Knox County Genealogical Society

Knox County, Illinois. Index to death records from original records in Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, Illinois. Includes alphabetical name listing, with death location and year. May note when "still birth." It did not become law in the State of Illinois to record births and deaths until 1916, therefore a person may have died in Knox County during the years 1878-1916 and the death not recorded. The city clerk's office (Galesburg) kept a record of "ship-ins" to be buried in the City Cemetery. The death record for these persons will not be found in the Knox County Court records, but will be in the City Hall records.… (meer)