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.

County Farm Cemetery, Troy

  Sec 13, Troy Twp S of McDonough St on the grounds of the former Will County Poor Farm View Larger Map Submitted by Michele Houchen of the Three Rivers Public Library in Minooka. It is based on the work done by Steve Kapella in 1970. Name Date of Death Residence Notes Anderson, Charles September 18, 1896 Joliet   Asberg, Charles February 17, 1903 none given   Auston, Frank January 26, 1903 none given   Auteri, Gustave February 26, 1901 Reed   Baily, Joe July 15, 1895 Joliet   Banis, May October 4, 1896 none given   Barbira, J. January … Read more

Will County Cemeteries

Note from Kathy Zavada: If a researcher is looking for deaths through obits in and around Wilmington (namely Jackson, Florence, Wilton, Wesley, Reed, or sometimes Manhattan and Peotone townships) they should contact the Wilmington Public Library which has indexed obits starting from mid 1860’s to current which match the microfilmed Wilmington Newspapers. Wilmington has the earliest local newspapers for these areas and still is the only library for Jackson, Florence and Wesley. Wilmington Public Library, 201 Kankakee St, Wilmington, IL 60481; 815-476-2834 For listings of Catholic Cemeteries, contact: Catholic Cemetery Office, 402 South Independence Blvd, Romeoville, IL; 815-838-0395 To arrange … Read more

Cavalry Cemetery, Lockport

Cavalry Cemetery Sec 13, Lockport Twp IL Rte 171 & High Rd Woods, Edward H, Apr 8 1876 – Jan 12, 1948; widowed by Cora I. (Vardaman) Woods [Source: Stephen Little, Jun 1, 1998]

Brown Church Cemetery

Location – IL Rt 53, east of Rt 53 and just south of Manhattan Road. From the north the access is on the left, 1/16th of a mile past the Manhattan Road stop-light. When entering the cemetery, which is 1/8th of a mile off the road, you must pass through an easement on private property. Please, show the owners respect, as you are driving through their yard! Note: This listing is provided as a result of the work of Lawrence Peet, who has donated his work to the USGenWeb, Copyrighted 2000 by Lawrence Peet Rows are numbered from West to … Read more

Brown’s Church / Boylan’s / Jackson’s Grove Cemetery

Brown’s Church / Boylan’s / Jackson’s Grove Cemetery Section 15, Jackson Twp just E of IL Rte 53 and S of Manhattan Rd Transcribed & Submitted by Leona A. Mathis & Kim Flint Cemetery walked and recorded: June 2002 (posted with permission of Leona Mathis) © 2002 by Leona A. Mathis & Kim Flint Another Transcription by Lawrence Peet Name Birth Death Comments Anderson, Almeda J. Dec 16, 1877 Aug 3, 1962 . Anderson, Arthur G. 1904 1977 . Anderson, Helen M. 1909 1994 . Anderson, John H. Dec 27, 1889 May 13, 1968 . Anderson, Paul L. 1940 1980 … Read more

Bronson / Sisson Cemetery, Lockport

Bronson / Sisson Cemetery Sec 10, Lockport Twp View Larger Map West of IL Rte 53, 1/2 mile off Airport Rd. No access road. Use the + sign on above map to zoom in.

Boardman Cemetery, Bolingbrook

Boardman Cemetery, Bolingbrook, Sec 4, DuPage Twp N of Royce Road about 1 mile W of Rt 53 (farm lane) View Larger Map In 1832 Harry Boardman established the Boardman Cemetery as a community burying ground in DuPage Township. He sold the land in 1846 to Robert Strong, Samuel Whallon, and Isaic Scarret who deeded the cemetery plot on April 22, 1846, to the County of Will. In the early 1970s the deed for Boardman Cemetery was discovered in the recorder’s office. In 1972 or 1973, Will County deeded the one acre cemetery plot to DuPage Township. (Source: Bolingbrook Does … Read more

Beard Cemetery, Channahon

Beard Cemetery It was located in the NW 1/4 of Section 6, Channahon Township. Beard, John II, courtesy Lea Sharp, taken 1970s “Goose Lake Township, Grundy County, Illinois” Compiled and Published by Pete Kodat, Sep 1997 The Beard Family Cemetery was located about 1000 feet east of the Will-Grundy County line on Blodgett road. John Beard was one of the first pioneers in this area who had a ford on the Kankakee River and laid out plans for the Kankakee City. This cemetery was relocated when Blodgett was straightened and blacktopped in the early 1970’s. The following is taken from … Read more