Place:Jasper, Illinois, United States

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Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 9,698. Its county seat is Newton.

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History

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Jasper County was formed in 1831 out of Clay and Crawford Counties. It was named for Sgt. William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina. During the defense of Fort Moultrie in 1776, the staff of the American flag was shot away. Sgt. Jasper attached the flag to a pole and stood on the wall waving the flag at the British until a new staff was erected.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1831 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1835 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1835 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1835 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1835 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1840 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1877 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1840 1,472
1850 3,220
1860 8,364
1870 11,234
1880 14,515
1890 18,188
1900 20,160
1910 18,157
1920 16,064
1930 12,809
1940 13,431
1950 12,266
1960 11,346
1970 10,741
1980 11,318
1990 10,609

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Jasper County, Illinois, United States

Research Tips

1890 US Census: apparently there are no records for the county surviving for this census

1910 US Census: microfilm reel 293 contains both Jackson and Jasper Counties, with Jasper beginning on frame 797, frame 796 being a title page for Jasper county. (Source:United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule)

1950 US Census

Jasper County is covered by 26 image groups; image numbers include title pages:

Image Group Images Location Surnames
108923342 16 North Muddy Township (appears all rural) Achlin, Bear, Beckman, Beirman, Bixler, Bower, Bowers, Brothers, Busby, Bunton, Campbell, Claag, Clagg, Cooker, Davis, Elmore, Emmerich, Emmert, Engelmann, Eulow, Evans, French, Gallaway, Gillson, Groth, Harrman, Haspenganer, Hetzer, Hoopengarner, Hubbert, Isley, Johnson, Jones, Kannam, Kannaman, Katro, Kennedy, Ketzer, Knepper, Kuhring, Lambird, Leinett, Levitte, Lewis, Lidy, Lustig, Lyttle, Malhiney, Marshall, Meinhart, Meishalm, Metzer, Michels, Miller, Mitchell, Murphy, Neimery, Nichols, Osborn, Pickens, Probst, Ragsdale, Redman, Reed, Ridgeway, Shoemaker, Smallwood, Smith, Sowers, Spelling, Spiker, Stockwell, Story, Swisher, Tarr, Toland, Trexler, Washer, Watkins, Welker, Wilkins, Williams, Wolf, Wooderd, Zumbahlen
108924428 15 North Muddy Township (appears all rural) Bailey, Baker, Bohannen, Bower, Brackney, Brooks, Bryan, Buhler, Burk, Busby, Chestnut, Chronic, Clagg, Cole, Collins, Cornwell, Davis, Day, Dobbins, Dow, Ebeling, Elmore, Everett, Flinn, Forthman, Foster, French, Fritschle, Garner, Henderson, Hill, Hubbard, Isenburg, Jobe, Johnson, Jones, King, Kirkham, Kuhring, Lake, Lambird, Lewis, Long, Lynch, Manuel, Mascher, Matlock, McCoy, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Murphy, Nadler, Oaks, Poehler, Pickens, Rardin, Rexroad, Richeson, Rife, Russell, Scammahorn, Scurlock, Shambart, Shamhart, Shamhart, Smith, Sparks, Stockwell, Street, Stroud, Tarr, Varvil, Wands, Waymoth, Wetherholt, Whightsel, Widuck, Wilkens, Wilson, Woods, Yoder, Young
108924196 8 Wheeler Village (in North Muddy Township) Bear, Clodfelder, Dale, Hale, Hearn, Koontz, McKinney, Mielke, Robards, Stroud, Yoder
108925827 22 South Muddy Township
108926085 24 Hunt City Township
108926109 25 Smallwood Township
108923361 24 Ste. Marie Township
108924432 14 Ste. Marie Village
108923783 13 Crooked Creek Township
108925746 24 Crooked Creek Township
108925375 8 Crooked Creek Township
108925779 7 Rose Hill Village (Crooked Creek Township)
108925453 7 Yale Village
108927414 28 Fox Township
108924303 19 Grandville Township
108926797 16 Wade Township
108925195 27 Wade Township
108925898 15 Wade Township
108923567 18 Wade Township
108926076 39 Newton City (in Wade Township)
108927511 34 Newton City (in Wade Township)
108924209 20 Newton City (in Wade Township)
108925888 14 Willowhill Township
108926684 16 Willowhill Township
108926090 12 Willowhill Township
108926608 26 Grove Township (all rural)

External links

  • Outstanding guide to Jasper County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.rootsweb.com/~iljasper/


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