Source Information

Ancestry.com. Kendall County, Illinois History [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: Hicks, E. W.. History of Kendall County, Illinois, from the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time. Aurora,IL, USA: Knickerbocker and Hooder, 1877.

About Kendall County, Illinois History

This database contains a history of Kendall County, Illinois. Topics covered in this history include Indians, French missionaries, trade, war, settlements, pioneers, creation of the county, slavery, schools and churches, townships, and others. Historical works contain valuable information that can be a great addition to your genealogical research. Although historical works may not mention your ancestors specifically (unless they were prominent individuals in the community), they do provide information on the time and place in which your ancestors lived, which will help you place your ancestors in a historical context.