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Cook County, Illinois History, Genealogy, and Maps

888 pages of history and genealogy for Cook County, Illinois including 2275 family biographies.

An informative and historical overview of Cook County, Illinois including three separate sections on one CD which include 24 historical maps (1839, 1844, 1849, 1850, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1867, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1895, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1907, 1911, 1914, 1923, 1931) showing the locations of more than 150 settlements; plus thirteen different panoramic or birds eye view maps (1857-1916) of Chicago plus the full 1884 A. T. Andreas History of Cook County, Illinois book including 2275 family biographies. An important resource for the study and research of Cook County, Illinois history (including Civil War history) and genealogy.

Fully searchable - find any name or location instantly!

This fascinating and detailed CD contains ALL of the following material in two separate sections, ALL on one CD:

Section One of three, all on one CD: Maps of Cook County, Illinois
Included here are the north east region of Illinois sections of 24 different historical maps dating from the 1839 to 1931 and showing the location of more than 150 different locations in Cook County, Illinois The maps and locations included are:

A. An 1839 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 16 different settlements including:
Bloomingdale * Brush Hill * Calumet * Cass * Cazenovia * Chicago * Des Plains * DuPage * Elgin * Elk Grove * Fort Dearborn * Goshen * McClures * Monroe * Napiersville * Thornton *

B. An 1844 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 13 different settlements including:
Blue Island * Calumet * Canal Port * Cazenovia * Chicago * Des Plains * Dutchmans Point * Elk Grove * Grosse Point * Sherman * Summit * Thornton * Wheeling *

C. An 1849 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 6 different settlements including:
Calumick (Calumet) * Canal Port * Chicago * Keepotaw * Thornton * Wheeling *

D. An 1850 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 14 different settlements including:
Bachelors Gr. * Blue Island * Calumet * Chicago * Des Plains * Dutchmans Point * Elk Grove * Grosse Point * Keepataw * Monroe * New Strausburg * Summit * Thornton * Wheeling *

E. An 1860 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 17 different settlements including:
Blue Island * Bremen * Bridgeport * Calumet * Canfield * Chicago * Des Plains * Dunton * Evanston * Glencoe * Grosse Point * Harlem * Matteson * Palatine * Rosehill * Summit * Thornton *

F. An 1861 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 41 different settlements including:
Ainsworth * Athens * Barrington * Bloom * Blue Island * Bremen * Brickton * Bridgeport * Brighton * Calumet * Canfield * Chicago * Chicago Junction * Cleaverville * Crittenden * Des Plaines * Dunlap * Dunton * Elk Grove * Evanston * Fine Grove * Ft. Wayne Junction * Glencoe * Harlem * Hyde Park * Jefferson * Junction * Lake View House * Leyden * Matteson * Monroe * Northfield * Palatine * Ringold * Rosehill * Shaumburg * Summit * Thornton * Wheeling * Willow Springs * Wynetka (Winnetka) *

G. An 1862 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 22 different settlements including:
Ainsworth * Blue Island * Bremen * Calumic (Calumet) * Canal Port * Canfield * Chicago * Chittenden * Des Plaines * Dunton * Eddcotts Bl. * Evanston * Glencoe * Grosse Point * Hyde Park * New Strasburg * Noyesville * Palatine * Richton * Summit * Thornton * Wheeling*

H. An 1867 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 58 different settlements including:
Ainsworth * Arlington Heights * Athens * Austin * Barrington * Bartlett * Belle Plain * Black Oak * Bloom * Blue Island * Bremen * Calvary * Canfield * Chicago * Cicero * Clearville * Cooksvill * Corwith * Deer Grove * Des Plaines * Elk Grove * Evanston * Glencoe * Glenwood * Grand Crossing * Grove * Havelock * Holstein * Homewood * Hyde Park * Jefferson * Kensington * Lakeview * Linden * Manheim * Matteson * Newtrier * Norwood * Noves V. * Orland * Palatine * Palos * Park Rdg. * Pine Grove * Proviso * Ravenswood * Rich * Ringgold * Riverdale * Schaumberg * Sedgwick * Sherman * South Chicago * Summit * Taylorsport * Thornton * Winnetka * Worth *

