Christian County Genealogical Society
Finding Your Christian County Ancestors Since 1983
Genealogy Monday
Who was the first settler?
Martin Hanon was the first settler of the territory now Christian County, coming in the fall of 1818. He was from Nashville, Tennessee, born April 1799, son of Michael and Sarah Hanon. His father died when he was a young boy and he ventured with his mother and brothers and sisters. The party came into this region and pitched a tent on the south of a large fallen tree, trusting it for protection against the storms and cold. He set to work to chop enough logs for a primitive log cabin, but was interuppted in his work by a pack of wolves, who smelled the food carried by the pioneers, trying to attack them. He new the best way to disperse them was to throw a burning brand in the midst of the pack. In time he developed a farm, later to become the Squire Council property. On October 10, 1823 he went to Shawneetown and married Miss Sallie Miller. He stayed in the area until 1826, when he built a cabin on the west side of South Branch, south of Taylorville, later the old Forest Mill, but he returned to So Ford. In 1834 he bought an interest in the Knuckols and Wallace water mill, later known as the Elgan mill and moved his family to the bank of the Sangamon in that area. His mother died in 1838 and he did not want to stay in that spot, so sold his interest to Jesse Elgan and in 1839 located permanently on his farm five miles northwest of Taylorville, on the north side of Horseshoe Prairie, later to belong to Josiah A Hill. On May 28, 1862, his wife passed away and was buried in the Horseshoe graveyard. Following this, he sold his homestead and lived among his eleven children, all whom were grown. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs Mason of Sharpsburg on April 5, 1879 at the age of nearly 80 years. He took an active part in the early history of this county. Taken from "History of Christian County, Illinois" by Henry L Fowkes, 1918
South Fork Township
Martin Hanon
About Us
Our Society has just celebrated 41 Years!!!!!
The purpose of the Society is to collect, preserve and disseminate genealogical and historical material, especially that which pertains to Christian County and make it available to the public for research. The society's research collection has been combined with the collection of the Christian County Historical Society and is housed in the Pence Building on the grounds of the Historical Society in Taylorville, Illinois. The society's logo depicts the two major founding industries of the county, mining and farming.
Our society and the CCGS Library is located at 1791 Morrison Drive A, Taylorville, IL. Our address is P O Bo 28, Taylorville, IL 62568.
Hours of Operation
Apr. 1 thru Dec. 1
Thurs. - Sat.
10am to 3pm
Dec. 1 thru Apr. 1
Sat. only
10am to 3pm
CLOSED the Month of January
Membership
- Christian County Genealogical Society, Taylorville, Illinois, United States
We offer annual membership for $20.00 per household. Lifetime memberships, $150 for single or $175 for family. It's easy! Just complete the membership. Remember, you must put in $22.00 to use the pay option and compete the form.
Grace Bates 100 perfect spelling tests
TTHS Twenties Roar Again program
TTHS Stars of the Twenties program
1980 Davis Memorial Christian Church History
United Methodist Church History
Announcements
Welcome to February! Our society is now open again on Saturdays with a volunteer there to help you! Come out and see us and let us help you search for your family!
Our last meeting of 2024 is Saturday December 7th at 2PM. Please attend as we will take a new picture of the officers slate for 2025.
Our society just turned 41! Happy birthday to CCGS!
We are selling books! Please take a look at the titles and let us know what you would like. Until we get an updated list you can visit Genealogy Marketplace and search for Christian County.
If you have any questions we can help you with, reach out to us at ccgs28 @ gmail.com
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS
SEE OUR NEW EVENT PAGE
BOOK SALE! BOOK SALE! BOOK SALE!
We are in need of new binders and other items for our new shelving.
No donation too small…$5, $10, $20 or more.
Thanks for your generous donations!!
Events
Give a gift membership! Just visit the membership tab and put in the information. We will be closed all of the month of January as is the Historical Society.
Please donate for some new library supplies!
