Payson Genealogy (in Adams County, IL)

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


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Payson Birth Records

Adams County, Illinois births, vols. 1-7, 1866-1903 FamilySearch Library

Births and Related Items Abstracted from the Camp Point Journal of Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois, 1873-1903 FamilySearch Library

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

Index to birth records, Adams County, Illinois [ca. 1864-1915] FamilySearch Library

Memorials to those involved in the legal profession, filed by the clerk, with birth and death dates, ca. 1807-1961 FamilySearch Library

Payson Cemetery Records

Craigtown Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Franks Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Payson New Cemetery Billion Graves online

Payson New Cemetery Find a Grave online

Payson Old Cemetery Billion Graves online

Payson Old Cemetery Find a Grave online

Payson Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Payson Township, 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

Payson Church Records

Anniversary, 1836-1961 : the Congregational Church of Payson, Illinois, 125th Digital Public Library of America online

Church records, 1835-1929 (Methodist Episcopal Church (Payson, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1836-1901 (Congregational Church (Payson, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1868-1943 (Payson Christian Church (Payson, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Ledger and church register, 1858-1970 (Bluff Hall United Church of Christ (Payson, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Payson Death Records

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1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Adams County death record listing, 1878-1972 FamilySearch Library

Adams County, Illinois card index to deaths, 1877-1990 FamilySearch Library

Adams County, Illinois registers of deaths, 1877-1915 FamilySearch Library

Coder Funeral Home records, 1898-1935 : La Belle, Lewis Co., Missouri FamilySearch Library

Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage online

Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage online

Illinois, Adams County, Card Index to Deaths, 1877-1990 Family Search online

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

Illinois, Mildred Hooper Obituary Collection, ca. 1959-1981 Family Search online

Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry online

Marriages (1895-1905) and Deaths (1895-1900) and Related Items Abstracted from the Golden New Era of Golden, Adams County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Memorials to those involved in the legal profession, filed by the clerk, with birth and death dates, ca. 1807-1961 FamilySearch Library

Obituary index, 1896-1953 FamilySearch Library

Obituary index, June 1875-August 1896 FamilySearch Library

Payson Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalization and related records, 1840-1943 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization index and bar association index, Adams County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Naturalization related papers, cases 1-414, ca. 1830-1918 FamilySearch Library

Payson Land Records

Adams County, Illinois land record, ca. 1823-1872 FamilySearch Library

Deeds, 1825-1886 FamilySearch Library

Original land entry, 1817-1860 FamilySearch Library

Payson Marriage Records

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1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Adams County marriage record listing, 1825-1917 FamilySearch Library

Adams County, Illinois marriage records, 1825-1926 FamilySearch Library

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Marriages (1895-1905) and Deaths (1895-1900) and Related Items Abstracted from the Golden New Era of Golden, Adams County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Payson Newspapers and Obituaries

Births and Related Items Abstracted from the Camp Point Journal of Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois, 1873-1903 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Mildred Hooper Obituary Collection, ca. 1959-1981 Family Search online

Marriages (1895-1905) and Deaths (1895-1900) and Related Items Abstracted from the Golden New Era of Golden, Adams County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Obituary index, 1896-1953 FamilySearch Library

Obituary index, June 1875-August 1896 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Payson

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.

County News. (Payson, Adams County, Ill.) 1875-1879

Payson Times. (Payson, Ill.) 1896-1965

Payson School Records

Seymour High School yearbook, 1941, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Seymour High School yearbook, 1941, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984 Classmates online

Seymour High School yearbook, 1941, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 2006 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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