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FRANKLIN COUNTY CONNECTIONS
FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS
"Where the genealogy is still free" 
This site will be moving soon to   
USGennet  where I will have more space. 
 
 
 
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| The Twelve Franklin County Townships |  | Barron
 | Benton
 | Browning
 | Cave
 |  | Denning
 | Frankfort
 | Goode
 | Eastern
 |  | Ewing
 | Northern
 | Six Mile 
 | Tyrone
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| Towns & Villages in Franklin County Illinois |  | Akin
 | Benton 
 | Buckner 
 | Christopher 
 |  | Cleburne  
 | Coello 
 | Ewing  
 | Freeman Spur
 |  | Logan  wasSmothersville
 or Hanaford
 | Macedonia [part] 
 | Mulkeytown
 | Orient
 |  | Parrish
 | Plumfield
 | Rend City 
 | Royalton  
 |  | Sesser
 | Steel City  
 | Thompsonville
 | Valier
 |  | West City  
 | West Frankfort
 | Whittington
 | Zeigler
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 Such as ilfrankl [state abreviation and first six letters], or a surname, etc.
 
 
 
 
 
| Franklin County Sources |  | West Frankfort Franklin County Illinois Biographies
 1920 City Directory
 West Frankfort & Frankfort Heights, IL
 Franklin County Marriage Records
 Franklin Co IL Marriages 1903-1908, 1916-1920,
 1920-1924, 1924-1927, 1926-1929, 1929-1933
 Franklin County Land Records
 Death Records
 Death Index
 Franklin County Cemeteries
 Old Mitchell Family Cemetery
 Interment.net list of Franklin Co IL Cem's
 Franklin County Funeral Home Records
 1925 West Frankfort Tornado Victims
 Franklin County Coal Mine Fatalities
 Area Coal Mine Fatalities
 WW2 Casualties From Franklin County Illinois
 Illinois War of 1812 Soldiers, Listed Alphabetical
 Illinois War of 1812 Soldiers, Listed in Companies
 Blackhawk War Soldiers Of Franklin County Illinois
 Civil War Soldiers Of Franklin County Illinois
 Illinois During The Civil War
 Mexican War Soldiers Of Franklin County Illinois
 Spanish American War Soldiers Of Franklin County Illinois
 Franklin County Illinois "Roll Of Honor"
 IL Soldiers & Sailors Home, Franklin Co. Residents
 Old City Directories
 1903 Tax List, Northern Twp, Franklin Co
 Franklin County Census
 1910/1920 Franklin Co Census Index
 1806 Census of Randolph & St. Clair Co.'s,
 Indiana Territory
 Franklin County School Pictures
 North School, Christopher, IL
 Franklin Co. IL. Surnames Index
 Franklin County Records From LDS
 Genealogylinks.net list for Franklin Co IL
 Old Franklin County Newspapers List
 Shawnee Trail Chapter, NSDAR
 The Baptist Church of Christopher,
 picture & membership list
 IRAD Holdings For Franklin Co. IL.
 Map To The IRAD Center On The SIU Campus
 Franklin Co Cem list from USGS - GNIS
 USGenWeb Archives - Franklin Co, IL
 Hobbs - Johnson Funeral Home, Benton, IL
 Vantrease Funeral Home
 GLO, click Franklin Co, click names sorted by patentee, & location
 The Political Graveyard, Franklin Co IL
 
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Other Genealogy Sources
| Census Online Binns Va census & tax lists
 Census Images, States Index
 Census Records on GenSwap
 Online Census Images
 Census FTP
 Census Lookups Mailing List Archive - Illinois
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Rootsweb's List Archives
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 example:  IL-CENSUS-LOOKUP
 For other states just change the 2 letter state prefix.
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Rootsweb's Lists Threaded List Archives
 and do the same thing.
 Main Index For Census Lookup Lists
 US Federal Census - Questions Asked
 Rootsweb's Census States Index
 Rootsweb's Completed Census States Index & Search Engine
 The USGenWeb Completed Census Index & Search
 USGenWeb Census Inventory
 The Rich & Famous in the Census
 Famous Americans
 Genealogy Buff
 1930 Census Images of the Rich & Famous
 The Lost State Of Franklin - 1787
 Tenn. Bio's
 
 
Bible RecordsOrphans
 Family Tree DNA
 DNA Surname Search
 
 
Illinois Cemetery Records OnlineNational Cemeteries Gravesite Locator
 Mound City National Cemetery -
 Mound City, Pulaski County, Illinois
 The Political Graveyard
 
