• Histories of Belleville's Methodist churches and surname index to Methodist registers 1840 - 1998
• Bethel Baptist Church Minutes Index 1809 - 1909 Gives a complete index to names in this SCCGS publication.
• St. Liborius Catholic Registers Baptisms 1839-1906, Marriages 1839-1931, and Deaths 1835-1956. Posted 29 July 2011
• Catholic parish registers 1722 - 1930: a guide to microfilm. A Society project completed in 2002. Access Digital Images
• St. John United Church of Christ Smithton
  
  • Baptism Index 1869–1986 (the baptized, parents and sponsors). 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

• Complete index 1870–1986 1.64 meg.

Cemetery and Tombstone

• Tombstone Surname Index Over 150 published inventories are represented in this index, excludes Walnut Hill ( but see link below).
• Alphabetical list of identified cemeteries, location , addresses, and publications.
• St. Clair Memorial Park burials transcribed from cemetery lot cards.
• Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville: A memorial tribute to our forebears - - -
  

  Total burials online to date number 23,000. Burials circa 1850s-1870s not yet online.
  Use the search box at the bottom of this webpage to find all instances of a surname or event on this website. Walnut Hill will appear in the results link.
  Names and burial or death dates from lot cards, plus tombstone images are posted as volunteers finish transcriptions and submit photographs for over 30,000 interments. To Volunteer

Deaths, Obituaries, and Life Events in Newspapers

• Proofs of Death, c1870 - 1880
• Funeral card collection Updated periodically.
• Belleville (Ill.) Daily Advocate Vital statistic extracts 1927 - 1954.
• Belleville News Democrat Obituary Indexes
        1994–2001: 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

        2002 , 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (Large files).

        2008 - forward available at the Belleville Public Library (off site).

• Engagements, licenses, and wedding announcements 2000 - 2011 from newspapers (updated annually)
• Freeburg Tribune Obituary Index 1904-1939.
  As | Bs | Cs | Ds | EFs | Gs | Hs | I,Js | Ks | Ls | Ms | N-Qs | Rs | Ss | T,U,Vs | Ws | XYZs
  Also available for purchase while supply lasts.
• Obituary and Death Notices Index to Freeburg Tribune 1999 - 2010 A to Z
• Lebanon Advertiser Every-name index 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, and 1921
• Millstadt Enterprise obituary index 1897–1949 (large file).
• O'Fallon : Schwarz funeral home records 1902 - 11 April 1910.

Court Cases, Naturalizations

• 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.

• Naturalization and declaration papers Which documents survive, where these are located, and research hints to determine the year of naturalization. See the first portion of the Index to Circuit Court after 1906, just one of three courts within the county's boundaries which granted naturalizations after 1906. .

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 Finding aids, historical reading material, online images, books, and free forms to print.

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical Sketch Index compiled from five St. Clair resources published 1874 to 1928.

• More Biographical Sketches An index to 1600+ sketch titles published in 1988, 1992.

• More on the member area of this site.

Offsite Searches Courtesy of the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) and (Illinois State Archives) . Opens in new window

• 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*
• Illinois soldiers in 19th century wars
• Statewide death index 1916–1948 *

  * See SCCGS Member site for County Court naturalizations before 1906 and death register extracts 1877-forward

Families Our Members are Researching

• Let's collaborate! See families our members are working on, get in touch, share, discover, problem solve. To protect privacy, only the member number is identified. No other contact information is provided to those inquiring. Inquiries will be forwarded to members through our Surname Index Committee to protect your privacy and limit spam. This is an SCCGS member benefit.
• Honoring Our Members: 25-year members.pdf (or more). Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Get free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The Society Quarterly

• Quarterly surname index online search for surnames published in volumes 1-35, 1978-2012. A must do search! Use the search box at the bottom of this home page, or browse at the link provided. Here's a sampling of what is already published.:

• Quarterly Table of contents Volumes 1 (1978) - to present. Updated periodically.
• Popular Quarterly articles
• 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.
• 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)
• Queries - Members and non-members may publish their Query in the SCCGS Newsletter and Quarterly.
• Soldiers' Memorial, Jones Park, East St. Louis. World War I soldiers.
• Useful addresses for St. Clair County records at IRAD, the ISA, the courthouse, and libraries; publish queries online; contact other societies, further your genealogical education.

• SCCGS acquisitions and donations are located at the Belleville Public Library (BPL) (off site).
• Books for purchase too large to fit in a Quarterly
• Instructions to order SCCGS books and back issues of the Quarterly

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