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*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Illinois began recording deaths in 1877. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Illinois death records]]  
*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Illinois began recording deaths in 1877. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Illinois death records]]  
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].  
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].  
=== Illinois Record Finder  ===
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===


This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''


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| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
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| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
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| '''3. Other useful records'''
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| Birth information  
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| [[How to Find Illinois Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Illinois Death Records|Death records]], [[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Illinois Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Illinois Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Illinois Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Illinois Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
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| Marriage information  
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| [[How to Find Illinois Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Illinois Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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| [[Illinois Church Records|Church records]], [[Illinois Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Illinois Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
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| Death information  
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| [[How to Find Illinois Death Records|Death Records]], [[Illinois Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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| [[Illinois Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Illinois Church Records|Church Records]], [[Illinois Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| Parents  
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| [[How to Find Illinois Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Illinois Death Records|Death records]], [[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Illinois Census|Census]], [[Illinois Church Records|Church records]]  
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| [[Illinois Biography|Biography]], [[Illinois Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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| Maiden name  
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| [[How to Find Illinois Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Illinois Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Illinois Church Records|Church Records]], [[Illinois Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
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| Immigration date  
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| [[Illinois Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Illinois Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[Illinois Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Illinois Biography|Biography]], [[Illinois History|History]]
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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| Naturalization  
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| [[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Illinois Census|Census]], [[Illinois Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[Illinois Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Illinois Biography|Biography]], [[Illinois Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description  
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| [[Illinois Military Records|Military Records]], [[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Illinois Biography|Biography]], [[Illinois History|History]]
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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To look for more Illinois records, [[Illinois Record Finder|go here]]  
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
 
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
=== Further Illinois Research  ===
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
 
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
For more research on Illinois, including research at the county level, visit the [[Illinois Genealogy|Illinois]] page on the Research Wiki.  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/14?region=United%20States%20of%20America Illinois record collections] at FamilySearch.
 
Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/14?region=United%20States%20of%20America Illinois record collections] at FamilySearch.


Diane Renner Walsh.'' Genealogical Research in Illinois.'' National Genealogical Society Quarterly. 94 #1 (March 2006):38-67. FHL 973 B2ng   
Diane Renner Walsh.'' Genealogical Research in Illinois.'' National Genealogical Society Quarterly. 94 #1 (March 2006):38-67. FHL 973 B2ng   

Revision as of 11:32, 24 September 2020

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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page

The Illinois Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Illinois. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.



Illinois Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Illinois

Illinois Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Illinois.

  • Birth information: Birth records in Illinois start on the county level in 1916 with compliance by 1922. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
  • Finding Parents: The State of Illinois began recording deaths in 1877. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Illinois death records
  • Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

[STATE] Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].

1. What you are looking for: 2. Try these records first: 3. Other useful records

Birth information

  • [[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
  • [[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
  • [[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
  • [[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
  • [[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
  • [[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
  • [[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
  • [[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
Marriage information
  • [[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
  • [[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
  • [[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
  • [[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
  • [[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
  • [[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
Death information
  • [[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
  • [[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
  • [[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
  • [[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
  • [[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
  • [[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
Parents
  • [[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
  • [[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
  • [[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
  • [[[STATE] Census|Census]]
  • [[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
  • [[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
  • [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]

Maiden name

  • [[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
  • [[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
  • [[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
  • [[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
  • [[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]

Immigration date

  • [[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
  • [[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
  • [[[STATE] Census|Census]]
  • [[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
  • [[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
  • [[[STATE] History|History]]

Naturalization

  • [[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
  • [[[STATE] Census|Census]]
  • [[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
  • [[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
  • [[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
  • [[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]

Physical description

  • [[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
  • [[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
  • [[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
  • [[[STATE] History|History]]

Further [STATE] Research[edit | edit source]

  • Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].
  • For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.]]
  • For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|[STATE]]] page on the Research Wiki.
  • Search all of the Illinois record collections at FamilySearch.

Diane Renner Walsh. Genealogical Research in Illinois. National Genealogical Society Quarterly. 94 #1 (March 2006):38-67. FHL 973 B2ng

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