DuPage County, Illinois Genealogy

GUIDES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Peters, Marjorie Herlache. DuPage County, Illinois Churches and Their Records, 1833-1920. Lombard, IL: Lombard Suburban Genealogical Society, 1981. Call # folio F547.D9 D71.

Stoddard, John H. DuPage County, Illinois Genealogical Records: Located in DuPage County Repositories. Elmhurst, IL: J. H. Stoddard, 1992. Call # folio F547.D9 S76 1992.

Genealogical Sources: DuPage County, Illinois. Lombard, IL: Lombard Suburban Genealogical Society, 1978. Call # folio Z1278.D8 L65 1978.

VITAL RECORDS AND COURT RECORDS

Genealogical Records of DuPage County. Elmhurst, IL: DAR, 1943-1952. Call # Geneal. Case fE 692463.207.

· Book A: Marriage Records, Dec. 1877-Nov. 1889.
· Book B: Marriage Records, 1861-1877.
· Book C: Marriage Records, 1839-1861.
· Book C: Marriage Records, Nov. 1889-Jan. 1900.
· Book E: Marriage Records, 1900-1905.

Index to the Naturalization Records of DuPage County, Illinois. Lombard, IL: DuPage Co. Genealogical Society, 1999. Call # folio F547.D9 I53 1999.

Marriage Records of DuPage County, Illinois. Lombard, IL: DuPage County Genealogical Society, 1989-1990.

· Jun. 20, 1839-Jun. 30, 1857. Call # folio F547.D9 M37 1989.
· Jul. 1, 1857-Nov. 28, 1861. Call # folio F547.D9 M37 1990.

Wheaton Public Library. WebCat Vital Records Index. (Web resource). An ongoing project to index Wheaton newspapers for birth, marriage and death notices, beginning in 1885.

U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS

Illinois Federal Census Schedules from 1820-1880 and 1900-1930 on microfilm (behind 2nd floor reference desk). Printed statewide indexes are available for 1820-1860 on census index shelves, 2nd floor. 1870 and 1880 indexes on CD-ROM. Soundex indexes for 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920. DuPage-specific census materials are listed below.

1840 DuPage County, Illinois Federal Census. Lombard, IL: R. F. Robb, 1978. Call # folio F547.D9 R625.

1850 DuPage County, Illinois Federal Census. Lombard, IL: Robb, 1976. Call # folio F547.D9 R63.

· 1850 Agricultural Schedule. Call # Microfilm 111, Reel 1.
· 1850 Mortality Schedule. Call # Microfilm 118, Reel 1.

1860 DuPage County, Illinois Federal Census. Lombard, IL: Robb, 1983. Call # folio F547.D9 R64. Includes transcription and index.

· 1860 Agricultural Schedule. Call # Microfilm 112, Reel 2.
· 1860 Mortality Schedule. Call # Microfilm 118, Reel 1.
· 1860 Industry Schedule. Call # Microfilm 115, Reel 1.

1870 DuPage County, Illinois Federal Census. Ft. Myers, FL: R. F. Robb, 1987. Call # F547.D9 R634 1987 (2nd floor open shelf).

· 1870 Agricultural Schedule. Call # Microfilm 113, Reel 5.
· 1870 Industry Schedule. Call # Microfilm 115, Reel 1.

1880 DuPage County, Illinois Federal Census. No published transcription of population schedules. Use 1880 CD-ROM (at reference desk) or 1880 Soundex to find people on the census, and then view schedules on microfilm.

· 1880 Agricultural Schedule. Call # Microfilm 116, Reels 5 and 6.
· 1880 Mortality Schedule. Call # Microfilm 118, Reel 5.
· 1880 Manufacturers Schedule. Call # Microfilm 114, Reel 2.

ILLINOIS STATE CENSUS

1855 Illinois State Census. Call # Microfilm 306, Reel 4. Index: Call # Microfilm 1230 (please specify surname).

1865 Illinois State Census. Call # Microfilm 305, Reel 4.

DIRECTORIES

DuPage County, Illinois Directory, 1924-25. 3 vols. Chicago: McDonough, 1924. Call # F89628.246.