I. An 1870 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 74 different settlements including:
Ainsworth * Austin * Belle Plain * Bloom * Blue Island * Bowmanville * Bremen * Brighton * Calvary * Canfield * Cazenova * Chicago * Cornell * Cottage Grove * Dalton * Deer Grove * Des Plaines * Dunton * East Northfield * Elk Grove * Englewood * Evanston * Glencoe * Glenwood * Grove * Harlem * Hawthorne * Holstein * Homewood * Hope Crossing * Irving Park * Jefferson * Kenwood * Lansing * Lemont * Leyden * Lincoln Park * Lyons * Lyonsville * Matteson * Morgan Park * Niles * North Evanston * Norwood * Oakland * Oak Park * Orland * Palatine * Palos * Park Ridge * Pine Grove * Proviso * Ravenswood * Rexford * Richton * Ringgold * Riverside * Rose Hill * Sag Bridge * Schaumberg * South Chicago * South Lynne * South Northfield * Schaumberg * Stratsburg * Summit * Thornton * Washington Heights Crossing * West Lyons * West Northfield * Wheeling * Wilmette * Willow Springs * Winnetka *

J. An 1875 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 42 different settlements including:
Ainsworth * Arlington Heights * Austin * Barrington Station * Belle Plaine * Bloom * Blue Island * Canfield * Chicago * Dalton * Des Plaines * Englewood * Evanston * Glencoe * Glenwood * Kensington * Lemont * Matteson * Maywood * Morton * North Bremen * North Evanston * Norwood * Oak Park * Palatine * Park Ridge * Plank Road * Ravenswood * Richton * Ridgeland * Riverside * Rose Hill * South Evanston * Summit * Thornton * Thornton Station * Washington Heights * West Lyons * Wheeling * Willow Springs * Wilmette * Winnetka *

K. An 1880 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 56 different settlements including:
Arlington * Austin * Bloom * Blue Island * Bowmansville * Bremen * Calumet * Cavalry * Cazenovia * Chicago * Cummings Corner * Danton * Des Plaines * Elk Grove * Englewood * Evanston * Germania * Glencoe * Glenwood * Grand Crossing * Greenwood * Hyde Park * Irving Park * Jefferson * Joys * Kenwood * Kingston * Lake Side * Lawndale * Leyden * Lyons * Matteson * Mt. Prospect * Niles * North Evanston * Norwood * Oak Park * Orland * Palatine * Palos * Park Ridge * Pine Grove * Ravenswood * Ringgold * Riverside * Schaumburg * South Chicago * Summit * Thatcher * Thornton * Washington Heights * West Northfield * Wheeling * Willow Springs * Wilmet * Winnetka *

L. An 1883 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 85 different settlements including:
Andersonville * Arlington Heights * Austin * Avondale Station * Barrington * Bartlett * Bloom * Blue Island * Bowmanville * Bremen * Chicago * Cicero * Cleaverville * Clyde * Cummings Corners * Des Plaines * Dolton * Englewood * Evanston * Galewood * Garfield * Glencoe * Glenwood * Gray Land * Greenwood * Gross Point * Hawthorn * Henry Town * Homewood * Hyde Park * Irving Park * Jefferson * Kenwood * LaGrange * Lakeside * Lansing * Lawndale * Lyons * Matteson * Maywood * Melrose * Middleton * Montclare * Montrose * Morgan Park * Morton * Mount Forest * Mount Prospect * Niles * Niles Centre * Oak Glen * Oak Park * Oakwood * Palatine * Park Ridge * Pine Grove * Ravenswood * Rexford * Richton * Ridgeland * Ridge Lawn * Riverdale * River Forest * River Park * Riverside * Schaumburg Centre * Seafield * Shermer * South Chicago * South Englewood * South Evanston * South Holland * South Lawn * Summit * Thompson * Thornton * Washington Heights * Western Springs * West Lyons * Wheeling * Whiting Station * Willow Springs * Wilmette * Winnetka * Worth *

M. An 1884 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 38 different settlements including:
Arlington Heights * Austin * Barrington Station * Bartlett * Bloom * Blue Island * Bremer * Carpentersville * Chicago * Conleys * Des Plaines * Dolton * Elk Grove * Englewood * Evanston * Glencoe * Grand Crossing * Homewood * Hyde Park * Irving Park * Kensington * Mattison * Maywood * Mount Prospect * Oak Glen * Oak Park * Orland * Palatine * Park Ridge * Ravenswood * South Chicago * South Evanston * Summit * Thornton * Washington Heights * West Lyons * Wilmette * Winnetka *

