Records that survive
These are the record series from Kendall County held by the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) system, with the earliest and latest years. A span can include gaps. They include county, township and city records. This county's are held at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriage Record1841–1915
- Marriage Record Index1841–1897
- Birth Record1877–1903
- Birth Record Index1877–1918
- Death Record1877–1903
- Death Record Index1877–1918
Naturalization
- Naturalization Index Card File, Circuit Court1855–1952
- Naturalization Record, Circuit Court1855–1890
- Naturalization Record of Minors, Circuit Court1860–1880
- Naturalization Record, Final, Circuit Court1860–1883
- Naturalization Record of Soldiers, Circuit Court1865–1873
- Naturalization Papers, County Court1872–1906
- Naturalization Record, County Court1874–1903
- Naturalization Record, Final, County Court1888–1906
- Naturalization Declarations of Intent, Circuit Court1890–1929
- Naturalization Record of Minors, County Court1893–1906
- Naturalization Declarations of Intent, County Court1903–1906
- Naturalization Reports, Circuit Court1906–1953
- Naturalization Petititon Record, Circuit Court1907–1929
Court records
- Board of Supervisors' Minutes1841–1992
Search the IRAD database for this county
Source: Illinois State Archives, Local Government Records Database (choose the county to see every series and its accession number). Contact the depository before you visit. Illinois began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1916.
Where to find the records
- Kendall County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county clerk, the recorder of deeds and the clerk of the circuit court, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county clerk
Births, deaths and marriages registered in the county.
- The recorder of deeds
Deeds, mortgages and other land records (in some counties the county clerk is also the recorder).
- The clerk of the circuit court
Probate (wills and estates), divorces and civil and criminal cases.
- The Illinois State Archives
In Springfield, with older county records at its regional depositories (IRAD) on university campuses.
- Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) systemfree
The State Archives' regional depositories, which hold older county, township and city records; search its Local Government Records Database by county.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Illinois, Kendall" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Kane County, La Salle County (extinct)
Check the parent county for earlier records: Kane County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1841, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Illinois began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1916; counties kept registers earlier, often from 1877 or 1878. The Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, from the State Archives, covers many marriages from 1763 to 1900.