Fulton County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois Fulton County

Boundary Changes

 * 1823--Fulton County was created 28 January 1823 from Pike County. County seat:  Lewistown

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

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 Fulton County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Fulton 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.

Census
For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census.

1840 Pensioners

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. ; ; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, Fulton County on page 186.]

Circuit Court

 * Fulton County Circuit Court Case Files Index, 1825-1876 (courtesy: Illinois State Archives)

Directories

 * Prairie Farmers Reliable Directory. Illinois, USA: Prairie Farmers Publishing Company, 1917. Ancestry ($). Covers Fulton County.

History
The 1879 History of Fulton County, Illinois:  gives an overview of the history of Fulton County as  of that date, and includes biographies and a few photos of prominent citizens. See or on-line digitally at BYU's Lee Library Digital Collection or book.google.com; or Ancestry ($); or Internet Archive; or Genealogy Trails


 * Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County, Illinois: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County: Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Presidents of the United States, and Governors of the State. Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co., 1890. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Genealogy Trails; Internet Archive.
 * Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1908, c1905. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Fulton 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 Fulton County.


 * - 50th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company F.
 * - 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A and D.
 * - 70th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.
 * - 72nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 84th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B and F.
 * - 85th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B, F, G, H and I.
 * - 97th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Fulton Illinois Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Illinois Ancestors Presents Fulton County