N. An 1886 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 52 different settlements including:
Austin * Barrington * Bartlett * Bloom * Blue Island * Bremen * Calumet * Calvary * Canneld * Chicago * Clybourne Av. * Dalton * Des Plaines * Dunton * Englewood * Evanston * Galewood * Glencoe * Grayland * Hohman * Homewood * Irving Park * Lemont * Maplewood * Matteson * Maywood * Mont Clare * Montrose * Morton * Norwood Park * Oak R. * Ontario V. * Palatine * Park Ridge * Ravenswood * Richter * River Park * Riverside * Rogers Park * Rose Hill * Sag * South Chicago * South Lawn * Spaulding * Summit * Thornton * Washington Heights * West Lyons * Whitings * Willow Springs * Wilmette * Winetka *

O. An 1895 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 33 different settlements including:
Arlington Heights * Barrington Station * Bartlett * Bloom * Blue Island * Carpentersville * Chicago * Conleys * Des Plaines * Dolon * Elk Grove * Englewood * Glencoe * Grand Crossing * Homewood * Hyde Park * Irving Park * Kensington * Matteson * Mount Prospect * Oak Glen * Orland * Palatine * Park Ridge * Ravenswood * South Chicago * South Evanston * Summit * Thornton * Washington Heights * West Lyons * Wilmette * Winnetka *

P. An 1898 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 82 different settlements including:
Alpine * Argyle Park * Arlington Heights * Auburn * Austin * Barrington * Bartlett * Blue Island * Bremen Station * Calvary * Carpentersville * Cheltenham * Chicago * Chicago Heights * Chicago Lawn * Clyde * Colehour * Conleys * Cummings * Des Plaines * Doltona Station * Englewood * Evanston * Forrest Glen * Gary * Glenwood * Goeselville * Graceland * Grand Crossing * Grayland * Gross Park * Harvey * Homewood * Hyde Park * Kensington * LaGrange * Lake Side * Lansing * Maplewood * Mattison * Mayfair * Maywood * Melrose * Morgan Park * Morton Grove * Mt. Forest * Mt. Niles * Niles Centre * North Evanston * North Northfield * Norwood Park * Oaklawn * Oak Park * Orland * Palatine * Park Ridge * Prospect * Pullman * Ravenswood * Richton * Riverdale * River Forest * Riverside * Rogers Park * Rose Hill * Sag Bridge * Schaumberg * Shermer * South Chicago * South Evanston * South Holland * Summit * The Grove * Thornton * Tinley Park * Washington Heights * Wentworth * Western Springs * Wheeling * Willow Springs * Wilmette * Winnetka *

Q. An 1899 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 58 different settlements including:
Alpine * Arlington Heights * Auburn * Austin * Barrington * Bartlett * Blue Island * Calvary * Chicago * Chicago Heights * Clyde * Cummings * Des Plaines * Englewood * Evanston * Glencoe * Glenwood * Goeselville * Grand Crossing * Gross Park * Homewood * Hyde Park * Irving Park * Jefferson * LaGrange * Lansing * Lemont * Mattison * Mayfair * Maywood * Morton Grove * Mt. Forest * Mt. Prospect * Niles * Niles Centre * North Evanston * North Northfield * Oak Glen * Oak Lawn * Palatine * Park Ridge * Parkside * Riverside * Rogers Park * Sag Bridge * Shaumburgh * Shermerville * South Chicago * South Evanston * South Holland * Summit * The Grove * Thornton * Western Springs * Wheeling * Willow Springs * Wilmette * Winnetka *

R. An 1902 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 41 different settlements including:
Arlington Heights * Austin * Barrington * Bartlett * Bernice * Blue Island * Chicago * Chicago Heights * Des Plaines * Evanston * Glencoe *
Glenview * Glenwood * Goeselville * Gross Point * Hammonds * Harvey * Homewood * Hyde Park * Kenilworth * LaGrange * Lakeside * Lansing *
Lemont * Lockport * Mattison * Oak Glen * Orland * Orland Park * Palatine * Richton * Schaumberg * Shermerville * South Chicago * South
Holland * Spaulding * Thornton * Tinley Park * Wheeling * Wilmette * Winnetka *

