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Illinois Obituary Archive Search Engine
CemSEARCH: Illinois Cemetery Inscription Search Engine
Illinois Obituary Collection (Directory)
World War I Casualties (many from Illinois and the Chicago area)
MortalitySchedules.com
Illinois Newspaper Directory
Counties of the United States
Cities of the United States
Find Your Ancestors In History
World Vital Records
Illinois Obituary Lookup Volunteers
Northwestern University Alumni Obituaries (Chicago)
Birth Records Search
Reverse SSN Search
Marriage and Divorce Records Search
Death Records Search
Central States Obituary Search Engine
Early Illinois Newspaper Extracts Search Engine
Illinois Historical & Genealogical Societies
Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 - Alternate Link
Request a Lookup From Nita
Fox Valley Obituaries
State of Illinois Prison Inmate Search - link fixed!
Online Funeral Search

Miscellaneous

Telegraph Herald - Current (from Dubuque, IA; click on Obituaries)
Telegraph Herald - Archives (search; from Dubuque, IA, but covers western IL)

Adams Co.

Adams County Obituary Search Engine
Quincy.net Obituary Archive
Deaths From Quincy Newspapers - 1890's
Adams County Obituaries
Herald-Whig Current Deaths
Adams County Obituary Index
Hansen Spear Funeral Home Obituaries
Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home Obituaries
Quincy High School Alumni Database

Alexander Co.

1850 Alexander County Mortality Schedule
Connie's Obituary Submissions

Bond Co.

Bond County Obituary Forum

Brown Co.

Brown County Wills and Obituaries
Early Brown County Marriages

Bureau Co.

Bureau County News Obituaries

Carroll Co.

Carroll County Birth Certificates Index, 1877–1913

Cass Co.

Cass County Obituaries and Birth Announcements

Champaign Co.

News-Gazette
Miscellaneous Champaign County Deaths I
Miscellaneous Champaign County Deaths II
Miscellaneous Champaign County Deaths III
Miscellaneous Champaign County Deaths IV
Miscellaneous Champaign County Deaths V
Champaign County Obituaries
John Risinger Cemetery Inscriptions

Christian Co.

Miscellaneous Christian County Deaths
Early Christian County Marriages

Clark Co.

Clark County Obituary Search Engine
Wabash Valley Obituary Database
Clark County Obituaries

Clay Co.

Clay County Obituaries
WNOI Current Obituaries

Coles Co.

Coles County Obituaries
Journal Gazette & Times Courier Obituaries
City of Mattoon Death Certificate Registers Index, 1899–1918
1850 Coles County Mortality Schedule
1860 Coles County Mortality Schedule

Cook Co.

Obituary Index from Local Newspapers
Barrington Area Vitals Index Search Engine
Barrington Courier-Review Obituary Archives 2002-present
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home obituaries (Orland Park)
Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1872–1911
Arlington Heights Post Obituary Archives 2002-present
Official Chicago Death Record - December 1907
Miscellaneous Cook County Obituaries 1
Miscellaneous Cook County Obituaries 2
Miscellaneous Cook County Obituaries 3
Miscellaneous Cook County Obituaries 4
Miscellaneous Cook County Obituaries 5
Miscellaneous Cook County Obituaries 6
Miscellaneous Cook County Obituaries 7
Foran Funeral Home Obituaries
Barrington Courier-Review
Dziennik Chicagoski Obituaries
Buffalo Grove Countryside
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune Obituary Database
Daily Herald
Edison-Norwood Times-Review
Elmwood Park Elm Leaves
Evanston Review
Franklin Park Herald Journal
Glencoe News  (obits and births)
Glenview Announcements
Hoffman Estates Review
Lincolnwood Review
Maywood Herald
Melrose Park Herald
Morton Grove Champion
Morton Grove Public Library Obituary Search
Mount Prospect Times
Niles Herald Spectator
Norridge & Harwood Heights News
Northbrook Star
Northlake Herald-Journal
Oak Park - Oak Leaves (obits & births)
Palatine Countryside
Park Ridge Advocate
River Forest - Forest Leaves
Rolling Meadows Review
Schaumburg Review (obits & births)
Skokie Review
Skokie Obituary Index
The Star (Tinley Park)  (covers Chicago surrounding area)
West Proviso Herald
Westchester Herald
Wheeling Countryside
Wilmette Life  (obits & births)
Wilmette Life Obituary Index 1978-2002
Wilmette Life Obituary Archives 2002-present
Winnetka Talk  (obits & births)
Chicago Tribune (Schaumburg edition)
Chicago Tribune (Hoffman Estates edition)
Chicago Tribune (Evanston edition)
Wulkan Monument Company (just dates)
Rootsweb - Cook County Obituary Index (Searchable)
St. Johns Ev. Lutheran Church Rodenberg Deaths 1865-1900
Cook County Obituary Forum (ILGenWEB)
Barr Funeral Home Obituaries
Northfield Union Cemetery Inscriptions
Chicago Police Department Homicide Record Index, 1870–1930
Chicago City Directory 1844

