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Williamson County
Williamson County was formed from Franklin County on 28 February 1839.
Communities: Blairsville, Bush, Cambria, Carterville, Colp, Corinth, Crab Orchard, Crainville, Creal Springs, Enery, Freeman Spur, Grassy, Herrin, Hurst, Lake Creek, Marion, Pittsburg, Southern, Spillertown, Stonefort, Whiteash. Previous communities: Chamness, Clifford, Dewmaine, Halfway.
Map: Williamson County landowner map, General Land Office, circa 1880 (click map to enlarge), Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Virtual Libraries
Milo Erwin, History of Williamson County, Illinois (Marion, Illinois : 1876)
S. S. Baird, Williamson County, Illinois, in the World War (Illinois : Williamson County War History Society, 1919)
J. F. Wilcox, Historical Souvenir of Williamson County, Illinois (Effingham, Illinois : Le Crone Press, 1905)
History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois (Chicago : Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887)
Hill E. Bishop, Complete History of Southern Illinois’ Gang War (Harrisburg, Illinois : Hill Publishing Co., 1927)
Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites
Williamson County Historical Society
Property & Tax Records
Deeds, 1823-1890; index, 1823-1928
(Family Search)
Williamson County, Illinois, Original Entry, 1814-1860 (Family Search)
Williamson County, Illinois, Certificate of Levy and Sales, vol. B, 1859-1906 (Family Search)
Williamson County, Illinois, Sheriff’s Deed Record, vol. A, 1865-1909 (Family Search)
Williamson County, Illinois, Trust Deed Record, vol. A 1871-1879 (Family Search)
Williamson County, Illinois, Master’s Deed Record, vol. A, 1879-1897 (Family Search)
Vital Records and Substitutes
Birth
Birth index A-B, 1877-1966
Birth index C-D, 1877-1966
Birth index E, F, G, 1877-1966
Birth index H, I, J. K, 1877-1966
Birth index L, M, 1877-1966
Birth index N, O, P, Q, R, 1877-1966
Birth index S, 1877-1966
Birth index T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, 1877-1966
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Birth Record, vol. 1, 1887-1889
Birth Record, vol. 2, 1890-1906
Birth Record, vol. 3, 1906-1907
Birth Record, vol. 4, 1907-1909
Birth Record, vol. 5, 1909-1911
Birth Record, vol. 6, 1911-1912
Birth Record, vol. 7, 1912-1913
Birth Record, vol. 8, 1913-1915
Birth Record, vol. 9, 1916-1917
Still Births, vol. A, 1878-1925
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Marriage
Marriage record, 1839-1916; index, 1865-1885
(Family Search)
Death
Index to Deaths, vol. A, 1877-1914
(Family Search)
Death Record, vol. 1, 1877-1914
Death Record, vol. 2, 1910-1913
Death Record, vol. 3, 1913-1916
(Family Search)
Probate Records
Williamson County, Illinois, Will Record, vol. A, 1853-1872 (Family Search)
Williamson County, Illinois, Will Record, vol. B, 1867-1892 (Family Search)
Williamson County, Illinois, Will Record, vol. C, 1898-1911 (Family Search)
Williamson County, Illinois, Will Record, vol. D, 1911-1919 (Family Search)
Williamson County, Illinois, Book of Estates, vol. A, Guardian Records, 180-1871
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Williamson County, Illinois, Book of Estates, vol. B, Guardian Records, 1872-1891
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Williamson County, Illinois, Estate Book, vol. B, 1850-1859 (Family Search)