Schuyler County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Schuyler County

Schuyler County Organization
Schuyler County's civil records start the following years:

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.

Historical Facts
Schuyler County is named for Philip Schuyler who was a general in the American Revolution and later was a member of the New York Senate.

Parent County

 * 1825--Schuyler County was created 13 January 1825 from Pike and Fulton Counties. County seat:  Rushville

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Schuyler County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Brown
 * Cass
 * Fulton
 * Hancock
 * Mason
 * McDonough

Cemeteries
Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.


 * Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in SchuylerCounty and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Schuyler Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.


 * Illinois Cemeteries by county.


 * The Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Schuyler County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

1840 Pensioners

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. ; ; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, Schuyler County on page 188.]

Court Records

 * 1825–1890 County Clerk's Miscellaneous Files IRAD–WIU

African American
The following have information concerning African American research.


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
 * Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
 * African-American Resources for Illinois

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 ($); Genealogy Trails; Internet Archive; USGenWeb (partial).
 * Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Schuyler County. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1908. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Land and Property
The following copies of original records may be accessed through 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 IRAD Wiki page.


 * 1845–1860 Estray RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1826–1974 Marks and Brands RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1884–1918 Deed Record IRAD–WIU

Military

 * 1861 Militia Roll RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1861 Militia RollIRAD–WIU


 * Civil War 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.


 * - 28th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G
 * - 62nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G.
 * - 78th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A.

Naturalization

 * 1828–1880 Naturalization Papers IRAD–WIU

Probate Records
An unspecified number of Schuyler County probate records are available in.


 * Renner, Edna Gorsage. Schuyler County Illinois Wills &amp; Estates 1850 - 1868, courtesy: ILGenWeb.

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.

Birth

 * 1916–1922 Birth Certificates IRAD–WIU
 * 1877–1918 Birth Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1862–1979 Birth Record Index IRAD–WIU


 * Schuyler County, Illinois Birth Records 1877-1903, courtesy: ILGenWeb

Marriage

 * 1825–1943 Marriage RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1864–1943 Marriage Record IndexIRAD–WIU


 * First 100 Marriage Licenses in Schuyler County, Illinois, courtesy: ILGenWeb
 * Marriage Register 1877-1907, courtesy: ILGenWeb

Death

 * 1916–1923 Death Certificates IRAD–WIU
 * 1877–1915 Death Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1877–1981 Death Record Index IRAD–WIU
 * 1877–1914 Death Record, Stillbirths IRAD–WIU


 * Schuyler County, Illinois Death Records 1877-1903, courtesy: ILGenWeb

Web Sites

 * Schuyler County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Schuyler County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)