Rochester Genealogy (in Sangamon County, IL)

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Rochester Birth Records

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

Sangamon County Illinois birth record index FamilySearch Library

Sangamon County, Illinois birth register index cards, 1910-1914, 1915 (only 2), 1916 (2), 1921 (1), 1923 (1) FamilySearch Library

Rochester Cemetery Records

Cemeteries of Rochester Township, Sangamon County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Cemeteries of Rochester Township, Sangamon County, Illinois. WorldCat

Mottarville Cemetery Find a Grave online

Motterville Cemetery Billion Graves online

Rochester Cemetery Billion Graves online

Rochester Cemetery listing : 1/31/2006. WorldCat

Rochester Cemetery records (Rochester, Illinois) FamilySearch Library

South Fork Cemetery Billion Graves online

South Fork Cemetery Find a Grave online

Taylor Cemetery Billion Graves online

Taylor Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rochester Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Rochester 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

Rochester Church Records

Church records, 1923-1930 (Rochester Methodist Episcopal Church (Rochester, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Membership list, 1860-1909 (South Fork Church of Christ (Rochester, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Rochester Methodist Church, Rochester, Illinois : a short history and membership records, 1923-1974. WorldCat

Rochester Methodist church [Sangamon County], Illinois FamilySearch Library

Rochester Death Records

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1861-1896 index of obituaries FamilySearch Library

1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Funeral records, 1905-1948 FamilySearch Library

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

Sangamon County, Illinois physician's certificate of death, 1878-1890 FamilySearch Library

Rochester Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalizations - declarations of intent, Sangamon County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Sangamon County, Illinois naturalization records, 1874-1906 FamilySearch Library

Sangamon County, Illinois, naturalization records, 1862-1864 FamilySearch Library

Rochester Land Records

1863-1908 U.S. Homestead Records Ancestry online

Deed records, 1822-1917 ; index, 1824-1902 FamilySearch Library

Deed records, 1827-1900 ; indexes 1822-1844 FamilySearch Library

Sangamon County, Illinois deed & misc. record index, 1822-1832 FamilySearch Library

Rochester Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois, August 1917 Library of Congress online

Rochester 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

Sangamon County, Illinois marriage applications, 1879-1881, 1886-1889 FamilySearch Library

Rochester Newspapers and Obituaries

1861-1896 index of obituaries FamilySearch Library

Rochester Weekly Item 1896, 1898 Beardstown Houston Memorial Library online

Offline Newspapers for Rochester

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.

Rochester Times. (Rochester, Ill.) 1993-Current

Rochester Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Sangamon County Guardian's Case Files Index (1825-1901) Illinois State Archive online

Sangamon County Probate Case Files Index (1821-1906) Illinois State Archive online

Rochester School Records

Rochester High School - Rocket Yearbook (Rochester, IL), 1948, 1950, 1959 E Yearbook online

Rochester High School yearbook, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Rochester High School yearbook, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Rochester High School yearbook, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates online



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