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1838-1860 Index of Boone County IL Marriages, Sorted by Groom - Martin W. Johnson
1838-1860 Index of Boone County IL Marriages, Sorted by Bride - Martin W. Johnson
1839-1962 Index to Boone County Probate, Guardian, Executor Files - Martin W. Johnson
A fully alphabetized index
1839-1962 Index to Boone County Probate, Guardian, Executor Files - Martin W. Johnson
An alphabetic index organized by letter and then sub-vowel sections, as in the original Courthouse book
1850, 1860, 1880 Boone County Mortality Schedules - Helen Maxwell Williams
Organized alphabetically across years and locations within the county. A more detailed version is available within our publications on the Member Access section of this website.
1851-1945 Index of Boone County IL Naturalizations - Martin W. Johnson
Applications after October 1906 have much more information included (village of birth, ship name, dates of departure and arrival, etc.). Starting Jul 1, 1929, applications required the applicant's signed picture.
1851-2007 Boone County Obituary Card File - Digitized obituary images from 17 rolls of microfilm. The last two rolls are the index. Originals at Ida Library in Belvidere.
1857-1878 Index of Boone County IL Marriages - Martin W. Johnson
1857-1878 Index of Boone County IL Marriages, by Maiden Name A-Z - Martin W. Johnson
1877-1909 Index of Boone County IL Deaths - Martin W. Johnson
1877-1915 Index of Boone County IL Deaths - Line Entry Transcriptions - Martin W. Johnson
1877-1902 Index of Boone County IL Births - Martin W. Johnson
1877-1900 Index of Boone County IL Births - Line Entry Transcriptions - Martin W. Johnson
1877-1907 Index of Boone County Marriages - Martin W. Johnson
1879-1947 Index of Belvidere, Boone County IL GAR Post 164 Deaths -Martin W. Johnson
1902-1916 Index of Boone County IL Births - Martin W. Johnson
Two sections: 1902-1907 (pages 1-27) and 1907-1916 (pages 28-63)
1907-1923 Index of Boone County IL Marriages by Martin W. Johnson and Helen Maxwell Williams
1916-1948 Index of Boone County IL Births (includes many pre-1916 delayed births)
1916-1955 Index of Boone County IL Deaths
1838-1860 Index of Boone County IL Marriages, Sorted by Bride - Martin W. Johnson
1839-1962 Index to Boone County Probate, Guardian, Executor Files - Martin W. Johnson
A fully alphabetized index
1839-1962 Index to Boone County Probate, Guardian, Executor Files - Martin W. Johnson
An alphabetic index organized by letter and then sub-vowel sections, as in the original Courthouse book
1850, 1860, 1880 Boone County Mortality Schedules - Helen Maxwell Williams
Organized alphabetically across years and locations within the county. A more detailed version is available within our publications on the Member Access section of this website.
1851-1945 Index of Boone County IL Naturalizations - Martin W. Johnson
Applications after October 1906 have much more information included (village of birth, ship name, dates of departure and arrival, etc.). Starting Jul 1, 1929, applications required the applicant's signed picture.
1851-2007 Boone County Obituary Card File - Digitized obituary images from 17 rolls of microfilm. The last two rolls are the index. Originals at Ida Library in Belvidere.
1857-1878 Index of Boone County IL Marriages - Martin W. Johnson
1857-1878 Index of Boone County IL Marriages, by Maiden Name A-Z - Martin W. Johnson
1877-1909 Index of Boone County IL Deaths - Martin W. Johnson
1877-1915 Index of Boone County IL Deaths - Line Entry Transcriptions - Martin W. Johnson
1877-1902 Index of Boone County IL Births - Martin W. Johnson
1877-1900 Index of Boone County IL Births - Line Entry Transcriptions - Martin W. Johnson
1877-1907 Index of Boone County Marriages - Martin W. Johnson
1879-1947 Index of Belvidere, Boone County IL GAR Post 164 Deaths -Martin W. Johnson
1902-1916 Index of Boone County IL Births - Martin W. Johnson
Two sections: 1902-1907 (pages 1-27) and 1907-1916 (pages 28-63)
1907-1923 Index of Boone County IL Marriages by Martin W. Johnson and Helen Maxwell Williams
1916-1948 Index of Boone County IL Births (includes many pre-1916 delayed births)
1916-1955 Index of Boone County IL Deaths
Local History Documents
1836-08-03 to 1845-12-02 Boone and Winnebago County IL Commissioners Reports
Contested one mile strip of land between Winnebago and Boone County, given to Boone County. Book consists of Winnebago County Commissioners reports up to December 2, 1845. Winnebago Co. courthouse has marriages, land and probate for the one-mile strip to December 2, 1845. Contributed by Martin Johnson.
