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== Record Finder Table for Illinois ==
This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
#In column 1, select a research goal.
This Record Finder table links to the Illinois topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
#In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
#In column 3, find additional record types that may be useful.
#Look in the section of this article that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] using the ''Place-name Search''. Some records are not at the library.
#If you do not find the desired information, see [[Illinois_Search_Strategies|Illinois Search Strategies]] for more suggestions.


===Vital Events ===
:Note: Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.<br><br>
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| '''1. If you need information about'''
| '''2. Look first in'''
| '''3. Then search'''
|-
| Adoptions
| [[Illinois_Court_Records|Court Records]], [[Illinois_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]
| [[Illinois_Census|Census]], [[Illinois_Probate_Records|Probate Records]]
|-
| Age
| [[Illinois_Census|Census]], [[Illinois_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Illinois_Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| [[Illinois_Vital_Records|Vital Records]],[[Illinois_Military_Records|Military Records]], [[Illinois_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Birth date
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Illinois_Vital_Records|Vital Records]], [[Social_Security_Death_Index_(SSDI)|Social Security Death Index]], [[Illinois_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Illinois_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Illinois_Church_Records|Church Records]],[[Illinois_Military_Records|Military Records]], [[Illinois_Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Birth place  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Vital Records, Obituaries
*[[Illinois Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Church Records, Military Records, Funeral Homes
*[[Illinois Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Illinois Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Illinois Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Illinois Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Boundaries and origins
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Maps, Gazetteers
*[[Illinois Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| History, Societies
*[[Illinois Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Illinois Census|Census]]
*[[Illinois Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Illinois Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Illinois Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Illinois Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Illinois Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Children
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Census, Probate Records, Obituaries, Genealogy
*[[Illinois Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Vital Records, Church Records, Land and Property
*[[Illinois Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
*[[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| City or parish of foreign birth
*[[Illinois Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Biography
*[[Illinois Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records, Funeral Homes
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
*[[Illinois Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| Country of foreign birth
*[[Illinois Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| Census, Vital Records, Obituaries
*[[Illinois Military Records|Military Records]]
| Natualization and Citizenship, Military Records, Minorities
|-  
|-
|}
| Death information
 
| Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries, SSDI, Newspapers
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
| Probate Records, Funeral Homes, Church Records
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| Divorce
| Vital Records, Court Records
| Newspapers, Census
|-
| Emigration information
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census
| Obituaries, Biography, Minorities, Land and Property, Court Records
|-
| Ethnic background
| Census, African Americans, American Indians, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records, Periodicals, Societies
|-
| Historical background
| History, Periodicals, Gazetteers<br>
| Maps, Land and Property, Church Records
|-
| Immigration date
| Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship
| Court Records, Biography, Obituaries, Periodicals
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Obituaries, Probate Records, Census
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Funeral Homes, Land and Property, Biography, Newspapers
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| Maiden name  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Probate Records  
*[[Illinois Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Church Records, Funeral Homes, Bible Records
*[[Illinois Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Illinois Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Illinois Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Illinois Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Illinois Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Census, Genealogy
*[[Illinois Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Church Records, Probate Records, Military Records
*[[Illinois Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Illinois Census|Census]]
*[[Illinois Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Illinois Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Illinois Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Naturalization
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Voting Registers
*[[Illinois Directories|Directories]]
| Court Records, Land and Property, Periodicals
*[[Illinois Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Census|Census]]
*[[Illinois Biography|Biography]]
*[[Illinois Societies|Societies]]
*[[Illinois Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Illinois Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Occupations, Census, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Biography, Directories, History
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Obituaries, Probate Records
*[[Illinois Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| Funeral Homes, Vital Records, Church Records, Genealogy
*[[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Illinois Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Census|Census]]
*[[Illinois Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Illinois Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| Parents
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Census, Genealogy
*[[Illinois Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Probate Records, Funeral Homes, Church Records, Biography
*[[Illinois Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Illinois Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Illinois Census|Census]]
*[[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Illinois Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Illinois Biography|Biography]]
*[[Illinois Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Physical description
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Biography, Occupations
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Maps, Gazetteers
*[[Illinois Census|Census]]
| Archives and Libraries, History, Societies
*[[Illinois Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Illinois Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Illinois Directories|Directories]]
*[[Illinois Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Illinois Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Illinois Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Illinois Biography|Biography]]
*[[Illinois Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Census, Military Records, Obituaries, Directories, Taxation
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Land and Property, Naturalization and Citizenship, Voting Registers
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| Place of residence when you know only the state
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Vital Records, Military Records
*[[Illinois Census|Census]]
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Taxation
*[[African American Record Finder]]
*[[African American Resources for Illinois|African Americans]]
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Illinois|Indigenous Peoples]]
*[[Illinois Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Illinois Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Illinois Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Illinois Societies|Societies]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Previous research
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals
*[[Illinois Census|Census]]
| History, Archives and Libraries, Societies
*[[Illinois Directories|Directories]]
*[[Illinois Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Illinois Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Illinois Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Archives and Libraries, Church Records, Periodicals
*[[Illinois Church Records|Church Records]]
| Societies, For Further Reading
*[[Illinois Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Illinois Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Vital Records, Obituaries
*[[Illinois Biography|Biography]]
| Biography, Cemeteries, Funeral Homes
*[[Illinois Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Illinois Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Illinois Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Illinois Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Illinois Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies, Obituaries, Biography  
*[[Illinois Military Records|Military Records]]
| Cemeteries, Directories, Newspapers
*[[Illinois Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Illinois Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Illinois Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}
|}