DuPage County, Illinois Directory 1927-1928. No Call # required.

Hall, E. Hepple. The Northern Counties Gazetteer and Directory, for 1855-1856. Chicago: R. Fergus, 1855. Call # Microfiche 283, No. 553-553.7. Includes DuPage County.

Prairie Farmer's Directory of DuPage and Northern Cook Counties, Illinois. Chicago: Prairie Farmer Pub. Co., 1918. Call # F547.D9 P73 1918.

MAPS AND LAND RESOURCES

Also, see online map bibliography at: http://www.newberry.org/collections/CMapsintro.html

Atlas-Plat Book of DuPage County, Illinois: Containing Outline Map of County and Plats of All the Townships With Owners' Names. Rockford, IL: Thrift Press, 1927. Call # + F89628.874.

Combination Atlas Map of DuPage County, Illinois. Elgin, IL: Thompson Bros. & Burr, 1874. Call # folio F 89628.188.

DuPage County, IL, 1851 (Landownership map on microfiche). Washington, DC: LC G&M Division, [1983?]. Call # Microfiche 583, No. 103.

DuPage County, IL, 1890 (Landownership map on microfiche). Washington, DC: LC G&M Division, [1983?]. Call # Microfiche 583, No. 108.

DuPage County, IL, 1898 (Landownership map on microfiche). Washington, DC: LC G&M Division, [1983?]. Call # Microfiche 583, No. 109.

Landowners of DuPage County, Illinois, 1835-1904: An Index to Plat Maps and Related Sources. Ed. Marjorie Herlache Peters. Lombard, IL: DuPage County Genealogical Society, 1984. Call # folio F547.D9 L26.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES

Bateman, Newton. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois: History of DuPage County. 2 vols. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1913. Call # folio F89628.08.

Blanchard, Rufus. History of DuPage County, Illinois. Chicago: O.L Baskin & Co., 1882. Call # F89628.1. Index: Call # folio F547.D9 A5 1973.

History of DuPage County, Illinois. Aurora, IL: Knickerbocker & Hodder, 1877. Call # F89628.24.

Portrait and Biographical Record of DuPage and Cook Counties. Chicago: Lake City Pub. Co., 1894. Call # E489624.7.

Richmond, C. A. and H. F. Vallette. A History of the County of DuPage, Illinois. Chicago: Scripps et al., 1857. Call # F89628.74.

CEMETERIES

Addison Township (DuPage County, IL) Combined List and Index. Lombard, IL: DuPage County Genealogical Society, 1992. Call # Microfiche 4516. Includes selected funeral home, church, and cemetery lists from Addison, Bensenville, and Elmhurst.

Cemetery Records: DuPage County, Illinois. DAR: 1953, 1954, 1962. Contain selected DuPage County burial listings.

· Call # Geneal. Case fE 692463.204.
· Call # Geneal. Case fE 692463.205.
· Call # Geneal. Case fE 692463.2051.

List of Cemeteries in DuPage County, Illinois. DAR, 1938. Call # Geneal. Case fE 692463.21.

MILITARY

Honor Roll, DuPage County, State of Illinois. [Springfield]: Illinois Veterans' Commission, 1956. Call # folio F896.4475a, Vol. 4. Part of 14-volume set. Lists veterans buried in Illinois prior to 1955. Organized by county, town, cemetery, and then name.

PERIODICALS

The Review of the DuPage County Genealogical Society. Lombard, IL: The Society. Vol. 94 (Winter 1991)-present. Call # folio F547.D9 R48. Index for volumes 1-115 included in first set of issues.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

For additional materials related to DuPage County, search the library's online and card catalogs under the subject term "DuPage County," or the name of a particular town. Search the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) on Ancestry.com to see if any articles about DuPage County were published in journals. You may also want to see if the Family History Library offers other DuPage County materials through their microfilm loan program. The Family History Library's catalog may be searched at www.familysearch.org.

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