Coles County Illinois Genealogical Society

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Cemetery Records:
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      Cemetery List

Census Records:
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      1850 Census

1895 Coles Directory

County Clerk

Newsletter Queries

Pioneer List

1723, June - Census of Illinois by French - included Kaskaskia, Fort Chartres which is a detachment from Maramek, and at Cahokia or Tamaroa.
Published Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library Vol., XXIV, Statistical Series, Volume II

1732, January - Census of Illinois by French - included inhabitants of the Prairie of Fort de Chartres, Mission at Cahokia, Concession of M. Renault.
Published: Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library Vol., XXIV, Statistical Series, Volume II

1752 - Census of Illinois by French - included Village de Caskaskias, Fort de Chartre, Village de St Philip, Parire de Rocher, Coadskias (Cahokia), and Vilage de st Jeune Vieve (Ste. Genevieve).
Published: Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library Vol., XXIV, Statistical Series, Volume II

1767 Census - Under British regime.

Dec 9, 1778 - Illinois County, part of Virginia.

Mar 1, 1784 - Illinois became a part of Northwest Territory.

Aug & Sep. 1787 Census - Prepared for use to petition Congress for land grants for settlers in Illinois. Listed inhabitants in Cahokia, Kaskaskia, and Prairie de Rocher, and Americans in Illinois.

Apr 27, 1790 - St. Clair County formed.

Jun 20, 1790 - Knox County Formed. Area of Coles County was within this area.

Feb. 3, 1801 - New county boundaries, Area of Coles County became part of St. Clair County.

Jul. 4, 1801 - Became part of new Indiana Territory.

Mar. 1, 1809 - Illinois Territory established.

1810 Federal Census - One year after Illinois became a separate territory.
Published: Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library Vol., XXIV, Statistical Series, Volume II

Sep 14, 1812 - Area of Coles County became a part of new Madison County which was formed from St. Clair County.

Nov. 28, 1814 - Area of Coles County became a part of new Edwards which was formed from Madison County.

Dec. 31, 1816 - Area of Coles County became a part of new Crawford County which was formed from Edwards County.

1818 State Census - To substantiate the claim that Illinois had sufficient population to be given statehood.
Published: Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library Vol., XXIV, Statistical Series, Volume II

Dec. 3, 1818 - Illinois became a State.

Mar. 22, 1819 - Area of Coles County became a part of new Clark County which was formed from Crawford County.

1820 State Census - Area part of Clark County, Illinois.
Published: Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library Vol., XXVI, Statistical Series, Volume III

1820 Federal Census - Area part of Clark County, Illinois, Fourth Census, M33 Roll 12.

Jan 3, 1823 - Northern part of Area was attached to new Edgar County which was formed from Clark County. Southern part of area remained part of Clark County.

1825 State Census - Records for this area not found.

1830 State Census - Records for this area not found.

1830 Federal Census - Northern part of area, part of Clark County, Illinois, and southern part of area attached to Edgar County, Illinois Fifth Census, M19 Roll 23.

Dec 25, 1830 - Became new Coles County and included present day Cumberland and Douglas County

1835 State Census - For Coles County not found.

1840 State Census - Returns include Coles County.

1840 Federal Census - Coles Co., Illinois Sixth Census M704 Roll 57.

Mar 2, 1843 Cumberland Co. formed from southern part of Coles Co.

1845 State Census - Returns for Coles County not found.

1850 Federal Census - Coles County, Illinois, Seventh Census M432 Roll 101.
Included Douglas County and was divided into Precincts.

1855 State Census - Returns include Coles County.

Feb 8, 1859 Douglas County formed from northern part of Coles County. This established the current area Coles County.

1860 Federal Census - Coles County, Illinois, Eighth Census M653 Roll 171.
The county was divided into Townships.

The following list is a best guess of name and area changes 1850 to 1860 Census.
Subject to revision as more information is obtained.

1865 State Census - Returns include Coles County which is indexed.

1870 Federal Census - Coles Co., Illinois, Ninth Census, M 593 Roll 197.

1880 Federal Census Soundex (Phonetic Index).
1880 Federal Census - Coles Co., Illinois, Tenth Census, T9 Roll 182 & 183.

1890 Federal Census - For this area did not survive. (1895 Coles Co., Illinois Directory might be of some help.)

1900 Federal Census Soundex, 479 Rolls.
1900 Federal Census - Coles Co., Illinois, Eleventh Census, T623 Roll 244.

1910 Federal Census Miricode, T1264, 491 Rolls.
1910 Federal Census - Coles Co., Illinois, Twelfth Census, Rolls 236 & 237.

1920 Federal Census Soundex, M1559, 509 Rolls.
1920 Federal Census - Coles Co., Illinois, Thirteenth Census, Rolls 303 & 304.

Soundex Coding Guide
After retaining the first letter of the surname and disregarding the next letters if they are A, E, I, O, U, W, Y, and H then:

The number --Represents the letters

1.     B, P, F, V
2.    C, S, K, G, J, Q, X, Z
3.    D, T
4.    L
5.    M, N
6.    R
Some of the above was gleaned from the following sites.
These are excellent sources for more information.

Illinois State Archives at State Census Records

National Archives and Records Administration at The Federal Population Census