Illinois, Adams County, Card Index to Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes a card index to death records in Adams County from the courthouse in Quincy, Illinois for the years 1877 to 1990.

Be aware that some of the index cards only contain a two digit year, for example 81. We have assumed that the cards with only two digit years for the number range 77-90 are from the 1900s. This may not always be correct. It would be best to contact Adams County for further details.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Cards
 * The name at the time of death
 * Death date

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The estimated date of death for your ancestor

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor in the card index, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family.

I Found the Person I was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information found in the death records to search for the family in census records
 * Search for an obituary and cemetery records
 * Continue to search the index and records to identify other relatives

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby localities

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Illinois.
 * Illinois Guided Research
 * Illinois Record Finder
 * Illinois Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Illinois Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Adams County, card index to deaths, 1877-1990
 * Adams County, registers of deaths, 1877-1915
 * Adams County, Coroner's inquest files, 1834-1922
 * Adams County, Illinois delayed birth card index, ca. 1868-1915

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * The History of Adams County, Illinois : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc.; a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late Rebellion ... portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the Northwest, history of Illinois ... etc., etc. Chicago : Murray, Williamson & Phelps, 1879
 * Historical Records Survey, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Work Progress Administration. Inventory of the county archives of Illinois, no. 1, Adams County (Quincy).''Chicago, Illinois : Historical Records Survey, 1939

Citing This Collection
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