Norris Families That Lived in Union County, Illinois
Guide to Union County, Illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and armed forces records.
| Union Canton, Illinois | |
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 Location of Illinois in the U.S. | |
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| Founded: | January 2, 1818 |
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| County Seat | Jonesboro |
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| Accost | Marriage Canton Courthouse 309 West. Market Jonesboro, IL 62952 (618) 833-5711 Website |
Union County Organization [edit | edit source]
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| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Courtroom | State | Probate | Demography |
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County records are most ofttimes kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further data near where the records for Union County are kept, see the Union County Courthouse folio.
Historical Facts [edit | edit source]
Union County is named for the marriage of the American states.
Many early residents of Matrimony County came into the surface area from Rowan County, North Carolina Genealogy.[2]
Parent County [edit | edit source]
- 1818--Union County was created 2 January 1818 from Johnson Canton. County seat: Jonesboro [3]
Description [edit | edit source]
The county seat is Jonesboro and the canton was organized on January 2, 1818. The County is located in the Southwest area of the state.[4]
Boundary Changes [edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Illinois canton boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Illinois County Purlieus Maps" (1790-1869) may be viewed for complimentary at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss [edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Records and Resource [edit | edit source]
Biography [edit | edit source]
Cemeteries [edit | edit source]
Census [edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Popular. | %± |
| 1820 | 2,362 | — |
| 1830 | 3,239 | 37.1% |
| 1840 | five,524 | 70.five% |
| 1850 | 7,615 | 37.9% |
| 1860 | xi,181 | 46.8% |
| 1870 | 16,518 | 47.seven% |
| 1880 | xviii,102 | 9.6% |
| 1890 | 21,549 | 19.0% |
| 1900 | 22,610 | 4.9% |
| 1910 | 21,856 | −three.iii% |
| 1920 | 20,249 | −7.4% |
| 1930 | 19,883 | −ane.8% |
| 1940 | 21,528 | viii.3% |
| 1950 | 20,500 | −4.8% |
| 1960 | 17,645 | −xiii.9% |
| 1970 | 16,071 | −viii.9% |
| 1980 | 17,765 | x.five% |
| 1990 | 17,619 | −0.8% |
| 2000 | 18,293 | 3.8% |
| 2010 | 17,808 | −2.7% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census.
1840 Pensioners [edit | edit source]
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or War machine Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned past the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Deed for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. FHL 973 X2pc 1840; FHL 2321; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, Union County on page 188.]
Church Records [edit | edit source]
Listing of Churches and Church Parishes
- FamilySearch Places
Catholic [edit | edit source]
FamilySearch has made parish records from 2 Belleville Diocese Catholic churches in Union County available online. The records include offset communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths:
- Church Records of St. Joseph Parish, Cobden, Wedlock Canton, Illinois 1879-1956, browsable online (no index); courtesy: FamilySearch.
- Church Records of St. Mary Parish, Anna, Union County, Illinois 1861-1957, browsable online (no index); courtesy: FamilySearch.
Courtroom Records [edit | edit source]
Original court records are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Court Records for more information most using court records.
The post-obit abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through the Family unit History Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Matrimony County records. For information on how to apply IRAD meet the SIU IRAD Wiki page.
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- 1820-1824 Circuit Court Execution Dockets - IRAD-SIU
- 1818-1848 Circuit Court Record - IRAD-SIU
- 1818-1965 Canton Court and Probate Index - IRAD-SIU S
- 1861-1873 Canton Court Execution Dockets - IRAD-SIU
- 1827-1851 Justice and Lawman Appointment Record - IRAD-SIU
- Club book, 1818-1848 FHL Motion-picture show 963335 Beginning of 2 films.
- Records of Justices of the Peace by the Clerk County Commissioner, 1827-1851 FHL Moving-picture show 964133 item 8
- Darrell Dexter abstracted nineteenth-century guardianship records. His compilation is bachelor online, courtesy: Genealogy Trails.
Ethnic Enquiry [edit | edit source]
African American [edit | edit source]
The following have information apropos African American research.
