Perry County, Illinois

Biographies Births Books Cemeteries Census Churches Cities & Towns Death Records Executions Family History Firsts of Perry Co. Funeral Notices Lineages Marriage Records Military Records Newspaper Extracts Obituaries Pension Records Post Offices Precincts Probate Records Queries Research Links Research Locations Reunions Schools Surnames Veterans		Perry County, Illinois Established January 29, 1827 ( Laws, 1827, page 110 ) - - - Perry County was formed in 1827 out of Jackson and Randolph Counties. It was named in honor of Oliver Hazard Perry who defeated the British fleet at the decisive Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.   Parts of Perry County were formerly included in : 1790-1803 St. Clair County   1795-1827 Randolph County   1816-1827 Jackson County County Seat - Pinckneyville Approved June 1828 Early Perry County History   Pre-1900 Public Buildings       Establishing a County Seat       Courthouses       Jails       Poor Farm All submitters retain their original copyright. It may not be included in any publication or media, without the express, written consent of the authors. Information and photos on these pages may only be used for personal research. Material to be added to Perry County can be e-mailed to : Perry County Sorry, We are not able to do personal research for you.

B I O G R A P H I E S

The Doctors of DuQuoin Dr. William Arms, Dr. Thomas Burgess, Dr. Warren Burgess, Dr. M. C. Carr, Dr. J. W. Dunn, Dr. W. T. Maclin   John Campbell, King of Scotland   Christian Michael BERGMAN   Gale McKinley BERGMAN Autobiography   Samuel BURR Family   CHERRY Family Descendants of George & Margaret Cherry   William H. CRAIN   Dorothy DAY   Harold Raymond DAY   Amelia DOERFLEIN   Donald W. DOERFLEIN   George DOERFLEIN, Jr.   George DOERFLEIN, Sr.   Lazarus EATON   Samuel EATON     Enos Daugherty HOGE   John D. B. LANE   LEMEN Family   Pearle R. LOGAN (nee Redfern)   McCLURKEN, Roselia Florence ( nee Redfern)   James Curtis Milligan   Forgus MILLIGAN   Milton Wiley MILLIGAN   NEILL Family Descendents of Matthew & Jane Neill   Zone Franklin THOMPSON   Charles WEINBERG   Parley Lycurgus WILLIAMS

B I R T H S   Miscellaneous Birth Records 1878 -1905

B O O K S   Rose FEDERER's 'Scrapbook'

