Christian County, Illinois Genealogy and History

Check out Shirley Harris' contribution of information on the Durbin-Logsdon Settlement (the first settlement in Bear Creek Township) and the Durbin family. You can read a 1912 article about the settlement, and you can see photos of the Durbin family.

BLEWETT/PRUITT Reunion : Planners would like to locate any descendants of Willis and Alice (BLEWETT) THOMAS or his second wife Abbie PRUITT . A family reunion is being planned and there is great news about a Rev. War Ancestor named Benjamin TODD , buried in Isabel Cemetery in Bingham, Fayette County, Hurricane Township in IL. Willis and Abbie (PRUITT) THOMAS are buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Taylorville, IL. Anyone interested should contact Barb (Hays) Clayton at ocbc76@cillnet.com .

Also visit the ILGenWeb Archives .

Note: Prior to 1839 that portion of Illinois now known as Christian County was part of Sangamon, Montgomery, and Shelby Counties. It was originally named Dane. It was called Dane County for a period of one year.

In March and April 1996 a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked so that even if an individual were found in more than one county they could be located in the index.
At the same time volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. The Illinois USGenWeb Project is an extension of the KY USGenWeb Project. The person responsible for Christian County is Morgan Edward Johnson. Please [an error occurred while processing this directive] , if you have a desire to add your data to the database.
See also the official history of the Project.

"What The USGenWeb Project Is" by Becky Falin

The USGenWeb project is a loosely organized group of volunteers working to create a center for genealogical research for every county in the United States. USGenWeb is not a commercial enterprise and information found on this pages is freely available to the public. As you browse the pages, you will find some consistent elements. All counties will have an area for you to post queries and links to the state page and Archives. You will also see considerable variation; each page or database is the creation, property and responsibility of an individual volunteer. We are very proud of this project and hope that you are too. If you would like to help, please contact the state or county coordinator for the area that interests you.