- African American Genealogy (US) has more information about the kinds of records
- Illinois State Athenaeum 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
Genealogy [edit | edit source]
History [edit | edit source]
- Every Name Index to History of Matrimony, Alexander, and Pulaski Counties, Illinois. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2010. Original text was written past William Henry Perrin, published by O. L. Baskin & Co., 1883, reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1969. EveryNameIndex.com
Local Histories [edit | edit source]
The online Shawnee Community College Local History Project includes a dozen personal interviews that give you lot a gustation of historic Union County. Was your relative one of the interviewed individuals?
Land and Belongings [edit | edit source]
Original land records are held in the function of the County Clerk . See Illinois Land and Property for more information about using land records.
The following abstracts and copies of original records may exist accessed through online sources, the Family History Library or the Illinois Regional Athenaeum Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois Academy (SIU) - search for Union County records. For information on how to utilize IRAD run across the SIU IRAD Wiki page.
Online Resources
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- Beginning 1820 Land Patent Search See Illinois Land and Holding for more than data about this database.
- Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
- 1796–1907 U.Due south. General Country Office Records found at Ancestry.com ($)
- Illinois Public Land Buy Records This tape extract includes over 538,000 state sales from the 19th Century. Each entry includes the purchaser's name, buy date, number of acres, cost per acre, and in some cases the purchaser's sex and residence. Available at www.ancestry.com ($)
- Federal Township Plats of Illinois
Abstracts
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- Jeana Gallagher compiled a listing of Original Settlers of Union County, Illinois - Preemption earlier 1817. The list is available online, courtesy: Genealogy Trails.
- Family Maps of Union County, Illinois (2005) plats the land of many Marriage County residents. The publisher'southward bookstore includes a costless online surname index. FHL Book 977.3995 R22b
- Jeana Gallagher compiled a listing of Original Settlers of Union County, Illinois - Preemption earlier 1817. The list is available online, courtesy: Genealogy Trails.
Copies of Original Records
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- 1818-1887 Deeds FHL Picture show 963158 First of 21 films.
Maps [edit | edit source]
Click a neighboring county
for more resource
- Maps of Illinois (1788-1940)
- Township Map of 1870 Wedlock County, Illinois with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Utilise FS Places
Armed forces [edit | edit source]
- 1860s - 1960s Illinois, Military Discharge Records, ca.1862 - ca.1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Drove; alphabetize and images
Civil State of war [edit | edit source]
Ceremonious War service men from Wedlock County served in various regiments. Men oft joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Marriage County.
- - sixth Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company Thousand.
- - 11th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies H, I, and K.
- - 18th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, New Visitor H.
- - 30th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Visitor B.
- - 31st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies E and H.
- - 60th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, B, and F.
- - 81st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company East.
- -109th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, C, D, E, F, Thou, H, and I.
Naturalization and Citizenship [edit | edit source]
Online Records
- 1800-1998 - Illinois, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1998 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1856-1991 - Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 at Ancestry.com - index and images, ($)
Newspapers and Obituaries [edit | edit source]
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Alphabetize, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - alphabetize ($)
Probate Records [edit | edit source]
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1772 - 1999 Illinois Wills and Probate Records 1772-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1819 - 1988 Illinois Probate Records 1819-1988 at FamilySearch.org — images
Original estates and wills are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Probate Records for more data about using probate records.
The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through, the Family History Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois Academy (SIU) - search for Spousal relationship Canton records. For data on how to employ IRAD see the SIU IRAD Wiki page.
Abstracts
- 1818-1845, 1856-1868 Union County, Illinois Probate Records FHL Volume 977.3995 P2da
Copies of Original Records
- 1850-1854 Probate Ambassador's and Guardian'southward Accounts - IRAD-SIU
- 1818-1965 Probate and County Courtroom Alphabetize - IRAD-SIU S
- 1845-1869 Probate Dockets - IRAD-SIU S
- 1818-1885 Probate Minutes - IRAD-SIU
- 1856-1891 Probate Volition Record - IRAD-SIU
- 1822-1965 Alphabetize FHL Film 963326 item 1
- 1818-1892 Probate Records FHL Motion picture 963327 item two offset of eight films.
Repositories [edit | edit source]
County Courthouse [edit | edit source]
County records are almost ofttimes kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Matrimony Canton are kept, run across the Marriage County Courthouse page.
