Montgomery County Illinois Genealogy

Montgomery County is a portion of the territory formerly belonging to Bond County, by act of the Legislature approved February 12, 1821. By this act the boundaries are as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of section twenty-four, in township seven north, and range two west of the third principal meridian ; thence west eighteen miles to the southwest corner of section nineteen, in township seven north, and range five west; thence west to the southwest corner of said township ; thence north to the northwest corner of township twelve north; thence east twenty-four miles to the northeast corner of township twelve north, and range two west ; thence south to the beginning.

The persons conspicuous as the earliest settlers was the old Revolutionary soldier, Harris Reavis, Henry Pyatt, John Levi, and Aaron Casey, Joseph and Charles Wright, John and Henry Hill, William McDavid, Jesse Johnson, Henry Sears, Easton Whitten, James Card, and John Russell.

Montgomery County Illinois Cemeteries

Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940

Montgomery County Illinois Census Records

Illinois State Census Records

Federal Census Records

Other Illinois Census

Montgomery County Illinois Church Records

Montgomery County Illinois Court Records

Montgomery County Illinois Wills and Probates

Montgomery County Illinois Directories

Montgomery County Illinois Ethnic and Racial Records

These records are specific to the groups mentioned.

Montgomery County Illinois Genealogy

Montgomery County Illinois History

Montgomery County Illinois Immigration Records

Montgomery County Illinois Land Records

Montgomery County Illinois Maps

Montgomery County Illinois Military Records

Montgomery County Illinois Military Records

Statewide Military Records

Montgomery County Illinois Newspapers and Obituaries

Montgomery County Illinois School Records

Not all rural school rosters are available. These rosters were taken from actual teacher’s record books through the Regional Supt. of Schools’ office. There are over 26,000 names of students in these indexes.

Rural School Rosters Available
Rural School Teachers (from Record Books)
Rural School Students – A
Rural School Students – B
Rural School Students – C
Rural School Students – D-E-F
Rural School Students – G
Rural School Students – H
Rural School Students – I-J-K
Rural School Students – L
Rural School Students – M
Rural School Students – N-O-P-Q
Rural School Students – R
Rural School Students – S
Rural School Students – T-U-V
Rural School Students – W-X-Y-Z

Montgomery County Illinois Vital Records

Montgomery County Illinois Birth Records

These indexes contain the names of birth records on file for 1862-1915 at the Montgomery County Clerk’s Office.

Montgomery County Illinois Marriage Records

Countywide Records

Statewide Marriage Records

Montgomery County Illinois Death Records

Countywide Death Records

These indexes contain the names of death records on file for 1877-1950 at the Montgomery County Clerk’s Office.

Statewide Death Records

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