State family history

Documented Families of Illinois

Real Illinois families reconstructed from county histories and obituaries, organized by county.

24Family lines
114Biographies
193Family records
13Counties

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Family histories

Illinois family histories

Generation-by-generation histories built from the original county biographies, every fact cited.

Bureau County →

  • Arch · John D. Arch

Jackson County →

Johnson County →

Lee County →

Macoupin County →

Marion County →

McHenry County →

Peoria County →

Pike County →

St. Clair County →

Other / unspecified county

  • Wilke · J. C. Edward Wilke
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