Talk:Edwards County, Illinois

Vital Records
See Illinois Vital Records for more information about using Illinois birth, marriage and death records.

Birth
1877–present—The original Edwards County birth records 1877-present are housed at the County Clerk's office. The following copies are available:


 * 1877-1933, with index – IRAD-EIU Search for Edwards records. Information about how to use IRAD
 * 1877-1933 Birth index –
 * 1877-1900 Births –
 * 1877-1900 Delayed births –
 * 1886-1900 Delayed births –
 * 1901-1905 Delayed birth cerificates – IRAD-EIU Search for Edwards records.

Marriage

1815–present —The original Edwards County marriage records 1815-present are housed at the County Clerk's office. The following copies are available:


 * 1815-1968, with index –IRAD-EIU Search for Edwards records. Information about how to use IRAD
 * 1815-1936, index 1832-1910 – First of 4 films
 * 1815–1820 Oldest county marriage records
 * 1815–1844 Early marriages, includes index to 1831, and bride's index to 1844
 * 1845–1855 Goodson, Lois Jean. Marriage Book B, Edwards County Illinois, 1845–1855: Complete Alphabetical Listing of Males and Females. Albion, Illinois: Edwards County Historical Society, 1992.

Death

1877–present —The original Edwards County death records 1877-present are housed at the County Clerk's office. The following copies are available:


 * 1877—1950 IRAD-EIU Search for Edwards records. Information about how to use IRAD
 * 1877—1933 Death index IRAD-EIU Search for Edwards records.
 * 1877–1933 Death index
 * 1877–1901 Register of deaths

Probate

For more information about how to use probate records and their history in the Illinois court system see Illinois Probate Records.

1817–present—The original Edwards county probate records are housed at County Clerk's office.


 * 1815–1916 Probate Will Record IRAD-EIU Search for Edwards records. Information about how to use IRAD
 * 1815–1871 Probate Case Files IRAD-EIU Search for Edwards records.
 * 1831–1835 Probate Record IRAD-EIU Search for Edwards records.