Welcome to Henry County! I'm your host Wini Caudell. Henry County is a county rich in history with many emigrants settling here in hopes of a better life for them and their children. I hope to put a lot of information on this site for everyone to find. It's very important to find your roots, without knowing your past and where you came from there will always that question in your life. Anyone contributing any information can be sure it will always be free and nobody will make any profit from it. This site belongs to everyone! If you have anything to contribute please contact me at winicaudell@yahoo.com All contributions are sincerely welcomed!!
Bishop Hill Steeple Building Etching by Jordan Murray
Henry County is located in west-central Illinois south of Interstate 80 and I-74 It was formed in 1825 out of Fulton County and named for Patrick Henry, statesman. It's known for its rich farm land and is dotted with many small towns. The first town was Andover founded in 1835 by Rev. Ithamar Pillsbury, a Presbyterian minister who would later become a minister in Milan, Illinois. Population: 50,552 County Seat: Cambridge
Cambridge Courthouse Photo courtsey of Bonnie Wiley
This site now has a search engine!! (Below)
Michelle Ross has generously volunteered to look up obituaries for various counties in Illinois.
Lilly Setterdahl has written a new book "Chicago Swedes: They spoke from the Heart" It's now for sale at Amazon
We've started a tombstone project at Illinois Ancestors http://www.illinoisancestors.org/cemphotos/main.php This website is designed to allow researchers to add their photos automatically! If you'd like to share your photos with fellow researchers, please contact me at winicaudell@yahoo.com We'll either set up an account for you so that you can add your own photos online or if you prefer you can send me the pictures and I'll put them on for you.
The Weber Family Reunion The Descendants of Jacob & Elizabeth (Sand) Weber will hold the 83rd Weber family reunion, which will be held Sunday, August 15th, 2010 at the Lorraine United Methodist Church located at 28782 E. 2000 St. rural Geneseo, Illinois in Henry County. A potluck lunch will be held at noon. Coffee & ice cream will be furnished. Please bring dish (dishes) to pass. Bingo will be played and time for all to socialize. Officers from 2009 Reunion are: President: Charlene Hanson 503 ADAMS ST PROPHETSTOWN, IL 61277 (815) 537-5354 grandorg06@frontiernet. Vice President: Robin Pardus 11010 N Old Mill, McConnell, IL. 61050 815-868-2425 Robin59@aeroinc.net Secretary; Peggy Faber 319 Beach Avenue, Kewanee Illinois 61443 309-852-3749 joysmom60@comcast.net Please contact any of the officers above to send info on updates in marriages, births, & deaths in your family so they may be recorded in the Weber History book. If you have obits you can copy to share or old photos to display feel free to bring them. We are looking for a photo of Caroline Papenthien Weber and any other older generation photos.
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Help Wanted!! I am looking for volunteers who live in Henry Co. or the surrounding area who might be willing to do some transcriptions from old newspapers, obits or anything that may be available to transcribe for this web site. Also, looking for volunteer's with a digital camera to photograph the cemetery gravestones in Henry County. I'd sure appreciate the help!
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