Monroe County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Monroe County

Parent County

 * 1816--Monroe County was created 6 January 1816 from Randolph and St. Clair Counties. County seat:  Waterloo

Neighboring Counties

 * Jefferson County, Missouri
 * Randolph
 * Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
 * St. Louis County, Missouri
 * St. Clair

Cemeteries
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has burial records for Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery and other Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries around the country.

The Illinois Cemeteries page provides general explanations of the following online Monroe County resources:

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, Monroe County on page 187.]

Catholic
FamilySearch has made parish records from seven Belleville Diocese Catholic churches in Monroe County available online (free registration is required). The records include first communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths:


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Evangelical

 * Buecher, Robert. Salem Evangelical Church, Bluff Precinct, Monroe County, IL Marriage Index, 1877-1930, courtesy: ILGenWeb

Chancery Court

 * Flynn, Janet and Pat Vaseska. Chancery Cases Surname Index (Book 1, 1835-1905), courtesy: ILGenWeb
 * Veath, Phyllis. Chancery Index 1852-1859, Section A Box 70, courtesy: ILGenWeb
 * Flynn, Janet and Pat Vaseska. Chancery Court Records A73 &amp; A75-A80 Book #2, courtesy: ILGenWeb
 * Flynn, Janet and Pat Vaseska. Chancery Court Records A81 - A89 Book #3, courtesy: ILGenWeb
 * Flynn, Janet and Pat Vaseska. Chancery Court Records A-90 to B3 Book #4, courtesy: ILGenWeb
 * Flynn, Janet and Pat Vaseska. Chancery Court Records Drawers B-4 thru B-15 Book #5, courtesy: ILGenWeb
 * Flynn, Janet and Pat Vaseska. Chancery Court Records Drawers B-16 thru B-31 Book #6, courtesy: ILGenWeb
 * Flynn, Janet and Pat Vaseska. Chancery Court Records Drawers B-32 thru B-47 Book #7, courtesy: ILGenWeb

Justice Court

 * Ritter, Vernon. Justice Court Records (Justice of the Peace) Monroe County, Illinois, courtesy: ILGenWeb

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 records at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
 * African-American Resources for Illinois

Local Histories

 * Portrait and Biographical Record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Monroe Counties, Illinois: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the Counties: Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States, and the Governors of the State of Illinois. Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co., 1894. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive. For additional access, see WeRelate.

Private Papers
Bertille Brand Klein kept a diary or "news book" of her daily life in Hecker, Illinois from January 1930 (age 15 1/2) until December 1939 (age 25). She mentions many local family names with some birth and death dates. Her granddaughter Angie Kelly is digitizing this valuable resource. Visit Tillie's Tales to read this interesting journal (work in progress).

Web Sites

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