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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...
This project is for those interred in Oak Grove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois.The cemetery is located on 801 East Spruce StreetFrom the Jerseyville Website:n January 18, 1856, The City of Jerseyville purchased a section of land now known as Oak Grove Cemetery. The land was purchased from H.L. Adams for the price of $80.00 per acre. A total of 10 acres were purchased and they we...