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Knox County Genealogical Society Publications - 2007

 
HISTORIES, BIOGRAPHIES, MAPS, and MISCELLANEOUS
_____ $12.50 Annals of Knox County - 1818-1918; reprint; 252 pages; indexed; provides a history of townships, pioneer life, and early settlers.
_____ $22.00 1888 Knox County Farmers & Landowners Directory; reprint; lists the farmer (landowners & renters), farm location and address, business directory, etc.
_____ $18.00 1917 Prairie Farmer's Directory of Farmers & Breeders for Knox County; reprint; lists farmers, wife's given name, children's names, farm location, business directory & more.
_____ $5.00 History of Galesburg by Charles J. Sellon, 1857
_____ $  3.00 Galesburg's Mighty Horse Barn by Comelia Thompson, 1877-1920
_____ $10.50 Narrative of Hope by Verla Guy - legal and political history of Hope Cemetery, the first cemetery in Galesburg; includes pictures.
_____ $  3.00 Gazetteer of Knox County by Rex Cherrington, 1983
_____ $  7.00 Swedes in Knox County - translated from the Knox County portion of Johnson and Peterson's "Swedes in Illinois, 1880" by Leroy Williamson
_____ $16.00 Swedish Settlements in Iowa & Western Illinois; indexed; 162 pages; reprint of a volume published in 1939 (Illinois section by O. M. Nelson).  Includes biographies of business & professional men of Swedish descent in Galesburg, Moline, Rock Island Galva, Kewanee, & Cambridge, Il.
_____ $  10.00 1861 Atlas of Knox County by M. H. Thompson, composed by townships
_____ $15.00 1870 Atlas of Knox County by Andreas, Lyter & Co.; indexed; second reprint.  Indexed
_____ $15.00 Index to 1886 "Portrait & Biographical Album of Knox County"
_____ $13.00 Index to 1899 "Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois & Knox County"
_____ $15.00 Index to 1912 "History of Knox County - Volume II"
_____ $  2.50 Township Maps of Knox County by W.W. Hixson, ca 1917-1922; NOT indexed.  Shows acreage, ownership of lands, roads, etc

NATURALIZATION, MARRIAGE, DEATH, AND TAX RECORDS
_____ $12.00 Naturalization Records, Knox County, 1856-1861
_____ $30.00 Naturalization Records, Knox County, 1907-1912
_____ $27.50 Index to Marriages, Knox County, 1879-1904 by Larry Thurman, revised edition 1999; 466 pages; copied from original record books in the Knox County Courthouse.
_____ $15.00 Index to Marriage Records, Knox County, 1830-2878 - Male names
______ $15.00 Index to Marriage Records, Knox County, 1830-1879 - Female names
_______ $6.50 Index to Marriage Records, Knox County, 1901 - 1916 NEW
_____ $15.00 Index to Death Records, Knox County, 1878-1910
_____ $10.00 Index to Estates, Knox County, 1832-1900
_____ $10.00 1855 Tax List for Knox County - Listed by townships - no index
_____ $22.50 1865 Personal Property Tax List for Knox County - 160 pages; NOT indexed; original script; each township is alphabetized.
_____ $20.00 1875 Personal Property Tax List for Knox County - 180 pages; NOT indexed; original script; each township is alphabetized.
_____ $22.50 1885 Personal Property Tax List for Knox County - 200 pages; NOT indexed; original script; each township is alphabetized.
_____ $15.00 1890 Personal Property Tax List for Knox County - INDEXED
 
OBITUARIES from GALESBURG NEWSPAPERS
_____ $17.50 Vol. 1 (1853-1897) - taken from microfilm - condensed
_____ $17.50 Vol. 2 (1898-1901) - taken from microfilm - condensed
_____ $17.50 Vol. 3 (1902-1904) - taken from microfilm - condensed
_____ $12.00 Vol. 4 (1905-1906) - taken from microfilm - condensed
_____ $17.50 Vol. 5 (1907-1908) - taken from microfilm - condensed
_____ $10.00 Vol. 6 (1909-1910) - taken from microfilm - condensed
_____ $20.00 Obituaries of People Buried in Hope Cemetery
 
CEMETERIES
_____ $5.00 Cemetery Directory for Knox County - includes township maps
________ $15.00 Klinck Mortuary Records, Knoxville, Illinois - 1916 to 1968 NEW
_______ S 12.00 The Fred Dean Funeral Home, Knoxville, Illinois -12/1/1909 to 10/11/1922 NEW
_____ $7.00 Huggins Funeral Home Records, Abingdon
_____ $15.00 Catholic Cemeteries of Knox County - St. Augustine, St. Mary's, and St. Joseph's
_____ $24.00 Cedar Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $  2.50 Chestnut Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $5.00 Copley Township Cemeteries - revised 2006 with index NEW
_____ $  3.00 Elba Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $12.50 Galesburg Township - Index to Lot Owners & Internments in Hope Cemetery - NEW
_____ $17.50 Galesburg Township - Hope Cemetery - first cemetery in Galesburg; includes a map
_____ $17.00 Galesburg Township - East Linwood, Brookside, and Clay (Mosser) cemeteries - includes a map; read during 1980's
_____ $31.00 Galesburg Township - Sexton Records for Linwood Cemetery, 1895-1986 - 12,000 names
_____ $31.00 Galesburg Township - Linwood Cemetery - 9,000 names; includes a map; read during 1980's
_____ $26.50 Galesburg Township - Memorial Park (Dundale) Cemetery - includes a map; read during 1980's
_____ $11.50 Haw Creek Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $15.50 Henderson Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $  1.00 Indian Point Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
______ $25.00 Knoxville cemetery - revised 2006 with index NEW
_____ $23.00 Knox Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $13.00 Lynn Township and Galva Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $  1.00 Maquon Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $11.00 Ontario Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $12.00 Ontario Township - Oneida Cemetery Sexton's Records, Burials, and Lot Owners compiled by Wilbur Bowman, Oneida Cemetery Association.  Edited and revised by Carol Stick Uchida and Diane Beetler, March 2001; 81 pages. NEW
_____ $  3.50 Orange Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $2.50 Persifer Township Cemeteries - revised 2006 with index NEW
_____ $  2.50 Rio Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $10.00 Salem Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $  5.00 Sparta Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $  4.50 Truro Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $  8.00 Victoria Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
_____ $  5.00 Walnut Grove Township Cemeteries - read before 1980
 