Plus CHICAGO AREA INSET: (95 locations):
Auburn * Avondale * Berwyn * Blue Island * Broadview * Chicago * Chicago Lawn * Chicago Ridge * Clarkdale * Clifton * Clyde * Colehour * Corning * Cummings * Des Plains * Doltons Station * Drexel * Dunning * Edgewater * Edgewood * Edison Park * Elsdon * Englewood * Evanston * Evergreen Park * Franklin Park * Galewood * Gano * Grand Crossing * Grantworks * Grossdale * Harlem * Hegewisch * Hillside * Hodgkins * Hyde Park * Hyman * Irondale * Irving Park * Jefferson Park * Kensington * Kolze * LaGrange * LaGrange Park * Lavergne * Longwood * Lyons * Manheim * Mayfair * Maywood * Melrose Park * Montclare * Morgan Park * Morton Grove * Morton Park * Mt. Greenwood * Mt. Hope * Niles * Niles Center * Norwood Park * Oaklawn * Orchard Place * Orison * Park Ridge * Pleasant Hill * Proviso * Ravenswood * Rhodes * Ridgeland * Riverdale * River Forest * River Grove * Riverside * Riverview * Rogers Park * St. Marie * South Chicago * South Englewood * South Evanston * South Lawn * South Lynne * South Maywood * South Mountforest * Spring Forest (Mountforest P.O.) * Summit * Thatchers Park * Washington Heights * Weber * Wentworth * Western Springs * West Hammond * West Pullman * Willow Springs * Willow Springs Station * Worth

S. An 1907 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 62 different settlements including:
Alpine * Arlington Heights * Austin * Barrington * Bartlett * Blue Island * Calvary * Chicago * Chicago Ave. * Chicago Heights * Clarks * Clybourn Junction * Clyde * Colehour * Des Plaines * Dolton * Dupont * Englewood * Evanston * Franklin Park * Glencoe * Glenview * Glenwood * Goeselville * Grand Crossing * Harvey * Hillside * Homewood * Hyde Park * Kenilworth * Kensington * La Grange * Lakeside * Lansing * Lemont * Mattison * Mayfair * Morton Grove * Mount Forest * Mt. Prospect * Palatine * Palos * Park Ridge * Pullman * Ravenswood * Riverside * Rogers Park * Rose Hill * Sag Bridge * Shermerville * South Chicago * South Evanston * Spaulding * Thornton * Tinley Park * Western Springs * Wheeling * Willow Springs * Wilmette * Winnetka * Woodlawn Park * Worth *

T. An 1911 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 33 different settlements including:
Arlington Heights * Barrington * Blue Island * Chicago * Chicago Heights * Des Plaines * Doltons * Evanston * Franklin Park * Glencoe * Harvey * Hegewisch * Homewood * Hyde Park * La Grange * Lansing * Lemont * Matteson * Mayfair * Maywood * Morton Grove * Oak Park * Palatine * Palos * Pullman * Riverdale * Riverside * Summit * Wheeling * Willow Springs * Wilmette * Winnetka * Worth *

U. An 1914 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 81 different settlements including:
Alpine * Arlington Heights * Barrington * Bartlett * Berneice * Blue Island * Blue Island Junction * Broadview * Calvary * Chicago * Chicago Heights * Chicago Ridge * Clybourn Station * Des Plaines * Dunning * Englewood * Evanston * Feehanville * Flossmoor * Galewood * Garys * Glencoe * Glen View * Glenwood * Globe * Grand Crossing * Gross Point * Harvey * Hazel Crest * Hermosa * Hillside * Homewood * Hubbard Woods * Hyde Park * Kenilworth * Lace * La Grange * Lambert * Lansing * Lemont * Llewellyn Park * Manheim * Matteson * Mayfair * Maywood * McClaughrey * McKinley Junction * Morton Grove * Mt. Forest * North Evanston * North Northfield * Norwood Park * Oak Forest * Oakglen * Oakland * Oak Park * Orland * Palatine * Palos * Proviso * Pullman * Ravenswood * Rexford * Richton * Riverdale * River View * Schaumberg * Shermerville * South Chicago * Spaulding * Sutton * The Grove * Thornton * Tinley Park * Washington Heights * Western Springs * Wheeling * Willow Springs * Wilmette * Winnetka * Worth *

V. An 1923 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 34 different settlements including:
Arlington Heights * Barrington * Bartlett * Blue Island * Chaprel * Chicago * Chicago Heights * Chicago Ridge * Des Plains * Evanston *
Franklin Park * Garys * Glencoe * Glen View * Grossdale * Harvey * Hyde Park * Kenilworth * La Grange * Lemont * Mayfair * Mattison * Palatine
* Park Ridge * Pullman * Ravenswood * Sag Bridge * South Chicago * Tinley Park * Wayne * Willow Springs * Wilmette * Winnetka * Worth *

