Suggested Resources
How do I find where my ancestors are buried?
Don't see your ancestor's grave on here? We've compiled a list of places to help you begin your search. We cannot do this type of research for you, we are already swamped just taking the photos.
- Search Online Records:
- General Records:
- Ancestry.com
- RootsWeb.com
- Vital Records From Chicago Newspapers (1833 - 1848) - Chicago Genealogical Society
- Cemetery Records/Transcriptions:
- Bachelors Grove Cemetery - Records are located in the Archives section.
- Barrington Area Cemeteries - Barrington Area Library.
- Cemeteries of Cook County, Illinois - Interment.net
- Cook County Illinois Cemetery Records - ILGenWeb
- SSGHS Cemetery Census Series - South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society
- Wunders Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois - Ancestry.com Database.
- Death Records:
- Chicago Obituary Database - December 1994 - September 1998
- Chicago Sun-Times Obituaries, 1988 - 1995 - Ancestry.com Database.
- Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index - 1872 - 1911
- Elmhurst Press (Elmhurst, Illinois) Obituaries, 1988 - 1998 - Ancestry.com Database. Elmhurst is a suburb of Chicago.
- Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916 - 1950
- Lombard, Illinois Newspaper Obituaries, 1929 - 1953 - Ancestry.com Database. Lombard is a suburb of Chicago.
- Oak Lawn, Illinois Newspaper Obituaries, 1985 - 2002 - Oak Lawn Public Library. Oak Lawn is a suburb of Chicago.
- Obituary Daily Times
- Social Security Death Index
- General Records:
- Volunteer Look-Ups:
- Order Records Online:
- Vital Chek - Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates
