Schuyler County, Illinois Genealogy

Guide to Schuyler County, Illinois ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



Description
Schuyler County was named for Philip Schuyler, member of the Continental Congress and Senator from New York. The county seat is Rushville and the county was organized in 1825. The county is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Schuyler County Courthouse 102 S Congress St Rushville, IL 62681 Phone: 217-322-4633 Schuyler County Courthouse

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Schuyler County are kept, see the Schuyler County Courthouse page.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois has a Schuyler County edition. This includes a state history section along with a county history and biographies of Schuyler County residents. See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes.

Census Records
 1840 Pensioners
 * 1850-1885 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 at Ancestry ($).
 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. ; . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Illinois, Schuyler County on page 188.

Church Records

 * 1854-1898 Methodist Episcopal church

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records
Original court records are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Court Records for more information about using court records. The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through the FamilySearch Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Western Illinois University (WIU) - search for Schuyler County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the Wiki article IRAD (WIU).

Online Court Indexes and Records
 * 1867-1921 Smith, Paul G.C. Schuyler County, Illinois dependent children case files index, 1909-1920 &amp; insanity case files index, 1867-1921: accession number 2/0049/05, Western Illinois University, Illinois Regional Archives Depository.
 * 1825-1890 County Clerk's Miscellaneous Files IRAD–WIU
 * 1867-1920 Insanity cases

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
 African Americans
 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
 * Illinois African-American Resource Guide by the Illinois State Archives describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
 * African-American Resources for Illinois

Land and Property Records
Original land records are held in the office of the County Clerk. See Illinois Land and Property for more information about using land records. The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through online sources, the FamilySearch Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Western Illinois University (WIU) - search for Schuyler County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the Wiki article IRAD (WIU).

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1817-1848 Index to government land
 * 1821-1940 Deed records
 * 1826-1974 Marks and Brands RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1845-1860 Estray Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1857-1882 Grantor index
 * 1857-1892 Grantee index
 * 1884-1918 Deed Record IRAD–WIU
 * Beginning 1820 Land Patent Search See Illinois Land and Property for more information about this database.
 * 1796-1907 U.S. General Land Office Records at Ancestry ($)
 * Illinois Federal Township Plats, by County
 * Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales at the Illinois State Archives. Online index to the records of Public land sales held by the State Archives. The indexes are by purchasers name and by legal description. This is a statewide collection with nearly 550,000 land sales from 54740 square miles.
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Biographical Review of Cass, Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois: Containing Biographical Sketches of Pioneers and Leading Citizens. Chicago: Biographical Review Pub. Co., 1892. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Genealogy Trails; Internet Archive; USGenWeb (partial).
 * Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Schuyler County. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1908. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1788-1940 Maps of Illinois (1788-1940)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
 Multiple Wars
 * 1861 Militia Roll RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1861 Militia RollIRAD–WIU

 Civil War Regiments. Civil War service men from Schuyler County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Schuyler County.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company H.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company H.
 * - 16th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G.
 * - 28th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G
 * - 62nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G.
 * - 78th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A.
 * - 115th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.
 * - 119th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B, C, and F.
 * - 137th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1828-1880 Naturalization Papers IRAD–WIU
 * 1856-1991 Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 at Ancestry - index and images ($)

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Probate Records
Original estates and wills are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Probate Records for more information about using probate records. The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through, the FamilySearch Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Western Illinois University (WIU) - search for Schuyler County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the Wiki article IRAD (WIU).

Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1772-1999 Illinois Wills and Probate Records 1772-1999 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1819-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1827-1926 Wills, order books, letters, administrators and guardians, bonds
 * 1819-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * Schuyler County Illinois Wills & Estates 1850-1868 Index at ILGenWeb
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Vital Records
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Original birth and death certificates recorded until the year 1916 are kept by the Schuyler County Clerk while those recorded after 1916 are kept by the Illinois Department of Public Health. with a copy to the County Clerk. Original marriage records are usually kept by the County Clerk from the establishment of the county to the present. Original divorce records are generally in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through online databases, the FamilySearch Library and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Western Illinois University (WIU) - search for Schuyler County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the Wiki article IRAD (WIU).

Birth

 * 1862-1979 Birth Record Index IRAD–WIU
 * 1868-1979 Birth Index
 * 1877-1903 Birth Index
 * 1877-1918 Birth Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1877-1922 Births
 * 1916-1922 Birth Certificates IRAD–WIU
 * 1916-1950 Birth record index
 * Schuyler County, Illinois Birth Records 1877-1903 at ILGenWeb

Marriage

 * 1763-1900 Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
 * 1790-1860 Illinois Marriage index found at Ancestry ($)
 * 1805-1985 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1810-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1825-1943 Marriage Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1864-1943 Marriage Record Index IRAD–WIU
 * 1864-1943 Marriages (indexed for some years)
 * 1877-1907 Marriage Register 1877-1907 at ILGenWeb
 * 1587-1959 Illinois, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * First 100 Marriage Licenses in Schuyler County, Illinois at ILGenWeb
 * Schuyler County Marriage Books Pages at Genealogy Trails
 * Schuyler County Marriage Records found at USGenWeb Archives Illinois

Death

 * 1749-1999 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1877-1915 Death Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1877-1981 Death Record Index IRAD–WIU
 * 1877-1914 Death Record, Stillbirths IRAD–WIU
 * 1877-1981 Death record index
 * 1877-1923 Deaths records
 * 1877-1923 Still birth records
 * 1877-1903 Schuyler County, Illinois Death Records 1877-1903 at ILGenWeb
 * Pre-1916 Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916 at Illinois State Archives - index; Also at: MyHeritage($)
 * 1916-1923 Death Certificates IRAD–WIU
 * 1916-1950 Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950 at Illinois State Archives - index
 * 1916-1950 Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 at MyHeritage - index ($). Also at: Genealogy Trails
 * 1850-1880 Schuyler County Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 found at genealogytrails.com
 * 1951-1971 Illinois Death Certificates, 1951–1971 at Illinois State Archives - index

Archives
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) IRAD is a system of Illinois Regional Archives Depositories managed by the Illinois State Archives, housing the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois. Western Illinois University houses the records for Schuyler County.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Macomb Illinois FamilySearch Center
 * Nauvoo Illinois FamilySearch Center
 * Quincy Illinois FamilySearch Center
 * Athens Municipal Library - an affiliate library
 * McDonough County Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Libraries
Rushville Public Library 514 Maple Ave Rushville, IL 62681 Phone: 217-322-3030 Fax: 217-322-3030 Email: [mailto:library1@adams.net library1@adams.net] Website

Museums
Schuyler County Historical Jail Museum and Genealogical Center 200 South Congress Rushville, IL 62681 Phone: 217-322-6975 Website

Websites

 * Schuyler ILGenWeb
 * Schuyler County IL Genealogy
 * Schuyler County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.