*Genealogies of eleven families contributed to the IL D.A.R., Springfield Chapter, 1964:

Some surnames: Lindsey, Spires, Mattox, Medaris, Sandidge, Clarkson, McConnell, Hughes, Tandy, Bledsoe

* A History of the City of Cairo, IL, by John McMurray Lansden, 1910. Includes some history of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties

* Portrait and Biographical Album of Vermillion and Edgar Counties, IL, 1889. Includes biographies of U.S. Presidents and IL governors. Many surnames mentioned, some with biographical sketches.

* City of Decatur and Macon County, IL: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, by William E. Nelson, 1910. Includes some biographical sketches.

* The Centennial Book: Official Program of the Ceremonies and the Pageant in Celebration of the Centennial of Vermilion, Forty-fourth County of the Twenty-first State. Other title: Lest we Forget, 1826-1926.

* Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, IL, Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of all the Governors of IL and of the Presidents of the United States, 1887.

* Historical Encyclopedia of IL; History of St. Clair County. Authors: Bateman, Selby, Wilderman, 1907. Includes information on towns, some citizens, townships and precincts.

* Past and Present of Greene County, IL. Author: Ed Miner, 1905. Includes biographical sketches.

* Historical Encylopedia of IL. History of Edgar County. Authors: Bateman, Selby, Van Sellar, 1905. Includes history, pioneers and citizens of Edgar County.

* History of DeKalb Co., IL, by Henry L. Boies, 1868. Includes some town histories and Civil War Regiments.

* Colored People's Blue-Book and Business Directory of Chicago, IL, 1905. Author: D. A. Bethea

* IL State History: Daughters of the American Revolution. Authors: Scott, D.A.R., IL Society, 1929. History of the D.A.R. in IL.

* Black's Blue Book: Names, Addresses and Phone Numbers of Colored Homes with a Telephone; Also a Classified List of Colored Business and Professional People With Other Useful Information. 1923

* The Sentinel Presents 100 Years of Chicago Jewry; 1948. Includes various organizations, such as B'nai B'rith, Mount Sinai Hospital, Ambijan, Daughters of Zion, and more.

* Reminiscences of Early Peoria, Including Indian Stories. Authors: Odillon B. Slane and Benjamin F. Slane, 1933.

* On the History of the Jews in Chicago: The Jewish Congregation in Surinam; A Sermon by Moses Mendelssohn Printed in Philadelphie 130 Years Ago. Authors: Felsenthal; American Jewish Historical Society; 1894 (?).

* Family Records. Author: Daughters of the Americal Revolution, IL Society, 1950. Surnames: Copeland, Freeman, Graham, Hutchason, Jewett, Whitney.

* IL Miscellaneous Genealogical Records: From Counties, Bone, Boone, Calhoun, Cook, Crawford, Du Page, Johnson, Knox, Lake, Will, Pope, Kentucky County, Mercer: Missouri County, Ralls. Authors: Gertrude S. Wheeler; D.A.R., IL Society, 1946

* Family Histories: Baird, Holcomb, Goddard, Adams, Lewis, McClurken, Mlodoch, Kruggel, Pier, Wilson, Young, Henkle and Fessenden. Authors: D.A.R., Anan Harmon Chapter of Glen Ellyn, IL; D. A. R., Fort Chartres Chapter of Sparta, IL; D. A. R., Kaskaskia Chapter of Chicago, IL; D. A. R., IL Society, 1950.

* Bible and Other Family Records. Authors: Albert Grover Peters; D.A.R., Governor Bradford Chapter of Danville, IL; D.A.R., IL Society, 1962. Vermilion County, some surnames are: Head, Cole, Albert, McEldowney, Yeazel, Wolford, King, Davis, Dodson, Hopkins, Mann, Lane, Vredenburgh, Atwood, Johnson, Bloomfield, Little-Sanders, McNeely.

* Family Records From Old Bibles and Other Family Written Records. Authors: M. D. Carter, Charles R. Curtiss, John D. DeFeo, D.A.R., Danville; 1952; Vermilion County.

* Family Bibles and Birthday Book. Authors: D.A.R., Waukegan Chapter; D.A.R., IL Society; 1959. Random Sampling of Surnames: Andrews, Barnes, Brown, Bugbee, Calkins, Chittenden, Cook, Cribb, Drury, Edwards, Gripton, Hallowell, Miller, Nelson, Puffer, Ritzenthaler, Whitney.

* Genealogies and Bible Records Gathered by the IL Society, D.A.R., 1976-1977. Some surnames: Stewart, Gandy, Howard, Waughop, Cooper, Chaffee, Heald, Barkdoll, Fleharty, Kenney, Caulk, Crow, Kavanagh, Bean.

* Bible Records Compiled by IL Society, D.A.R., 1968-1969. Some Surnames: Heinl, Reed-Reid, Foster, Dillman, Sturdevant/Sturtevant, Clasen, Hatter, Bartow, Parks, Dresser, Dow, Powell.

* IL Society, D.A.R. Genealogy Records, 1940-1941. Some Surnames: Allemang, Allison, Ball, Bay, Beard, Bell, Bickett, Bradshaw, Brunn, Burnet, Caldwell, Castle, Duncan, Fitzpatrick, Flake, Gorman, Greenhow, Griffin, Harriott, Hill, Holmes, Keith, Kiddoe, Lemar, Littlefield, Loury, Lynn, Macy, McCandless, McGaughey, McGlothan, McLane, Noonan, Petterson, Ramsey, Reeves or Rieves, Seaton, Shellabarger, Smith, Teal, Terry, Valentine, Vanmeter, Walker, Walston, Waugh, Weidner, Williams, Barclay, Rogers, Stockton. Includes Putnam Co. Oxbow or Caledonia Cemetery; Peoria Co., Combs Cemetery; Hancock Co. Riverside Cemetery; Hudson, IL Havens Grove Cemetery; McLean Co. Evergreen Cemetery, Anchor, IL Prairie Chapel Cemetery and Antioch Cemetery, Towanda, IL Pennell Cemetery; Douglas Co. Albin--Newman, Riverview--Hugo; Vermilion Co. Old Lebanon--Indianola, Pleasant Ridge, Broadus in Douglas County; Vermilion Co.: God's Acre, Gundy, Mount Pisga, Rose, Sharon, Vermilion Grove, Sidney, Weaver, Armstrong, Cline, Emberry, Leonard, Potomac, Stearn, Walnut Grove Cemeteries; Sangamon Co.: Kelley, King, Stewart, Brunk, Fancy Creek, Wolf Creek, Kerns, Richland Cemeteries. More Bible records, wills, pension records, diaries, and church records.

And these were just among the first 34 entries on the list!  I was attempting to catalog some of them, to post in the lookups, but was too overwhelmed! 

(My access is through the website of the local library, and my library card number is my password to Heritage Quest.  This costs me nothing (except the taxes I pay, of course!  ).  Ruth

Illinois County Histories at the Illinois State Library