1837-05-03 to 1842-03 Boone County IL Commissioners Reports Vol. A - contributed by Martin Johnson
1842-03-09 to 1845-12-02 Boone County IL Commissioners Reports Vol. B - contributed by Martin Johnson
1839-1947 Boone County IL Church Histories and Directories
1840 Boone County Federal Census Index - compiled by Martin W. Johnson
1840-1930 Federal Census Index of Minority Families in Boone County IL - Martin W. Johnson
1853 Index to First Presbyterian Church Information Manual, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
1855 Index to Boone County Illinois State Census - Martin W. Johnson
1855-1856 The Northern Counties (IL) Gazetteer & Directory - includes Boone County
1863 Index to Boone County IL Tax Rolls - Martin W. Johnson
1865 Boone County Illinois State Census Index - Martin W. Johnson
1870 Immanuel German Evangelical Lutheran Church Family Registry, Belvidere IL-Martin W. Johnson
1870 Immanuel German Evangelical Lutheran Church Old Registry, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
1872 List of Early Boone County Settlers, from Belvidere Standard Newspaper - Martin W. Johnson
1877 The Past and Present of Boone County, Illinois - archive.org
Pages 254-266 are men and regiments in Boone County
1877 The Past and Present of Boone County, Illinois - Name index by Martin W. Johnson
1880 Boone County Census Index - by Martin W. Johnson
1885-1932 List of Boone County IL People Sent to Elgin State Hospital - Martin W. Johnson
1889 Index to First Presbyterian Church 50th Anniversary Book, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
1892 Portrait and Biographical Record of Winnebago & Boone Counties IL - archive.org
Index -1892 Portrait and Biographical Record of Winnebago & Boone Counties IL - Martin W Johnson
1894 Belvidere City Directory - Index of Names and Arrival/Birth Dates - Martin W. Johnson
1896 Belvidere Illustrated - Historical, Descriptive and Biographical
1896-1897 Belvidere City Directory
1900 Boone County IL Census Surnames - Martin W. Johnson
1900 A Catholic Directory of Belvidere and Marengo - St. James of Belvidere and St. Patrick's (now Sacred Heart, formed in 1902) of Marengo. Contains a complete list of their membership. Includes histories of priests, pictures, and business ads. Traveling pastors from St. Patrick's Catholic church in Hartland Twp. McHenry Co., Illinois & St. James of Rockford had priests that went to these areas before the areas had a church.
1901 St. Johns German Evangelical Lutheran Church Membership List - Martin W. Johnson
1903 Rural School Libraries of Boone County IL - Bennett
1906 Blaine & Hunter Historical Recorder-Leroy & Manchester Township, Boone County Biographies
An index by Martin W. Johnson is included at the beginning of the document.
