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929.1 M322x UNIVERSITY i.LUNOtl LIBRARY 8§&R%tA«K$ MAPPING YOUR SECRETARY OF STATE Census records The Archives has both state and federal census records spanning more than 100 years. 1810-1860: Indexes are available covering state anddecennial federal censusrecords.The onlyrea- sonably complete state census for this period, 1855,hasonlynamesofheadsofhouseholds;other family entries are simple tallies. This is true forall pre-1850 federal censuses. 1865: Because this final state census is only par- tially indexed.Archives staffalsoneedscounty and township names when using it. Unindexed sched- ulesofcitiescannot be searched by staff. Thiscen- sus lists only names ofheads ofhouseholds. 1870 A published index, providing the names of : heads ofhouseholds, is available. . KCLf dT tPWjt 1880: The index for this census lists only house- eral mortality schedules are available only for indexed records; all subsequent transactions are holds with children under age 11. The index is thosecountiesalphabeticallylistedafterKankakee kept with the county recorder. Archives records searchable by names of heads of households. If County.Inallfourmortalityschedules,therecords include the purchaser’s name and residence, the countyandtownshipnamesareprovided,staffcan reflectonlythosedeathsoccurringduringtheyear datethe landwaspurchasedandits legal descrip- search those with populations ofless than 2,500. beforeenumeration. tion. Information such as the buyer’s formerresi- Nocitysearches. dencearenotindicated. The Illinois Statewide Marriage Index (pre-1818- 1890:ThefederalcensuswaslostinaWashington, 1900),createdincooperationwiththeIllinoisState D.C.,firein 1921 Genealogical Society, is available online at Local and county www.cyberdriveillinois.com. 1900,1910,1920:Indexesaresearchablebynames ofheadsofhouseholds.Anindextoeachcensusis resources available. Wars of old Archivesstaffcansearchindexesofspecificcoun- 1930:Thisunindexedcensusisavailableonmicro- The Archives has name indexes for Illinois units ty histories and provide copies of biographical film for patrons to use. It cannot be searched by servingduringtheWarof1812,BlackHawkWar, sketches.Awealthofgenealogicalinformationalso Archivesstaff. Mexican War, Civil War and Spanish-American isavailablethroughtheIllinoisRegionalArchives TcfeehsnessiuAosrnec-shsipfveoecristfhiaecl:spoerhaiagosrditcohueflts1up8re5ce0i-a1l(81f88e0d5.e0rT-a1wl8od8e0ac)reennpairnaodl- Wtalhasrroo.uaFgrehedeatrvhaaeilAlWarboclhreil.vdeNsWa’amrceaIriddnrdcaeaftxtearlseogmgisaotyrrattbiheornoseuragerhccoohrned-sd hDsliioetmupiiesotsesetiddhtiaronomrusoygeuhvnsoetyunstodtfIeelprlmoeisnsioe(itaIsor.RrciAIheDRsu)Apl.DoocnLasottraecefdqafulaewtsiltsrlt.eacptoeerrudfnsoivraemrre-a industry (1850-1870). The 1880 census also pro- linedatabasesatwww.cyberdriveillinois.com. filespersonswithdisabilitiesaswellasdependents Post-warinformationonveteransandspousesmay Formoreinformation,contact: anddelinquents. be found in the resident files of the Illinois IRAD Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home (1887-1967) and the MargaretCrossNortonBuilding Births, deaths & marriages ISlolimneoisinfSoorlmdiaetriso’nrWeistdroicwtsi’onsHaoppmley. (1896-1960). 2Sp1r7i-n7g8fi5e-l1d2,6I6L62756 www.cyberdriveillinois.com Births anddeaths werefirstrecordedwith county Alsoavailablearemicrofilmrecordsofsomepen- clerks in 1877.The Department ofPublic Health sion information fromthe RevolutionaryWarand (605W.Jefferson St.,Springfield,IL62702; 217- theWarof 1812;recordsfromtheNationalHome Interlibrary loan 782-6553)alsomaintainssuchrecordsafter 1916. in Danville (1898-1934); and the publication, Illinoisdeathcertificatesfor 1916-1947 are avail- HonorRollofVeteransBuriedinIllinois. Several state and federal censuses of Illinois are able at the Archives on microfilm. An index to available through interlibrary loan at the Illinois tdhreisveeidlleiantohisc.ecrotmi.ficates isavailableatwww.cyber- Records of the land SitnadteexLfiobrra1r8y1.0-W1a8r55inadlseoxeasreaanvdaialabcleen.suYsourrecloorcdasl librarian must direct this request to the Illinois TheArchives also has complete federal mortality Onlythefirstpurchaseroflandfromthefederalor StateLibrary. schedulesfor1850, 1860and 1880.For 1870,fed- state government is included in the Archives’ The Illinois StateArchives houses the official memories o served ingovernmentdocuments,landtitles,militiaroll bo graph reveals something unique about past life in Illinois a As StateArchivist.I encourage you to take advantage oftl mationattheStateArchives.Bylearningaboutfamilyheritj we grow notonly in understandingbutalso in appreciation andcitizensofIllinois. JesseWhite & Secretary ofState StateArchivist Drop us a line Archives staff will do research based on mail requests. Illinois residents are charged only for photocopying. Out-of-state residents also are charged a $10 out-of-state fee for research. Please follow these guidelines: • Request no more than two specific names or items per mailing. • When requesting aname search,try to provide: (1) Individual’s complete name, age and birth- place, as well as that ofthe spouse and children ifpossible. (2) County and township names. (3) Name of record to be searched and its date span. • Wait until you receive a response to your request before submitting additional requests. and historic photographs. Each document and lay be ofhelp in yourgenealogical research. emendous wealth ofinfor- andthehistoryofourstate, who we are as individuals Our doors are open Whenextensiveresearchis involved,many geneal- ogists find it’s best done in person at the Illinois State Archives. The reference staff is available to help with your research. The Archives is located just south ofthe State Capitol and is open 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information Illinois StateArchives Margaret Cross Norton Building Springfield, IL62756 217-782-4682 • 217-524-3930 (fax) www.cyberdriveillinois.com 6 lVu'nf,RSrrY°FILUN0'SURBANA 30112 10880371 Other resources Genealogy researchers also may find the following resources helpful: • The Descriptive Inventory ofthe Archives ofthe State of Illinois lists all available state record series.Contactyourlocallibrary,oryoumaypur- chase a copy from the Archives for $20. A Summary Guide to Local GovernmentalRecords in the Illinois RegionalArchives also is available throughyourlocal library,oritmaybepurchased fromthe StateArchives for$6. Bothpublications are available at www.cyberdriveillinois.com. • Many state institutions have records stored in the Archives,althoughtobeaccessed,atleast75 years must have lapsed since the record was first estab- lished. Mental health records are permanently closed.Holdingsofstate prisonrecordsandrelated parole files alsocontaingenealogical information. WWW.GtBERDRIVEILLINOIS.COM PrintedbyauthorityoftheStateofIllinois. May2011 - 5M - ARD 120.11