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ILLINOIS GENEALOGY ST. LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY
1640 S. LINDBERGH BLVD.
ST. LOUIS, MO 63131

This guide provides an overview of resources for Illinois genealogical research available in History & Genealogy. Additional items not listed here are available. Please consult the online catalog at www.slcl.org or ask for assistance at the History & Genealogy reference desk. Call numbers or other location information follow each entry. Books with call numbers beginning with “R” are for use in the library only. Ancestry is an online database available on computers at all St. Louis County Library branches. AFRICAN AMERICANS IN ILLINOIS Hodges, Carl G. Illinois Negro Historymakers. Chicago: Illinois Emancipation Centennial Commission, 1964. Call no. R 977.3 H688I McCaul, Robert L. The Black Struggle for Public Schooling in Nineteenth-century Illinois. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 2009. Call no. R 379.26 M123B AMISH IN ILLINOIS Browning, Clyde. Amish in Illinois: Over One Hundred Years of the “Old Order” Sect of Central Illinois. Decatur, Ill.: C. Browning, 1971. Call no. R 977.3 B885A Miller, D. Paul. The Illinois Amish. Gordonville, Penna.: Pequea Publishers, 1980. Call no. R 977.3 M647I ATLASES AND GAZETTEERS Beck, Lewis Caleb. A Gazetteer of the State of Illinois and Missouri. Albany: C. R. and G. Webster, 1823. Reprint, New York: Arno Press, 1975. Call no. R 977.3 B393G DeLorme Mapping Company. Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme Mapping Company, 1991. Call no. R 912.773 D362I BIOGRAPHIES The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men: Illinois Volume. 2 vols. Chicago: American Biographical Publishing Co., 1876. Call no. R 977.3 U58 Walton, Clyde C. Illinois Lives: The Prairie State Biographical Record. Hopkinsville, Ky.: Historical Record Association, 1969. Call no. Q 977.3 W238I

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CENSUS RECORDS Federal census records for Illinois are available on Ancestry. State census records for selected counties of Illinois for the years 1825, 1830, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1855, and 1865 are available on microfilm in History & Genealogy. Illinois 1825 Census Index. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc., 1984. Call no. R 977.3 J13I Illinois 1835 Census Index. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc., 1984. Call no. R 977.3 J13I Lemley, Marie Perrin. Illinois Census of 1819-1820. Los Angeles: s. n., 1955. Call no. Q 977.3 L554I CHURCH RECORDS Diocese of Belleville [Illinois]. Parish Registers of the Catholic Diocese of Belleville in Southern Illinois. Microfilm. 170 rolls. Belleville: Diocese of Belleville, n. d. Inquire at the History & Genealogy reference desk for assistance. This microfilm set covers the entire southern portion of the state of Illinois. Early German Churches (before 1900) of Illinois. Quincy, Ill.: Illinois Chapter, Palatines to America, 1989. Call no. R 977.3 E12 Lundeen Joel W. and Erwin Weber. Lutheranism in Illinois, 1816-1976. Rock Island, Ill.: Bicentennial Committee, Illinois Synod, Lutheran Church in America, 1976. Call no. R 977.3 L962L. Includes only member congregations of the former Lutheran Church in America.

Webb, Robert L. Primitive Baptists: Pioneer Illinois Faith. Lincoln, Ill.: Illinois State Genealogical Society, 1986. Call no. R 977.3 C319 DIRECTORIES City Directories of the United States: Alton, Belleville, Chicago and East St. Louis. Microfilm. 89 reels. Inquire at the History & Genealogy reference desk for assistance. EARLY SETTLERS AND PIONEERS Matson, N. Pioneers of Illinois… Chicago: Knight & Leonard, Printers, 1882. Call no. R 977.3 M434P Rochefort, Beth. Prairie Pioneers of Illinois. 2 vols. and index. Lincoln, Ill.: Illinois State Genealogical Society, 1986-1988. Call no. R 977.3 R674P and Q 977.3 R674P (Library has vol. 1 only.) This resource is also available in History & Genealogy on twenty-two rolls of microfilm, which include all of the application documentation.