Crawford Co.

Wabash Valley Obituary Database
Crawford County Obituaries A-C - D-H - I-L - M-P - Q-T - U-Z

DeKalb Co.

Edgebrook Times Review

DeWitt Co.

DeWitt County Obituary Search Engine
DeWitt County Obituaries
DeWitt County Death Records
DeWitt County Cemetery Inscriptions
BORN, BOUND, and BURIED reprints  Feb. 1879
DeWitt County Coroner's Inquest Files Index (1924-1977)
DeWitt County Databases
1850 Mortality Schedule
1860 Mortality Schedule
DeWitt County Deaths 1878
1880 Mortality Schedule

Douglas Co.

Village of Arthur Local Registrar's Birth Certificates Index 1868–1925

DuPage Co.

The Wheaton Sun Obituary Archives 2002-present
Lombard, Illinois Newspaper Obituaries, 1929-53
Elmhurst Press (Elmhurst, Illinois) Obituaries, 1988-98
The Hinsdale Doings
The Lisle Sun
Naperville Sun
The Wheaton Sun
Chicago Tribune
The Abbey Cemetery Inscriptions
Villa Park Argus Obituary Index
Addison Township Cemetery Index
York Township Cemetery Index
Downers Grove and Lisle Township Cemetery Index
DuPage County Marriage Records
DuPage County Biographies, Obituaries and Wills
DuPage County Misc. Death Listings 1916-1945
Hultgren Funeral Home Records

Edgar Co.

Wabash Valley Obituary Database

Fayette Co.

Fayette County Obituaries
New Fayette County Obituaries
Fayette County Obituaries II

Ford Co.

Iroquois, Ford, and Kankakee County Obituaries

Franklin Co.

Franklin County Marriages

Fulton Co.

Avon Sentinel Recent - Archives

Gallatin Co.

The Daily Register Obituaries - Archive

Greene Co.

Greene County Obituary Search Engine
Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes Obituaries 2001
Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes Obituaries 2002
Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes Obituaries 2003
Greene Co., IL, Deaths, 1950-1955
Greene County Archives

Hamilton Co.

Hamilton County Obituary Search Engine
McLeansboro.com - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000
Hamilton County Obituaries A-L   M-Z
The Yesterdays of Hamilton County (Obituaries)
Hamilton County Marriages 1821-1850 A-L   M-Z

Hancock Co.

Hancock County Obituary Search Engine
Macomb Journal Web (click on the date and scroll to bottom)
Macomb Eagle Recent - Archives

Hardin Co.

Hardin County Obituaries

Henderson Co.

Henderson County Obituaries
Index of Henderson County Related Deaths 1999
Index of Henderson County Related Deaths 2000
Index of Henderson County Related Deaths 2001
Index of Henderson County Related Deaths 2002
Index of Henderson County Related Deaths 2003
Index of Henderson County Related Deaths 2004
Henderson County Records (scroll to Obituaries)
Henderson County Marriages

Henry Co.