Portraying - Henry Mundhenke - Beulah Cotterell Phillips - John Ellis, 34 NC, CSA - Clinton Dewitt Taylor, 32 IL Inf
Adults $12.00 - $6.00 Youth Advance Tickets
Christian County Genealogy Society serving Jean Callan's famous BBQ sandwiches.
All charter and past members = Come visit Speaker at 2 Stefanie with Sangamon Valley Collection from Lincoln Library Cake and Punch
Let us help you start a family tree or learn more about your family. Individual help. Bring your information and see what we can do.
Publications
PUBLICATION SPECIALS
Christian County Marriage Index Book D - Part I: Mar. 1, 1902-Dec. 30, 1915 and Part II: Jan. 4, 1916- Feb. 1, 1921 - 316 pages, over 9500 names; not found on Illinois Marriage Index (Secretary of State web site). $25.00 plus $3.50 shipping.
The Link to the Past - Hewittville, Fall/Winter 2018 - special edition of our semi-annual publication devoted to Hewittville after the devastating tornado in December of 2018. $5.00 plus $1.00 shipping.
To order publications, print the publications list, email us at ccgs28 @ gmail.com (remove spaces) or send your list along with your check or money order to:
Christian County Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 28, Taylorville, IL 62568.
Vol. I – Christian County Cemeteries-------------------------------------------------------------------------$15.00 + $2.50 shipping
Edinburg, Hunter, Kelsey, Long (Brushy Branch), Furrow, Milligan, Old Walnut Hill, Simpson, Stafford, Bethel Baptist, Durbin, Traylor (Anderson), Tovey, Ponting, Harpers Ferry, Millersville – 142 pp.
Vol. II – Christian County Cemeteries------------------------------------------------------------------------$15.00 + $2.50 shipping
Achenbach, Adams-Gordon, Bilyeu, Buckeye, Buckhart, (Dutch Reformed), Carmen (Norris), Dalby (Hall), Donner, Harris, Hays, Kettelkamp, Leachman, Morrisonville, Mt Zion, New Walnut Hill (Universalist), Ralston, St Joseph
(Durbin), Stokes, one unknown – 141 pp.
Vol. III – Christian County Cemeteries-----------------------------------------------------------------------$11.00 + $2.50 shipping
Anderson, Antioch, Bethany, Blueville (Halford), Center Grove, Clark, Cloyd, Darmer, Fairview, Finley, Goode, Hawk, Hinkle, Jacobs, Langley, Mt Auburn, Old Stonington – 123 pp.
Vol. IV – Christian County Cemeteries----------------------------------------------------------------------$11.00 + $2.50 shipping
Grove City, Linwood, Mound Chapel, Ohlman, Poor Farm, Tanner, Young, one unknown (possibly Hammer) – 93 pp.
__Cemetery Locations------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$3.00 + $1.00 shipping
(The cemeteries listed below are more recent readings)
Berea Cemetery----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$5.00 + $1.00 shipoing
Edinburg Cemetery------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$8.00 + $2.50 shipping
Fraley, Calvary & Kettelkamp Cemeteries ----------------------------------------------------------------$5.00 + $2.50 shipping
Glen Haven Cemetery--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$5.00 + $2.50 shipping
Morrisonville Cemetery------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$15.00 + $3.00 shipping
Oak Hill Cemetery (Unmarked Graves)-------------------------------------------------------------------$8.00 + $3.00 shipping
Ohlman Cemetery------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$5.00 + $2.50 shipping
Pleasant View Cemetery (Assumption)------------------------------------------------------------------$7.00 + $2.50 shipping
St Maurice, Harvel & Kelsey-Williams-Pierce Cemeteries---------------------------------------------$5.00 + $2.50 shipping
Traylor-Anderson Cemetery (Bear Creek Twp.)--------------------------------------------------------$7.00 + $2.50 shipping
Young-Denton & Langley Cemeteries-------------------------------------------------------------------$3.00 + $1.00 shipping