 
These funeral homes have obits online.Hobbs - Johnson Funeral Home, Benton, IL
 Blue Funeral Home, Marion & Goreville, IL
 Hughes Funeral Home, Herrin & Marion, IL
 Bailey Funeral Home, Vienna, IL
 Hamilton Co IL Obits
 Hamilton Co IL Obits Archives
 Internet.Net, Cemetery Records Online
 The Virtual Cemetery
 Find A Grave
 Rootsweb's Obituary Daily Times
 Free Obits Online
 Tombstone Photo's
 Tombstone Pictures
 
 
Revolutionary War Links  National Archives & Records Adm. - NAIL
 National Personnel Records Center
 National Personnel Records Center - St. Louis, Mo.
 General Land Office Records - GLORE
 Virginia - Land Office Patents & Grants
 Virginia Land Office Patents & Grants
 Revolutionary Soldiers
 SAR - IN RWS Cem. Project
 Links to State Archives
 Civil War Rosters,
 National Park Service
 Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders"
 World War One, List Of Wounded
 Military Links Collection
 Civil War Soldiers & Sailors
 Mason / Dixon Line
 World War II Army Enlistments
 POW-MIA
 American Battle Monuments Commission
 South Carolinians In The Rev War
 About the South Carolina Indents
 South Carolina Indents
 1813 Invalid Pensioners
 1883 Census Of Pensioners
 1890 Veterans & Widows Special Census
 1840 Census Of Pensioners - IL
 American Revolution
 Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page
 Civil War Links
 
 
Native American Research 
 
Immigration & Ships Passengers Lists Ellis Island Ships Lists Images
 U. S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
 Ship "Welcome" Passenger List
 
 
Social Security Records 
 
Shawnee Library SystemFamily History Library Catalog
 Tennessee State Library & Archives
 Newspaper Abstracts, USA
 
 
LDS Online At FamilySearch.OrgThe American History & Genealogy Project
 The American Local History Network
 
 
USGenWeb's Family Group Sheet ProjectRootsweb's States Archives Index
 Rootsweb's FTP States Archives
 Rootsweb's USSearch
 Search South Carolina
USGenWeb Archives
 USGenWeb's Daily Uploads
 The US GenWeb Project, States Index
 The US GenWeb Project, States Index 2
 
 USGenWeb Archives
Digital Library
 USGenWeb Archives
Digital Library-FTP Index
 USGenWeb Archives
 The Illinois GenWeb Project
 
 
Rootsweb RootsLink
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 Brazil, Canada, Caribbean, England,
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 USGenNet, The US Genealogy Network
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 Genealogy Pages on Reunion
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 Genealogy Exchange & Surname Register
 GenExchange States Index
 GenSwap.Com
 The Gen Home Page
 GenWed.Com, Marriage Records
 Family Tree Searcher
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 Family/Gedcom Files
 GenealogyDoor.Com
 Gendex
 Distant Cousins
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 Transcribed Ships Passengers Lists
 Floyd's NC/SC Cem, Mg, Cen, etc
 Gen Forum
 Awesome Genealogy
 US GenNet
 New England History & Genealogy
 Genealogy Quest Special Collections
 Genealogical Gleanings
 Google Genealogy Directory
 The Probert Encyclopedia - Gazetteer
 New England Genealogy Maps
 Migrations
 
 
DAR Patriot Lookup Message BoardMessage Boards on Rootsweb
 Message Boards on Ancestry
 
 
Genealogy Forum on GoogleGenealogy Forum on Rootsweb
 Golden Gate Genealogy Forum
 New Jerusalem Surname Forum
 Starks Genealogical Index
 Town News
 California Death Records
 Missouri SOS Database
 Presidential Candidates Lineages
 Civilian Conservation Corps
 1st Cousin Once Removed???
National Register of Historic Places
 
 
United Kingdom - Documents OnlineGerman Genealogy
 
Copyright InfoPublic Domain
 
 
LizardTech - A free program for viewing census images.Ancestry uses LizardTech to view their census images.
 Free Online Tutorials
 
 
Perry Co ILSearch Thingy
 Misc. Lists
 Topics
 A Genealogical Super Site
 N.Y.
 Film / Fiche
 Family Tree Maker Search Engine
 Dictionary
 Animated Maps
 Historical Maps
 
 
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Area Newspapers Online
| The Southern Illinoisan Carbondale,
 Jackson Co., IL
 | Benton Evening News Benton,
 Franklin Co IL
 | Daily American West Frankfort,
 Franklin Co IL
 |  | Du Quoin Evening Call Du Quoin,
 Perry Co IL
 | Marion Daily Republican Marion,
 Williamson Co.,IL
 | Daily Register Harrisburg,
 Saline Co., IL
 |  | Mc Leansboro.com Mc Leansboro,
 Hamilton Co, IL
 | Morning Sentinel Mt Vernon
 Jefferson Co, IL
 | Register-News Mt. Vernon,
 Jefferson Co, IL
 |  Area Newspapers Online
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