W. An 1931 Map of Cook County, Illinois showing the locations of 88 different settlements including:
Alsip * Arlington Heights * Barrington * Bartlett * Bellwood * Berkeley * Berwin (Berwyn) * Blue Island * Broadview * Brookfield * Burnham * Calumet City * Calumet Park * Chicago * Chicago Heights * Chicago Ridge * Cicero * Crestwood * Des Plaines * Dixmoor * Dolton * East Hazelcrest * Elgin * Elmwood Park * Evanston * Evergreen Park * Flossmoor * Forest Park * Forestview * Franklin Park * Glencoe * Glenview * Glenwood * Harvey * Hazelcrest * Hillside * Hodgkins * Homewood * Justice * Kenilworth * LaGrange Park * Lansing * Lemont * Lincolnwood * Lyons * Markham * Matteson * Maywood * McCook * Melrose Park * Midlothian * Mount Prospect * Niles * Niles Center * North Brook * Northfield * North Riverside * Norwood Park * Oaklawn * Oak Park * Olympia Fields * Orland Park * Palatine * Palos Park * Park Ridge * Posen * Richton Park * Riverdale * River Forest * River Grove * Riverside * Robbins * Schaumburg * Schiller Park * South Chicago Heights * South Holland * Spring Forest * Steger * Stickney * Summit * Thornton * Tinley Park * Westchester * Western Springs * Wheeling * Wilmette * Winnetka * Worth *

Section Two of three, all on one CD: Panoramic or Bird's Eye View Maps:

The following maps are panoramic or perspective maps (or sometimes called aerial view or bird's eye view maps) of Chicago, Illinois. These have an incredible amount of detail with some showing the names of the streets and buildings.

A. 1857 Chicago (by Braunhold & Sonne)
B. 1860 Chicago (approximate date)
C. 1868 Chicago (by A. Ruger)
D. 1871 Chicago (from Harper’s Weekly)
E. 1871 Burnt District of Chicago (by R. P. Studley Company)
F. 1892 Chicago
G. 1892 Chicago (by Currier and Ives)
H. 1893 Chicago (by Peter Roy)
I. 1893 Grand View of Chicago (by Reynertson & Beckerman)
J. 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition at Chicago
K. 1898 Business District of Chicago
L. 1916 Central Business Section of Chicago (by Arno B. Reincke)
M. 1916 Central Business Section of Chicago (Intertype Corporation)

Section Three of three, all on one CD: The 1884 History of Cook County, Illinois by A. T. Andreas
This detailed (888 pages plus illustrations) book has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about Cook County, Illinois from its earliest settlement up to 1884. This is an exact photo replica of this important Cook County, Illinois History including all of the historical and biographical information. Included are a total of 2275 different family biographies.

Here is just some of the information included:

History of Cook County
Exploration and Settlement of Cook County and Chicago
Fort Dearborn
The Illinois & Michigan Canal
Railroads in Cook County
The Massacre of 1812
Early Military History of Cook County
The Black Hawk War
The Mexican War
The Civil War
Church History of Cook County
Cook County Medical History
Cook County Banks and Banking History
Cook County Trade, Commerce, and Manufactures
Cook County Population 1840 to 1880
Chicago Population Statistics 1829-1883
The Formation of Cook County
Cook County Officials 1831 to 1882
Court Houses of Cook County
Cook County Township Histories: Barrington Township * Bloom Township * Bremen Township * Calumet Township * Elk Grove Township * Evanston Township * Hanover Township * Jefferson Township * Lake Township * Lake View Township * Lemont Township * Leyden Township * Lyons Township * Maine Township * New Trier Township * Niles Township * Northfield Township * Norwood Park Township * Orland Township * Palatine Township * Palos Township * Proviso Township * Rich Township * Riverside Township * Schaumburg Township * Thornton Township * Wheeling Township * Worth Township *
Cities, Towns, Villages in Cook County: Arlington Heights * Auburn * Austin * Avondale * Bandow * Barrington * Bartlett * Bloom * Blue Island * Bowmanville * Bremen * Brighton Park * Brookline * Caldwell’s Reserve * Calumet * Central Park * Cheltenham Beach * Chicago * Cicero * Clyde * Colehour * Cornell * Cragin * Cummings * Des Plaines * Dolton * Egandale * Elk Grove * Englewood * Evanston * Forest Glen * Forrestville * Galewood * Garfield * Glencoe * Glenwood * Grand Crossing * Grayland * Hammond * Harlem * Hawthorne * Hegewisch * Homewood * Humboldt Park * Hyde Park * Irving Park * Jefferson * Kensington * Kenwood * La Grange * Lake * Lake View * Lansing * Lemont * Lyons * Manheim * Maplewood * Matteson * Maywood * Melrose * Mont Clare * Montrose * Moreland * Morgan Park * Morton Grove * Mount Forest * New Trier * Niles * Niles Centre * Normalville * Northfield * North Pullman * Norwood Park * Oakland * Oak Park * Orland * Palatine * Palos * Park Ridge * Pennock * Pullman * Ravenswood * Richton * Ridgeland * Riverdale * River Forest * River Park * Riverside * Rogers Park * Rose Hill * Roseland * Sag Station * Schaumburg Centre * South Brighton * South Chicago * South Englewood * South Evanston * South Holland * South Lawn * South Lynn * South Park * Spaulding * Summit * Thornton * Turner Park * Union Stock Yards * Upwood * Washington Heights * Western Springs * Wheeling * Wildwood * Willow Springs * Wilmette * Winnetka * Worth *
Cook County Biographies

