Benton Genealogy (in Franklin County, IL)
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Benton Birth Records
Birth records, 1861-1915 FamilySearch Library
Early Franklin County, Il. birth records FamilySearch Library
Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Sophia Lookinbee Doty, midwife, Franklin County, Illinois 1815-1909 FamilySearch Library
Benton Cemetery Records
1878-1989, a complete listing of interments in the Benton Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery to Dec. 31, 1989 FamilySearch Library
Adams Cemetery #1 Genealogy Trails 
Baxter Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Benton Township cemeteries, Franklin County, Illinois FamilySearch Library
Benton Township cemeteries, Franklin County, Illinois WorldCat
Benton Township cemeteries, Franklin County, Illinois WorldCat
Bettis Cemetery, Aka Williams-Bettis Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Browning Hill Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Browning Hill Cemetery Find a Grave
County Poor Farm Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Drummond Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Franklin Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Franklin Cemetery Find a Grave
Inventory of cemeteries in Benton Township, Franklin County, Illinois WorldCat
Jackson Grove Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Jackson Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Launius Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Logan Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery Illinois Gravestones
Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery Billion Graves
Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Genealogy Trails
New Union Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Partial list of tombstones found in Drummond's Cemetery, Benton, Illinois. WorldCat
Rea Cemetery Find a Grave
Rea-Wilson Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Sullens Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Veterans Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave
Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Aka Old City Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Benton Census Records
1810, 1818 Illinois Census Returns Ancestry
1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Benton Township in Lake County, Illinois LDS Genealogy
Federal Census of 1940, Benton Township in Massac County, Illinois LDS Genealogy
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Benton Church Records
Illinois, Franklin County, Benton, St. Joseph Parish, church records, 1914-1956 FamilySearch Library
Inventory of cemeteries in Benton Township, Franklin County, Illinois WorldCat
Minutes of the Bethel Association of Old School or Predestinarian Baptists, 1932-1954 : volume 3A FamilySearch Library
Benton City Directories
Polk's Benton (Franklin County, Ill.) city directory : including West City FamilySearch Library
Benton Death Records
1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry
Death records, vol. 1-2, 1877-1915 FamilySearch Library
Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage
Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage
Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry
Obits and tidbits FamilySearch Library
Obituaries, Benton Evening News, Franklin County, Illinois, 1922-1930 FamilySearch Library
The first thousand recorded deaths, Franklin County, Illinois death record : book 1, 1877-1915 FamilySearch Library
Benton Immigration Records
Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry
Naturalization files, Franklin Co., Ill. FamilySearch Library
Naturalization records, 1886-1909 FamilySearch Library
Naturalization records, 1911-1913, Franklin County, Illinois FamilySearch Library
Benton Land Records
Deeds, 1819-1907; indexes, 1835-1889 FamilySearch Library
Franklin County, Illinois land records, book B : ca. 1824, 1829-1877 FamilySearch Library
Benton Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, April 1894 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, July 1900 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, June 1910 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, November 1915 Library of Congress
Benton Marriage Records
1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry
1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry
Franklin County, Illinois : marriages book 4, 1916-1920 FamilySearch Library
Franklin County, Illinois marriage records, 1878-1893 FamilySearch Library
Franklin County, Illinois, marriage records, 1835-1915 FamilySearch Library
Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage
Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry
Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry
Marriage records, 1878-1916 FamilySearch Library
Marriages, Franklin County Illinois, 1835-1900 FamilySearch Library
Benton Newspapers and Obituaries
Benton News 02/18/2001 to Current Genealogy Bank
Obits and tidbits FamilySearch Library
Obituaries, Benton Evening News, Franklin County, Illinois, 1922-1930 FamilySearch Library
Tidbits, News Articles from the Benton Evening News, 1920-1930 FamilySearch Library
Tidbits, news articles from the Benton evening news, 1920-1930 WorldCat
Offline Newspapers for BentonAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Benton Evening News. (Benton, Ill.) 1922-Current Franklin Chronicle. (Benton, Franklin County, Ill.) 1880-1881 |
Benton Probate Records
1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Franklin County, Illinois probate abstracts; v. 01 Genealogy Gophers
Benton School Records
Benton High School yearbook, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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