McLean County Deaths Prior to 1878
Information on deaths prior to 1878 can be found in the McLean County Circuit Clerk records regarding probate and guardianship of minor heirs. TMCGS is in the process of digitizing those records and will make them available as we can beginning with Will Book I, with court records starting on November 23, 1838. Please consider a donation to help us digitize these records.
Nola Marquardt has compiled a listing of the Circuit Clerk records and it you may find it useful to see if your relatives had probate or other court hearings. Use the index to find Box and File numbers to assist the Circuit Clerk’s office in locating the files for your inspection at the McLean County Courthouse. See the Index in our publications available to members.
McLean County Deaths 1878 – 1891
Volume 1 1878 – 1885
Volume 1 of the McLean County Deaths begins with Otis Arnold who was 1 year, 7 months, 4 days old when he died January 28, 1878 at 3:25 p.m. The volume is arranged alphabetically starting with the letter A.
Volume 2 1885 – 1891
Volume 2 of the McLean County Deaths begins with Gladys Anderson who was 3 months, 12 days old when she died November, 1884 at 9:45 p.m. The reason it is in Volume 2 is that the death was not reported until May 1, 1885. The volume is arranged alphabetically starting with the letter A.