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

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  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 … Read more

Will County Cemeteries

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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 … Read more

Brown Church Cemetery

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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. … Read more

Boardman Cemetery, Bolingbrook

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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 … Read more

Beard Cemetery, Channahon

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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 … Read more