This week we highlight another article from our Family Histories Collection submitted by RICIGS member, Ruth Evans. Ruth’s ancestors, Peter and William Carr, were early pioneers of Rock Island County. The William Carr Cemetery and the “Little Stone House” are still landmarks in Rock Island, Illinois. Read about how the […]
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This week we highlight another article from our Family Histories Collection from RICIGS member, Kathy Elliott. Kathy used her ancestor’s Civil War service as a Union patriot to apply to the National Daughters of the Union. Read about the information Kathy found in her research on Sylvester Butler and his […]
This week we highlight another article from our Family Histories Collection from RICIGS member, Judi McDowell. Judi found that she did have Rock Island County connections! Cemeteries, obituaries, and Find A Grave, oh my! Jacob and Mary Frances Bingman By RICIGS member, Judi McDowell When I first joined the Rock […]
Beulah Cemetery, also called Rural Township Cemetery, is an active cemetery on the corner of 148th Ave (IL Route 206) and 104th St. (County MM / 67) in Rural Township of Rock Island County. Beulah Presbyterian Church is on the northwest corner. The cemetery is just west of the church. […]
Check out the ‘Genealogy Sources for Rock Island County’ page on our website! It should be your number one stop for information in your family history research! It provides general information on county research. Topics include birth record indexes, marriage record indexes, death related indexes, cemeteries, county histories, directories and […]