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Palm, Mary Borgias. The Jesuit Missions of the Illinois Country, 1673-1763. Cleveland, Ohio: Mary Borgias Palm, 1931. Call no. R 977.3 P171J

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FRENCH IN ILLINOIS Kaskaskia Manuscripts, 1708-1816. Microfilm. 14 rolls. Chester, Ill.: Randolph County, Illinois, n. d. Inquire at the History & Genealogy reference desk for assistance. The first roll of this set includes a name index and an index of geographical and tribal names. The second roll includes finding aids and English summaries for 1708-1749. The third roll includes English summaries for 1750-1816. Ekberg, Carl. French Roots in the Illinois Country: The Mississippi Frontier in Colonial Times. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. Call no. R 977.3 E36F Mazrim, Robert. At Home in the Illinois Country: French Colonial Domestic Site Archaeology in the Midwest, 1730-1800. Urbana, IL: Illinois State Archaeological Survey, University of Illinois, 2011. Call no. R 977.3 M476A Microfilm Edition of the Pierre Menard Collection in the Illinois State Historical Library. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Society, 1972. Call no. R 977.3 M626 Pease, Theodore Calvin. The French Foundations, 1680-1693. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1934. Call no. R 977.3 P363F Public Archives of Canada. Parish Registers of French North America. Microfilm. Ottawa: Public Archives of Canada, 1967. Inquire at the History & Genealogy reference desk for assistance. See especially roll C-2899 for French Colonial churches in Randolph County. Wallace, Joseph. The History of Illinois and Louisiana Under the French Rule… Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1893. Call no. R 977.3 W191H GERMANS IN ILLINOIS Illinois’ German Heritage. Milford, Ohio: Little Miami Publishing Co., 2005. Call no. R 977.3 I29

Pease, Theodore Calvin. The County Archives of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Ill.: Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, 1915. Call no. 977.3 P363C Walsh, Diane Renner. Research in Illinois. Arlington, Va.: National Genealogical Society, 2007. Call no. R 977.3 W224R and 977.3 W224R HISTORY Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1921. Reprint, Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Company, 1998. Call no. R 977.3 B328H Boggess, Arthur Clinton. The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830. Chicago: Chicago Historical Society, 1908. Reprint, Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1989. Call no. R 977.302 B674S and 977.302 B674S Davis, James Edward. Frontier Illinois. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1998. Call no. R 977.3 D262F

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Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847. 2 vols. Chicago: S. C. Griggs & Co., 1854. Reprint, Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1945-1946. Call no. R 977.3 F711H Pease, Theodore Calvin. The Frontier State, 1818-1848. Springfield: Illinois Centennial Commission, 1918. Reprint, Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1987. Call no. R 977.3 P363F Pease, Theodore Calvin. The Frontier State, 1818-1848. Springfield: Illinois Centennial Commission, 1918. Call no. 977.3 P363F Perrin, J. Nick. Perrin’s History of Illinois. Springfield: Illinois State Register, 1906. Call no. R 977.3 P458P Smith, George Washington. History of Illinois and Her People. 6 vols. Chicago: American Historical Society, 1927. Call no. R 977.3 S648H KENTUCKIANS IN ILLINOIS Sprague, Stuart Seely. Kentuckians in Illinois. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing co., Inc., 1987. Call no. 977.3 S766K LAND RECORDS Hammes, Raymond H. Raymond H. Hammes Collection of Illinois Records. Springfield: Illinois State Archives. 1988. Microfilm. 2 rolls. Includes land transactions from 1678-1813; abstracts from 17911806 and surveys from 1810-1814; record books from Cahokia, Kaskaskia, and Randolph County. Inquire at the History & Genealogy reference desk for assistance. Illinois Public Domain Land Sales. Springfield: State of Illinois, 1985. Call no. R 977.3 I29

United States. General Land Office. War of 1812 Bounty Lands in Illinois. Thomson, Ill.: Heritage House, 1977. Call no. R 977.3 U58L and 977.3 U58L MARRIAGE RECORDS Illinois Marriages: Early to 1825. Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing Publishers, 1990. Call no. R 977.3 I29 Illinois Marriages: 1826-1850. Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999. Call no. R 977.3 I29 Illinois Marriage Record Index. Microfiche. 154 fiche. Springfield: Illinois State Genealogical Society, 1967. Inquire at the History & Genealogy reference desk for assistance. Date coverage varies by county. MILITARY RECORDS See “Military Records” guide available on the collection guides rack in History & Genealogy.

