Publications
#134 Index to Jackson County IL Death Books 2,3,4 & 5 1904-1915
Books 2, 3, and 4 contain line item entries taken from microfilm and verified against original records held in the Jackson County Courthouse. There are no death certificates for these entries. Book 5 is a compilation of death certificates fromm 1912-1915 found in miscellaneous books. Published in 2003. Compiled by Phoebe Cox. 50 pages in alphabetical order.
$16.00
#135 Index to Naturalizations of Jackson County IL
An alphabetical index to naturalization records held in the Jackson County Courthouse. Published in 1983. By Louise Morehouse. 35 pages.
$12.00
#136 Extractions from Naturalization Records
An alphabetical list of 523 additional naturalization records found in the Jackson County Recorder's office after the 1983 publication was completed. Published in 1988. By Louise Morehouse. 36 pages.
$12.00
#137 Additional Extractions from Naturalization Records
An alphabetical list of 886 naturalization records held in the Jackson County Courthouse. Many records contain information from final naturalization papers (i.e. Petition for Naturalization and Court Order Granting Citizenship). Published in 2004. By Louise Morehouse, 111 pages.
$17.00
#141 18 Months a Prisoner Under the Rebel Flag
A restored, reformatted and reprinted book originally written in 1887 by S. S. Boggs, a Sgt. in the 21st Illinois Infantry. 96 pages. Reprinted in 2007.
$25.00
#142 Old Brownsville Days-An Historical Sketch of Early Times in Jackson County
This publication was originally written by Will W. Husband. The Historical society reprinted the booklet in 1983. 21 pages in length.
$2.00
#143 The Yankee Settlement
A history of the Village of Vergennes, Illinois. Written by Verna (Porter) Smith in 1980. 256 pages in length.
$35.00
#148 High Water in Jackson County IL
A pictorial of Jackson county communities during the 1943 and 1947 floods. Compiled by Bob Morefield. Published in 2009. 88 pages.
$15.00
#149 Souvenir Section, Daily Independent, Part Four, Christmas Edition 1907, Murphysboro IL
A reprint of the Daily Independent insert. Printed in 2007. 16 pages.
$18.00
#150 1900 U.S. Census, Grand Tower Township
A typed reproduction of the original document, with contents in both alphabetical order and by order the census was taken. Compiled by Phoebe Cox. Printed in 2005. 52 pages.
$10.00
#151 A Final Record of March 18, 1925 Jackson County, Illinois Tornado Victims
A compilation of the death certificates of Jackson County residents who died in the 1925 tornado. The book also contains copies of various articles from local newspapers pertaining to the tornado. Complied by Phoebe Cox. Published in 2005. 300 pages.
$50.00
#152 County Commissioners Court Record Vol. II
Excerpts from 227 pages of the County Commissioner's court records for years 1835 - 1841 (Vol. II), originally typed by Ruth L. Hutchcraft of the Illinois State Archives. Edited and retyped by Jan Crombar Draper; indexed by Barbara Burr Hubbs. Published in 2009. 245 pages.
$30.00
#153 County Commissioners Court Records Vol. III
Excerpts from 227 pages of the County Commissioner's court records for years 1843 - 1847 (Vol. III), originally typed by Ruth L. Hutchcraft of the Illinois State Archives. Edited and retyped by Jan Crombar Draper; indexed by Barbara Burr Hubbs. Published in 2009. _______ pages.
$30.00
#154 The Lindseys of Jackson County IL
A compilation of information about the Lindsey family from 1778-1987, as the family migrated from North Carolina to Kentucky to Illinois. Prepared by Thelma L. Baker. Published in 1987. 71 pages.
$15.00
#157 Jackson County Notes
The Jackson County Historical Society is pleased to offer a re-print of John W. Allen's "Jackson County Notes." The 38-page publication -- originally printed in 1945 -- contains brief notes on numerous communities, landmarks, and early settlers in Jackson County.
$10.00