Grace Lutheran Cemetery Index
Obits and Funeral Notices of Henry County Families

Iroquois Co.

Iroquois, Ford, and Kankakee County Obituaries
Iroquois County, Illinois, Register of Marriages

Jackson Co.

Jackson County Main Page (Very Extensive Records! A Model County Page)
Jackson County Obituaries 1890
Jackson County Obituaries 1891
Jackson County Obituaries
Glenn Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
Ava Evergreen Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
Bartlett Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
Zion Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
Etherton Cemetery Inscriptions
Hagler Cemetery Inscriptions

Jasper Co.

Jasper County Page (scroll down to Obituary Section)

Jefferson Co.

Jefferson County Obituaries
Jefferson County Death Notices
Jefferson County Cemetery Inscriptions
Mt. Vernon Register News extracts

Jersey Co.

Jersey County Death Index 1878 - 1900+
Jersey County Mortality Schedule - 1850

Jo Daviess Co.

Obituaries from Jo Daviess County

Johnson Co.

Rushing Cemetery Inscriptions
Berea Cemetery Inscriptions

Kane Co.

Kane County Obituary Search Engine
The Beacon News Obituary Archives 1997-present
The St. Charles Sun Obituary Archives 2003-present
Fox Valley Obituary Index
Kane County Obituaries
Elgin Area G.A.R. Obituaries
Kane County Deaths
Beacon News
Elburn Herald

Kankakee Co.

Kankakee County Obituary Search Engine
Kankakee County Obituaries
Kankakee County Discussion Group

Knox Co.

Abingdon Argus Recent - Archives

Lake Co.

The Antioch Review Obituary Archives 2002-present
Highland Park Obituary Index 1874-1950, 1991-1999
Buffalo Grove Countryside Obituary Archives 2002-present
Deerfield Review
Wauconda Courier Obituary Archives 2004-present
Highland Park News
Lake Forester (obits & births)
Libertyville Review
Mundelein Review
Vernon Hills Review
Vernon Hills Review Obituary Archives 2002-present
Press Clippings from 1845-1989
Fairfield Cemetery Inscriptions
Grant Cemetery Inscriptions
Lake Mound Cemetery Inscriptions
St. Patrick's Cemetery Inscriptions
White Cemetery Inscriptions

LaSalle Co.

LaSalle County Obituaries

Lawrence Co.

Daily Record Obituaries

Macon Co.

Decatur Herald & Review
Macon County Obituary Index (1997-1998)
Macon County Obituaries
Rootsweb - Macon County Obituaries ("A" page; scroll to bottom for continuation)
Friends Creek Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
Macon County Marriages
Greenwood Cemetery Inscriptions
Graceland Cemetery Inscriptions
Fairlawn Cemetery Inscriptions
Decatur Daily Republican (1875-79, 1883-85, 1888, 1891-94, and 1896)

Macoupin Co.

Macoupin County Obituaries
Greene County Obituary Search Engine - (covers some of Macoupin Co.)
Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes Obituaries 2001
Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes Obituaries 2002
Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes Obituaries 2003
Macoupin County Obituaries
Macoupin County Coroner's Inquest Files Index (1835–1928)

Madison Co.

AltonWeb - Births - Queries
Herr Funeral Home (archives from 1996-present)
St. John Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos

Marion Co.

Marion County Obituaries

Marshall Co.

Marshall County Obituaries

Massac Co.

Massac County Obituaries
Massac County Deaths
1850 Federal Mortality Schedule
1860 Federal Mortality Schedule
Massac County Discussion Group

McDonough Co.

Blandinsville Star-Gazette Recent - Archives
McDonough County Obituary Index

McHenry Co.

The Algonquin Countryside Obituary Archives 2002-present
Cary Grove Countryside (births only)
The Woodstock Independent (scroll down to "Community" - Births, Deaths)
Algonquin Countryside (births only)
Nunda (Crystal Lake) Herald, July 1880 – May 1908

McLean Co.