C E M E T E R I E S

Antioch Cemetery      no information at this time   Bethel Cemetery      no information at this time   Blanchard Cemetery      no information at this time   Bradley Cemetery      no information at this time   Campbell Cemetery     ( complete transcription )   Chapel Hill Cemetery      no information at this time   Chapman Cemetery      Directions and Partial Burial List   Collins Cemetery      no information at this time   Concord Cemetery      Directions and Partial Burial List   Cottom Cemetery   County Farm Cemetery      no information at this time   Cross Baptist Cemetery      Partial Burial List   Cudgetown Cemetery   Curlee Cemetery      no information at this time   Cutler Cemetery     ( partial transcription )   Davis Cemetery      no information at this time   Antioch Cemetery      no information at this time   Denmark Cemetery      no information at this time   DuQuoin I O O F Cemetery     ( partial transcription )   Friendship Cemetery      no information at this time   Galum Cemetery      no information at this time   Galum Baptist Cemetery      no information at this time   Galum Presbyterian Cemetery     ( partial burial list - KRUG)   Grasshopper Cemetery      no information at this time   Greenbrier Cemetery Transcription   Haggard Cemetery   Holts Prairie Cemetery      no information at this time   Hopewell Cemetery      Partial Burial List   House Cemetery   Map of House Cemetery   Huggin Cemetery      no information at this time   Immaculate Conception Cemetery      no information at this time   Immanuel Cemetery      no information at this time   Jenkins / Jinkins Cemetery      Moved to Percy, Randolph County      Relocation and Jenkins info   Jones Cemetery      no information at this time     Kanzler Family Cemetery   Keene Cemetery    aka   Old Keene Cemetery      Directions and Photos and Partial Burial List   Lacy Cemetery      no information at this time   Lee Cemetery   Little Vine Cemetery      no information at this time   Lost Prairie Cemetery      no information at this time   Luther Lyle Cemetery      no information at this time   McElvain Cemetery      ( partial burial list )   Mueller Hill Cemetery      Directions and Partial Burial List   Mulkey Grove Cemetery      no information at this time   Ninemile Cemetery     ( partial burial list )   Oak Grove Cemetery      Directions and Partial Burial List   Old Concord Cemetery Pilot Knob Township, Washington County, Illinois   Old DuQuoin Cemetery      Lot Owners & Burials   Old DuQuoin Cemetery History   Paradise Prairie Cemetery      no information at this time   Pick Cemetery      no information at this time   Pinckneyville Cemetery      Partial Burial List   Primitive Baptist Cemetery      no information at this time   Ross Cemetery      no information at this time   Round Prairie Cemetery      no information at this time   Sacred Heart Cemetery     ( partial burial list )   Spring Hill Cemetery a k a Boyle Farm Cemetery near Winkle, Perry County, Illinois   St. Bruno's Catholic Cemetery      Directions and Partial Burial List   Saint Joseph Cemetery      no information at this time   St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Cemetery     Todds Mill, Perry County, Illinois     ( complete transcription )   Sunset Memorial Park     DuQuoin, Perry County, Illinois     ( partial burial list )   Sutter Cemetery     Rural Route DuQuoin, Perry County, Illinois     ( partial burial list )   Swanwick Cemetery     ( partial list )   Tangen Cemetery     ( one burial )   Trinity Lutheran Cemetery      no information at this time   Vancil Cemetery      no information at this time   Weitzel Cemetery      no information at this time   Williams Cemetery      no information at this time   Youngblood Cemetery      Partial Burial List

C E N S U S

1855 Perry County, Illinois State Census       Township 4 South, Range 4 West         Township 6 South, Range 3 West

C H U R C H E S

New website address Denmark Baptist Church Established 1848         Cutler, Illinois   Nine Mile Baptist Church   St Paul's United Church of Christ, Pinckneyville Baptisms 1874 - 1886 Death Records 1884 - 1905

C I T I E S     &     T O W N S
Du Quoin Postcards circa 1940   Old DuQuoin -       Shook's Country Store   Old DuQuoin Sports Teams       Old Du Quoin Red Socks Ball Team   Pinckneyville Pictures   Kunz Store & Opera House    Pinckneyville   Joel Russell's    Willisville Photos

D E A T H         R E C O R D S

Death Index    1916 -1950 | A |   | Ba-Bi |   | Bl-Bz |   | C |   | D |   | E |   | F |   | G |   | Ha-He |   | Hi-Hu |   | I |   | J |   | K |   | L |     | M |   | Mc |   | N |   | O |   | P |   | Q |   | R |   | Sa-Sl |   | Sm-Sz |   | T |   | U |   | V |   | W |   | Y |   | Z |

St Paul's United Church of Christ, Pinckneyville       Death Records 1884 - 1905         Miscellaneous Death Listings 1878 - 1914

E X E C U T I O N S

Executions in Perry County

F A M I L Y       H I S T O R Y

BAXTER Family   Levina ( nee Logan ) COCKRILL   Lemmon - Killion Family Register   LEMEN Family   Descendants of Carrol Bias LOGAN   The Drury LOGAN Family   Euclid Washington LOGAN and Queen Dilla Benedict LOGAN   The Life of Reuben M. LOGAN   The Family of William LOGAN   The Life of Zachariah LOGAN   Our Early MILLIGAN Immigrants   TURNER Family, first 'colored' family in area   WORTHINGTON       Hillard & Emma (nee Wolf) Worthington, Obituaries and Family lineage

"F I R S T S"   of   Perry County

County Commissioners    (includes School Commissioners)   County Judges and Clerks of the Court   Grand and Petit Jurors   Masters In Chancery; Coroners; Recorder and Mine Inspector   Senators and Representatives   Sheriffs of the County   The First Murder Trial

F U N E R A L       N O T I C E S M E M O R I A L       C A R D S

AAPUHN, Maude I.   BEARD, Charles S.   BLAKESLEE, Ellen A.   BURNETT, Ethel Maude   KILLION, Lon   KILLION, Sarah   LEE, Charles   LEMMON, James W.     LOGAN, Andrew J.   LOGAN, Blanche H.   LOGAN, Eveline   LOGAN, James   LUKE, Aril Webster   LUKE, Mary Agnes   MILLER, Harry F.   RUSSELL, William E.   SHOOK, L. G.   SHOOK, Otilla   SHOOK, Robert S., Sr.

