Ogle County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Ogle County

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

Parent County

 * 1836--Ogle County was created 16 January 1836 from Jo Daviess County. County seat:  Oregon

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Carroll
 * DeKalb
 * Lee
 * Stephenson
 * Whiteside
 * Winnebago

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

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 Ogle County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Ogle 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 Ogle 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, Ogle County on page 187.]

Court

 * 1837-1915 Circuit and Chancery Court Case Files IRAD-NIU; search for Ogle County Records. (Learn more about IRAD.)

Land

 * 1800s-Present - Use the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Land Patent Index to obtain original federal land transfer records including homestead, military warrants, and cash entry patents. These records help a research establish location and lead to National Archives' records which may include genealogical information. Earlier land transfer records are housed at the National Archives.


 * 1800s-Present - Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales from Illinois State Archives also provides an index to federal land sales.

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Ogle 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 Ogle County.


 * - 34th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies E, F, and H.
 * - 39th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.
 * - 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B and H.
 * - 65th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (Scotch Regiment), Company A.
 * - 92nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B, D, E, H, and K.

Naturalization

 * 1872-1906 Naturalization Papers at Illinois State Archives; Index


 * 1839-1900, 1906-1929 Naturalization Records IRAD-NIU; search for Ogle County Records. (Learn more about IRAD.)


 * 1839-1931 Naturalization Record Index IRAD-NIU; search for Ogle County Records. (Learn more about IRAD.)

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Freeport City newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Ogle County. The Rock Island Public Library provides free access to this database at its library.

Poorhouses

 * 1878-1933 Ogle County Almshouse Register at Illinois State Archives; Index

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

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

Marriage Records

 * 1837-1900 Illinois Statewide Marriage Index at Illinois State Archives; Index

Death Records

 * 1878-1915 Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916 at Illinois State Archives; Index
 * 1916-1950 Database of Illinois Death Certificates at Illinois State Archives; Index

Web Sites

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