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.

Queries 1998

Queries 1998 CRUMMEY, MATEER, METIER, RIDENOUR, WILSON; posted by Harriet Marvin, Jan 1, 1998 Hi! I’m looking for WILSONs, too. My Lucy Emma WILSON married William James CRUMMEY in 1880. Her parents were Samuel Davis WILSON and Pollyann MATEER(METIER). I have found some MATEERs in Will Co. They are: Fred De Loss MATEER * Birth: 8 Sep 1876, Joliet, Will County, Illinois * Death: 12 Dec 1971, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois Family. 1: Blanche RIDENOUR (2) * Marriage: 24 Sep 1902, Joliet, Will County, Illinois 1. Marjorie Ruth MATEER 2. Dorothy Louise MATEER 3. Bruce De Loss MATEER 4. Blanche … Read more

Queries 1997

Queries 1997 CARPENTER, NAYLOR, ROOK; posted by Muriel Schwartz, Jan 1, 1997 John NAYLOR, his wife Elizabeth nee ROOK, their son John who married Betsy, her father & mother, John Brown & Bridget CARPENTER came from Lincolnshire, UK in 1850 to 1855. John B. CARPENTER & his son John died in Lockport about 1850. I do not know when or where the widow Bridget CARPENTER died but I assume in Joliet. There was also a brother of John NAYLOR (James) and his family who came in 1855. James died at a cement factory about 1857-8 in Romeo and is buried … Read more