Warren County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Warren County

Warren County Organization
Warren County's civil records start the following years:

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Warren County are kept, see the Warren County Courthouse page.

Historical Facts


Warren County is named for Joseph Warren who had a leading role in the American patriot organizations in the early days of the Revolution. He was a General in the war, but during the battle of Bunker Hill he fought as a private soldier and was killed during this engagement.

Parent County

 * 1825--Warren County was created 13 January 1825 from Pike County. County seat:  Monmouth

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Warren County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Fulton
 * Henderson
 * Knox
 * McDonough
 * Mercer

Biography

 * The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois has a Warren County edition. This includes a state history section along with a county history and biographies of Warren 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 Warren County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Warren 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 Warren 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.

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, Warren County on page 188.]

Church Records
Abstracts


 * Parrish, Joyce W. United Brethern [sic] Ellison Circuit: includes Wassom Chapel (later, Sugar Grove); Roseville U. B. Mission, Fairview United Brethern (later, Fairview Center United Methodist). [Monmouth, Illinois] : Warren Co., Il. Geneal. Society, 1986.

Copies of Original records


 * Records of Olive Christian Church, Avon, Illinois
 * 1831–1922, some 1930s to 1950s Register of United Presbyterian Church
 * 1839–1910 First Meridian Christian Church
 * 1851–1906 Cameron/Berwick circuits, Methodist churches
 * 1955–1958, 1972–1984 Fall Creek Methodist Church
 * 1869–1945 Membership records of the Roseville Methodist Church, Roseville, Il : also contains records of Asbury and Point Pleasant

Court Records
Copies of original records


 * 1831–1924 Probate records
 * 1832–1930 Circuit Court Execution DocketsIRAD–WIU
 * 1847–1907 Circuit Court Dockets IRAD–WIU
 * 1856–1956 Justice of the Peace Dockets IRAD–WIU
 * 1859–1929 County Court DocketsIRAD–WIU
 * 1859–1922 County Court Execution Dockets IRAD–WIU
 * 1869–1940 Jail Registers IRAD–WIU
 * 1872–1955 Justice's Transcript RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1872–1949 Jury ListsIRAD–WIU
 * 1873–1920 Jury RegistersIRAD–WIU
 * 1874–1950 Circuit Court Judgment Dockets IRAD–WIU
 * 1893–1945 Insanity Dockets IRAD–WIU
 * 1893–1964 Insanity Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1905–1942 Adoption, delinquent &amp; dependent records
 * 1905–1964 Dependent and Delinquent Children Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1916–1950 Feeble-Minded DocketsIRAD–WIU
 * 1916–1949 Feeble-Minded RecordIRAD–WIU

Additional Resources
Additional resources for Warren County court records may be found in the. Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at Family History Centers. Copies of books found in the FHLC may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the Family History Library Catalog and the Worldcat Online Catalog.

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

History
The Past and present of Warren County, Illinois: containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, general and local statistics, map of Warren County, history of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc., etc. Chicago: H.F. Kett &amp; Co., 1877. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Warren County. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1903. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Land and Property

 * Bounty register
 * 1817–1908 Deeds
 * 1830–1901 Entry book to the record of deeds
 * 1831–1884 Grantee index
 * 1831–1898 Grantor index
 * 1831–1854 Estray Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1855 Owners' descriptions &amp; index to lands listed for taxation
 * 1855–1882 Chattel mortgage records
 * 1855–1964 Chattel Mortgage Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1870–1962 Chattel Mortgage IndexIRAD–WIU
 * 1934–1958 Chattel Mortgage Releases IRAD–WIU
 * 1935–1945 Assessor's Books IRAD–WIU
 * 1940–1945 Chattel Mortgage Abstracts IRAD–WIU

Civil War
Civil War service men from Warren 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 Warren County.


 * - 17th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company F.
 * - 36th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C.
 * - 50th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, and K.
 * - 59th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company B.
 * - 61st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 83rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, B, C, F, and H.
 * - 102nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A and B.

Newspapers and Obituaries

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Burlington, Iowa newspapers dating back to the mid 1800's that may have included Warren County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Probate Records

 * 1849–1947 Probate Appraisement Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1858–1969 Probate Executor's RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1859–1955 Probate Administrator's RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1859–1961 Probate Inventory Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1859–1868 Probate Judgment Docket Index IRAD–WIU
 * 1859–1915 Probate Judgment Dockets IRAD–WIU
 * 1859–1945 Probate Sale Record, Personal Property IRAD–WIU
 * 1859–1964 Probate Guardian's Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1861–1901 Probate Minutes IRAD–WIU
 * 1870–1886 Probate Executor's Accounts IRAD–WIU
 * 1871–1971 Probate Guardian's and Conservator's Account RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1872–1943 Probate Widow's Relinquishment and Selection Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1873–1964 Probate Inventory Record, Guardians and Conservators IRAD–WIU
 * 1875 Probate Sale Petitions, Real Estate, Guardians IRAD–WIU
 * 1878–1950 Insanity and Conservator's Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1888–1963 Probate Conservator's Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1894–1946 Probate Guardian's and Conservator's Dockets IRAD–WIU
 * 1907–1968 Probate Conservator's and Insanity Proceedings Fee Books IRAD–WIU
 * 1911–1964 Probate Guardian, Adoption and Delinquent Fee Books IRAD–WIU
 * 1911–1951 Probate Heirship Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1919–1958 Probate Administrator's Record De Bonis Non with WillsIRAD–WIU
 * 1923–1931 Probate Conservator's Account Record IRAD–WIU

County Courthouse
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Warren County are kept, see the Warren County Courthouse page.

Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)
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. Western Illinois University houses the records for Warren County.

Taxation

 * 1852–1879 Tax Sale Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1862–1911 Tax Deed AffidavitsIRAD–WIU

Births

 * 1877–1900 Birth RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1877–1983 Birth Record Index IRAD–WIU

Marriage

 * 1831–1983 Marriage Record Index IRAD–WIU
 * 1831–1932 Marriage Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1932–1957 Marriage Licenses IRAD–WIU

Deaths

 * 1851–1934 Burial Record, Soldiers and Sailors IRAD–WIU
 * 1877–1900 Death RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1877–1983 Death Record Index IRAD–WIU
 * 1882–1900 Death Record, StillbirthsIRAD–WIU

Web Sites

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