Added 1999
From the The Iroquois Stalker VOL 23, NO 3, FALL 1993 and VOL 24, NO 1, SPRING 1994.

Early Divorce Records of Iroquois County years are circa 1860 - 1938
Added Aug 2001 Updated May 2002
Divorce Records A thru G
Divorce Records H thru M
Divorce Records N thru Z

MILITARY RECORDS

Roll of Honor Honor Roll of Middle Port and Belmont Township men in military and naval services Added Feb 2006

Proof of Soldier's Identity Added March 2000
The following are an abstract of Soldiers' Identity papers filed with Iroquois county found in boxes of loose papers at the Iroquois County Genealogy Society Library.

Record of Soldiers of World War I for Iroquois County, IL -- Index of 3 volumes of men who served in WWI. Copies can be obtained by contacting the Genealogy Society with $1 per name and SASE. - New March 2006
Record Of Soldiers Of World War I - A-G
Record Of Soldiers Of World War I - H-N
Record Of Soldiers Of World War I - O-Z

NATURALIZATION RECORDS

NATURALIZATIONS Added March 2000
Index of Petitions for Naturalizations, Iroquois County, IL... Declarations of Intent 1867 - 1931

NATURALIZATIONS Added March 2000
This is an alphabetical listing of persons who became naturalized citizens of the United States in the Courts of Iroquois County

NEWSPAPERS AT IROQUOIS COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Newspaper Holdings
Here is a list of The Newspapers on Microfilm at The Iroquois County Genealogical Society Library.

SCHOOL RECORDS

Alumni Milford Township High School . Added Jun 2004
As of 1928

Watseka Public Schools - Student Attendance Index 1911-1920 Added June 2005
Watseka Public Schools - Teachers Index - 1918-1920 Added June 2005

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