Stocks & Bivins Funeral Home (Morrisonville) Index 1918-1979------------------------------------$8.00 + $2.50 shipping
Stumpf Funeral Home (Pana) Index 1952-1976-------------------------------------------------------$8.00 +$2.50 shipping
Christian County Township Plat Maps on CD (Set of 2)
CD#1 – 1872, 1891 & 1902 and CD#2 – 1911, 1918 & 1924-------------------------------------------$80.00 + $5.00 shipping
Christian County Township Plat Maps on CD
1872, 1891 & 1902 (with searchable index)-------------------------------------------------------------$50.00 + $5.00 shipping
Christian County Township Plat Maps on CD
1911, 1918 & 1924 (schools listed on 1918 map)------------------------------------------------------$50.00 + $5.00 shipping
Christian County Marriages on one CD: 1939-1902 (Vols. A-B-C)---------------------------------$40.00 + $5.00 shipping
Christian County Marriages (printed) – Circle preference(s)
Vol. A 1839-1866.....Vol. B 1866-1884.....Vol. C 1884-1902------------------------------------------------$18.00 + $5.00 shipping (each)
Christian County U. S. Census:
1840----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$7.00 + $3.00 shipping
1850----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$9.00 + $2.00 shipping
1860----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$19.00 + $3.00 shipping
1870----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$17.00 + $3.00 shipping
1880 Christian County Enumeration----------------------------------------------------------------$25.00 + $5.00 shipping
Illinois State Census of Christian County 1855 & 1865-------------------------------------------$10.00 + $3.00 shipping
Naturalizations & Intents Index---------------------------------------------------------------------$10.00 + $3.00 shipping
Index of 1880 Christian County History------------------------------------------------------------$7.50 + $2.50 shipping
Reprint–Portrait & Biographical Record of Christian County, IL-1893--------------------------$45.00 + $5.00 shipping
Reprint–Prairie Farmers Reliable Directory of Christian County, IL-1918----------------------$22.50 + $2.50 shipping
Early Christian County History (reprint of 1976)-------------------------------------------------$10.00 + $2.50 shipping
Index (Quarterlies published 1983-2003); Winter 2003, Vol. 20 #4----------------------------$3.00 + $2.00 shipping
Back Issues of Quarterlies (if still available)-----------------------------------------------------$2.00 + $1.00 shipping (each) Some Quarterlies feature specific Townships – indicate Township of interest.
Library Holdings
BIRTHS
- Christian County Birth Index (bound) 1877-1881
- Christian County Birth Index (microfiche) 1878-1916
CEMETERIES
All township cemetery records are available at the library for review and purchase (see Publications to order cemetery publications)
CENSUS
- U.S. Federal Census (transcribed from original in binder) - 1820 * 1840 * 1850 * 1860 * 1870 * 1880
- U.S. Federal Census (on microfiche) - 1840 * 1870 * 1880 * 1900 * 1910 * 1920
- Illinois State Census (transcribed from original in binder & on microfiche) - 1855 * 1865
- Cass - Clay County Census (on microfiche) - 1870
DEATHS
- Index of Deaths before 1900
- Index of Deaths - from Pana Gazette (Aug. 1865, 1868-1886)
- Register of interment permits - Stonington area (1902-1920)
- Stocks Funeral Home Index - Morrisonville (1918-1914)
- Bivens Funeral Home Index - Morrisonville (1941-1979)
- McCracken Funeral Home Index - Pana
- Stumpf Funeral Home Index- Pana (1952-1976)
- Stumpf Funeral Home Records
- Christian County Death Index (on microfiche)- "A - Piper" 1878-1927 & "Piper - Z" 1878-1916
DIRECTORIES
- Christian County Directory: 1972 * 1973 * 1975 * 1976 * 1977 * 1979 * 1983 * 1985
- Farmers & Breeders of Christian County by Prairie Farmer 1918 (reprint)
- Pana City Directory: 1957 * 1962
