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| Quincy, Illinois | |
| Map | |
 Location in Adams County | |
 Adams County's location in the state of Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 39°55′56″N 91°23′19″E / 39.932222°N 91.388611°E | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | 1834 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Quincy |
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| Address | 730 Maine St Quincy, IL 62301 |
| Website: http://www.ci.quincy.il.us/ | |
| Named for: John Quincy Adams | |
United States 
Illinois Adams County Quincy
Historical Facts
Resources
Biography
- History of Quincy and its men of mark, or, Facts and figures exhibiting its advantages and resources, manufactures and commerce; pub. 1869 FHL film 934969 Item 2
- James D. Morgan collection at the Historical Society of Quincy & Adams County (Illinois) 1843-1907 FHL film 1863526 Item 5, 1863527 Item 1
- Past and present of the city of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois: including the late Colonel John Tillson's History of Quincy, together with biographical sketches of many of its leading and prominent citizens and illustrious dead; pub. 1905 FHL 934969 Item 4
- Past and Present of the City of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois; pub. 1905 Internet Archive (F); Ancestry ($)
Business Records and Commerce
- Avery Turner's store. He ran a store in Quincy and kept account books, 1825-1866 FHL film 1863527 Items 4-6
Cemeteries
- Genealogical research papers, 1555-1980; 1989; FHL films 1637640 Item 3 and 1637641 Item 1
Calvary
- Calvary Cemetery records; copied 1962 by LDS members FHL film 824276 Item 3, book 977.344/Q1 V3cn
- Calvary Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois, Great River Genealogical Society; 1985 FHL book 977.344/Q1 V3g
Graceland
- Quincy cemeteries: Graceland, Quincy National, Valley of Peace and additional deaths; pub. 1993 FHL fiche 6126176, book 977.344/Q1 V3q
Greenmount
- Cemetery records, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois; pub. 1961 FHL film 824275 Items 3-4, books 977.344/Q1 V22c 2 vols
- Greenmount Cemetery (Quincy, Illinois); pub. 1986, 3 volumes FHL fiches 6125852 and 6125853
- Interment worksheets; record of interments, 1875-1985; burial cards FHL films 1443455-1443457, 1434885-1434886, 1437649-1462537
Quincy Memorial
Not to be confused with Quincy National Cemetery.
- Quincy Cemetery records and cemetery book, 1838-1847; filmed 1992 FHL 1863526 Item 3
- Quincy Memorial Park Cemetery and Early Quincy Cemetery FHL book 977.344/Q1 V3qm
Quincy National
- Quincy cemeteries: Graceland, Quincy National, Valley of Peace and additional deaths; pub. 1993 FHL fiche 6126176, book 977.344/Q1 V3q
St. Boniface
- Cemetery records, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois; pub. 1961 FHL film 824275 Items 3-4, books 977.344/Q1 V22c 2 vols
- St. Boniface Cemetery records; pub. 1959 FHL film 824277 Item 1, book 977.344/Q1 V3s
- St. Boniface Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois; pub. 1984 FHL book 977.344/Q1 V3st
- St. Roniface Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois; pub. 1985 FHL Book 977.344/Q1 V3c
St. Peter
- Cemetery records, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois; pub. 1961 FHL film 824275 Items 3-4, books 977.344/Q1 V22c 2 vols
- St. Peters Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois and Adams County Catholic cemeteries; pub. 1985 FHL 977.344 V3st
Sunset
Sunset Cemetery, Illinois veterans home, 1887-2000; pub. 2001 FHL Book 977.344/Q1 V3sc
Valley of Peace
- Quincy cemeteries: Graceland, Quincy National, Valley of Peace and additional deaths; pub. 1993 FHL fiche 6126176, book 977.344/Q1 V3q
Woodlawn
- Woodland Cemetery; pub. 1990-1992 FHL fiches 6125913, 6125914, 6125915, books 977.344/Q1 V3w v. 1-4
