Talk:Edwards County, Illinois

Land and Propety
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1815-present The original land and property records for Edwards County are held by the County Clerk. See the info box above for contact information. The following copies are available:


 * 1814 Edwards County Historical Society. Original Land Sales, Edwards County, Illinois, beginning 1814. Albion, Illinois : Edwards County Historical Society (IL), 1983.
 * 1815-1978 Deed Record IRAD-EIU Search for Edwards records. Information about how to use IRAD
 * 1888-1899 Deed Index IRAD-EIU Search for Edwards records. Information about how to use IRAD
 * 1815–1888 Deed Indexes, Deed Record 1815-1890 first of 16 films
 * 1855–1874 Land Records, 1855-1874 Record of swamp and overflow lands
 * 1874 Plat Record, Original Survey IRAD-EIU Search for Edwards records. Information about how to use IRAD
 * 1888–1900 Grantee and Grantor Index
 * 1890-1902 Land and Deed Records
 * Family Maps. Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Edwards County, Illinois. Norman, Oklahoma : Arphax Pub. Co., 2007.

Probate Records
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1817–present — The original Edwards county probate records are housed at Circuit Court Clerk's office. The following copies are avialable:


 * 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.
 * 1815–1969 Index to administration
 * 1815-1969 Guardian Index
 * 1815-1964 Probate Court Files
 * 1815–1922 Will Records
 * 1831–1835 Probate Record IRAD-EIU Search for Edwards records.
 * 1831–1835 Probate Record

Vital Records
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Births
1877–present - The original Edwards County birth records 1877-present are housed at the County Clerk's office. See the info box above for contact information. 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.

Marriages
1815–present — The original Edwards County marriage records 1815-present are housed at the Edwards County County Clerk's office. See the info box above for contact information.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. Edwards County Historical Society.Marriage records, Edwards County, Illinois, 1815-1844. Albion, Illinois : Edwards County Historical Society (IL), 198-?.
 * 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.

Deaths
1877–present - The original Edwards County death records 1877-present are held by the state. Copies are housed at the Edward's County Clerk's office. See the info box above for county contact information. 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