- Taylorville City Directory: 1919-1920 * 1925 * 1928 * 1932 * 1936 * 1940 * 1942 * 1944 * 1947 * 1949 * 1952 * 1954 * 1956 * 1958 * 1959 * 1961 * 1963 * 1965 * 1966 * 1968 * 1987 * 1988 * 1989 * 1990 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1994
FAMILY HISTORIES AND GENEALOGIES
Adam S. Curry Sr., Mary K. Rankin & Deanne Morris (donated by Joann Patino)
HISTORIES (CHRISTIAN COUNTY)
- Atlantic Monthly - 1914
- "Cities, Counties, Constellations, Courthouses, Clocks" - Courthouse Clock
- Christian Co. History - Sesquicentennial Edition - 1968 with 1880
- Christian Co. Holdings at Decatur Gen Soc Library - 1992
- Christian County "Rich In History" by Terry Ryan
- Christian County Bi-Centennial Minutes
- Commonwealth Edison - Archaeology Survey - 1998
- Depression - 1920—1941 Wm. S. Ladd
- Early Christian County History - Millennium Ed. 2000 - (reprint of 1976)
- Early County History & Towns - Dorothy Drennan
- Elegant Homes from a Past Era
- Elks Charity Minstrel - 1912
- First Court House - Restoration - 1971
- Historical Encyclopedia of IL. & History of Christian Co. - 1918 - Vol. I
- Historical Encyclopedia of IL. & History of Christian Co. - 1918 - Vol. II
- Historical Society - 1965—1966 - Book of Facts
- Index - 1880 & 1968 County History - Sesquicentennial Ed. by Winetka Lib
- Index - Biographies in 1880 History
- Index - Portrait & Biographical Record - 1893 - (original)
- Inventory of Historic Landmarks
- Kay Fatso the Circus Elephant (died in Taylorville 1994)
- Lake Taylorville
- Newspaper - Taylorville Record - 1941 (Bound)
- Newspapers
- Past & Present by McBride - 1904
- Personal Planner
- Poems - G.C. Francis
- Portrait & Biographical record - 1893 (reprint)
- Railway Business Directory 1873
MAPS
- Christian County (18x20) - Locates 911 address
- Christian County (18x24) - Locates Cemeteries
- Christian County (24x30) - Locates Residences & Cemeteries - 1992
- Christian County Plat - 1891
- Christian County Plat - 1979
- Christian County Atlas & Plat Book – 1973
- Christian County Land Atlas & Plat Book - 1989
- Christian County - Plat Book & Complete Survey – 1924
- Christian County Plat Book & Farmer's Directory - 1962
- Christian County Plat Maps -1948, 1953 & 1956
- Christian County - Standard Atlas - 1891
- Christian County Wall & Plat Maps - reprints in binder
- 1872, 1891, 1902, 1911, 1918 & 1924
- Illinois - Atlas of State - 1876
- Illinois State Map (11x16) - Loctes Counties - 1837
- Illinois State Maps - 1987-88, 1991-92, 1995, 1996
- Standard Atlas - 1911
- Taylorville
- Taylorville (20x20) 1963
- Taylorville City Plat (20x18) - Locates streets
- World Atlas - 1975 (4th edition)
- World Atlas - Literary Digest - 1931
- World Atlas - New Popular Atlas - 1901
- World Atlas - Colliers
MARRIAGES
- Marriages of Christian County - Vol. A 1839-1866 (bound and on CD)
- Marriages of Christian County - Vol. B 1866-1884 (bound and on CD)
- Marriages of Christian County - Vol. C 1884-1902 (bound and on CD)
- Marriages of Christina Co. residents married in Sangamon Country (bound)
- Marriage Index - Christian Co. Vol. A, B, C, D and part of E (1866-1924) on microfiche
- Marriage Index Register Vol. A (1839-1866) on microfiche
- Marriage Index Register Vol. B (1866-1844) on microfiche
- Marriage Index Register Vol. C (1884-1902) on microfiche
- Marriage Index Register Vol. D (1902-1921) on microfiche
MILITARY
- Civil War - Illinois Prisoners at Andersonville, Ga
- Civil War - William Martin Provine Diary (1864-1865)
- Civil War Veterans Buried in Christian County
- Civil War Veterans of Christian County - featured in CCGS 1986 - Quarterly Vol. III - Summer edition
- Civil War Veterans of Illinois (1997)
- Honor Roll of Christian County (1956)
- Honor Roll of Christian County (supplement by William J. Robe)
- Spanish American War - Letters by Corp. William P. Elliott
- WWI & WWII - Service records - Pana Community
- WWI - Company "C" 123rd Reg.
