On removing from connecticut to ohio in 1837 he settled at troy, miami county, making his home there and in montgomery county until december, 1850, when he came to illinois with his son reginald h. History of henry county, illinois, volume 2, part 1 henry l. Chapters are devoted to henry county in the revolution and the civil war, to churches, towns, courts, and schools, and to an appreciation of henry countys role in the. Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales. The 1818 census of crawford county this census encompasses much of the state during this time period a map is included 1825 northern illinois tax list. Internet archive bookreader history of henry county, illinois. Biographical sketches in the 1885 mchenry county history book. Every name index to history of henry county, indiana. Death records from 19091953 henry county only can still be searched using the genealogy book located on the electronic index shelf. Henry county is primarily made up of rolling farmland, and is well known for hog, corn, soybean and cattle production. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Mchenry county, il biographical sketches in the 1885 history book. Also be sure to use subject line with genealogy lookup in it or the junk email filter may prohibit your request from be filled.
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They traveled over the state to some extent, reach ing henry county in january, 185 1. Marriage records, henry county, illinois book b, 5 jan 1869 through 5 may 1878. Digitized books from the university of illinois at urbanachampaign are produced by the open content alliance in association with the university of illinois at urbanachampaign library. The history of henry county, illinois 1877 edition open. Located on the banks of the illinois river on front street, hpl offers its patrons various formats of material including books, periodicals, dvds, videos. Digital research library of illinois history a resource of the living history of illinois and chicago community. The illinois county that bears his name was initially established on january, 1825 along with ten other area counties. Others are rare antique maps, part of the collection by an exclusive arrangement with the. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Elizabeth barnett was born in madison county, kentucky 1814. This is on our randolph county, illinois genealogy trails site, so use your back arrow button to return here. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Henry connor was the first sheriff of randolph county, illinois. Randolph county, illinois marriages randolph illinois genweb.
He spearheaded the effort to install over 30 beautiful victorianstyle street lamps through the annawan business district. Clock tower in annawan il grove killelea was a longtime village board member and retired annawan teacher. Four public access computers are available, with cable internet service. Containing also a biographical directory, a condensed history of the state, map of the county, a business directory, an abstract of everyday laws, war record of henry county, officers of societies, lodges, etc. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Although substantially a collection of family histories, hills history of henry county, virginia observes virtually all the conventions of the standard county history. Find facts and tips on henry county including genealogy resources, vital, census, and county. Henry county illinois historical society, bishop hill, illinois. Plats the land of many nineteenthcentury mchenry county residents. Henry county, illinois genealogy familysearch wiki.
Click download or read online button to get history of henry county illinois book now. History of henry county, illinois, volume 1 henry l. The area is also dotted with wooded areas, rivers, lakes and streams. History of ogle county, illinois early settlement of the northwest, henry r. Guide to henry county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn.
Henry county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Henry conner, 1820 federal census, williamsburgh township. History of henry county, illinois 2 by kiner, henry l. The publishers bookstore includes a free online surname index. Click download or read online button to history of henry county illinois book pdf for free now. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Its known for its rich farm land and is dotted with many small towns. We want to congratulate our 2019 hcf queen sierra brown on placing in the top 15 in springfield at the 2020 miss illinois county fair pageant in january 2020 thanks for doing such a fantastic job representing henry county sierra. Within the atlases are 191,165 historical maps, illustrations, and histories many of which contain family names ideal for genealogical research. The library also offers the use of a microfilm readerprinter to look up information in old newspapers. Map historical directory of henry county, illinois about this item.
Henry county s political history is fairly typical of many yankeesettled rural counties in illinois. Illinois census transcriptions by county genealogy trails. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read history of henry county, illinois. History of henry county, illinois internet archive. The henry county genealogical society houses its collection at the kewanee public library on the lower level. The museum is located at the corner of knox and park streets in bishop hill. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Includes indexes, map of the united states, and map of illinois. Mchenry county illinois land atlas and plat book, 1985. Link to this page view link to the book embed a mini book reader 1 page 2 pages open to this. Map, available online, 1800 to 1899, landowners, illinois. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. The topography of the land on the west side of the illinois river, with relatively steep banks rising well above river level, assured early settlers that their homes would not flood. Together with sketches of its cities, villages, and towns.