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Illinois State Archives. Archives Public Domain Land Tract Sales (1817 - 1877). Microfiche. 144 fiche. Springfield: Illinois State Archives, 1977. Inquire at the History & Genealogy reference desk for assistance.

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Elliott, Isaac H. Record of the Services of Illinois Soldiers in the Black Hawk War, 1831-32, and in the Mexican War, 1846-8… Springfield: H. W. Rocker, State Printer and Binder, 1882. Reprint, Salem, Mass.: Higginson., n. d. Call no. R 977.3 R311 Northcott, Dennis and Thomas Brooks. Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Illinois, Transcription of the Death Rolls, 1879-1947. St. Louis: D. Northcott, 2003. Call no. R 977.3N873G and Q 977.3 N873G Remembering Illinois Veterans. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Archives and the Illinois State Genealogical Society, 1992. Call no. R 977.3 R386 Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Illinois. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Genealogical Society, 1975. Call no. R 977.302 S684 Virginia State Library and Archives. George Rogers Clark Papers: The Illinois Regiment. Microfilm. 13 rolls. Richmond: Virginia State Library and Archives, 1991. Inquire at the History & Genealogy reference desk for assistance. Index available at: http://sril.gradeless.com/clark.htm. Walker, Harriet J. Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Illinois. Los Angeles: Standard Printing Company, 1917. Reprint, Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Company, 199-. Call no. R 977.3 W179R Walker, Harriet J. Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Illinois. Los Angeles: Standard Printing Company, 1917. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1999. Call no. 977.3 W179R NATIVE AMERICANS IN ILLINOIS Morgan, M. J. Land of Big Rivers: French & Indian Illinois, 1699-1778. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 2010. Call no. R 977.3 M849L

Additional periodical titles are available for specific Illinois counties. Consult the online catalog or inquire at the History & Genealogy reference desk. Illinois Historical Journal. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Society, 1984-1998. Call no. R 977.3 J861 Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Genealogical Society, 1969-. Call no. R 977.3 I29 Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Society, 19081984; 1998-. Call no. R 977.3 J86 Scott, Frank W. Newspapers and Periodicals of Illinois, 1814-1879. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1910. Call no. 977.3 S425N Scott, Frank W. Newspapers and Periodicals of Illinois, 1814-1879. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1910. Reprint, Breinigsville, PA: Nabu Public Domain Reprints, 2012. Call no. R 977.3 S425N

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PLACE NAMES Callary, Edward. Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2009. Call no. R 977.3 C156P Vogel, Virgil J. Indian Place Names in Illinois. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1963. Call no. R 977.3 V879I POLES IN ILLINOIS Lodesky, James D. Polish Pioneers in Illinois, 1818-1850. Bloomington, IN: Xlibris Corp., 2010. Call no. R 977.3 L821P SLAVERY Dexter, Darrel. Bondage in Egypt: Slavery in Southern Illinois. Cape Girardeau, MO: Center for Regional History, Southeast Missouri State University, 2011. Call no. R 977.3 D526B Ekberg, Carl J. Stealing Indian Women: Native Slavery in the Illinois Country. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2007. Call no. R 977.30049 E36S and 977.30049 E36S Simeone, James. Democracy and Slavery in Frontier Illinois: The Bottomland Republic. DeKalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois University Press, 2000. Call no. R 977.303 S589D Tregillis, Helen Cox. River Roads to Freedom: Fugitive Slave Notices and Sheriff Notices Found in Illinois Sources. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1988. Call no. 977.3 T786R SWEDES IN ILLINOIS Olson, Ernst W. History of the Swedes of Illinois. 2 vols. Chicago: Engberg-Holmberg Publishing Company, 1908. Reprint, Salem, Mass.: Higginson Books Co., 199-. Call no. R 977.3 O52H WOMEN IN ILLINOIS Henderson, Lyndee Jobe. More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Illinois Women. Guilford, CT: TwoDot, 2007. Call no. R 920.72 H496M

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