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Jackson County, Illinois

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Anna Belle Eggers (1884 - 1916)
Omer William Jones, Sr. (1893 - 1948)
O. W. Jones Sr., head of the Jackson County Abstract Title and Guarantee Company, 220 S. Eleventh St., died suddenly in his office yesterday at the close of the business day. The company secretary, Mi...
Paul Foss Pinkstaff (1931 - 2020)
Paul Foss Pinkstaff, age 89, of Tamaroa and formerly of Sumner, Illinois, passed away Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 at Carbondale Memorial Hospital. He was born to Charles J. and Beulah E. (Foss) Pinkstaff on...
Betty Blanche Ellis (1926 - 2023)
MAKANDA – Betty Ellis 97, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at her home in Makanda IL. Betty was born on February 26, 1926, in Makanda to James and Vera (Brimmer) Newberry. Betty married Paul J. ...
Paul Jacob Ellis (1924 - 1978)
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jackson County, Illinois.

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Located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt", the county was incorporated on January 10, 1816 and named for Andrew Jackson.

Adjacent Counties

Cities & Villages

Ava
Campbell Hill
Carbondale
De Soto
Dowell
Elkville
Gorham
Grand Tower
Makanda
Murphysboro (County Seat)
Vergennes

Other Townships & Communities: Boskydell, Bradley, Brownsville, Degognia, Elk, Etherton, Fountain Bluff, Grimsby, Hallidayboro, Howardton, Jacob, Kinkaid, Levan, Mount Carbon, Neunert, Ora, Oraville, Pomona, Raddle, Sand Ridge and Somerset

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Illinois

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

National Register of Historic Places

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Shawnee National Forest (part)

New Horizons Genealogy

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