Family unit History Middle [edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family unit History Centers provide ane-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Chapter Libraries take admission to most eye-only databases, but may non ever take total services normally provided past a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) [edit | edit source]
IRAD is a system of Illinois Regional Archives Depositories managed by the Illinois State Athenaeum, housing the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and schoolhouse districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois. Southern Illinois Academy houses the records for Marriage Canton.
Public Libraries [edit | edit source]
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Societies [edit | edit source]
- Marriage County Genealogical and Historical Society
PO Box 93
117 South. Appleknocker Drive
Cobden, IL 62920
Telephone 618-893-2865
Email:uchgsillinois@gmail.com
Facebook
Website
Taxation [edit | edit source]
Vital Records [edit | edit source]
See Illinois Vital Records for more than information about Vital records in Illinois. Run across also How to order Illinois Vital Records or guild electronically online.
Vital records consist of nascency, death, matrimony and divorce records. Original birth and death certificates recorded until the year 1916 are kept past the canton while those recorded after 1916 are kept by the Illinois Section of Public Health with a copy to the County Clerk. Original marriage records are usually kept by the County Clerk from the establishment of the canton to the present. Original divorce records are more often than not in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk.
The post-obit abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through online databases, the Family History Library and the Illinois Regional Athenaeum Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Matrimony Canton records. For information on how to apply IRAD encounter the SIU IRAD Wiki page.
Birth [edit | edit source]
Copies of Original Records
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- 1867-1939 Index - IRAD-SIU
- 1877-1916 - IRAD-SIU
- 1878-1907 Nascency index FHL Motion picture 963186
- 1851-1915 Birth record FHL Picture show 963186 First of 30 films.
Marriage [edit | edit source]
Abstracts
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- 1819-1873 Marriage consents FHL Film 964134 First of 2 films.
Copies of Original Records
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- 1818-1907 - IRAD-SIU
- 1818-1907 Marriages, 1818-1907 FHL Film 963179 Kickoff of five films.
Online Resources
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- 1587-1959 - Illinois, Us Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1763-1900 Illinois Statewide Marriage Alphabetize, 1763-1900 at Illinois State Archives - index; Besides at: MyHertitage($)
- 1805-1985 Illinois, Church Marriages, 1805-1985 at FamilySearch — index
- 1810-1934 Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934 at FamilySearch — index
- 1833-1889 Illinois, Civil Marriages, 1833-1889 at FamilySearch — index
- 1851-1900 Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 at Ancestry–($);Index, INCOMPLETE
- To-1850 Illinois Marriages to 1850 at Beginnings–($);Alphabetize, INCOMPLETE
- 1790-1860 Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 at Ancestry–($);Index, INCOMPLETE
- Illinois Statewide Matrimony Index
Death [edit | edit source]
Copies of Original Records
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- 1877-1915 - IRAD-SIU
- 1877-1915 Decease records FHL Moving-picture show 963184 Starting time of two films.
Online Resources
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- 1749-1999 Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999 at FamilySearch — alphabetize, some images
- 1850-1880 Illinois Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1850-1885 U.S. Federal Demography Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885found at Ancestry.com ($)
- Pre-1916 Illinois Statewide Decease Alphabetize, Pre-1916 at Illinois State Athenaeum - index; Too at: MyHertitage($)
- 1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
- 1916-1950 Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950 at Illinois State Archives - alphabetize
- 1916-1950 Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 at MyHeritage - alphabetize, ($)
Places / Localities [edit | edit source]
Populated Places [edit | edit source]
For a complete listing of populated places, including modest neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]
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Websites [edit | edit source]
- Union County, IL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Illinois Genealogy Network Grouping on Facebook
- FamilySearch Catalog
- Union County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Union Canton, Illinois Genealogy Trails
- Union Canton IL Genealogy
- EveryNameIndex.com Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
References [edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Union County, Illinois. Folio 192-199 At diverse libraries (WorldCat); FHL Volume 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Boondocks Sources, 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Beginnings, 2004), 194-197.
- ↑ Don Patterson, "From old Rowan County, NC to Marriage County, IL," Rowan Roots, accessed 16 March 2021.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: U.s.a. of America,tenth ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Union Canton," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_County,_Illinois 04/20/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Union County, Illinois," in Wikipedia: the Gratis Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_County%2C_Illinois, accessed xi March 2020.
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