Jersey County IL Genealogy
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Overview of Jersey County Records
- Jersey County was created in 1839 from Greene County.
- Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- The Jersey County Clerk has death records starting from 1878 to 1916, birth records from 1878 to 1916, and marriage records from 1839.
- The Jersey County Recorder has land records from 1839.
- The Jersey County Circuit Court Clerk has court records from 1845 and probate records from 1850.
- Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.