- WWI - History of Battery A - 123rd Field Artillery
- WWII - Service records - Assumption Community
NEWSPAPERS - See Christian CountyTowns and Villages
QUARTERLY AND BI-ANNUAL PUBLICATIONS - See Quarterly Publications
SCHOOLS - See Christian County Schools
Christian County Cemeteries
Christian County Cemeteries
A listing of burials for most cemeteries is available at the society's library in Taylorville.
For a map of cemetery locations click here.
Assumption Township: Greenwood, Pleasant View, St. Mary's
Bear Creek Township: Thomas Anderson (aka Traylor/Anderson), Cloyd, St. Joseph (aka Durbin), Harper's Ferry (Palmer), Hawk
Buckhart Township: Bethel, Blueville, Buckhart (Dutch Reform), Edinburg, Goode, New Walnut Hill (aka Universalist), Stokes
Greenwood Township: Antioch, Center Grove, Fairview, Kettelkamp
Johnson Township: Anderson, Clark, Mound Chapel, Rape (destroyed), Simpson/Resler
King Township: Harvel, Morrisonville
Locust Township: Buckeye Prairie, Donner, Durbin, Owaneco
May Township: Fraley, Harris #1, Harris #2, Long/Brushy Branch, Tanner (family), Williams (family)
Mosquito Township: Berea, Hunter, Colewell (family), Darmer (destroyed), Sanders (destroyed), Stafford
Mt. Auburn Township: Furrow (family), Hudson (destroyed), Grove City, Hinkle, Milligan, Mt. Auburn
Pana Township: Calvary, Linwood, Mound, Twin Pines/Pauper
Prairieton Township: Adams-Gordon, Bilyeu, Hays, Jacobs, New Liberty/Campbellite (destroyed), Workman
Ricks Township: St. Maurice
Rosamond Township: Ohlman, Rosamond Grove
South Fork Township: Achenbach (aka German Lutheran or Southfork), Bethany, Finley, Tovey, Ralston
Stonington Township: Mt. Zion, Old Stonington, Ponting
Taylorville Township: Dalby/Hall/Old City, Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Old Walnut Hill Cemetery (aka. Hanon or Horse Shoe/Horseshoe Prairie), Langley, Leachman (destroyed), Oak Hill, Young/Denton
Useful Genealogical Websites
The links below will direct you to websites with credible and useful information to aid in your hunt for your ancestors.
Friends and Neighbors
(Macon Co., IL) | Jacksonville Area Genealogical & Historical Society (Morgan Co., IL) | |
Genealogy Research Sites
| Mayflower History | National Archives | Illinois State Archives Regional Depository |
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries | Eastman Online Genealogy Newsletter | Cyndi's List - Illinois |
| Family Search | Maps of Illinois (including dates of county formation) | Illinois Newspaper Project |
Hathi Trust Digital Library (previously University of IL Illinois Digital Harvest) | Illinois State Archives (online databases) | LDS Christian County Genealogy |
This Day in History | Christian County on WikiTree |
Cemetery Listings and Related Sites
Christian County Cemeteries on Find A Grave | Graveyards.com (Graveyards of Illinois) | |
Illinois Cemeteries at Cemetery Junction | I Dream of Genealogy (Illinois Cemeteries) | |
Member Surnames and Queries
Queries
If you wish to submit a query for publication on this website, send your query to the society at ccgs28 @ gmail.com (remove spaces).
The following surnames are being researched by members of the
Christian County Genealogical Society.
