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This project is for those who were born, lived or died in Chicago, Illinois. This project is in the Cook County, Illinois project. The name "Chicago" is derived from a French rendering of the Native American word shikaakwa, known to botanists as Allium tricoccum, from the Miami-Illinois language. The first known reference to the site of the current city of Chicago as "Checagou" was by Robert ...
This project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Cook County, Illinois. Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the second-most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County, California. As of 2015, the population was 5,238,216. Its county seat is Chicago , the largest city in Illinois and third-most populous city in the United States. More than 4...
This project is part of the State of Illinois Portal. This project is for those FROM Illinois and/or their respective Cities, Towns & Counties. Projects on Geni Cities & Towns Aurora Bloomington Champaign Elgin Galesburg Joliet Knoxville Monee
This cemetery is located on Summit Road, Kampsville, Calhoun County, Illinois. Find a Grave IL Gen Web
Please add people who were born, lived or died in Jersey County, Illinois. The county was the former home of the Kickapoo, Menomini, Potawatomi, and Illiniwek Confederation American Indians. The first European explorers to visit the area, Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet, arrived in 1673. It was founded on February 28, 1839 and was named for the state of New Jersey, from which many of the ea...
Please add profiles of people who were born, lived or died in Calhoun County, Illinois. Official Website Calhoun County was settled by Americans during the very early 19th century, and officially organized in 1825. It was named for Vice President John C. Calhoun . John C. Calhoun, in addition to the Calhoun family that was prominent in the area at the time. The southern side of the county, co...
Contents: Introduction Finding Aids Church Presidents Quorum of 12 Apostles before 1844 Three Witnesses Eight Witnesses Current Quorum of Twelve Apostles People Mentioned in Doctrine and Covenants Others of Interest Early Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Haun's Mill Victims Introduction: The scope of this project is to complete accurate family...
Wikipedia =Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university with campuses in Evanston and Chicago in Illinois, United States, as well as Doha, Qatar. Home to twelve schools and colleges, Northwestern offers 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.Northwestern was founded in 1851 by John Evans, for whom the City of Evanston is named, and eight other lawye...
This project is used to relate all units from Illinois who served in the Union Army.
This is an umbrella project for all projects related to Jews from Chicago. Jews came to Chicago from virtually every country in Europe and the Middle East, but especially from Germany and Eastern Europe. Unlike most other immigrant groups, Jews left the Old Country with no thoughts of ever returning to lands where so many had experienced poverty, discrimination, and even sporadic massacres. J...
Harkness Grove Cemetery, Farmington, Peoria County, Illinois, USA: Find-a-Grave
Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Peoria County, Illinois. Official Wesbite Peoria County was formed in 1825 and was named for the Peoria, an Illiniwek people who lived there. Adjacent Counties Knox County Stark County Fulton County Marshall County Woodford County Cities & Villages Bartonville Bellevue Brimfield Chillicothe Dunlap ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in the city of Peoria, Illinois.= Official Website = Overview Peoria is the county seat of Peoria County, is the largest city on the Illinois River and is the oldest European settlement in Illinois. French explorers René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and Henri de Tonti constructed Fort Crevecoeur. This fort would later burn to the g...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cumberland County, Illinois. Official Website Cumberland County was created on March 2, 1843, from parts of Coles County. It is named for the National Road (Cumberland Road), which was projected to run through it. Adjacent Counties Coles County Clark County Jasper County Shelby County Effingham County Cities, Village...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Marshall County, Illinois.Marshall County was formed in 1839 and was named in honor of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, who died in 1835. Adjacent Counties * Bureau County * LaSalle County * Putnam County * Woodford County * Stark County * Peoria County Cities, Villages, Townships & Communities Bell Pla...
This cemetery is located on 18119 State Route 9, Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois. Find a Grave
This project is for those who were born, lived or died in Joliet, Will County , Illinois. Official Website In 1673, Louis Jolliet, along with Father Jacques Marquette, paddled up the Des Plaines River and camped on a huge earthwork mound, a few miles south of present-day Joliet. Maps from Jolliet's exploration of the area showed a large hill or mound down river from Chicago, labeled Mont Joli...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Will County, Illinois . Official Website Will County was formed on January 12, 1836. It was named after Conrad Will, a politician and businessman involved in salt production in southern Illinois. Will was a member of the first Illinois Constitutional Convention and a member of the Illinois legislature until his death in 1835. Fo...
This cemetery, established in 1855, is located on 1137 East Cass Street ( Il Highway 30) & Walnut Street, Joliet, Will County, Illinois. Find a Grave Billion Graves
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Stark County, Illinois. Official Website Stark County was formed in 1839. It was named for General Colonel John Stark (August 28, 1728 – May 8, 1822), who served in the American Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He became widely known as the "Hero of Bennington" for his exemplary service at the Battle of Bennin...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Lake County, Illinois.= Official Website =The county, which was primarily unsettled prairie and was still home to its native Potawatomi Indians, was created by the Illinois State Legislature in 1839. Adjacent Counties * Kenosha County, Wisc. * McHenry County * Cook County Cities *Highland Park*Highwood*Lake Forest*North Chicago*Park ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Whiteside County, Illinois. Official Website Whiteside County was organized in 1836. It was named for General Samuel Whiteside, an Illinois officer in the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War. Adjacent Counties Carroll County Ogle County Lee County Bureau County Henry County Rock Island County Clinton County
List of United States Representatives from Illinois Illinois' current delegation to the United States House of Representatives as of January 2025: 1st district -- Jonathan Jackson 2nd district -- Robin Kelly 3rd district -- Delia Ramirez 4th district -- Jesus "Chuy" Garcia 5th district -- Mike Quigley
This is the only Moravian Church and Cemetery in the state of Illinois. It was built by German settlers and George and Adam Hedrick provided the land for the cemetery In the old part of the cemetery the men are buried on one side and the ladies on the other. It is located in West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois. Find a Grave Genealogy Trails
The University of Chicago ( UChicago ) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890, its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. In Fall 2021, it enrolled 18,452 students, including 7,559 undergraduates and 10,893 graduate students. The university is composed of an undergraduate college and five graduate research divisions, which contain all of the...