1906 First Baptist Church Picture Index and List, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
The book is at the Ida Public Library
1909 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Boone County
Pages 739-758 are veterans lists. It has lists similar to the 1877 history (above) plus Spanish-American War veterans
Index to 1909 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Boone County - Martin W. Johnson
1909 List of Boone County IL Spanish-American War Veterans - Martin W. Johnson
1910-1911 Belvidere City Directory
1914-1940s Index to Boone County IL County Home Record Book Entries - Martin W. Johnson
1914 The World and Its Peoples by Rand McNally - Northeast Illinois
Pages 1-9 contain Boone County map and landowner detail (name and section numbers)
1917 Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders - McHenry and Boone Counties
1919 Index to Belvidere North and South High School Alumni Booklets - Martin W. Johnson
1919 McCoy's Belvidere City Directory
1919-1981 Boone County IL Veterans Discharge Index
1927 McCoy's Belvidere City Directory
1929 Boone County Name Index from "Biographies of the Rock River Valley" - Martin W. Johnson
1938 Index to Boone County "Illinois People Pictures" Contest - Martin W. Johnson
410 pictures listed in the Belvidere newspaper from 3/19/1938 - 7/23/1938
1967 Belvidere Tornado Story - Martin W. Johnson
2013 Belvidere Cemetery Burials (as of August 2013)
Belvidere High School Class of 1962 Registry of Deceased Members - John Sippel
An ongoing project. The 1962 class had 205 graduates
Civil War and Other Obituaries and Death Notices - Belvidere, Boone, Illinois Newspapers 1861-1940
Most of the clippings in this index are in a large binder at the Ida Public Library
First Lutheran Church (Swedish) Kirkland, DeKalb IL Member Records - Martin W. Johnson
Many southern Boone Co. families attended this church
Index to Pictures of Boone County IL WWI Veterans - Martin W. Johnson
German Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
Registry of Teachers and Supervisors, Belvidere High School Graduating Class of 1962 - John Sippel
An ongoing project, last updated 2024. Includes biographical detail on those that are deceased. Arrangement is by elementary grades, consolidated district, then junior high followed by senior high, schools arranged alphabetically for elementary grades and teachers by grade number(s).
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church (now Zion) Member Records, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant Church Records, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
Contested one mile strip of land between Winnebago and Boone County, given to Boone County. Book consists of Winnebago County Commissioners reports up to December 2, 1845. Winnebago Co. courthouse has marriages, land and probate for the one-mile strip to December 2, 1845. Contributed by Martin Johnson.
1837-05-03 to 1842-03 Boone County IL Commissioners Reports Vol. A - contributed by Martin Johnson
1842-03-09 to 1845-12-02 Boone County IL Commissioners Reports Vol. B - contributed by Martin Johnson
1839-1947 Boone County IL Church Histories and Directories
1840 Boone County Federal Census Index - compiled by Martin W. Johnson
1840-1930 Federal Census Index of Minority Families in Boone County IL - Martin W. Johnson
1853 Index to First Presbyterian Church Information Manual, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
1855 Index to Boone County Illinois State Census - Martin W. Johnson
1855-1856 The Northern Counties (IL) Gazetteer & Directory - includes Boone County
1863 Index to Boone County IL Tax Rolls - Martin W. Johnson
1865 Boone County Illinois State Census Index - Martin W. Johnson
1870 Immanuel German Evangelical Lutheran Church Family Registry, Belvidere IL-Martin W. Johnson
1870 Immanuel German Evangelical Lutheran Church Old Registry, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
1872 List of Early Boone County Settlers, from Belvidere Standard Newspaper - Martin W. Johnson
1877 The Past and Present of Boone County, Illinois - archive.org
Pages 254-266 are men and regiments in Boone County
1877 The Past and Present of Boone County, Illinois - Name index by Martin W. Johnson
1880 Boone County Census Index - by Martin W. Johnson
1885-1932 List of Boone County IL People Sent to Elgin State Hospital - Martin W. Johnson
1889 Index to First Presbyterian Church 50th Anniversary Book, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
1892 Portrait and Biographical Record of Winnebago & Boone Counties IL - archive.org
Index -1892 Portrait and Biographical Record of Winnebago & Boone Counties IL - Martin W Johnson
1894 Belvidere City Directory - Index of Names and Arrival/Birth Dates - Martin W. Johnson
1896 Belvidere Illustrated - Historical, Descriptive and Biographical
1896-1897 Belvidere City Directory
1900 Boone County IL Census Surnames - Martin W. Johnson
1900 A Catholic Directory of Belvidere and Marengo - St. James of Belvidere and St. Patrick's (now Sacred Heart, formed in 1902) of Marengo. Contains a complete list of their membership. Includes histories of priests, pictures, and business ads. Traveling pastors from St. Patrick's Catholic church in Hartland Twp. McHenry Co., Illinois & St. James of Rockford had priests that went to these areas before the areas had a church.
