St. Clair County (Illinois) Genealogical Society (SCCGS) Helping genealogists discover their roots since 1977. Bookmark our site! About SCCGS Membership Application

The St. Clair County Genealogical Society publishes extensive indexes and articles in the Quarterly and in special publications through the efforts of its volunteers. St. Clair County people, church, cemetery, census, court and vital records are the focus of these publications.

Mascoutah City Cemetery tombstone inventory. Also, Church Records of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Belleville 1839-1939. Other recent publications: St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church Census 1888–1895, and Graduating Classes of the Closed Catholic High Schools East St. Louis, Illinois 1894-1989

CHURCH RECORDS

• Belleville Methodist Church Histories and Surname Index to Registers 1840–1998

• Bethel Baptist Church Minutes Index 1809 - 1909 Gives a complete index to names in this SCCGS publication.

• Catholic Parish Registers on microfilm, 1722–1930 inclusive. A Society project released for genealogist's use 15 April 2002.

• St. John United Church of Christ Smithton, Baptisms 1869 – 1986. A | B | Bl | C | D | E,F | G | Gr | H | Hi | I,J,K | Kn | L | M | Mu - N,O | P | Q,R | S | Se | St | T,U,V | W | Wi – Z An index to the baptized, parents and sponsors.

CEMETERIES, DEATH RECORDS, OBITUARIES, TOMBSTONES, AND LIFE EVENTS IN NEWSPAPERS

• Engagements, Licenses, and Wedding Announcements 2000 - 2007 from Newspapers

• Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville: A Memorial Tribute to Our Forebears - - - Everyone's skills are needed to help us bring this free resource online, updated regularly. Burials, death dates, and tombstone images are posted as volunteers finish transcriptions and submit photographs. Catholic, Original, and Block 19 Subdivisions are in progress with tombstone images online.

• Vital Statistics Extracted From the Belleville (Ill.) Daily Advocate 1927 - 1954.

• Funeral Card Collection Updated quarterly.

• Obituary Index 1994–2001 - Belleville News Democrat
  Contributed by Harold Touchette, volunteer
  A-B | C-D | E-F | G-H | I,J,K | L-M | N,O,P | Q-R | S | T-U | V-W | X,Y,Z |

• Obituary Index 2002 - present - Belleville News Democrat
  Contributed by Margaret Gilligan, volunteer. (Large files: 700 KB or greater).
  2002 , 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

• Tombstone Surname Index Provides the surnames on tombstones and the cemeteries in which they are located. Over 150 published inventories are represented in this index, including Holy Cross, Mt. Evergreen, and St. Adalbert.

• Alphabetical List of Cemeteries and Their Location , plus addresses for larger cemeteries, and publication information.

• Proofs of Death, c1870 - 1880

• Freeburg Tribune Obituary Index 1904–1939. Access by the Last Name. Some women may be listed by their married name or their maiden name. They may also be listed by their given (first) name, their initials, their husband's given name, or his initials. As | Bs | Cs | Ds | EFs | Gs | Hs | I,Js | Ks | Ls | Ms | N-Qs | Rs | Ss | T,U,Vs | Ws | XYZs Limited edition publication also available for purchase. See our Publication link.

• Lebanon Advertiser Every-name index 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, and 1921

• Millstadt Enterprise Obituary Index 1897–1949 (large file).

COURT CASES

• The Circuit Court Index 1819 – 1840 provides a means of discovering suits brought by or against your ancestor during the first years after statehood. Definitions and some actual case file transcriptions are presented.

• Cases before the Supreme Court of Illinois in Illinois Reports 1819 - 1831 (offsite). The Supreme Court heard cases appealed from the Circuit Court level.

CENSUS

• 1870 Agricultural Schedule online includes names, acreage of improved and wooded lands, and dollar value of the farm and machinery. Best searched by reading a township since names are frequently misspelled.

• Census A listing of St. Clair County Towns, Villages and Townships in order of their appearance on microfilm (1800-1930). See the 1930 index

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH INDEXES

• Biographical Sketch Index Families and individuals listed in five St. Clair sources published between 1874 and 1928 are compiled in this index.

• More Biographical Sketches An index to 1600+ sketch titles published in two books, 1988, 1992. This is a large file.

ST. CLAIR COUNTY RELATED OFFSITE SEARCHES Courtesy of the Illinois Regional Archives Depository on the Illinois State Archives Web site. (To return to the SCCGS Home Page, click your browser Back Button, or Bookmark SCCGS before leaving.)

• St. Clair (and statewide) Marriages 1763-1900
• Circuit Court Chancery Case Files Index 1815-1870
• Farm Board Record Index 1874-1879
• East St. Louis City Court Naturalizations 1874-1906 and
• Illinois Soldiers in 19th century wars
• Statewide Death Index 1916–1948

THE SOCIETY QUARTERLY

• Quarterly Surname Index Online Search for surnames published in volumes 1-30, 1978-2007. A Must Do Search! Here's a sampling of what is included:
  1850-1880 Mortality censuses,
  the 1870 Agricultural Census
  1880 U.S. Census extracts
  1900 St. Agnes Orphans Asylum census
  many Church registers translated from German
  Guardianship Records 1829-1859
  Probate Index 1770s - 1964
  Death Register Extracts 1877 - forward
  Marriage Indexes 1906 - forward
  Military Census 1862
  Military Discharges A - K
  and much more!

Quarterly printable online order form. See also our numerous publications.

OTHER

• Civil War Soldier Descendant Project An index to men who served from St. Clair County, and men of the 22nd and 43rd Regiments.
• An 1876 History by Edward Wm. West, complete on this web site. (large file)
• Precinct (now Township) histories, 1881
• County Map circa 1881. Shows boundaries of Precincts which preceded the township form of government. Very large file, be patient.
• County Boundaries - St. Clair County was the first county carved out of the Northwest Territory in 1790. This site also links you to other Historical Maps
• East St. Louis Business and Building Photograph Index (circa 1909)
• Naturalization and Declaration Papers for our county
• Queries - Members and non-members may publish their Query in the SCCGS Newsletter and Quarterly.
• Soldiers' Memorial, Jones Park, East St. Louis. Includes names and biographical information of World War I soldiers inscribed on the base of the monument.
• Useful Addresses and Links to obtain St. Clair County records from IRAD, the ISA, the courthouse, and libraries; publish queries online; contact other societies, further your genealogical education, and discover Internet Web pages of St. Clair county and Illinois interest!

SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS

• SCCGS acquisitions are located at the Belleville Public Library. See a description of SCCGS acquisitions and donations and CD ROMs available on location. Also visit the library's new webpage Belleville Public Library (BPL) (off site).
• Books for Sale See this list of special publications too large to fit in a Quarterly
• How to Order SCCGS Publications Instructions for ordering special publications and back issues of the Quarterly

About SCCGS - Purpose, meetings, monthly lectures (free), general membership information, acquisitions.
Membership - How to join SCCGS - Membership Application and Code of Ethics

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This database is not included in the search to the left. Vital Statistics Extracted From the Belleville (Ill.) Daily Advocate 1927 - 1954

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