- Woodland Cemetery early lot owners; pub. 1979 FHL 977.3 A1 no. 204
- Woodland Cemetery records; pub. 1960-1961 FHL 977.344/Q1 V22ca 2 vols
- Woodland Cemetery records; filmed 1974 FHL film 967261 Item 3
Census
1837
Census of the town of Quincy, taken August 1837 FHL Film1787254 Item 9
1865
1865 State Census Transcription for the city of Quincy.
- USGenWeb Archives Page 218; Page 219; Page 238; Page 239
- Adams County ILGenWeb Project: Page 218; Page 219; Page 238; Page 239; Page 251; Page 256; Page 260
Church History
- Historical sketches of the first half century of the First Congregational Church of Quincy, Illinois, organized December 4th, 1830, and of the First Union Congregational Church organized March 6, 1869; typescript 1898 FHL Film 965275 Item 8
- History of the Catholic Church in Quincy; pub. 2006 FHL 1375733
- St. Rose of Lima Parish: 1892-1992, our first 100 years; pub. 1993 FHL Book 977.344/Q1 K2u
Church Records
Quincy, Illinois Church Records
Directories
Quincy (Illinois) city directories FHL fiches
- 1855/56 Quincy city directory... by Gibson & Morrison
- 1857/58 Quincy city directory, and business mirror... by McEvoy & Beatty; published by Whig Office Steam Power Press
- 1859/60 Williams' Quincy directory, city guide, and business mirror... by C. S. Williams
- 1884-5 Gould's Quincy city directory for 1884-5 ... David B. Gould
- 1887 Stone's Quincy city directory ... 1887 ... H.N. Stone & Co.
- 1889-90 Stone's Quincy city directory for 1889-90 ... H. N. Stone & Co.
- 1891-1892 Stone's Quincy city directory, 1891-1892 ... [H.N. Stone & Co.]
- 1894-1895 Stone's Quincy city directory, 1894-1895 ... H. N. Stone & Co.
- 1896-1897 Stone's Quincy city directory, 1896-1897 ... H. N. Stone & Co.
- 1898-1899 Wallin & Gille's Quincy city directory for 1898-1899 ... Wallin & Gille.
- 1900-1901 Stone's Quincy city directory, 1900-1901 ... H. N. Stone & Co.
Emigration and Immigration
Quincy, Illinois immigrants from Munsterland, Westphalia, Germany FHL Book 977.344/Q1 W2b (2 vols
Funeral Homes
- Hansen-Spear Funeral Home
Walter Douglass and Helen Bruenger Hansen opened the Hansen Funeral Home in 1929 at 8th and Jefferson, Quincy, Illinois. It is 4-generations family owned.
The Hansen-Spear Funeral Home
1535 State Street
Quincy, Illinois 62301
- Freiburg Funeral Home records, 1885-1889, 1897-1911 FHL Book 977.344/Q1 V2f
The funeral home is now under the name of Duker and Haugh Funeral Home.
- Haugh & Son Funeral Home Records, 1885-1911 FHL films
(now Dukar & Haugh Funeral Home)
823 Broadway
Quincy, IL 62301
1885-1886 - 961865 Item 3
1896-1903 - 961866
1903-1908 - 967867
1908-1911 - 967868
- Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home
1435 State
Quincy, IL 62301
Genealogy
History
Maps
Military Records
Minorities
Newspapers
- The Quincy Public Library Newspaper Archive includes local newspapers from 1835 through 1919. Newspaper articles include mentions of births, marriages, and deaths, details of family celebrations (and feuds), delinquent taxes, unclaimed letters at the Post Office, out of town guests, legal notices, mentions of crop failures or outbreaks of certain diseases, and the travels of local community members.
Indexed and searchable, and linked to images of the actual pages. View either the article alone, or the entire page where it appears. Click on [Browse the Archive] and select a particular timeframe.
Newspapers included in the archive:
- Quincy Daily Herald
- Quincy Daily Journal
- Quincy Daily Whig
- Quincy Morning Whig
- Quincy Herald
- Quincy Whig Republican
- Quincy Whig
- Card index to the Quincy Herald-Whig, 1982-1987; FHL 10 films
- The Quincy Daily Herald,; pub. 1896 FHL 2416294-2416295. No circulation to the FHCs.
- Quincy Germania; pub. 1919-1921 FHL Film 2416300
- The Quincy Journal; pub. 1894-1896 FHL Films 2416301-2416303
Obituaries
Obituaries published in the Quincy Herald Whig can be searched for a range of years at the newspaper's website.
Public Records
Schools
Societies
Libraries and Museums
Taxation
Vital Records
Newspapers
Death and marriages from early Quincy papers, 1835-1850; 1979 FHL Fiche 6017549 (1 fiche), book 977.3 A1 no. 192, FHL Book 977.3 A1 no. 192
References
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