Federal census of henry county, illinois book at circ desk 1850 and 1960 rock island county illinois census 1850 henry county census on microfilm 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. This work is in the public domain in the united states of america. It is named for patrick henry, revolutionary war firebrand and champion of individual rights, to whom the slogan give me liberty, or give me death is attributed. The history of henry county, illinois internet archive. Henry county vital records can be found at the illinois department of public health has copies of birth. Henry conner, 1820 illinois state census, 1 aug 1820, randolph county, illinois. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
History of henry county, illinois by kiner, henry l. After being largely democratic in its first few elections, the county turned powerfully republican for the 110 years following the formation of that party. Illinois historical maps and atlases historic map works. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rainda ghastly dew from the nations.
Henry county illinois historical society home facebook. The history of henry county, illinois, its taxpayers and voters. Aug 05, 2012 the history of henry county, illinois by, 1877, h. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the. Henry public library is a district library serving a population of approximately 2,500. To bring together those people interested in the history of henry coun ty and to collect and preserve articles of historical value to pass on to future generations. The 1807 voters list of illinois this is at our randolph county site. Henry county, illinois, was named for patrick henry 17361799, a revolutionary war era lawyer, orator, and statesman who is perhaps best known for his. Henry county genealogy room kewanee public library district. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
You can use the electronic index to search for birth records dating from 1909present and death records dating from 1954present for the entire state of ohio. History of henry county, illinois, volume 1 kiner, henry l. Mclean county, ilgenweb genealogy, history, queries, cemetery and census records plus a whole lot more. Henry county, illinois is located in northwestern illinois, just 16 miles from the mississippi river dividing illinois and iowa.
Henry county, illinois courthouse, tax assessor, historical society. Historical directory of henry county, illinois library. Lc land ownership maps, 116 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Plat book of henry county 1893 1910 plat book, city of geneseso. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy, newspapers.
Illinois maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully. History of henry county illinois download history of henry county illinois ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. The illinois county that bears his name was initially established on january. Atlases of the united states, 4192 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Elizabeth barnett on 5 feb 1810, marriage book 1, page 4. History of henry county, illinois, volume 1 by henry l. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. The books and documents within each county are listed in order of the publication date, whenever possible. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. Henry county is located in westcentral illinois south of interstate 80 and i74 it was formed in 1825 out of fulton county and named for patrick henry, statesman.
Containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc. History of henry county, illinois, volume 2, part 2. The state of illinois collection contains 3,149 atlases spanning 311 years of growth and development 1696 through 2007. History of henry county, illinois genealogy gophers. Pages 1244 were not reprinted and included indiana and national history and no henry county history. The henry county historical society was organized in 1963 with the expressed purposes of the society being.
Henry county, illinois, was named for patrick henry 17361799, a revolutionary war era lawyer, orator, and statesman who is perhaps best known for his proclamation, give me liberty or give me death. December died early east elected farm farmer father feet five four geneseo george give green ground grove half hand head held hennepin canal henry county horse hundred illinois interest james january john judge july june kewanee land letter lived located looked. Mchenry county, illinois genealogy familysearch wiki. Download and read online for free history of henry county, illinois 2 by kiner, henry l. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios.
History of henry county illinois its taxpayers and voters 1877 us gen web. History of hancock county, illinois, together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws. The history of henry county, illinois 1877 edition. Genealogy trails history group illinois ancestors henry county source. History of henry county illinois download ebook pdf. The biographical record of henry county, illinois by s. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Visitors are welcome to research family history using this collection in the room.
Map of henry county, illinois entered according to act of congress in the year 1860 by p. Kiner this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Plat book of henry county, illinois library of congress. Henry county was formed on january, 1825 out of fulton county, illinois. History of henry county, illinois, its taxpayers and voters, 1877. Plat book of henry county, illinois contributor names. This state page of our website provides direct links to free major genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on illinois genealogy, whether they exist on our site, or across the web. Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere. History of henry county, illinois history, story and. Henry white pages phone books in illinois il whitepages.