=== Adoption ===
{{Illinois|Illinois}}
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
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[[Category:Illinois Research Strategies]][[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Illinois|Record]]

Revision as of 10:53, 15 August 2011

United States  Gotoarrow.png  Illinois  Gotoarrow.png  Record Selection Table

This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.

  1. In column 1, select a research goal.
  2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
  3. In column 3, find additional record types that may be useful.
  4. Look in the section of this article that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the Family History Library Catalog using the Place-name Search. Some records are not at the library.
  5. If you do not find the desired information, see Illinois Search Strategies for more suggestions.
Note: Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.

1. If you need information about 2. Look first in 3. Then search
Adoptions Court Records, Vital Records Census, Probate Records
Age Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries Vital Records,Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
Birth date Vital Records, Social Security Death Index, Obituaries, Cemeteries Church Records,Military Records, Biography
Birth place Census, Vital Records, Obituaries Church Records, Military Records, Funeral Homes
Boundaries and origins Maps, Gazetteers History, Societies
Children Census, Probate Records, Obituaries, Genealogy Vital Records, Church Records, Land and Property
City or parish of foreign birth Vital Records, Obituaries, Biography Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records, Funeral Homes
Country of foreign birth Census, Vital Records, Obituaries Natualization and Citizenship, Military Records, Minorities
Death information Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries, SSDI, Newspapers Probate Records, Funeral Homes, Church Records
Divorce Vital Records, Court Records Newspapers, Census
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census Obituaries, Biography, Minorities, Land and Property, Court Records
Ethnic background Census, African Americans, American Indians, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records, Periodicals, Societies
Historical background History, Periodicals, Gazetteers
 Maps, Land and Property, Church Records
Immigration date Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship Court Records, Biography, Obituaries, Periodicals
Living relatives Obituaries, Probate Records, Census Funeral Homes, Land and Property, Biography, Newspapers
Maiden name Vital Records, Obituaries, Probate Records Church Records, Funeral Homes, Bible Records
Marriage information Vital Records, Obituaries, Census, Genealogy Church Records, Probate Records, Military Records
Naturalization Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Voting Registers Court Records, Land and Property, Periodicals
Occupations Occupations, Census, Obituaries Biography, Directories, History
Other family members Census, Obituaries, Probate Records Funeral Homes, Vital Records, Church Records, Genealogy
Parents Vital Records, Obituaries, Census, Genealogy Probate Records, Funeral Homes, Church Records, Biography
Physical description Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration Biography, Occupations
Place-finding aids Maps, Gazetteers Archives and Libraries, History, Societies
Places of residence Census, Military Records, Obituaries, Directories, Taxation Land and Property, Naturalization and Citizenship, Voting Registers
Place of residence when you know only the state Census, Vital Records, Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship, Taxation
Previous research Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals History, Archives and Libraries, Societies
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Church Records, Periodicals Societies, For Further Reading
Religion Church Records, Vital Records, Obituaries Biography, Cemeteries, Funeral Homes
Social activities Societies, Obituaries, Biography Cemeteries, Directories, Newspapers
v • d• e
Links to Illinois-related articles
Topics
Counties
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Extinct Co.
Dane • Illinois Country • Knox (1790-1809)
Major
 Repositories
Migration
 Routes
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