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Illinois Genealogy
Trails
Johnson County
WELCOME TO THE ILLINOIS
GENEALOGY TRAILS WEBSITE
FOR
JOHNSON COUNTY
I'm Nan Starjak, your host for Johnson
County.
My
ggg/grandfather, Hezekiah Lambert, came to Johnson County from
Tennessee, by way of Kentucky, in late 1850.
A few years later another ggg/grandfather arrived:
Cyrus Burns, originally from South Carolina.
Hezekiah's son married Cyrus' daughter . . .
and the rest,
as they say, is history
genealogy!
The
purpose of this site is to make free genealogy and history available
for Johnson County researchers.
I will be transcribing and posting new data as fast as possible.
If
you have material
you would like to contribute, or suggestions for the site,
please email me.
ONLINE DATA FOR JOHNSON
COUNTY
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= recent updates)
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genealogy? Visit our Research Help page for suggestions.
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We'd like to thank our longtime host Brenda Neely for all the hard work
she did on this site.
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History
Johnson County, located in the
southern tip of Illinois, was created in 1812 out of Randolph County.
It was named for
Richard
M. Johnson, a congressman from Kentucky. Johnson served in
the
Army in the War of 1812. He later went on to be Vice
President of the United States for one term, under President Martin Van
Buren. He died in 1850, shortly after winning
re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The original area of Johnson County included the present counties of
Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, and Union, as well as
parts of Jackson, Pope, Saline, and Williamson counties.
The county seat has been Vienna since 1818. |
Surrounding Counties:
{Massac}
{Pope} {Pulaski}
{Saline}
{Union}
{Williamson}
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Links to Johnson County
Information
CARNEGIE
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Contains a large genealogy section that includes publications,
microfilm, family histories, etc. There is an area at the library that
contains items owned by early Johnson County residents, historical
photos and more. Visitor's book with family surnames and researcher
contact information
Library hours 1:00 pm - 5:00pm
Monday -Wednesday and Friday-Saturday
Closed on Thursdays and Sundays and Major Holidays
Address:
401 Poplar Street
Vienna, Illinois 62995-0096
Phone: 1-618-658-5051
The Library is across the street from the County Courthouse and small
park
JOHNSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS COURTHOUSE
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 96
Vienna, IL 62995-0096
(618) 658-3611
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Brenda Neely 2003 - 2006
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