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Washington County, Illinois |
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Established January 2, 1818
Parent County = St. Clair
December 28, 1824 County Seat = Nashville
Latitude = 36 58 N to 42 30 N
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Sorry, I am not able to do personal research for you. |
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| Courthouse 1906 Photo and 1884 Construction News |

A N N I V E R S A R I E S
R E U N I O N S
1912 - - Co. B, 111th Ill Vol 50th Anniversary
Anniversaries F r o m :
The Nashville Journal - August 17, 1933
McKENZIE Family Reunions 1953, 2008 & 2009
A Casualty of Change
(Tuckerville)
By : Jefferey McKenzie ©

Humor, History, & Memories
SPIT AND WHITTLE FROM BUCKYS BENCH
By Bucky McCoy ©
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Brennecke Crain Downes Haun Matthews & McCoy McClurken McLaughlin Newman Lamar Peithmann Seyler Schnake Smith, J. Smith, W. Stinde, O. Summers Thompson Wilson Wright |
including Biographies Birth Records Death Records Estate Records Family Group Sheets Funeral Cards Marriage Records Obituaries Probate Reunions Wills |
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1861 ( 1 )
1878
1881
1883
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1885 Nov, Dec
1886
1893
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Why Emigrate?"History of the Wulfmann Family" "Geschichte die Familie Wulfmann" By : Dr. David S. Wulfman |
Hoffmanns 1662 - 1972By : Bernice Rheinhardt transcribed & edited by : By : Dr. David S. Wulfman |
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McKENZIE FAMILY TALESand Select Overripe Wild Persimmons By : Dr. Francis L. McKenzie |
Out Of The PastShort Stories Growing up on a family farm in Washington County, Hoyleton Township, Illinois, (1913-1934) By : Roscoe E. Peithman
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1923 Nashville High School Yearbook
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1952 Nashville Telephone Directory
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-- off-site at Roger Kemps website --
History of Oakdale TownshipCompiled by Lawrence Hood and Claudine Coulter in 1969 Reprinted about 1986 Also available at the Nashville Public Library, Nashville, IL. |
in pdf format Requires "Adobe Reader" |
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C A N Y O U I D E N T I F Y
Photographs from the Past
Mr. & Mrs Alexander McAllister's 47th Anniversary Photo - 1918
Barbara's Gallery has 157 photographs from Washington County,
A few are identified, but most are not
Family portraits and some social scenes taken predominantly between 1880 - 1920
in Nashville, Washington Co, Illinois and surrounding area
- off site link -
(should open in a seperate browser window)
Nashville Photo Project
C E M E T E R I E S
Cemeteries of Washington County
James Burns
Monument Marks Lone Grave
C E N S U S
1855 Washington County State Census
1865 Elkton Precinct, Washington County State Census
1865 Pilot Knob Precinct, Washington County State Census
New 1870 Census for Plum Hill Towwnship
1880 Ag Census for George Henderson
New 1880 Ag Census for Okawville, (Plum Hill)

Pietist Movement among German Protestants
St. Barbara Catholic Church of Scheller
Centennial St. Barbara Catholic Church 1898 - 1998
Located on Genealogy Trails - Jefferson County, IL website
St. Salvador Lutheran Church aka St. Salvator Lutheran Church of Venedy

C H U R C H R E C O R D S
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Births / Baptisms
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Confirmations
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Communion Records
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Death Records
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Weddings
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Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
Pilot Knob Township, Washington County, Illinois
Oak Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
St. John's UCC of Johannisburg
Johannisburg Township, Washington County, Illinois
Catholic Church Records
for the Belleville Archdiocese
were microfilmed and are available in the
Belleville Public Library
121 East Washington Street
Belleville, Illinois 62220
Telephone : 618 - 234 - 0441
web site : http://www.bellevillepubliclibrary.org/archives-and-genealogy
Hours:
Monday - Thuisday : 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday : 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday
Note : St. Barbara's microfilm is almost impossible to read.

