Williamson County, IL Historical Society
Pre-Owned Books
May 1, 2026
Williamson County, IL
$10.00 1860 Williamson County, IL Federal Census
$15.00 1900 Williamson County, IL Federal Census Volume 1 by Garr, 525 pages
$15.00 1900 Williamson County, IL Federal Census Volume 2 by Garr, 472 pages
$7.00 Williamson County, IL County Commissioner’s Orders Book A 1839-1848
$4.00 Deeds, Mortgages & Chattels Book 1 (some), 1997
$1.00 Williamson County Collector’s Book 1891, Southern T10 R2 [3] softbound
$5.00 Williamson County Collector’s Book 1891, Southern T10 R2 hardbound
$1.00 1894 Williamson County Tax List – Blairsville, T8 R1, Volume 1 [2]
$1.00 1894 Williamson County Tax List – Herrin T8 R2, Volume 2
$1.00 1894 Williamson County Tax List – Southern T10 R3, Volume 3 [6]
$10.00 Marriages on Record, 1866-1877 Volume 2 by Hoffart and Smith
$10.00 Events in Egypt – Newspapers, Volume 1 1856-1878 by Helen Lind
$8.00 Events in Egypt – Newspapers, Volume 3 1882-1887. Fair condition
$5.00 Glances at Life – Newspaper Columns of Homer Butler [2]
$3.00 Register of Interment Permits Jan 1902-May 1903, 20 pages by Violet Grisham [8]
$5.00 Hudgens Funeral Book, Dec 1931-Sep 1938 by Violet Grisham [3]
$3.00 Davis Prairie Church & Cemetery of Crab Orchard, IL by Violet Grisham [3 copies}
$9.00 Shiloh & Davis Prairie Cemetery by Charla Murphy & Helen Lind
$2.00 Williamson County Cemeteries – Maps of each Township by Bob Jackson [6]
$1.00 Lake Creek Baptist Church Brief History [2]
$10.00 Obituaries (some) 1879 – 1945, by Moore. 190 pages with an index.
$3.00 An Apple for the Teacher, Treasure’s District School Account Book 1873 – 1914 [4]
$5.00 School Commissioner’s Record Dec 1865 – Aug 1886 [2]
$5.00 Free Silver School, Attendance & School Register Records, 1933-1939 [4]
$3.00 Labor Day Celebration – Sep 6, 1915, Marion, IL [3]
$1.00 Pictures of Some Williamson County Coal Mines by Violet Grisham [5]
$4.00 Tornado, Marion, IL May 29, 1982
$4.00 Earl Leland Weaver’s Family History,Weaver,Baker,Hunter,Lee,Duncan, Spiller,Ferges
$2.00 Maranda – Maranda Cavanas Scoby by Jean Jones [2]
$8.00 Oldham Paisley – Newspaper Editor
$5.00 Sugs and I From Steal Easy by O. Paul Allen
$3.00 The Potter Family Tragedy, by Mary Jo Moore
$5.00 Goddard Spiller Goodall Connection by Mary Jo Moore
$1.00 Down Memory Lane, Another Stroll by Lucille Vick Howell
$8.00 Boatright of Southern Illinois by Ella Abney
$8.00 Lackey of Southern Illinois by Ella Abney [2]
$10.00 William Rich of Southern IL by Ella Abney
*Robert Hasting books
*$1.00 How to Help Yourself
*$1.00 The Station and other gems of joy, [6 copies]
$8.00 Taylor’s of Devil Kitchen, signed by author.
$3.00 The Valley of Peace by Jay Stephens
$30.00 The Marion Landmark Series by Shawn Vincelette – Original
$3.00 Pioneer Kinfolks and Descendants by Violett Grisham [2]
$4.00 Great Great Grandfather’s Journal, Isaac Groves by Violet Grisham
$10.00 Memories of Marion by Violet Grisham
$3.00 Lawrence Absher, 1911-1993 by Violet Grisham
$3.00 Reflections by Violet Grisham [6]
$2.00 Kentucky Roots By The Dozen – Brown lineage by Violet Grisham [2]
$5.00 Back Tracking 2, To Scotland, Maitlands & Lauderdale by Violet Grisham [5]
$2.00 Back Tracking – Smith Co, TN, Pope Co, IL and Williamson County, IL by Grisham
$5.00 Third Baptist Church 100th Anniversay by Violet Grisham [2]
$4.00 Newspaper Clippings 1994 by Violet Grisham, 180 pages.
