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Illinois Grundy County
| Grundy County, Illinois | |
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 Location of Illinois in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded: | February 17, 1841 |
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| County Seat | Morris |
| Courthouse | |
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| Address | Grundy County Courthouse 111 East Washington Street Morris, Illinois 60450 Grundy County Website |
County Organization
Grundy County's civil records start the following years:
| Beginning Dates for Grundy County Records | |||||
| Birth | Marriage | Death | Census | Land | Probate |
| 1876 |
1841 |
1878 |
1850 |
1832 |
1841 |
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Grundy County are kept, see the Grundy County Courthouse page.
Historical Facts
The county is named after U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy (1777-1840).[1]
Parent County
1841--Grundy County was created 17 February 1841 from La Salle County.
County seat: Morris [2]
Boundary Changes
- 1831-1841 LaSalle
Southeastern Part
- 1826-1831 Vermilion
- 1823-1826 Edgar
- 1819-1823 Clark
Southwestern part
- 1827-1831 Tazewell
- 1821-1826 Fayette
North of Illinois River
- 1825-1831 Putnam
- 1823-1825 Fulton
- 1821-1823 Pike
- 1819-1823 Clark
- 1816-1819 Crawford
- 1915-1816 Edwards
- 1812-1815 Madison
- 1801-1812 St. Clair
- 1790-1801 Knox, Northwest territory
See an interactive map of Grundy County boundary changes.
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Coal City, Diamond, Gardner, Minooka, Morris, Braceville, Mazon, and South Wilmington
Neighboring Counties
Records and Resources
Biography
The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois has a Grundy County edition. This includes a state history section along with a county history and biographies of Grundy County residents. See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes.
Cemeteries
Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
- Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries,names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
- Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Grundy County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.
- Grundy Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
- Illinois Cemeteries by county.
- There may be some books that list records of cemeteries in Clinton County on Google Books or available at public libraries.
- ePodunk list of Grundy County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
Census
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 5,681 | ||
| 1860 | 9,393 | 65.3% | |
| 1870 | 12,652 | 34.7% | |
| 1880 | 16,129 | 27.5% | |
| 1890 | 17,138 | 6.3% | |
| 1900 | 24,136 | 40.8% | |
| 1910 | 24,162 | 0.1% | |
| 1920 | 18,580 | −23.1% | |
| 1930 | 18,678 | 0.5% | |
| 1940 | 18,398 | −1.5% | |
| 1950 | 19,217 | 4.5% | |
| 1960 | 22,350 | 16.3% | |
| 1970 | 26,535 | 18.7% | |
| 1980 | 30,582 | 15.3% | |
| 1990 | 32,337 | 5.7% | |
| 2000 | 37,535 | 16.1% | |
| 2010 | 50,063 | 33.4% | |
Church Records
Presbyterian Church Records, Morris Illinois. by Patricia Dewey Sanders WorldCat
Communion Roll, Members, Baptisms and Marriages for the Records of Morris Presbyerian Church. by Patricia Dewey Sanders WorldCat
St. Mary's Catholic Church Records 1869-1919. by Betty Steffes Kinsella WorldCat
- The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois has a Grundy County edition. This includes several sections on Grundy County churches. Explore both the township sections for local churches, and beginning on page 730 an overview of many churches found in Grundy County. See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes.
Court Records
Original court records are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Court Records for more information about using court records.
1846-1963 Circuit Court Case Files IRAD-ISU Search for Grundy County. How to use IRAD
Ethnic Research
African American
The following have information concerning African American research.
- African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
- Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
- African-American Resources for Illinois
- African American Coal Miner (Source: Information Center)
Genealogy
History
Land and Property
Original land records are held in the office of the County Clerk . See Illinois Land and Property for more information about using land records.
- 1832-1902 Mixed Land Records, original records in the Grundy County Courthouse. 43 films. FHL Film 1412206 first film
Online Resources
- Beginning 1820 Land Patent Search See Illinois Land and Property for more information about this database.
- Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
- 1796–1907 U.S. General Land Office Records found at Ancestry.com ($)
- Illinois Public Land Purchase Records This record extract includes over 538,000 land sales from the 19th Century. Each entry includes the purchaser's name, purchase date, number of acres, price per acre, and in some cases the purchaser's sex and residence. Available at www.ancestry.com ($)
- Grundy County Federal Township Plats
Maps
Military Records
For information about using Military records see Illinois Military Records
Revolutionary War
Veterans Burials (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
War of 1812
Military Land Grants in Grudy County Illinois for Soldiers of the War of 1812 - (Source: USGenWeb)
Indian Wars
Military Land Grants in Grundy County Illinois for Soldiers of the Indian Wars - (Source: USGenWeb)
Civil War
Civil War service men from Grundy County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Grundy County.