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Washington County Illinois Church Record Extractions By : Barb Lewandowski E-mail Barb |
Illinois Churches |
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Cities, Towns, & Villages
Nashville History |
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Wilbert J. "Bucky" McCoy
Author - Genealogist - Historian - Newspaper Columnist
C O N V I C T S
P A R D O N S
Quick Index to Joliet Prisoners
D E A T H R E C O R D S
Death Index 1916 -1950
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Coal Mine Fatalities in Washington Co., IL.
Ebenezer Lutheran Church, - Okawville (Grand Prairie)
Death Records - 1871-1883
McCoy Family Bible
"Deaths" page
See : Family Records
Index of Documents for various Surnames

Online Illinois Death Indexes & Records
D I V O R C E R E C O R D S
Divorce Records 1819 - 1861
with someadditional marriage records for the individuals
E X E C U T I O N S
Executions in Washington County
FA M I L Y R E C O R D S

FU N E R A L N O T I C E S
GERSTKEMPER, Chas.
L A N D R E C O R D S
U. S. Marshal's Sales - 1860
L I B R A R I E S
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Ashley Public Library 70 North Second Street Ashley, Illinois 62808 618 - 485 - 2295 Open : Tues. and Fri. 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon. 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sat.. 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon
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Irvington Branch Library 208 South 5th Street Irvington, IL 62848 618 - 249-8143 |
Nashville Public Library 219 East Elm Street Nashville, Illinois 62263 618 - 327 - 3827 FAX : 618 - 32 7- 4820
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Museum Washington County Historical Society P.O. Box 9 Nashville, IL 62263
Mail questions/requests to: Attention of Wanda Groennert |
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M A P S
Washington County Maps of Townships
featuring cemetery locations
![]() | Northern Townships Covington Hoyleton Irvington Okawville Venedy |
Central Townships Ashley Beaucoup Johannisburg Nashville Plum Hill Richview |
Southern Townships Bolo DuBois Lively Grove Oakdale Pilot Knob |
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| M A R R I A G E R E C O R D S Partial Lists |
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| Book _ - 1831 - 1832 Book A - 1833 - 1839 Book A - 1840 - 1844 Book A - 1845 - 1849 Book A - 1850 - 1857 Book B - 1857 - 1865 Book C - 1866 -1877 Book D - 1877 - 1890 Book E - 1914 - 1921
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Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Okawville (Grand Prairie) Weddings
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Wedding Announcements F r o m : The Nashville Journal August 17, 1933
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W E D D I N G S
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Nolte & Schneider
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M E D I C A L
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Unknown Burial Locations
Grand Army of the Republic
G. A. R. Transcription of the Death Rolls, 1879-1947 Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans of J Burns Company, Regiment 3, Brigade 3 Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents (1887-1916) at Quincy, Illinois Washington County, Illinois Veterans - with additional info added 1912 - - Co. B, 111th Ill Vol 50th Anniversary 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor for Veterans from Washington County, Illinois World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing
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M I S C E L L A N C E O U S R E C O R D S
Coal Mines of Washington County 1865 - 1899
Coal Mine Fatalities in Washington Co., IL.
Hoyleton Bank Loan Book 1856 - 1899 6 Pages Contains some Lands Descriptions, etc.
Washington County Residents as Patients at Anna State Mental Hospital - 1914
M O R T A L I T Y R E C O R D S
1850 Mortality List
N A M E O R I G I N S
Brink
N A T U R A L I Z A T I O N S
Naturalizations 1819 - 1861
including a couple from Jefferson County, IL.
N E W S P A P E R I T E M S
Newspaper Extracts 1865 - 1894
Primarily from The Nashville Journal
Newspaper Extracts 1900 - 1949
Primarily from The Nashville Journal
Ashley Town Marshall's
Daughter Slain in St. Louis - 1928
from Marci's collection
Washington County Gazette
Miscellaneous Articles
O B I T U A R I E S
List of obituaries that are available on this website

