Hi Sue, I just received the address for the Whiteside County Courthouse where marriage certificates can be obtained...I would assume birth and death records can be obtained there also, but couldn't verify yet. Will be calling tomorrow to find out about birth and death records as well as costs. Address is 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270-2698 and phone is (815) 772-5189 I'm sorry if this is old news to most of you, we who don't live in the vicinty are actually excited with this info:-) Thanks for letting us share! Sue Cancio [email protected] wrote: > > According to family history, my Grandfather, John Heffron Dearham, was born in Rock Falls, Whiteside County, on March 20, 1886, parents James Clark Dearham and Margaret Heffron. How would I go about verifying this information and obtaining a copy of his birth certificate? > > Also, are there city directories for that period of time? My great-grandfather was a butcher in Joliet, Will County, before marrying Margaret in Chicago in April 1885. Apparently, they then moved to Rock Falls where my grandfather was born. They had a daughter, Margaret Ann, born in 1887 but I don't know if she was born in Rock Falls. > > Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. > > Sue > Murray, KY > [email protected]