German Valley Genealogy (in Stephenson County, IL)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to German Valley are also found through the Stephenson County and Illinois pages.


German Valley Birth Records

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

German Valley Cemetery Records

Christian Reformed Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Silver Creek Cemetery Billion Graves online

Silver Creek Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Silver Creek Cemetery Illinois Gravestones online

German Valley Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

German Valley Death Records

1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage 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

German Valley Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 Ancestry online

US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Stephenson County, IL) MyHeritage online

German Valley Marriage Records

1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

German Valley Newspapers and Obituaries

Abstracts from the Pecatonica (Ill.) News, Dec. 1872 - 14 Dec. 1923 FamilySearch Library

German Valley Bulletin 1937-1968 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for German Valley

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.

German Valley Bulletin. (German Valley, Ill.) 1930s-1969

German Valley School Records

Pleasant Prairie Academy - Archive Yearbook (German Valley, IL), 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958 E Yearbook online

Pleasant Prairie Academy yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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