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Illinois Genealogy Research

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Illinois Genealogy Websites

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Sites with Illinois Databases

• Illinois Historical Collections at FamilySearch (Free)
• Illinois records at Ancestry.com ($)
• ILGenWeb (Free)

Sites that search for Illinois databases:

• Linkpendium
• Cyndis List

Vital Records

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Births

• Illinois, Births and Christenings, 1824-1940 Index only
• Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915
• Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1922
• Cook County Birth Index, 1916-1935

Military Records

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Revolutionary War, 1774-1783

• Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials Index and transcription ($)
• U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications Index (free) and images ($)
• U.S., Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783 Index (free) and images ($)
• U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Images only
• U.S., Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872

War of 1812, 1812-1815

• U.S., War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815 Index only
• Illinois State Archives War of 1812 Veterans

Winnebago War, 1827

• Illinois State Archives Winnebago War Veterans

Black Hawk War, 1832

• Record of the Services of Illinois Soldiers in the Black Hawk War, 1831-1832, and in the Mexican War, 1846-8 A complete roster of commissioned officers and enlisted men. Index and transcription($)
• Illinois State Archives Black Hawk War Veterans

Mexican War, 1846-1848

• U.S., Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848 Index only
• U.S., Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926
• Record of the Services of Illinois Soldiers in the Black Hawk War, 1831-1832, and in the Mexican War, 1846-8 A complete roster of commissioned officers and enlisted men. Index and transcription ($)
• Illinois State Archives Mexican War Veterans

Civil War, 1861-1865

• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
• Illinois State Archives Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
• Illinois State Archives Civil War (Illinois) Veterans of Missouri Units
• Illinois State Archives Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy
• U.S., Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files Index (free) and images ($); INCOMPLETE
• U.S., Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917 Index (free) and images ($)
• U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 Images only
• U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942 Index only

Spanish-American War, 1898

• U.S. Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898

World War I, 1917-1918

• U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942 Index only
• U.S. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Index and images

World War II, 1941-1945

• U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Index only
• United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse) (FamilySearch) - free
• United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (images with partial index) (FamilySearch) - free

Illinois Statewide Online Genealogy Records This is collection of links to Illinois statewide databases and collections. Many of these links will be repeated on county pages.

Vital Records - Learn More Births Illinois, Births and Christenings, 1824-1940 Index only Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915 Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1922 Cook County Birth Index, 1916-1935 ($) Marriages Illinois State Archives, Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935 Index only Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1934 Index and images, incomplete Illinois Marriages to 1850 Index only ($) Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 Index only ($) Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Index only ($) Deaths Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947 Index and transcription Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Index and transcription ($) Illinois State Archives, Death Certificate Database, 1916-1950 Index Illinois State Archives Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916 United States Social Security Death Index Biography Illinois Biography Project Cemetery Records Illinois, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1853-2009 ILGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project BillionGraves Cemetery Records Findagrave.com Illinois Cemetery Records at Interment.net Illinois Ancestors Tombstone Project USGenWeb Illinois Tombstone Transcription Project Census Illinois, State Census Collection, 1825-1865 Index and images ($) Illinois, State Census, 1855 Index only Illinois, State Census, 1865 Index and Images Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups Illinois State Archives Servitude and Emancipation Records, (1722-1863) History At Home in the Heartland Online Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois History - Boundary Changes County Creation Dates for Illinois Interactive outline map of Illinois Historical Counties at Newberry Library site (Free) Interactive Map of Illinois County Formation History at MapofUS.org (Free) Illinois County Boundaries, 1790-present at ILGW.org (Free) Land Records Illinois State Archives Public Domain Land Tract Sales Illinois, Public Land Purchase Records, 1800-1990 Index only ($) Military Records - What's This? General Records Databases of Illinois Veterans U.S., Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914 Index and images U.S., Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926 Index Only U.S., General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 Partial index and images U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942 Index only Illinois State Archives Solders' and Sailors' Home Residents (1887-1916) U.S., Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904 Index only U.S., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933 Index and images Illinois State Archives 1929 Roll of Honor Indian Wars, dates vary U.S., Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926 Index only Revolutionary War, 1774-1783 Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials Index and transcription ($) U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications Index (free) and images ($) U.S., Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783 Index (free) and images ($) U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Images only U.S., Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872 Images only

Military Records Continued Revolutionary War, 1774-1783 Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials Index and transcription ($) U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications Index (free) and images ($) U.S., Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783 Index (free) and images ($) U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Images only U.S., Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872 Images only War of 1812, 1812-1815 U.S., War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815 Index only Illinois State Archives War of 1812 Veterans Winnebago War, 1827 Illinois State Archives Winnebago War Veterans Black Hawk War, 1832 Record of the Services of Illinois Soldiers in the Black Hawk War, 1831-1832, and in the Mexican War, 1846-8 A complete roster of commissioned officers and enlisted men. Index and transcription($) Illinois State Archives Black Hawk War Veterans Mexican War, 1846-1848 U.S., Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848 Index only U.S., Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926 Record of the Services of Illinois Soldiers in the Black Hawk War, 1831-1832, and in the Mexican War, 1846-8 A complete roster of commissioned officers and enlisted men. Index and transcription ($) Illinois State Archives Mexican War Veterans Civil War, 1861-1865 Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Illinois State Archives Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Illinois State Archives Civil War (Illinois) Veterans of Missouri Units Illinois State Archives Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy U.S., Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files Index (free) and images ($); INCOMPLETE U.S., Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917 Index (free) and images ($) U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 Images only U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942 Index only Spanish-American War, 1898 U.S. Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898 World War I, 1917-1918 U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942 Index only U.S. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Index and images World War II, 1941-1945 U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Index only United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse) (FamilySearch) - free United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (images with partial index) (FamilySearch) - free Naturalization Records - Learn More Illinois, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1962 Images only Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950 Index and images Illinois, Northern District (Chicago Division) Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1991 Images only Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 Images Newspapers Illinois Newspaper Project Illinois Online Historical Newspapers Chronicling America - Illinois Newspapers Illinois Newspapers ($) Obituaries Obituary Index at Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Probate Records Illinois, Probate Records, 1819-1970 Images only Tax Records U.S., Internal Revenue Assessment Lists, 1862-1874 Images only Websites Sites with Illinois databases: Illinois Historical Collections at FamilySearch (Free) Illinois records at Ancestry.com ($) ILGenWeb (Free) IL Genealogy Trails Sites that search for Illinois databases: Linkpendium Cyndis List

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