Local history books on illinois arcadia publishing. Illinois maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully illinois map collections. Adams alexander bond boone brown bureau calhoun carroll cass champaign christian. History of green and jersey counties, illinois, together. Together with sketches of the towns, villages and townships, educational, civil, military, and political history. Appears in 206 books from 17302008 more page 265 whereas the laws of the united states have been for some time past and now are opposed and the execution thereof obstructed in the states of south carolina, georgia, alabama, florida, mississippi, louisiana, and texas by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of. Greene county ilgenweb is a free genealogical site about the history of the county. Guide to jersey county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records.
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. Biographies of jersey county, illinois genealogy trails. Illinois state archives online this has a list of several links that may have. Illinois 10 largest cities are chicago, aurora, rockford, joliet, naperville, springfield, peoria, elgin, waukegan and cicero. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 22,985. He was one of the early settlers of jersey county, about thirtyfive years ago and having resided there ever since has sustained the character of one of her best citizens. The university of illinois, champaignurbana, chicago historical society.
Bookprinted material history of green and jersey counties, illinois, together with sketches of the towns, villages and township, educational, civil, military, and political history. Atlas of greene and jersey counties, records of the circuit. Courthouse and county directories jersey county, illinois. Your used books make a big difference in the lives of americas veterans and their families. Learn more about historical facts of illinois counties. When searching are searching for illinois county plat books or land ownershipmaps in the online catalog, the subject heading for them is very specific. Genealogy bookstore and publisher of genealogy books and cds on family history, vital records, census records, local history, outofprint books, and other genealogical resource material to find your family tree. Jersey county history book indexes jersey county ilgenweb. English township, jersey county, illinois wikipedia. History, index, clinton co, il clinton county illinois. Marriages and related items abstracts from the golden new era newspaper of golden, adam county, illinois, 18951905. Obituaries and death notices in jersey county, illinois.
Jersey county illinois circuit clerk of the circuit court county and courthouse directories with division staff contacts. We see the annoucement of the death of thomas cummings, esq. Family histories located at the jersey county historical society, partial list. Pere marquette state park, jersey county, illinois. All offices are closed to public traffic, but are offering services electronically, by phone, or by mail. Compiling abstract information for the illinois department of revenue. The mansion was built after the civil war and incorporated the little red house. Clinton county, illinois was erected from washington, bond and fayette counties, and was named in honor of the distinguished statesman, dewitt clinton, of new york. Jersey county, illinois genealogy, books, cds, maps. Historical maps of illinois are a great resource to help learn about a place at a particular point in time. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. Jersey county, illinois coal mining history and genealogy. Jersey county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki.
Available within the library at the local history computer americas genealogybank. Historical sketch of jersey county, illinois, 1876 the digital. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. History of jersey county, illinois primary source edition hamilton, oscar brown on. Jersey county, illinois genealogy and family history linkpendium illinois genealogy trails. Historical encyclopedia of illinois and history of jo daviess county, 1904. Interactive map of illinois county formation history.
Jersey county historical society, jerseyville, illinois. Munsell publishing company, 1919 jersey county ill. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. Historical sketch of jersey county, illinois, 1876 history of jersey county, illinois, 1885. Keating is published by missouri botanical garden press. From 1821 until 1839, however, the history of jersey county is naturally included in that of greene, and is so given. History of jersey county, illinois oscar brown hamilton on. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36. Collection americana digitizing sponsor university of illinois urbanachampaign contributor university of illinois urbanachampaign language english. Jersey county history book indexes jersey county illinois. Internet archive history of jersey county, illinois 1914 source. Illinois civil war rosters by county interactive map of illinois counties.
History of jersey county, illinois primary source edition. In illinois the level of assessment is to be 33 percent of market value. Operated by the jersey county historical society, the jersey county historical museum is located at the cheney mansion site just north of downtown jerseyville. Free records for family researching in jersey county, illinois. Due to the illinois governors stay at home order effective saturday, march 21st, jersey county offices will be implementing some changes in our operations thru may 29, 2020.
