Kane County Genealogy

VITAL RECORDS AND COURT RECORDS

Kane County, Illinois 1848 Personal Property Tax List. Geneva, IL: Kane County Genealogical Society, 1984. Call # folio F547.K2 K35.

Kane County Genealogical Records. Geneva, IL: Kane County Genealogical Society, 1992. Call # Microfilm 1186 (3 reels). Table of Contents at beginning of Reel 1. Includes variety of indexes to Kane-related sources (military, church, cemetery, funeral home, histories, etc.).

Kane County Naturalization Records Index. Geneva, IL: Kane County Genealogical Society, 1988-1991.

· 1857-1906: Call # folio F547.K2 K367 1988.
· 1906-1955: Call # folio F547.K2 K365 1991.

Kane County Naturalizations, 1857-1955. Geneva, IL: Kane County Genealogical Society, 1991. Call # Microfilm 1185.

Marriage Record Indexes, Kane Co., Ill. Geneva, IL: Kane County Genealogical Society, 1987-1991.

· 1836-1866: folio F547.K2 M39 1987.
· 1867-1877: folio F547.K2 M35 1988.
· 1878-1893: folio F547.K2 M36 1990.
· 1894-1906: folio F547.K2 M366 1991.

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. Kane-specific census materials are listed below.

1850 Kane County, Illinois Federal Census. Transcribed by Patricia Pate Havlice. Call # folio F547.K2 H38.

· 1850 Agricultural Schedule. Call # Microfilm 111, Reel 2.
· 1850 Mortality Schedule. Call # Microfilm 118, Reel 1.

1860 Kane County, Illinois Federal Census. Aurora, IL: D. Haller, 1982. Call # folio F547.K2 H34. 1860 Industry Schedule. Call # Microfilm 115, Reel 1.

· 1860 Agricultural Schedule. Call # Microfilm 112, Reel 3.
· 1860 Mortality Schedule. Call # Microfilm 118, Reel 1.
· 1860 Industry Schedule. Call # Microfilm 115, Reel 1.

1870 Kane County, Illinois Federal Census. No published transcription of population schedules. Use 1870 Illinois CD-ROM (at reference desk) to find heads of household, and then view population schedules on microfilm.

· 1870 Agricultural Schedule. Call # Microfilm 113, Reel 7.
· 1870 Industry Schedule. Call # Microfilm 115, Reel 2.

1880 Kane 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 population schedules on microfilms. Also, see 1880 U.S. census database at http://www.familysearch.org.

· 1880 Agricultural Schedule. Call # Microfilm 116, Reel 11.
· 1880 Mortality Schedule. Call # Microfilm 118, Reel 5.
· 1880 Manufacturers Schedule. Call # Microfilm 114, Reel 3.

ILLINOIS STATE CENSUS

1855 Illinois State Census, Kane County. Call # Microfilm 306, Reel 6. Index: Call # Microfilm 1230 (please specify surname).

1865 Illinois State Census, Kane County. Call # Microfilm 305, Reel 9.

Index to 1865 Kane County, IL State Census. Geneva, IL: Kane County Genealogical Society, 2000. Call # folio F547.K2 I5 2000.

DIRECTORIES

Evans' Rural Route Directory of Kane County, Illinois. Elgin, IL: W. W. Evans, 1934-35. Call # F547.K2 E8.

Ferslew, William. Ferslew's Kane County Gazetteer, Directory, and Business Advertiser, 1857. Geneva, IL: Ferslew & Co., 1857. Call # Microfiche 283 No. 580-580.2.

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

Kane County, 1859-1860. Call # Microfiche 283, No. 581-581.2.

Kane County, 1919-1920, 1922-1923, 1926-1927. No call # required. Please specify year on call slip.

MAPS AND LAND RESOURCES

Also, see the Newberry Library Cartographic Catalog (NLCC).

Combination Atlas Map of Kane County, Illinois. Geneva, IL: Thompson & Everts, 1872. Call # +G 10896.87.

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

Land Atlas and Plat Book, Kane County, Illinois. Rockford, IL: Rockford Map Publishers, 1981, c1967. Call # folio G1408.K2 R6 1981.

Mann, Adin. Map of Kane County, Illinois. Philadelphia: Matthews, Crane & Co., 1860. Call # folio F 89646.549.

BIOGRAPHICAL RESOURCES

Commemorative Portrait and Biographical Record of Kane and Kendall Counties. Chicago, IL: Beers, Leggett & Co., 1888. Call # folio E 489638.2. Index: Call # E 489638.2 Index.

Kane County, Illinois Early Families, 1833-1885. Elgin, IL: Elgin Genealogical Society, 1991. Call # folio F547.K2 K366 1991.

CEMETERIES

McCullough, Zola. Kane County, Illinois Cemetery Compendium. St. Charles, IL: Z. McCullough, 1993. Call # folio F547.K2 M23 1993.

McMakin, Dean. Surname Guide to Kane County, Illinois Cemeteries. Geneva, IL: Kane County Genealogical Society, 1986. Call # folio F547.K2 M38 1986.

MILITARY

Honor Roll, Kane County, State of Illinois. [Springfield]: Illinois Veterans' Commission, 1956. Call # folio F896.4475a, Vol. 6. Part of 14-volume set. Lists veterans buried in Illinois prior to 1955. Organized by county, town, cemetery, and then name.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

For additional materials related to Kane County, search the library's online and card catalogs under the subject term "Kane County," or the name of the town. Search the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) on Ancestry.com to see if any articles about Kane County were published in journals. You may also want to see if the Family History Library (FHL) offers other Kane materials through their loan program with the Newberry. FHL's catalog may be searched at: http://www.familysearch.org. Place loan orders at the Local and Family History reference desk on the 2nd floor.s

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