My name is Wini Caudell and I am your host for Stephenson County
here at Illinois Ancestors...your path into the past!

At Illinois Ancestors we like to use a unique blend of genealogy and history. So not only do you find your ancestors but you will also

learn about the area in which they lived and worked.

We're a volunteer organization whose mission is to provide free genealogical data for all researchers.

If you have data that you'd like to share with researchers, I would love to put it online for everyone's benefit.

All contributors will be given credit and retain ownership

of the data they submit. Your information will never be used for profit in any way.

Being a completely independent site, we promise that your data will always remain
free for researchers to use for many years to come!

I'll add new data on a regular basis, so please come back often.

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Just let me know it's for Stephenson county

 

Michelle Ross has generously volunteered to look up obituaries for various counties in Illinois.

The List

 

McConnell Area Historical Society

Monthly Meeting:
P.O. Box 42
9500 N. Hulbert Road
McConnell, IL 61050

August 2nd at 7:00 p.m

 

 

Basswood Cemetery photos and Transcriptions

  After almost 4 yrs in the making the Basswood Cemetery Association now has their Cd’s for sale.  The set will include the Cd that has the tombstone photos and a Cd that has the cemetery transcriptions made by Robin Pardus and photos of the Basswood church, School, Sign, and additional photos by Ken Bartelt.  The Association is selling the Cd’s for $15.00 for the set of two Cd’s and $2.00 for shipping.  Total of $18.00 , if you are interested in purchasing the set please contact:

 Robin Pardus

Secretary of Basswood Cemetery

11010 N Old Mill Road

McConnell Illinois 61050

 Or you may email her for additional info: nobhillfarms@hotmail.com please  put Basswood Cemetery in the subject line.  Make checks or Money orders payable to Basswood Cemetery Association

 

Old courthouse

The Stephenson County Courthouse is the site for important memorials and monuments. The Civil War Soldiers Monument on the southwest corner was dedicated in 1871. It is made of Joliet marble with a twelve foot square base and is eighty-three feet high.

Stephenson County Courthouse

15 N. Galena Ave., Freeport, IL 61032

815-235-8289

 

. Stephenson County was incorporated March 4, 1837 from Jo Daviess County. Stephenson County was named in memory of Colonel Benjamin Stephenson. He served as a Colonel in the War of 1812 in the Illinois Army. In 1813 he was appointed adjutant general of the territory.

Stephenson County covers 568 square miles

OBITS NEEDED

Robin Pardus has sent an updated list of needed obits for Basswood Cemetery

READ HERE

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BIOGRAPHIES FUNERALS LOOK UP VOLUNTERS SCHOOLS
BIOGRAPHICAL LISTS CHURCHES MARRIAGES and ANNIVERSARIES STEPHENSON CO. HISTORY
BREEDERS DIRECTORY FAMILY PHOTOS MILITARY STEPHENSON CO. PICTURES
BRICK WALLS FAMILY HISTORIES OBITUARIES STEPHENSON CO. NEWS ARTICLES
BUSINESS DIRECTORY (1855-56) OLD ADVERTISEMENTS 1954 AERIAL PHOTOS WOMEN PIONEERS
BUSINESS DIRECTORY  (1917) LIBRARIES/ HISTORICAL SOCIETIES PRAIRIE FAMERS DIRECTORY TOWNSHIPS
NEWS BRIEFS FAMILY REUNIONS MAPS YEARBOOKS
SURNAMES DEATHS MEMORY CARDS DEATH CERTIFICATES
CEMETERIES LINKS PORTRAITS TOWNS AND VILLAGES

 

Updated July 20, 2010

Updates Here

 

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.

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