CENSUS RECORDS of KNOX COUNTY
_____ $  2.50 1840 Federal - indexed; 26 pages - Lists only heads of household
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_____ $46.00 1850 Federal - indexed; 460 pages
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_____ $14.00 1860 Federal All-Name Index - updated in 1988
_____ $21.50 1860 Federal Volume 1 - updated in 1988 - index sold separately - Lynn, Victoria, Copley, Walnut Grove, Sparta, Ontario, Henderson, and Rio townships
_____ $20.50 1860 Federal Volume 2 - updated in 1988 - index sold separately - Truro, Persifer, Elba, Salem, Haw Creek, Orange, Indian Point, Maquon, and Chestnut townships
_____ $23.00 1860 Federal Volume 3 - updated in 1988 - index sold separately - Knox, Galesburg, and Cedar townships
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_____ $34.50 1870 Federal Volume 1 - indexed - Cedar, Chestnut, Copley, Elba, Galesburg, Haw Creek, and Henderson townships
_____ $36.00 1870 Federal Volume 2 - indexed - Indian Point, Knox, Lynn, Maquon, Ontario, Orange, Persifer, Rio, Salem, Sparta, Truro, Victoria, and Walnut Grove townships
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_____ $19.00 1880 Federal All-Name Index
_____ $  5.50 1880 Federal Cedar Township - indexed
_____ $  2.50 1880 Federal Chestnut Township - indexed
_____ $  3.50 1880 Federal Copley Township - indexed
_____ $  3.00 1880 Federal Elba Township - indexed
_____ $60.00 1880 Federal Galesburg Township - indexed
_____ $  3.50 1880 Federal Haw Creek Township - indexed
_____ $  5.00 1880 Federal Henderson Township - indexed
_____ $  1.50 1880 Federal Indian Point Township - indexed
_____ $  9.00 1880 Federal Knox Township - indexed
_____ $  3.00 1880 Federal Lynn Township - indexed
_____ $  4.50 1880 Federal Maquon Township - indexed
_____ $  5.50 1880 Federal Ontario Township - indexed
_____ $  3.50 1880 Federal Orange Township - indexed
_____ $  2.50 1880 Federal Persifer Township - indexed
_____ $  4.00 1880 Federal Rio Township - indexed
_____ $  6.00 1880 Federal Salem Township - indexed
_____ $  5.00 1880 Federal Sparta Township - indexed
_____ $  2.50 1880 Federal Truro Township - indexed
_____ $  4.00 1880 Federal Victoria Township - indexed
_____ $  6.00 1880 Federal Walnut Grove Township - indexed
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_____ $22.00 1900 Federal All-Name Index
_____ $  7.00 1900 Federal Cedar Township - indexed
_____ $  3.00 1900 Federal Chestnut Township - indexed
_____ $  3.00 1900 Federal Copley Township - indexed
_____ $  3.00 1900 Federal Elba Township - indexed
_____ $50.00 1900 Federal Galesburg Township - indexed; 19,594 names; loose pages, unpunched
_____ $57.50       Soft cover with screw posts
_____ $  2.50 1900 Federal Haw Creek Township - indexed
_____ $  3.50 1900 Federal Henderson Township - indexed
_____ $  5.00 1900 Federal Indian Point Township - indexed
_____ $11.00 1900 Federal Knox Township - indexed
_____ $  2.50 1900 Federal Lynn Township - indexed
_____ $  4.00 1900 Federal Maquon Township - indexed
_____ $  4.50 1900 Federal Ontario Township - indexed
_____ $  3.00 1900 Federal Orange Township - indexed
_____ $  2.50 1900 Federal Persifer Township - indexed
_____ $  3.00 1900 Federal Rio Township - indexed
_____ $  5.00 1900 Federal Salem Township - indexed
_____ $  4.00 1900 Federal Sparta Township - indexed
_____ $  3.50 1900 Federal Truro Township - indexed
_____ $  3.50 1900 Federal Victoria Township - indexed
_____ $  4.00 1900 Federal Walnut Grove Township - indexed
Quarterlies from 1973 to present (each) $2.00
 
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ORDER FORM (printed from the Knox County, Illinois, USGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/)

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Mail to: Knox County Genealogical Society, Post Office Box 13, Galesburg, IL  61402-0013

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