Included is a total of 2275 Cook County, Illinois family biographies including each of the following family surnames: (thousands of other family surnames are also mentioned throughout the text) Aagaard * Abbott * Ackerman * Ackley * Adams * Adkinson * Adler * Affeld * Ahlschlager * Ahrens * Aiken * Aitchison * Albee * Alden * Aldrich * Allan * Allen * Allison * Ambler * Amerson * Andersen * Anderson * Andres * Andrews * Angell * Angle * Apel * Arendt * Arms * Arnold * Atkins * Aubery * Aurelius * Austin * Avann * Ayars * Ayer * Bach * Back * Bacorn * Badenoch * Baer * Bailey * Baird * Bairstow * Baker * Balder * Baldwin * Balestier * Ball * Bandow * Banks * Bannister * Barber * Barker * Barnard * Barnes * Barnett * Barney * Barnum * Barry * Bartelme * Barth * Bartlett * Barton * Bascom * Bass * Bassett * Bates * Battermann * Baumbach * Baxter * Bayley * Beach * Beall * Beaubien * Beaumont * Beck * Becker * Beckett * Bedard * Beebe * Beer * Beers * Behrmann * Bell * Bellerd * Bellew * Beman * Bendell * Bennett * Bensley * Berg * Bergen * Best * Bevans * Beveridge * Beverly * Beyerlein * Beynon * Bickerdike * Bickhaus * Bielby * Biester * Bignal * Bilstein * Binder * Bird * Birkeland * Bischoff * Black * Blackburn * Blackler * Blackney * Blameuser * Blann * Blattner * Blaul * Blewett * Bliss * Blocki * Blomgren * Bloom * Blum * Bock * Bodenschatz * Bodney * Boeber * Boesenberg * Bogart * Bogue * Bohart * Bohlander * Bohman * Bohnsack * Boisen * Boldenweck * Boldt * Bollmann * Bond * Bone * Bonholsar * Bonthuis * Boomer * Boore * Booth * Borling * Borrows * Borter * Bouch * Bouchard * Boutell * Boutelle * Bowdish * Bowen * Bowes * Boyd * Bracken * Brackett * Bradley * Braeutigan * Brainard * Brand * Brandan * Branigan * Bransfield * Brauckmann * Bray * Brayton * Breeden * Bremer * Bremner * Brennan * Brenock * Brewer * Bridge * Brienen * Brink * Bromilow * Broms * Brookfield * Brooks * Brostmeyer * Broughton * Brown * Brownell * Brucks * Brueggemann * Brueshaber * Bruns * Buchhauser * Buck * Buckley * Bucklin * Bullard * Bunger * Burchard * Burchmore * Burden * Burhans * Burkitt * Burroughs * Burrows * Busch * Buscher * Bush * Bushnell * Busse * Butler * Butterfield * Byrne * Caberey * Cahoon * Caird * Caldwell * Caley * Calhoun * Callaway * Cameron * Camp * Campbell * Canda * Carmichael * Carney * Carpenter * Carr * Carrier * Carrington * Carroll * Carson * Carter * Carver * Casey * Caton * