Nelson Genealogy (in Lee County, IL)

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


Nelson Birth Records

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

Nelson Cemetery Records

Lee Center Township--Woodside, Inlet ; Harmon Township--Holy Cross, Greenwood ; Nelson Township--Pine Grove, Nelson FamilySearch Library

Nelson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Nelson Township Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Pine Grove / Zion Church Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Nelson Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Nelson, Illinois LDS Genealogy 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

Nelson 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

Nelson Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Illinois, Lee County Records, 1830-1954 (naturalization and probate records) Family Search 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 Lee County, IL) MyHeritage online

Nelson 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

Nelson Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Illinois, Lee County Records, 1830-1954 (naturalization and probate records) Family Search online


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