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Old Courthouse Museum
Iroquois County Genealogy Society
103 West Cherry Street
Watseka, IL 60970-1524
Phone-(815)432-3730
Fax-(815)432-3732
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Bible Records Collection
A collection of Family Bible Records from the Iroquois County area complete with index.

Iroquois County Cemeteries Updated March 2006
Listed by Township...
Here is a Map of Iroquois County showing the Townships with Cemetery locations. Look for surnames in the cemetery files here. And NEW look at the Tombstone photos here too.

Chebanse Township The History of the Early Settlement of by Joseph Haigh Added Jan 2003
Published by the Chebanse Herald - January 1884

1840 Iroquois County Federal Census Complete with Index
1835 Iroquois County Census Added May 2001
1830 Vermilion County Federal Census Complete with Index - This is included here because Iroquois County was formed in 1833. So Iroquois County was still a part of Vermilion County in 1830. For more information on the counties see - ILGenWeb's County Boundary Maps 1790 - Present

Civil Indexes Dec 1954 - Jan 1962 Index for the Civil Cases 1954 - 1962 Added July 2005

Civil Addendum Index for the Civil Addendum reel 687 which has all the leftovers on it. Added July 2005

District Poll Book Added March 2000
Election held at L’Erable in School District #39 in Iroquois County, State of Illinois

Early Divorce Records of Iroquois County years are circa 1860 - 1938
Added Aug 2001 Updated May 2002
Divorce Records A thru G
Divorce Records H thru M
Divorce Records N thru Z

Early Divorce Records of Iroquois County 1834 - 1860 Added 1999
From the The Iroquois Stalker VOL 23, NO 3, FALL 1993 and VOL 24, NO 1, SPRING 1994.

Grantor - Grantee Index Land and Deed Records A - Z (Vol A Complete) Updated February 2010

Roll of Honor Honor Roll of Middle Port and Belmont Township men in military and naval services Added Feb 2006

Index to Iroquois County Hospital Book A-L
Index to Iroquois County Hospital Book M-Z Added Oct 1999
Here is an Index to the Iroquois County Hospital. The name and case number will help locate the entry for the person. Entries contain address, next of kin, medical reason for entry, and date of release.

Marriage Applications 2 April 1881 - 31 December 1881 Added 1999
From the The Iroquois Stalker VOL 1, NO 4, October 1971.

Register of Marriages Added Nov 2000
Transcripts are from Iroquois County, Illinois Register of Marriages.
Feb 1879
Aug/Sep 1893
Dec 1893
Sep 1896

Iroquois County Marriage Notices Added January 2005
published in "The Little Fort Porcupine and Democratic Banner" 1845 - 1847.
Affidavits for pre-1868 Iroquois County Marriages Added January 2005
Tibbetts and Somes

NATURALIZATIONS Added March 2000
Index of Petitions for Naturalizations, Iroquois County, IL... Declarations of Intent 1867 - 1931

NATURALIZATIONS Added March 2000
This is an alphabetical listing of persons who became naturalized citizens of the United States in the Courts of Iroquois County

Newspaper Holdings
Here is a list of The Newspapers on Microfilm at The Iroquois County Genealogical Society Library.

Obituary Collection of the Iroquois County Genealogical Society . Updated July 2015
We have indexed obituaries prior to 1950.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U

Index to Iroquois County Poor Farm / Green Acres A-L
Index to Iroquois County Poor Farm / Green Acres M-Z Added Oct 1999
Many people were admitted to the Poor Farm / Green Acres for various reasons not all having to do with being poor. There is valuable information listed in this book.
RECORD OF INMATES - IROQUOIS COUNTY HOME - Addendum Added Dec 2005
For the Poor Farm/Green Acres book. 6 pages of inmate records found in a box.
See the Photos of the County Farm.
Book available under Publications.
Be sure to check out the POORHOUSE SITE. Find information about the Poorhouses across the country.

Prairie Green Township Voters' Records 1876 -1926 . Added September 2005
- Page 1
- Page 2
- Page 3
- Page 4

Proof of Soldier's Identity Added March 2000
The following are an abstract of Soldiers' Identity papers filed with Iroquois county found in boxes of loose papers at the Iroquois County Genealogy Society Library.

Record of Soldiers of World War I for Iroquois County, IL -- Index of 3 volumes of men who served in WWI. Copies can be obtained by contacting the Genealogy Society with $1 per name and SASE. - New March 2006
Record Of Soldiers Of World War I - A-G
Record Of Soldiers Of World War I - H-N
Record Of Soldiers Of World War I - O-Z

Index to Iroquois County 1890 Tax List Added October 1999
The 1890 Federal Census was destroyed in a fire before copies of it could be made, thus there is no census information for that year in most places. This Tax List can help to bridge that gap.