- -1st Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company H. (Also Known as Centralia Cavalry)
- - 11th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (3months) Company F.
- - 36th_Regiment,_Illinois_Infantry, Company G.
- - 53rd_Regiment,_Illinois_Infantry, Company B.
- - 55th_Regiment,_Illinois_Infantry, Company I.
- - 69th Regiment, Illinois Infantry , Company I.
- - 76th_Regiment,_Illinois_Infantry, Company C.
- - 91st_Regiment,_Illinois_Infantry, Company D.
- -127th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.
- -128th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
- -138th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company H.
Civil War Companies Organized in Grundy County, Illinois
Illinois Military Units in the Civil War, Published by Civil War Centennial Commission of Illinois, Springfield, 1962.
Confederate Soldiers Buried in Grundy County. (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
World War I
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Source: FamilySearch and Ancestry)
World War II
Army Enlistees names Adams - Lynes (Source: USGenWeb )
Army Enlistees names Mack - Zingre (Source: USGenWeb )
Casualties (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: AccessGenealogy)
Naturalization
Original naturalization records are held in the office of the County Clerk. See Illinois Naturalization Records for more information about using naturalization records.
Newspapers
Newspapers Published in Grundy County (Source: Illinois Newspaper Project)
Chronicling America Grundy County (Source: The Library of Congress)
Grundy, Will, La Salle and Kendall Counties: 1840-1879 Deaths, Marriages, Births as Extracted from Area Newspapers. by Becki Leucht. FHL Film 795992 item 2 or Book 977.32 V2L
Obituaries and Funeral Home Records
Illinois Obiturary Project (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
Morris Daily Herald March 2006-Current (Source: Genealogy Bank and Ancestry) both ($)
Probate Records
Original estates and wills are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Probate Records for more information about using probate records.
Repositories
IRAD is a system of Illinois Regional Archives Depositories managed by the Illinois State Archives, housing the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois. Illinois State University houses the records for Grundy County.
County Courthouse
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Grundy County are kept, see the Grundy County Courthouse page.
Family History Centers
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah (United States) and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy. Currently there are no Family History Centers located directly in Grundy County.
You may search your address for a center near you on the FamilySearch site. The following centers are located in surrounding counties. Their wiki pages may supply hours and other information.
Archives and Libraries
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)
Illinois State Universtiy (ISU)
2016 Warehouse Road Campus
Box 1520
Normal, Illinois 61802
Phone: 1-309-452-6027
Illinois Regional Archives Depository System - Local Governmental Records Listings Arranged by County
Public Libraries
Social Groups Online
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
See Illinois Vital Records for more information about Vital records in Illinois.
Birth
The original Grundy County birth records 1877-1905 are housed at the County Clerk office. The following copies are available:
1877-1893 Birth Record Index IRAD-ISU Search for Grundy County Records. How to use IRAD. Availabel through the Family History Library FHL Film 1415754 Item 2
1877-1905 Birth Records IRAD-ISU Available throught the Family History Library FHL Film 1415754 Items 3-4.
Marriage
The original Grundy County marriage records 1841- 1923 are housed at the County courthouse. The following copies are available:
1841-1903 Marriage Records Index IRAD-ISU Search for Grundy County Records. How to use IRAD. Available through the Family History Library FHL Film 1415755 Item 4
1841-1923 Marriage Records IRAD-ISU FHL Films 1415755-1415756 Items 1-6.
Death
The original Grundy County marriage records 1847-1901 are housed at the County Courthouse. The following copies are available:
1878-1904 Death Record Index IRAD-ISU Search for Grundy County Records. How to use IRAD. Available through Family History Library FHL Collection Item 1
1878-1901 Death Record IRAD-ISU. Available through Family History Library FHL 525203 Items 2-3
Voter Registration
Places / Localities
Web Sites
Databases Pertinent to Grundy County
Local Governmental Records Database
Name Index to Illinois Local Governments
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
Federal Township Plats of Illinois
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Grundy County, IllinoisGenealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ "Felix Grundy," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), 194. (FHL Collection Ref Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.
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