The Pantagraph
McLean County Obituary Surname Index
Surname Index to McLean County Cemeteries
East Twin Grove Cemetery Inscriptions
West Twin Grove Cemetery Inscriptions
Barnard Cemetery Inscriptions
Christian Cemetery Inscriptions
McCollough Cemetery Inscriptions
Wilson Cemetery Inscriptions
McLean County Obituaries

Menard Co.

Menard County Death Index 1877-1900
1870 Mortality Schedule
1880 Mortality Schedule

Mercer Co.

Mercer County Obituary Index
Quaker Cemetery Inscriptions
Cemetery Records of Mercer County

Monroe Co.

Selected Monroe County Funeral Cards 1895-1930
Selected Monroe County Funeral Cards 1931-1946
Selected Monroe County Funeral Cards 1947-1949

Montgomery Co.

Miscellaneous Montgomery County Obituary Extracts
Montgomery County News Obituaries (Current)
Montgomery & Macoupin County Obituary Archive
Montgomery County Archives

Morgan Co.

Morgan County Obituary Search Engine
Morgan County Obituaries
Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes Obituaries 2001
Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes Obituaries 2002
Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes Obituaries 2003
Morgan County Civil War Obituaries
Greene County Obituary Search Engine - (covers some of Morgan Co.)
Walnut Grove Cemetery Inscriptions
1850 Morgan County Mortality Schedule

Moultrie Co.

News-Progress
Moultrie County Obituaries A-F   G-RS-Z
Moultrie County Obituary Information
Village of Arthur Local Registrar's Birth Certificates Index 1868–1925
Bethany Cemetery Index
French Cemetery Index
Greenhill Cemetery Index
Hewitt Cemetery Index
Kellar Cemetery Index
Pea Cemetery Index
Whitfield Cemetery Index
Miscellaneous Cemetery Index

Ogle Co.

St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery Inscriptions
Rochelle News Leader Obituaries
Rochelle News Leader Archives
Ogle County Page Obituaries

Peoria Co.

Peoria Journal Star
Peoria County Scanned Obituaries and Funeral Cards
Funeral & Death Notices
Peoria County Single Obituary Listings
Peoria County Family/Surname Obituary Groupings
Peoria County Marriages
Peoria County Births
Peoria County Vital Death Listings
Springdale Cemetery Inscriptions
Peoria County Cemetery Inscriptions(Poor Farm)
St. Mary Cemetery Inscriptions
Princeville Township Cemetery
West Hallock Cemetery

Perry Co.

Perry County Obituary Search Engine
I.O.O.F. Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
McElvain Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
Sacred Heart Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
Sutter Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
Perry County Marriages

Piatt Co.

Piatt County, Illinois Marriage and Cemetery Records, 1841-53

Pike Co.

Greene County Obituary Search Engine - (covers some of Pike Co.)

Pope Co.

Pope County Cemetery Index
1850 Pope County Mortality Schedule
1880 Pope County Mortality Schedule
Some Deaths From the Presbyterian Church Records, Golconda, IL

Pulaski Co.

Pulaski County Obituaries

Putnam Co.

Putnam County Obituaries 1840-1922
Clear Creek Cemetery Inscriptions

Randolph Co.

Randolph County Obituary Search Engine (Chester)
Randolph County Obituaries
Kaskaskia Marriages 1700's
Randolph County Cemetery Surname Index (scroll down)
I.O.O.F. Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
St. Mark's Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
Tilden Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
1850 Randolph County Mortality Schedule

Rock Island Co.

The Dispatch (subscription based)
Rock Island County Obituary Archive
Rock Island County Obituaries from Julie McElroy
Rock Island County Cemetery Index

Saline Co.