1901 St. Johns German Evangelical Lutheran Church Membership List - Martin W. Johnson
1903 Rural School Libraries of Boone County IL - Bennett
1906 Blaine & Hunter Historical Recorder-Leroy & Manchester Township, Boone County Biographies
An index by Martin W. Johnson is included at the beginning of the document.
1906 First Baptist Church Picture Index and List, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
The book is at the Ida Public Library
1909 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Boone County
Pages 739-758 are veterans lists. It has lists similar to the 1877 history (above) plus Spanish-American War veterans
Index to 1909 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Boone County - Martin W. Johnson
1909 List of Boone County IL Spanish-American War Veterans - Martin W. Johnson
1910-1911 Belvidere City Directory
1914-1940s Index to Boone County IL County Home Record Book Entries - Martin W. Johnson
1914 The World and Its Peoples by Rand McNally - Northeast Illinois
Pages 1-9 contain Boone County map and landowner detail (name and section numbers)
1917 Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders - McHenry and Boone Counties
1919 Index to Belvidere North and South High School Alumni Booklets - Martin W. Johnson
1919 McCoy's Belvidere City Directory
1919-1981 Boone County IL Veterans Discharge Index
1927 McCoy's Belvidere City Directory
1929 Boone County Name Index from "Biographies of the Rock River Valley" - Martin W. Johnson
1938 Index to Boone County "Illinois People Pictures" Contest - Martin W. Johnson
410 pictures listed in the Belvidere newspaper from 3/19/1938 - 7/23/1938
1967 Belvidere Tornado Story - Martin W. Johnson
2013 Belvidere Cemetery Burials (as of August 2013)
Belvidere High School Class of 1962 Registry of Deceased Members - John Sippel
An ongoing project. The 1962 class had 205 graduates
Civil War and Other Obituaries and Death Notices - Belvidere, Boone, Illinois Newspapers 1861-1940
Most of the clippings in this index are in a large binder at the Ida Public Library
First Lutheran Church (Swedish) Kirkland, DeKalb IL Member Records - Martin W. Johnson
Many southern Boone Co. families attended this church
Index to Pictures of Boone County IL WWI Veterans - Martin W. Johnson
German Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
Registry of Teachers and Supervisors, Belvidere High School Graduating Class of 1962 - John Sippel
An ongoing project, last updated 2024. Includes biographical detail on those that are deceased. Arrangement is by elementary grades, consolidated district, then junior high followed by senior high, schools arranged alphabetically for elementary grades and teachers by grade number(s).
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church (now Zion) Member Records, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant Church Records, Belvidere IL - Martin W. Johnson
Maps
1856 City of Belvidere IL
1856 Name Index to City of Belvidere IL Wall Map by Thomas Doran - Martin W. Johnson
1858 Boone County IL Farmers Map - four detailed images of map sections:
Northwest Northeast Southwest Southeast
1858 Index to Boone County IL Farmers Map by Wm. McVicker & D. Kelsey - Martin W. Johnson
1870 City of Belvidere IL
1870 Boone County IL
1870 Index to City of Belvidere and Boone County Wall Maps - Martin W. Johnson
1876 City of Belvidere IL
1886 Illustrated Atlas of Boone County IL - due to file sizes, divided into six sections:
Front page, Table of Contents, Ag Stats World, US and IL maps Township maps
Belvidere and town maps Images of local officials Image of local residences and buildings
1894 City of Belvidere IL Aerial Map Looking Northeast
1895 City of Belvidere IL - four detailed images of map sections:
Northwest Northeast Southwest Southeast
1899 Boone County IL - North, 1899 Boone County IL - South
1905 20th Century Atlas of Boone County IL - due to file sizes, divided into ten sections:
Cover Page, Table of Contents County Map Township Maps1 Township Maps2 Belvidere Maps Town Maps World, US and IL Maps
Images of local leaders and buildings Images of local leaders and buildings Biographical County Directory