$2.00 Time Traveler by Violet Grisham
$5.00 Time Traveler 2, by Violet Grisham [4]
$4.00 Legends in the New World Gregory,Crosslin,Groves,Cutrell,Erwin,Grisham,Miller [17]
$4.00 Charles T. Carter Rev War Soldier. Cunningham,Owens,Crosslin,Aikin,Gregory [3]
$2.00 Herrin 75 years
$1.00 An Old-Time Cookbook, reprint of Lucy Stock James.
$1.00 Williamson County Historical Calendar for the Year 1999, 12 prints of yesteryear. [3]
$2.00 Williamson County Courthouse Dedication, 1972
$1.00 Williamson County Fair and Homecoming 100th Anniversary
Directories
Marion, including Rural Route
$10.00 Marion, IL Directory & Around the Town 1924
$10.00 Marion, IL City Directory 1982
$10.00 Marion, IL City Directory 1983
$10.00 Marion, IL City Directory 1988
$10.00 Marion, IL City Directory 1993 3 available
$10.00 Marion, IL City Directory 1994 4 available
$10.00 Marion, IL City Directory 1995 3 available
$10.00 Marion, IL City Directory 1996 3 available
Williamson County – included are Towns, Villages and Rural Routes
$50.00 Year 1998
$50.00 Year 1999
$50.00 Year 2002 – 3 available
$50.00 Year 2003 – 4 available
$50.00 Year 2004
$50.00 Year 2005
Franklin County, IL
$3.00 1840 Franklin County, IL Federal Census
$5.00 Marriage Records First Book 1836-1848
$5.00 Cave Township Cemetery Book
$10.00 Obits & Tidbits 1850-1884
Saline County, IL
$6.00 1850 Saline County, IL Federal Census
$6.00 1860 Saline County, IL Federal Census
$1.00 1910 Brushy Township (only) Saline County Federal Census by Jo Ann Kennedy
Johnson County, IL
$5.00 Cemeteries of Cache Township
$5.00 Cemeteries of Bloomfield Township
$3.00 A History of Johnson County by Mount
$1.00 The Biggest Little City in Little Egypt by Cross
Hamilton County, IL
$6.00 Hamilton County Sesquicentennial 1821-1971
$2.00 1840 Hamilton County Federal Census
Union County, IL
$8.00 Union County Cemeteries Volume 1, 1871-1889
$8.00 Union County Cemeteries Volume 2
$4.00 1820-1880 Volume 1, A to J (only) names Start with Abamatha and stops with Justin.
$15.00 History of Union County, IL Volume 1,496 pages
$5.00 Tolers & Allied Families of Union County, IL, hardbound, 478 pages
Miscellaneous
$25.00 History of Alexander, Union & Pulaski Counties, IL. Hardbound
$2.00 Southern IL History Inventory – List of historical and genealogical books located in Shawnee Library System, 411 pages, poor condition
$15.00 Rackley – A Southern Colonies Family – Descendants of Edward Rackley, over 700 pages, hardbound
$25.00 Biographies of Johnson, Massac, Pope and Hardin Counties, IL.
$25.00 History of Randolph, Monroe & Perry Counties, IL 1883 ORIGINAL
$2.00 EACH – Illinois County Fairs, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
$1.00 Du Quoin State Fair 1874 Hamiltonian
$5.00 Larue County, KY Cemeteries
$5.00 Kentucky Genealogical and Biography, Volume 3
$4.00 Caldwell County, KY Ancestors by Eb. Morse
$1.00 Hill County, Texas Marriage Records 1873-1880
$5.00 1790 Heads of Families of South Carolina, 1st Census of Us.
$3.00 Understanding and Using Baptismal Records
$2.00 Alabama Footprints – Settlements
$2.00 Alabama Footprints – Exploration
$1.00 A Kaskaskia Chronology by Herb Meyer [8]
$2.00 The Scotch Irish – A social history by Leyburn.
$5.00 Foxfire #3
$5.00 Foxfire #4
Please call (618) 997-5863 Wednesday – Saturday 9:30 to 3:00 or email wchsmail@yahoo.com to see if books are available, books may have been sold since latest booklist update.
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