M A R R I A G E S       R E C O R D S M A R R I A G E S     -     W E D D I N G S
Marriages     partial list, 1831 - 1899		Dippel - Burk   Helvey - Stowers   Logan - Norbury   McClurken - Redfern   Medeker - Ross   Nehrkorn's 50th Anniversary   Rosenberger's 50th Anniversary   Schimpf - Rosenberger   Watts - Logan   Williams - Logan

N E W S P A P E R       E X T R A C T S

The Pinckneyville Advocate - April 23, 1920

P E N S I O N    R E C O R D S

List of Pensioners on the Roll, 1883

P R E C I N C T S    of    Perry   County Perry County has never adopted the township form of government. The county has been divided into precincts.

Beaucoup   Cutler   DuQuoin   Paradise   Pinckneyville   Sunfield   Swanwick   Tamaroa   Willisville

P R O B A T E    R E C O R D S

Estate of Welcome BUTLER   Estate of Elijah VANCIL

Research Links

Illinois State Archives Databases -- Global Database Search   Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916 - ongoing project Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950   Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 - ongoing project   Illinois War of 1812 Veterans - 1812 - 1815 Illinois Winnebago War Veterans -      1827 company rosters of the 20th Regiment of mounted volunteer riflemen Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans - 1831-1832 Illinois Mexican War Veterans - 1846 - 1848 Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls - 1861 - 1865 llinois Civil War Veterans of Missouri Units - 1861 - 1865 llinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy - 1861 - 1865 Illinois Spanish-American War Veterans - 1898   Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales   Illinois Historic Preservation Agency   Genforum   LDS site   Library of Congress - Local History & Genealogy Reading Room   Obituary Depot   German Links -- Finding a German Place of Origin

Research Locations

Cutler Public Library PO Box 57 409 South Main Cutler, Illinois 62238     DuQuoin Public Library 28 South Washington Street DuQuoin, Illinois 62832     Pinckneyville Public Library 312 South Walnut Street Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274     Perry County Historical Society 108 West Jackson Street Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274     I R A D Research requests should be sent to the IRAD depository holding the records you wish to have searched.   IRAD Depository c/o Special Collections Morris Library-6632 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 62901 618 - 453 - 3040   Illinois Regional Archives Depository Illinois State Archives Springfield, Illinois 62756 217 - 785 - 1266 Fax : 217 - 524 - 3930     Perry County Government Building P.O. Box 438 Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274     Perry County Clerk 618 - 357-5116     Perry County Circuit Clerk 618 - 357-6726     Perry County Recorder 618 - 357-5116

R E U N I O N S

LOGAN-GASS FAMILY REUNION - August 28, 1960

S C H O O L S

1938 Eighth Grade Graduations in Rural Schools   Du Quoin Female Seminary   Old Du Quoin 1855-1892   Du Quoin School Bands       Du Quoin Grade School Marching Band 1934 - 1935       Du Quoin High School Marching Band 1939 - 1940   Du Quoin School Sports       Du Quoin Hign School "Indians" Football Team 1939 - 1940   Old Du Quoin Grade School History, pictures with names, reunions, etc.   Pinckneyville Class Photos       1912 - 1st Primary       1914 - 1st Primary       1915/1916 -B 2nd Grade

Veterans of Perry County, Illinois
The United States at War
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Unknown Burial Locations   Grand Army of the Republic G. A. R. 1913 Rosters G. A. R. Transcription of the Death Rolls, 1879-1947 in Washington & Perry Counties, Illinois including some nearby communities   Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents (1887-1916) at Quincy, Illinois   World War I Veteran's Photos Duncan - Luke - Wilson   Korean War Casualty List   Viet Nam War Casualty List   World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing

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