If you have information to share on any name listed below, please contact us at ccgs28 @ gmail.com (remove spaces), and your contact information will be passed along to the person researching that name.
| Adams | Ahalt | Akin | Alexander | Allen | Allsman |
| Alt | Anderson | Anderews | Angel | Angle | Armstrong |
| Ashcraft | Askins | Atterbery | Austin |
| Babbs | Bailey | Baily | Baker | Bald | Baldwin | Ballard | Barbee |
| Barding | Barking | Bartlett | Batchman | Beaman | Beard | Bechtyl | Becker |
| Beckle | Beezley | Behanna | Behke | Bennewitz | Bentley | Berndt | Berry |
| Bertman | Bilyeu | Blackwell | Blakey | Blood | Blouch | Blount/Blunt | Bloxam |
| Boltz | Bolz | Bond | Bonnell | Boswell | Boulding | Bowling | Bowman |
| Boyd | Boyer | Boynton | Bradley | Branch | Brant | Briggs | Brockamp |
| Brockhouse | Brockman | Brookens | Brooks | Brouster | Browatzki | Brownback | Broyles |
| Brumfield | Brunner | Bruns | Buffington | Bullard | Burden | Burdick | Burks |
| Burns | Burris | Burt | Burtle | Busby | Butler | Button | Butts |
Byers |
| Cagle | Callan | Callaway | Calloway | Cameron | Camp | Campbell | Card |
| Carey | Carlock | Carnes | Carney | Carson | Carter | Cartmell | Casey |
| Cassity | Castleman | Catherwood | Cearlock | Cekafetz | Chandler | Choteau | Christianor |
| Clark | Clayton | Clements | Clifton | Cloe | Coates | Coats | Cochran |
| Coen | Coffee | Coffin | Colbrook | Coleman | Coleman-Barham | Colopy | Comerford |
| Compton | Conover | Conrey | Cook | Coons | Copenbarger | Copple | Cormaney |
| Corzine | Council | Cox | Craft | Cramer | Crawford | Cress | Croon |
| Crouch | Crowder | Cullison | Culmer | Culton | Culver | Cunningham | Curry |
Curtain | |||||||
| Daigh | Dain | Dannelly | Dappert | Darby | Darovec | Daugh | Davis |
| Day | Deal | Deban | Debrosse | Deeren | Deery | Demo | Dever |
| Dickerson | Dickey, Salem | Dickson | Dietz | Dilley/Dille | Dimmitt | Dinkens | Dodson |
| Doggett | Donner | Dotson | Douglas | Dow | Dowdy | Drake | Dude |
| Duncan | Dunn | Durbin | Dussart |
| Ealey | Eaton | Eddington | Edwards | Elam | Ellis | Emerson | Engle |
| Estabrook | Ettinger | Eury | Ewing |
| Farley/Fairley | Fedora | Fergason, George & Mary family - especially Julia |
| Ferree | Ferrell | Fesser | File | Finn | Fisher | Fleckenstein | Fleming |
| Foley | Forbes | Forrer | Forrester | Foster | Fountain | Foutch | Fraher |
| Frazier | Freeze | Friedrich | Frydendall | Fulk | Fuller | Funderburg/Funderkirk |
Funderburk | Funk |
| Gaby | Gahagen | Garrett | Garwood | George | Ghirardi | Giebe | Gilliam |
| Glove | Glynn | Good/Goode/Gude/Guth/Gut |
| Goodman | Goodsell | Gorden | Gough | Gowin | Graham | Grammer | Graves |
| Gray | Grear | Green | Greer | Greive | Griffiths | Grimes | |
| Hadsall | Haile/Hails | Halford | Hall | Hall, Erastus | Halley | Hamel | Hancock |
| Hand | Hanon | Harbaugh | Harbert | Hard | Harding | Harfield | Hargis |
| Harmon | Harris | Harrison | Harrold | Hart | Hartel | Hastings | Hatcher |
| Hatfield | Hays, Bernadine Jones | Haywood | Hebel | Hedrick | Heinlein | Hemann |
| Henderson | Hendricks | Hendrickson | Henry | Hensey | Hensley | Herbert | Heriot |
| Herpstreith | Herr | Hewitt | Hicks | Hignight | Hill | Hines | Hinman |
