13 April 2012  Hancock County, Illinois records in Illinois
Birth Index at FamilySearch  This is a post that won't interest
too many people--but I thought I'd put it out there.
FamilySearch announced an update on its Illinois 1824-1940. I'm
not certain what is new and what was already in it, but I did
notice entries from the Hancock County, Illinois birth records
and the christening entries from the church records of the
Bethany United Church of Christ in Tioga, Hancock County,
Illinois.  I'm not certain how recent the entries go from the
Hancock County birth records. The birth entries appear to be
from the birth register and the actual birth certificates--you
can use the film number and search the catalog for the film
number to determine that for yourself. I saw entries from
Hancock County as recently as 1895--but that year could be later
as I was only for searching for families of interest. The birth
certificates/register starts in 1877. And I couldn't quickly
find four of my great-grandparents who were bo