This manual provides guidance for those searching for Illinois ancestors. With 27 chapters and 8 appendixes this book tells you where to look in Illinois for the information you need. The major portion of this book lists the types of vital records found in each, showing years covered, how filed, and how the entries are indexed. Sample forms used in recording the vital records are included along with a legislative history affecting the keeping of vital records. For each of the 4,418 veterans in this book is given the date admitted, service, county and disability remarks.
Later entries give age, pension amount and nativity.
An alphabetical list of heads of households with county of residence and census page numbers. An alphabetical list of heads of households with their county of residence and page numbers on the census. Name of every person who died during the year ending 1st June 1850, whose usual place of abode at the time of his death was in this household. Column headings are the same as for the 1850 Mortality Schedule above. The mortality schedule is only available for those counties listed alphabetically from Kendall thru Woodford.