Chatham Genealogy (in Sangamon County, IL)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Chatham are also found through the Sangamon County and Illinois pages.


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Chatham Birth Records

Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health

Chatham Cemetery Records

Beck Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bethel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Canterbury Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cemetery records of Chatham Township, Sangamon County, Illinois : Campbell, Chatham Community, Chatham Memorial McConnel (Extinct), Oak Grove, Starr, Unknown (Extinct). WorldCat

Cemetery records of Chatham Township, Sangamon County, Illinois : Campbell, Chatham Community, Chatham Memorial, McConnell (extinct), Oak Grove, Starr, unknown (extinct) FamilySearch Library

Cemetery records of Chatham Township, Sangamon County, Illinois : Campbell, Chatham Community, Chatham Memorial, McConnell (extinct), Oak Grove, Starr, unknown (extinct). WorldCat

Chatham Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave online

Chatham Township cemeteries FamilySearch Library

Drennan Cemetery Find a Grave online

Easley Cemetery Find a Grave online

Illinois Cemetery Records: Found in an abandoned Cemetery, Chatham Township, Sangamon County, Illinois Ancestry online

Stout Cemetery Billion Graves online

Stout Cemetery Find a Grave online

Chatham Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Chatham Township, Illinois LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Chatham Church Records

Chatham Methodist Church, 1836-1936 FamilySearch Library

Chatham United Presbyterian Church FamilySearch Library

Records of St. Joseph the Worker Parish, 1969-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Chatham Death Records

1916-1950 Illinois Deaths MyHeritage online

Funeral records, 1910-1938. WorldCat

Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Ancestry online

Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage online

Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health

Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry online

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Chatham Histories and Genealogies

FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage online

MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage online

Chatham Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Chatham Land Records

1863-1908 U.S. Homestead Records Ancestry online

Chatham Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois, August 1917 Library of Congress online

Chatham Marriage Records

1763-1900 Illinois Marriages MyHeritage online

Illinois County Marriage Records, 1800-1940 Ancestry online

Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920 Ancestry online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Chatham Newspapers and Obituaries

Chathan IL Clarion 1962-2012 Fulton History online

Englewood Bulletin, 1968-1971 Newspaper Archive online

South Side Bulletin, 1968-1970 Newspaper Archive online

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Offline Newspapers for Chatham

According 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.

Chatham Clarion. (Chatham, Ill.) 1962-Current

Chatham Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Sangamon County Guardian's Case Files Index (1825-1901) Illinois State Archive online

Sangamon County Probate Case Files Index (1821-1906) Illinois State Archive online

Chatham School Records

Ball Township Community High School yearbook, 1951, 1954, 1956 Classmates online

Ball Township Community High School yearbook, 1951, 1954, 1956 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Ball Township Community High School yearbooks, 1951, 1954, 1956 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Glenwood High School - Spyglass Yearbook (Chatham, IL), 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Glenwood High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Glenwood High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Glenwood High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Classmates online



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