Carrico, 65 a former resident of jersey county, died friday at advance, mo. English township is one of eleven townships in jersey county, illinois, united states. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations outside on the day you choose, and our driver will pick. This site contains transcriptions of a number of records of genealogical value grouped by category. This website is dedicated to marty crull, who was our county coordinator for many years. Jersey county historical society find a grave this is a great free website for. A successful project to put illinois civil war rosters, history and more on the internet. The office of supervisor of assessments crystal perry is located on the second floor of the government building. Dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of jersey county, illinois, and the. No matter how big or small, your donations are needed and appreciated. Court records free reference and directory livingstons law register, 1851 jersey county lawyers source. Jersey county ilgenweb jersey county illinois genealogy.
List of books and articles about illinois history online. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. Jersey county is a county located in the central pat of the state of illinois. The assessed value of the property, minus any exemptions if applicable, is the base on which tax levies are. Jersey county probate index jersey county ilgenweb. It is the mission of the circuit clerks office to serve the citizens of jersey county and the participants of the judiciary system in a timely and costeffective manner, providing all court records, information and services with courtesy, efficiency and. History of greene and jersey counties, illinois ancestry.
Illinois public mental health services 1847 to 2000, joseph j mehr, trafford press, isbn 9781553952152. The population was 21,668 at the 2000 census, and the population was 22,622 in the 2008 official us census estimate. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of those who lived in greene county, illinois, at any point in their history. County clerk or recorder jersey county administration building 200 n. Google books history of jersey county, illinois 1919 source. He was born in the blockhouse at columbia, monroe county, illinois, on the 2nd of march, 1799. History of illinois detailed in books by arcadia publishing. Sesquicentennial edition, by ruby postlewait, project director, dallas curtis media corp. This index to the probate records of jersey county, illinois was taken from the early 1850s to about 1950. Obituaries and death related items abstracted from the mendon dispatch of mendon, adams county, illinois, 18771905. 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. The county was named for the state of new jersey, from which many of the early settlers emigrated which was itself named for the channel island of jersey in great britain. Probate book a, a publication compiled by the jersey circuit clerk.
Date thursday, april 1, 1937, paper daily illinois state journal springfield, illinois, page 4 transcribed by koni proctor carrico, john c. History of greene and jersey counties, illinois 1885 source. The book pere marquette state park, jersey county, illinois. Illinois adventure jersey county historical museum.
An unofficial guide to history, natural history, trails, and drives, richard c. Jersey county, illinois genealogy familysearch wiki. The bench and the bar of illinois, 1899 jersey county, with biographies source. The jersey county circuit clerks office is striving to go paperless. This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work.
Clinton county had become the home of permanent and bona fide settlers as early as 1814, when the first land entries were made. Bookprinted material history of green and jersey counties, illinois, together with sketches of the towns, villages and township, educational, civil. Internet archive jersey county court records directory source. The books and documents within each county are listed in order of the publication date, whenever possible. The supervisor of assessments is appointed by the county board for a fouryear term. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. The little red house, constructed in 1827, was the first frame structure in jersey county.
Familysearch digital library browse collections from. Easily search and browse more than a billion genealogy records from 1690 to the present, including obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements, casualty. Free family records for researching ancestry in jersey county illinois. History of green and jersey counties, illinois, together with. The county was named for the state of new jersey, from which many. Decedent was the son of the late andrew and sarah west carrico and was born iin jersey. The illinois history and lincoln collections library holds nineteenthcentury county histories and atlases that often include plat maps. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and. The illinois state library owns a very extensive collection of plat books and maps. Walker full view 1911 history of macoupin county, illinois. Copies of books found in the familysearch catalog may be found in. Internet archive history of jersey county illinois 1919 source. Jersey county was founded on february 28, 1839, and was formed out of greene county. Jersey county book indexesthanks to marty crull for these indexes.
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