| Hobbs | Hodge | Hoferner | Hogan | Hogge | Holland | Hollier | Holman |
| Holmes | Hopwood | Hostos | Housse | How | Howell | Huddleston | Huffman |
| Huggins | Hughes | Humlong | Hummel | Humphreys | Hunsley | Hunt | Hunter |
| Hupp | Hurelbrink | Husband |
| Impastito | Infield/Enfield | Ivison |
| Jacobs | Jaeger | Jansenn/Jansson | Jeffers | Jehle | Jelliff | Jenkins |
| Jerden | Johnson | Johnston | Jones | Jones, John & Ella | Jones, William E. |
Jordan | Judd |
| Kalb | Kautz | Keiser | Keller | Kelley | Kelso | Kemerer | Kemmerer |
| Kerney | Kessler | Kettelkamp | Kilbourne | Kilkur/Kilker | Killion | Kinder | King |
| Kinsey | Kirby | Kirkpatrick | Kistner/Kestner | Klar | Klinefelter | Klingler | Knope |
| Koch | Kosal | Kozal | Kozel | Krammer | Kretzer | Kistenmacher | Kuznik |
| Lamoureaux | Lancaster | Landers | Lane | Langley | Large | Larkham | Lash |
| Law | Leady | Leban | Lee | Leeper | Lehnen | Leigh | Lemaire |
| Lerevre | Lhomme | Leitze | Likes | Lind | Linn | Linsly | Little |
| Livingston | Locke | Lockhart | Lockridge | Lockwood | Logsdon | Logue | Lohr |
| Long | Longden | Lopossa | Lowe | Lucas | Luzader | Lynch | Lyon |
| Macquet | Maddox | Maher | Maier | Malin | Malson | Manecke | Manley |
| Mann | Mansir/Mansur | MaQuire | Maquirre | Markley | Marksbury |
| Marshall | Martin | Marvel | Mason | Massee/Massey | Masters |
| Mateer | Mathews/Matthews | Mathieu | Matuszyk | Maxwell | May |
| McArdle | McBroom | McClain | McCluskey | McConnell | McCormick | McCullough | McCune |
| McCurdy | McDonald | McDonough | McGee | McGinnis | McGraw | McGuiffe | McGuire |
| McKinney | McKinnon | McLeod | McManus | McShea | McVey | McWard | Meece |
| Meinzer | Melugin | Melvin | Meredith | Meteer | Meyers | Micenheimer | Miller |
| Mimnaugh | Minnis | Miskemen | Mohr | Moholon | Montgomery | Moon | Moore |
| Moores | Morgan | Mose | Moses | Mosher | Moss | Moulds | Molin |
| Mullins | Murphy | Murray/Murry | Murry, Jeremiah | Myers |
| Nagle | Nance | Nancy | Nash | Neil | Neu | Newton |
| Nichols | Noren | Norman | Nowlin | Nye/Nigh |
| Oates | O'Bryan | O'Farrel | Ogden | O'Heren | Oller |
| O'Malley | Ostermeier | Otto | Overly | Owens | |
| Pachl | Page | Parish | Parrill | Parrish | Pate | Patterson | Patton |
| Paul | Payne | Peabody | Pearson | Pedigo | Penn | Peters | Petterson |
| Phelps | Picart | Pigg | Pine | Pistole | Pittman | Plummer | Poe |
| Poffenbarger | Pomeroy | Popovich | Porter | Powel/Powell | |
| Prater | Pratt | Preist | Pruitt | Pryce, Wm. | Purvis |
Quick |
| Rach | Randolph | Rape | Read | Reber | Redfern |
| Reeb | Reed | Rennolds | Rexroad | Rhea | Rhodes/Rhoades |
| Ridgeway | Rigney | Rigsby | Robb | Roberts | Robison |
| Rogers | Rollins | Rosenberger | Rozanski | Runkle | Russell/Russel |
| Sanders | Sanford | Schaefer | Scharth | Schauer | Schick | Schillinger | Schmidt |
| Schuessler | Schultz | Schulz | Schumacher | Schutz | Scott | Seafetz | Sears |
| Sexton | Shafer | Shake | Shanks | Sharp | Sharrock | Shaw | Shell |
| Shivers | Short | Shotton | Shouse | Shultz | Sides | Siehr/Ziehr | Simon |
| Simpson | Sims | Singer | Sinnard | Skaggs | Skinner | Slack | Sloman |
