Southeastern Illinois Resource Books
by
Lee & Foss
- Hardin Co IL Marriage Register 1 ~ May 1884-Dec 1891 ~ Volume I
- With annotations [plus earlier marriage dates gleaned from other
sources] ~ In 1839 Hardin was formed from Pope and Gallatin Counties.
Because of the two courthouse fires, these are the earliest marriages. Inf.
obtained from Marriage Register 1 on microfilm and at the Courthouse.
#F ~ 145 pages ~ [1996] ~ Hardbound $28.00 - Johnson Co IL Early Marriages 1878-1885 ~ Volume II
- Starting in 1878, the state required those obtaining a marriage
license to furnish the following information: names and ages of bride and
groom, residence, place of birth, names of parents, race or color, number of
times married, occupation of groom, location and date of marriage, witnesses
and by whom the marriage was performed. This information was taken from the
Marriage Register Book 1 on microfilm and the Original Marriage Books
in the Court House.
#A ~ 198 pages ~ [1993] ~ Hardbound $30.00 ~ Softbound $25.00 - Massac Co IL Early Marriage Records 1878-1890 ~ Volume II
- All the state required information from the Marriage Register (names
and ages of couple, residence, occupation of groom, race or color, birthplace,
date of marriage, official, witnesses and where it took place) taken from
microfilm and Original Marriage Books.
#8 ~ 226 pages ~ [1992] ~ Hardbound $35.00 ~ Softbound $30.00 - Massac Co IL Early Marriage Records 1890-1895 ~ Volume III
- Obtained from microfilm and Original Marriage Books containing
all the state required information.
#9 ~ 181 pages ~ [1993] ~ Hardbound $30.00 ~ Softbound $25.00 - Massac Co IL Early Marriage Records 1896-1900 ~ Volume IV
- Obtained from microfilm and Original Marriage Books containing
all the state required information.
#E ~ 174 pages ~ [1996] ~ Hardbound $30.00 ~ Softbound $25.00 - Pope Co IL, County Court Record Book A 1816-1831
- The beginning of the county, founding fathers and the offices
they held, laying out of townships and those that served as judges and clerks
of elections, viewing, marking and building of roads and people in each
neighborhood that worked on them, law suits, ferry and tavern fees, petitions,
names Juries, etc. The county covered all of present day Pope, part of Hardin,
Johnson & Massac. The Who's Who of early Pope County. Also known as
the County Commissioner's Record Book.
#B ~ 260 pages ~ [1994] ~ Hardbound $35.00 ~ Softbound $30.00 - Pope Co IL Chancery Index [Approximately 1850-1960]
- The chancery records are for the court of equity in the judicial system;
divorces, foreclosures, civil suits, small claims, etc. This is an index to
those court cases. It lists the plaintiff, the defendant, what box and section
the document is in, no other information is given. We added a full every name
index with a * denoting the defendant.
G ~ 121 pages ~ [1997] ~ Hardbound $28.00 - Pope Co IL Marriage Books A-E 1813-1877 ~ Volume I
- These marriage records [the first five marriage books, plus ten pages
of marriages listed in the front of Marriage Book A] were compiled from microfilm and by checking
the Original Marriage Papers ~ marriage licenses, affidavits, minister's
returns, consents, applications, unrecorded licenses, every scrap of paper we
could locate on these records is included. Pope County was formed from Gallatin & Johnson
Counties, it included all of Hardin and most of Massac. Couples ferried across the Ohio
River from Livingston County to get married here.
#1 ~ 224 pages ~ [1990] [reprinted 1991, 1993 & 1998] ~ Softbound $35.00 - Pope Co IL Marriage Register A-1 1878-1888 ~ Volume II
- SOLD OUT~All the state required info name and ages of couple, parents and
birthplace, residence, number of times married, etc. PLUS added information
from the Original Marriage Papers in the Court House.
#2 ~ 230 pages ~ [1991] [reprinted 1992] ~ Softbound $30.00 - Pope Co IL Marriage Register A-1 1888-1898 ~ Volume III
- SOLD OUT~Information taken from Marriage Book A-1 and the Original Marriage Papers
found in the Court House Vault. All the state required info, names and
ages of couple, parents, birthplace, etc.
#7 ~ 235 pages ~ [1992] ~ Softbound $30.00 - Pope Co IL Marriage Register A-1 and Book B 1898-1909 ~ Volume IV
- Information taken from Marriage Book A-1 and the Original Marriage Papers
found in the Court House Vault. All the state required info, plus an
original packet of marriage papers dating to around the Civil War, other
additions and corrections from the three previous marriage bks.
#D ~ 283 pages ~ [1995] ~ Hardbound $40.00 ~ Softbound $35.00 - Pope Co IL Obits & Tidbits ~ Volume I
- A compilation of newspaper articles about Pope County and its people and
obituaries, "The good old fashioned kind." A wealth of genealogical
information. From ABBOTT to WILLIAMSON.
#0 ~ 118 pages ~ [1993] ~ Hardbound $25.00 ~ Softbound $20.00 - Pope Co IL Obits & Tidbits ~ Volume II
- The same format as Vol. I, but completely different articles, memories
of the past. From ABBOTT to YOUNG. Information taken from scrap
books kept by friends and relatives about Pope Co and its people.
#C ~ 125 pages ~ [1994] ~ Hardbound $25.00 ~ Softbound $20.00
For endurance all books are printed on acid free paper. The books have an every name index, some have a location index or combined index. Indiana Residents please add 5% sales tax. Postage paid on all books. Libraries can be billed. Prices and availability subject to change. Please allow at least 4-6 weeks for deliver.
No part of these books shall be reproduced
in any
form without the written permission from the compilers.
Order from:
Judy Foreman Lee
"Hickory Ridge"
7999 N. SR 161
Gentryville, IN
47537-7833
E-mail Judy at: UdyDee43@aol.com
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~ Updated March 2002 ~