Ogle County

Researchers and Lookups

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Click here for information on the Ogle County Genealogical Society

Click here for information on the Ogle County Historical Society

Lookup Volunteer List

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e-mail - Roger and Sue Cramer

Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site

I am the unofficial Ogle Co. historian as I have been researching early families for the past 20 years. Sue and I were both born in Ogle Co. with our ancestors being among the earliest settlers. We are doing genealogical research in many areas and offer our assistance. We have most of the early families from Ogle Co. in our database with some traced back to Europe. Our database currently includes over 275,000 names. No restrictions on look-ups.

We have Cemetery Records for:

Brookville Twp: Evangelical, Chambers Grove

Buffalo Twp: Fairmount, Buffalo Grove, St. Mary's Catholic, Reed

Byron Twp: Byron, St. Mary's Catholic

Dement Twp: Woodlawn (Brodies Grove)

Eagle Point Twp: Elkhorn Brick

Flagg Twp: Flagg Center, Lawnridge, Trinity Memorial Gardens, St. Patrick's Catholic

Forreston Twp: White Oak, Hewitt, Forreston Grove, Prairie Dell

Grand Detour Twp: Grand Detour

Leaf River Twp: Lightsville, North Grove Christian, North Grove Evangelical, Egan

Lafayette Twp: Chapel Hill

Lincoln Twp: West Grove, West Branch, Haldane

Lynnville Twp: Lindenwood

Marion Twp: Stillman Valley, Mouth of Stillman

Maryland Twp: North Grove Evangelical Zion, Coffman, Adeline

Monroe Twp: Kilbuck, Bennett/Porter, Dutchtown/Roseland, Monroe Center

Mt. Morris Twp: Silver Creek, Oakwood, Rice, Plainview

Nashua Twp: Daysville, Lighthouse

Oregon Twp: Riverside, Riverview, St. Mary's Catholic, St. Bride's Episcopal

Pine Creek Twp: Pine Creek Brethren, Pine Creek (Evergreen) Christian, Cedar Hill (Salem), Mt. Zion, Oak Ridge

Pine Rock Twp: Mt. Pleasant, Washington Grove, Emmanuel Lutheran, Stinsonian, Cooley/Seaworth

Rockvale Twp: Camling/Bald Hill, Brooklyn, Ebenezer Reformed, Wertz

Scott Twp: Big Mound, Beach

White Rock Twp: White Rock, Lucas/Hathaway, Chaney, Bethel/Hayes, Stocking

CARROLL CO.

Cherry Grove Twp: Cherry Grove Brethren

Lima Twp: Brookville Lutheran, Schreiner, Chambers/Franks

STEPHENSON CO.

Florence Twp: Hart, Ellis (Van Brocklin), Lane (Florence Station)

Ridott Twp: Ridott Christian Reformed, Silver Creek Reformed

Silver Creek Twp: Gund, County Home, Crane's Grove

Old Ogle Co. newspapers are available free of charge (except for postage if sent out of state) from the Illinois State Library on microfilm with some as far back as the 1850's via the inter-library loan program. Click here for more information on this program. The list of newspapers and dates available is posted on this site.

Click here for a complete list of genealogy books and documents we own

Click here for Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site

Jeannie Parkinson

I will do lookups from the following cemetery records:

Federal Census:

Kim Taft

I will do look ups from the following book:

"The History of Ogle County, Illinois"

Published in 1878 by H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building

 

Shirley Kaufhold

I will do look ups from the following:

"The History of Ogle County, Illinois"

Published in 1878 by H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building

David Zellers

I will do free gravestone readings for:

Laura Balluff

I have the 1931, 1932, and 1933 issues of "Crimson and Grey,"the Mt. Morris High School year book.

I also have the book "War Record of Mt. Morris" edited and published by Harry G. Kable in 1947. This book presents information and some pictures of those who served in the Spanish American, Civil War, WW I, and WW II from Mt. Morris

I will do look ups from these books.

Donna Baumann

I will do look ups from the following cemetery records:

I have the book "Brethren in Northern Illinois and Wisconsin" by John Heckman and J. E. Miller, Brethren Publishing House, Elgin, IL published in 1941.

The book includes an index and several pages of pictures. Please write for more information.

Amy Slagle

"Mount Morris: Past & Present" by Harry Kable 1938

"Genealogical Record of the Descendants of the Schwenkfelders" by Rev. Reuben Kriebel 1879

"Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families" by Samuel Kriebel Brecht 1923

I am willing to look-up surnames from the index, and send whatever information is available. The books on the Schwenkfelders contain my father's side --Yeakel, Kriebel who came to Polo from Pennsylvania.

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Jen Morris

I have the 1928 Yearbook from Byron High School. It includes the alumni with their address at the time (Females by married name only). Will do lookups.

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Christine Bradley

I will do look-ups from the "History of Ogle Co., IL" H. F. Kett & Co., Chicago, IL, 1878

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