Williamson County, Illinois Genealogy

United States   Illinois    Williamson County

Parent County

 * 1839--Williamson County was created 28 February 1839 from Franklin County. County seat:

Record Loss
May 30, 1875 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Franklin
 * Jackson
 * Johnson
 * Pope
 * Saline
 * Union

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


 * Williamson 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.


 * The Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Williamson County cemeteriesgives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

Local Histories
The History of Williamson County, Ilinois from the Earliest Times Down to the Present, 1876

http://books.google.com/books?id=zSkzAQAAIAAJ&pg=PR5&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=ACfU3U3s5VhFT8XUpllS7iTYFyuRjZY8rQ&ci=1%2C209%2C762%2C1104&edge=0

Military

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


 * - 56th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.

Societies and Libraries
Marion Carnegie Library

206 South Market Street Marion, IL 62959

618/993-5935

Web Sites

 * Williamson County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Williamson County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)