Saline County Obituary Search Engine
Daily Register Online
Eldorado Journal Obits 1917-1919 Page 1
Eldorado Journal Obits 1917-1919 Page 2
1922 Saline County Obituaries Jan-Jul
1922 Saline County Obituaries Aug-Dec
1850 Mortality Schedule
Saline County Discussion Group

Sangamon Co.

State Journal-Register
The Daily Register
Sangamon County Obituaries  (scroll to Obituaries)
Camp Butler National Cemetery (Civil War)
More Sangamon County Obituaries

Schuyler Co.

Schuyler County Obituary Index
Schuyler County Obituaries
Good Hope Cemetery Index

Scotland Co.

Scotland County Obituary Search Engine

Scott Co.

Greene County Obituary Search Engine - (covers some of Scott Co.)
Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes Obituaries 2001
Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes Obituaries 2002
Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes Obituaries 2003

Stark Co.

Stark County Obituaries and Death Notices

St. Clair Co.

Belleville News-Democrat Obituary Archives 2000-present
Millstadt Enterprise Obituary Index, 1897–1949
Freeburg Tribune Obituary Index 1904-1939 - Search Engine
St. Clair County Obituaries
More St. Clair County Obituaries
Mascoutah Herald Obituary Dates 1912-1971
Kassly Funeral Home Obituaries
Kurrus Funeral Home Obituaries
St. Clair County Misc. Death Dates 1916-1945
Lakeview Memorial Gardens Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
St. Clair Memorial Park Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos
Proofs of Death Index 1870-1880

Stephenson Co.

Stephenson County Obituaries
1850 Stephenson County Mortality Schedule

Tazewell Co.

Tazewell County Obituaries
More Tazewell County Obituaries
Tazewell County Death Record Index
Preston-Hanley Funeral Home Obituaries

Union Co.

Union County Obituaries
1850 Union County Mortality Schedule
1860 Union County Mortality Schedule
1870 Union County Mortality Schedule
Miscellaneous Union County Death Certificates
Union County Death Index
Mowery & Bankston Cemetery Inscriptions
Perry Cemetery Inscriptions
Antioch Cemetery Inscriptions
Sensemire & Kimmel Cemetery Inscriptions
Duck Pond Cemetery Inscriptions
West Liberty Cemetery Inscriptions
Early Union County Marriages

Vermilion Co.

Vermilion County Coroner's Inquest Files 1908-1956
Vermilion County Deaths and Obituaries Index (Sidell) I
Vermilion County Deaths and Obituaries Index (Sidell) II
Some Vermilion County Marriages

Warren Co.

Roseville Independent Recent - Archives

Washington Co.

Greenwood Cemetery Inscriptions and Photos

Wayne Co.

Wayne County Obituaries
1850 Mortality Schedule
1860 Mortality Schedule
1870 Mortality Schedule
1880 Mortality Schedule
Early Wayne County Marriages 1819-1824
Wayne County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1888–1960

White Co.

White County Obituaries
Carmi Times Current Obituaries
Carmi Times Obituary Archive Search
Kittinger-Fair Funeral Home (Carmi)
Wayne County Coroner's Inquest Record Index (1888–1960)

Whiteside Co.

Whiteside County Obituaries
Hollinshead Cemetery Inscriptions

Will Co.

Bolingbrook Sun
The Plainfield Sun Obituary Archives 2002-present
Will County Obituaries I
Will County Obituaries II
Trinity Lutheran & Zion Lutheran Cemetery A-E - F-K - L-R - S-Z
Will County Cemeteries (some with Index)
Trinity/Zion Lutheran Church Marriages 1854-1900

Williamson Co.

Williamson County Obituary Search Engine
Williamson County Cemetery Index for Inscriptions
1850 Williamson County Mortality Schedule  Alternate
1860 Williamson County Mortality Schedule

Winnebago Co.

Rockford Register Star Obituaries

Woodford Co.

Woodford County, Illinois, Prairie District Library, Obituaries, 1887 to Present
Woodford County Obituaries
Woodford County Misc. Death Listings 1916-1945

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