Will County ILGenWeb

These pages are a part of the ILGenWeb Project. They provide a resource for genealogists searching in Will County, Illinois. You can post queries about surnames you are researching, see who else might be researching the same names as yourself, ask volunteers to do reference look-ups, volunteer to do reference look-ups, and get information on searching in Will County. My name is Dennis Partridge, and I am currently the host of Will County, you can contact me here, if you have any questions. I do not live in Will County, nor Illinois, but I will attempt to answer your research questions or point you in the direction of somebody who can.

1892 Necrologist Report

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1892 Necrologist Report (Transcribed and copyrighted March 20, 2001, by Lawrence B. Peet, Joliet, Illinois. Permission granted to copy for non-commercial use only. All in Italics and upper case surnames are added to or modified from the original by the transcriber.) (1892 Old Settlers’ Association of Will County, Necrology Report, as printed in the Joliet … Read more

1891 Necrologist Report

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1891 Necrologist Report Transcribed and copyrighted April 2, 2001, by Lawrence B. Peet, Joliet, Illinois. Permission granted to copy for non-commercial use only. All in Italics and upper case surnames are added to or modified from the original by the transcriber. (1891 Old Settlers’ Association of Will County, Necrology Report, as printed in the Joliet … Read more

1890 Necrologist Report

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1890 Necrologist Report (Transcribed and copyrighted April 8, 2001, by Lawrence B. Peet, Joliet, Illinois. Permission granted to copy for non-commercial use only. All in Italics and upper case surnames are added to or modified from the original by the transcriber.) (1890 Old Settlers’ Association of Will County, Necrology Report, as compiled by Necrologist George … Read more

1889 Necrologist Report

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1889 Necrologist Report (Transcribed and copyrighted April 11, 2001, by Lawrence B. Peet, Joliet, Illinois. Permission granted to copy for non-commercial use only. All in Italics and upper case surnames are added to or modified from the original by the transcriber.) (1889 Old Settlers’ Association of Will County, Necrology report, compiled by George H. Woodruff … Read more

1888 Necrologist Report

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1888 Necrologist Report (Transcribed and copyrighted April 15, 2001, by Lawrence B. Peet, Joliet, Illinois. Permission granted to copy for non-commercial use only. All in Italics and upper case surnames are added to or modified from the original by the transcriber.) (1888 Old Settlers’ Association of Will County, Necrology report, compiled by George H. Woodruff … Read more

1887 Necrologist Report

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1887 Necrologist Report (Transcribed and copyrighted April 21, 2001, by Lawrence B. Peet, Joliet, Illinois. Permission granted to copy for non-commercial use only. All in Italics and upper case surnames are added to or modified from the original by the transcriber.) (1887 Old Settlers’ Association of Will County, Necrology report, compiled by George H. Woodruff … Read more

1886 Necrologist Report

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1886 Necrologist Report (Transcribed and copyrighted April 22, 2001, by Lawrence B. Peet, Joliet, Illinois. Permission granted to copy for non-commercial use only. All in Italics and upper case surnames are added to or modified from the original by the transcriber.) (1886 Old Settlers’ Association of Will County, Necrology report, compiled by Dr. B. F. … Read more

Newspaper Articles Concerning the Wiedling Surname

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Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles Concerning the Wiedling Surname in Will County Illinois posted by Sandy Vasko on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 The following information is provided by Sandy Vasko on the WEIDLING family. July 20, 1906 – Wilmington Advocate Lewis WEIDLING has just finished a neat job of painting on the C. A. Powers residence in … Read more

Will County Newspaper Articles

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The following are newspaper extracts from various Will County Illinois newspapers which contain valuable genealogical items. Pay special attention to the 1908-1917 Beecher Herald which ran a series of articles called “Backward” in which the writer took a look back in the history of Will County and the people that made it. 1908-1917 Backward Article … Read more