1923 Standard Atlas of Boone County IL - due to file sizes, divided into seven sections:
Cover page, Table of Contents, Index Belvidere and Town Maps Township Maps
World and US Maps County Directory, Ads, Local Images Supplement of World History
Supplements on Land Surveying, Civil Government, Banking and Business
1856 Name Index to City of Belvidere IL Wall Map by Thomas Doran - Martin W. Johnson
1858 Boone County IL Farmers Map - four detailed images of map sections:
Northwest Northeast Southwest Southeast
1858 Index to Boone County IL Farmers Map by Wm. McVicker & D. Kelsey - Martin W. Johnson
1870 City of Belvidere IL
1870 Boone County IL
1870 Index to City of Belvidere and Boone County Wall Maps - Martin W. Johnson
1876 City of Belvidere IL
1886 Illustrated Atlas of Boone County IL - due to file sizes, divided into six sections:
Front page, Table of Contents, Ag Stats World, US and IL maps Township maps
Belvidere and town maps Images of local officials Image of local residences and buildings
1894 City of Belvidere IL Aerial Map Looking Northeast
1895 City of Belvidere IL - four detailed images of map sections:
Northwest Northeast Southwest Southeast
1899 Boone County IL - North, 1899 Boone County IL - South
1905 20th Century Atlas of Boone County IL - due to file sizes, divided into ten sections:
Cover Page, Table of Contents County Map Township Maps1 Township Maps2 Belvidere Maps Town Maps World, US and IL Maps
Images of local leaders and buildings Images of local leaders and buildings Biographical County Directory
1923 Standard Atlas of Boone County IL - due to file sizes, divided into seven sections:
Cover page, Table of Contents, Index Belvidere and Town Maps Township Maps
World and US Maps County Directory, Ads, Local Images Supplement of World History
Supplements on Land Surveying, Civil Government, Banking and Business
Local Research Resources
Belvidere Chapter DAR - Asa Cottrell Chapter
Boone County Museum of History
Boone County - FamilySearch Wiki
FamilySearch Center - located at 324 University Drive, Rockford. They have access to Ancestry, MyHeritage, and FindMyPast. For more info and latest hours, click here.
Genealogybank.com ($) - It has some Belvidere obituaries not on newspapers.com, primarily in Rockford digitized papers and newspaper obituaries after 1978.
Genealogytrails.com - Boone County indexes and transcribed records
Ida Public Library (Belvidere) Boone County land records are on microfilm at Ida Library -- Grantee/Grantor indexes. Also on microfilm are actual birth, marriage and death records and indexes. The library also has an online Belvidere newspaper Obituary Index.
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) System - Boone County Fact Sheet
Joiner History Room Obituary Database - DeKalb County History Center
A DeKalb County resource, but many Boone County residents can be found here
Newspapers.com($) - Includes a large collection of Belvidere newspapers from 1851-1978 and Marengo papers from 1872-1986. It also includes many papers from nearby cities (DeKalb, Freeport, Oregon, Sycamore, Woodstock).
Boone County Museum of History
Boone County - FamilySearch Wiki
FamilySearch Center - located at 324 University Drive, Rockford. They have access to Ancestry, MyHeritage, and FindMyPast. For more info and latest hours, click here.
Genealogybank.com ($) - It has some Belvidere obituaries not on newspapers.com, primarily in Rockford digitized papers and newspaper obituaries after 1978.
Genealogytrails.com - Boone County indexes and transcribed records
Ida Public Library (Belvidere) Boone County land records are on microfilm at Ida Library -- Grantee/Grantor indexes. Also on microfilm are actual birth, marriage and death records and indexes. The library also has an online Belvidere newspaper Obituary Index.
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) System - Boone County Fact Sheet
Joiner History Room Obituary Database - DeKalb County History Center
A DeKalb County resource, but many Boone County residents can be found here
Newspapers.com($) - Includes a large collection of Belvidere newspapers from 1851-1978 and Marengo papers from 1872-1986. It also includes many papers from nearby cities (DeKalb, Freeport, Oregon, Sycamore, Woodstock).