| Smart | Smith | Snider/Snyder | Sockeras | Sooter | Sounders | Sparling | Spath |
| Spencer | Spindel | Spresser | Squier | Stamper | Stanberry | Stancel | Stanley |
| Steel | Stelzriede | Stephens | Stevenson | Steward, William H. | Stewart | Stich | |
| Stickney | Stiff | Stivers | Stolt | Stork | Strablew | Strebel |
| Streiff | Sturgeon | Suhre | Suiter | Summers | Swisher |
| Taylor | Teter | Thorn/Thorne/Thurn | Tilley | Tinsley | Tipsword | Torrence |
| Toubeaux | Trapp | Travis | Traylor | Treat | Tritz/Tretz | Twidwell |
Tyler-Long |
Underhill | Unser |
| Vallbracht | Van Geison | Vansickle | Vaughn | Vedder | Veech | Venters | Vigal |
| Wade | Wagener | Wahburn | Walker | Waller | Wanack | Ward | Wareham |
| Warner, Mary Jane | Washburn | Waterman | Watkins | Watson | Weaver | Webster |
| Wedekind | Weeden | Welton | West (William George | Whipps | Whitaker |
| White | Whitehead | Whitesell | Whittaker | Wichter | Wilcox | Wiley | Wilhelm |
| Wilkinson | Wilks | Willey | Williams | Willingham | Wills/Willis | Wilson | Winters |
| Wolf | Wolfkiel/Wolfkill | Wood | Woodall | Woods | Workman | Wright | Wydler |
Wysong |
| Yeaman | Yohe | Yoho | Young | Younker | Youtsler |
| Zachritz | Zeigelmaier | Ziegler | Zimmerman | Zock |
Research Policy
CCGS MEMBERS are asked to pay a minimum of a non-refundable $15.00 donation for each individual name searched, payable in advance. NON-MEMBERS are asked to pay a minimum of a non-refundable $20.00 donation for each individual name searched, payable in advance. (This includes postage up to 2 ounces) Additional amounts will be requested if needed.
- An extra $5.00 is required per person’s name per trip to each destination in Christian County to search for records, such as the courthouse, cemeteries, newspaper offices, etc.
- You will be billed at cost for court required search fees and document fees issued by the courthouse.
- There is an extra charge of $15.00 per hour to search any of our microfilm records listed below.
Please indicate in a brief, clear, specific manner the information you are seeking. Please send pedigree/ancestor charts giving the information you have, so that we do not duplicate our work. Your charts will be placed in the family research section for the use of other researchers.
Our holdings available for research include:
Christian County histories: 1880, 1894, 1904, 1918, 1964, 2014.
Morrisonville and Palmer Centennials.
Christian County Plat maps for 1872 1891, 1902, 1911, 1918 and 1924.
Federal census we have are: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 and IL State census for 1855 & 1865
Cemetery readings
Marriage index from 1839 to 1920.
Microfilm:
Newspapers from Taylorville, Pana, Morrisonville and Assumption
Probate records: 1839 - 1886; Letters & Wills: 1849 - 1861 & 1871 - 1919;
Land Deeds 1839 - 1884; Quit Claims 1868 - 1890.
A detailed list of our holdings is available on our Publications page.
Inquiries may be made to CCGS, PO Box 28, Taylorville, IL 62568
Please make checks payable to the Christian County Genealogy Society. Do not send cash.
Grace Bates 100 perfect spelling tests
TTHS Twenties Roar Again program
TTHS Stars of the 20's Program
1980 Davis Memorial Christian History
United Methodist Church History
