Peru Genealogy (in LaSalle County, IL)
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Peru Birth Records
Birth & stillbirth certificates, ca. 1858-1940 FamilySearch Library
Grundy, Will, La Salle, Kendall Counties : 1840-1879 Deaths, Marriages, Births As Extracted from Area Newspapers FamilySearch Library
Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
La Salle County, Illinois birth records, 1877-1891 (indexes: 1800 (1), ca. 1851-1890) FamilySearch Library
Peru Cemetery Records
Peru City Cemetery Billion Graves 
Peru City Cemetery Find a Grave
Peru Census Records
1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry
1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Peru City Directories
La Salle and Peru (Illinois) city directories FamilySearch Library
La Salle and Peru (Illinois) city directory : including Oglesby, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory FamilySearch Library
La Salle and Peru City Directory 1898 MyHeritage
La Salle and Peru City Directory 1924 MyHeritage
La Salle and Peru City Directory 1926 MyHeritage
La Salle and Peru City Directory 1937 MyHeritage
La Salle and Peru City Directory 1942 MyHeritage
La Salle, Peru, and Oglesby City Directory 1960 MyHeritage
La Salle/Peru, IL 1905-1926 City Directories Allen County Public Library
La Salle/Peru, IL 1928-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library
La Salle/Peru, IL 1937-1938, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Peru City Directory 1951 MyHeritage
Peru, Illinois, City Directory, 1898 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Peru Death Records
1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry
Grundy, Will, La Salle, Kendall Counties : 1840-1879 Deaths, Marriages, Births As Extracted from Area Newspapers FamilySearch Library
Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage
Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage
Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry
La Salle County, Illinois death certificates, 1877-1922 FamilySearch Library
La Salle County, Illinois death records, 1877-1915 (indexes, 1877-1940) FamilySearch Library
Peru Histories and Genealogies
Peru sesquicentennial, June 30-July 7, 1985 FamilySearch Library
Tales and pictures of Peru, 1835-1985 FamilySearch Library
Peru Immigration Records
Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry
Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 MyHeritage
La Salle County, Illinois declarations of intention and petitions for naturalization, 1906-1980 FamilySearch Library
La Salle County, Illinois naturalization index cards, ca. 1840-1945 FamilySearch Library
La Salle County, Illinois naturalizations & related records, 1865-1906 FamilySearch Library
Naturalizations and declarations of intention, 1840-1876 FamilySearch Library
US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes La Salle County, IL) MyHeritage
Peru Land Records
Deeds, 1831-1943; indexes, 1834-1901 FamilySearch Library
Peru Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, La Salle County, Illinois, April 1892 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, La Salle County, Illinois, April 1909 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, La Salle County, Illinois, December 1897 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, La Salle County, Illinois, June 1916 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, La Salle County, Illinois, October 1888 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, La Salle County, Illinois, September 1902 Library of Congress
Peru Marriage Records
1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry
1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry
Grundy, Will, La Salle, Kendall Counties : 1840-1879 Deaths, Marriages, Births As Extracted from Area Newspapers FamilySearch Library
Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage
Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry
Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry
La Salle County, Ill. marriage records, 1831-1926 FamilySearch Library
La Salle County, Illinois marriage licenses, 1831-1925 FamilySearch Library
Peru Newspapers and Obituaries
Grundy, Will, La Salle, Kendall Counties : 1840-1879 Deaths, Marriages, Births As Extracted from Area Newspapers FamilySearch Library
Illinois Gazette 1849-1849 Newspapers.com
Peru Weekly Chronicle 1855-1856 Newspapers.com
Offline Newspapers for PeruAccording 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. Beacon Light. (Peru, Ill.) 1846-1847 Illinois Gazette. (Peru, Ills. [Ill.]) 1841-1852 Lasalle County Democrat. (Peru, Ill.) 1850-1851 Ninawah Gazette. (Peru, Ill.) 1840-1841 Peru Weekly Democrat. (Peru, Lasalle County, Ill.) 1851-1853 Peru Weekly Herald. (Peru, Ill.) 1870s-1880s |
Peru Probate Records
Peru School Records
Lasalle Peru High School yearbook, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Saint Bede College and Academy yearbook, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
St Bede Academy yearbook, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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