Resources
- 1884 History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois
- 1909 Biographical and Reminiscent History of
Richland, Clay, and Marion Counties, Illinois
- 1912 A History of Southern Illinois
Volume 1,
Volume 2,
Volume 3
- 1915
History of the Disciples of Christ in Illinois
by Nathaniel S. Haynes, 670 pages
- 1930
Pictures and Biographical Sketches of the
Business Men of Clay City, Illinois
- 1940 Pioneer Days in Illinois
- 1981 The Cooper Story by Donald
Cooper, updated 2020 by Ginny Bayer, 558-page pdf
- Flora Digital Newspapers collection in the Illinois State
Library's Illinois Digital Archives
- Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection
- Chronicling America
- ObitCity
- USGenWeb Archives – Clay County, Illinois
- Illinois Secretary of State Databases
- ILGenWeb Resources for Illinois Genealogy Research
- Coal Mining in Illinois
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Church records - Illinois, Diocese of Belleville, Catholic Parish Records, 1729-1956,
Clay County, at familysearch.org, has record images for Flora and Wendelin.
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Men of the 40th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry This site has a
complete list, including the Name, County, Rank, Age, Place of Birth,
Physical Description, Marital Status, Occupation, etc., where available.
Companies I and K were composed of men from Clay, Edwards, and Wabash
Counties.
- St. Louis County Library
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Clay County Genealogy Society on Facebook
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Genealogical Society of Southern Illinois has a pdf available of a fantastic
map of Clay county
- The Library of Congress has some Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps available for
Xenia and
Flora
- Wikipedia, Clay County, Illinois
- The Ancestor Hunt
- Genealogy Trails
- About Clay County offices
- Past Queries
- ILCLAY Query Board and Mailing List at groups.io
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Message Board at Rootsweb
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Message Board at GenForum
- Digital Public Library of America
- USGS
GNIS - Geographic Names Information System
- Deciphering Old Hand Writing
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