Delores Riley has offered to furnish "Nashville News" obituaries from 1990 trhough 2005
If you can furnish publication date from the index, it would be a great help.
However, a few issues of the paper are missing from her collection.
Most of these are on 3 x 5 cards and copies will be mailed to the requester.
Please note : There is a limit of 4 per request.
Contact : Delores
Obituary Indexs
5Mar1998 - 30Dec1997
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O R P H A N ' S H O M E S
Hoyleton Orphan's Home
PA S S E N G E R L I S T S
Ship Agnes - November 27, 1848 arrival at New Orleans
P E N S I O N R E C O R D S
Pensioners on the Roll, 1883
Robert J. Guthrie Pension File Documents
P O S T O F F I C E S
PR O B A T E R E C O R D S
Pre - 1910 Probate Records Index |
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IRAD contact info : Illinois Regional Archives Depository c/o Special Collections Morris Library-6632 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901-6632 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Probates Index Number posted is a Box Number.
My understanding is that at the present, you can request photocopies
The address :
Information that was received from a
It is the CIRCUIT CLERK that you need to contact for these.
The old records are getting brittle and more and
The COST is $1 per page to copy and the Clerk will do the copying. |
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Note : Some Indenture & Inquest Records are located under [ I ]
Marriage Licenses
See : Family Records |
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Q U E R I E S
Queries A - H
Queries J - Z
"Arborwood" Queries pre-September 2004
S C H O O L S
Historical School Photos
McKelvey School
1906 Ashley Grade School, Room 6
1924 Nashville, 4th Grade
unknown date Nashville Class
circa 1927 Ashley Grade School
1936 Ashley High School, Girls Glee Club
Ashley Schools
Ashley, Washington County, Illinois
including
Class Photos
1956 basketball article
Du Bois Schools
Du Bois, Washington County, Illinois
Fairview School
near Ashley, Washington County, Illinois
Class Photos, 1916, 1917, 1919
Hoyleton Schools
Hoyleton, Hoyleton Township, Washington County, Illinois
Nashville, Nashville Township, Schools
1923 Nashville High School Yearbook
1936 Graduating Class - Nashville High School
Pleasant Hill School, District No. 32
Hoyleton Township, Washington County, Illinois
Washington County Schools
1907 Eighth Grade Graduation
White Oak School
Beaucoup Township, Washington County, Illinois
School Questions & Comments
! - 1930s Country Schools
"brick", Dry Arm, Fairview, Flanagan, Howard
? - Carson School
? - Grand Point School
S P O R T S
Team Photos
1902 Baseball, 1906 Baseball,1933-34 Basketball
S U R N A M E S
Surnames A - I
Surnames J - Z
See : Family Records
Index of Documents for various Surnames
W E A T H E R
Tornados
V E T E R A N S
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United States at War
V E T E R A N S Listed Alphabetically | J | | K | | L | | M | | Mc | | N | | O | | P | | Q | | R | | S | | T | | U | | V | | W | | X | | Y | | Z |
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Munsell Family or
Munselle & Zimmerman Families
Links removed - were no longer valid
Dr. John G Munsell was a Doctor in Irvington, Washington Co., IL. in 1880.
Munsell's are from Jefferson Co. but John lived Washington Co., IL.
Online Illinois Death Indexes & Records
Illinois Death Index
Death Records Search
Illinois State Archives
Databases you can search for free
Illinois Archives
Illinois State Archives IRAD Holdings
Washington County, Illinois
Links to School web sites, and other Misc. Links
Library of Congress - Local History & Genealogy Reading Room
SCHNAKE Researching Schnake/Schnacke in Kreis Minden, Westfalen, and worldwide
German Links
Finding a German Place of Origin
Surrounding Counties |
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| Madison County | Clinton County | Marion County |
| St. Clair County | Washington | Jefferson County |
| Randolph County | Perry County | Franklin County |
As the Host for Washington County, IL. - Genealogy Trails
You can reach me by e-mail at :
Wayne
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Most recently was on
February 8, 2010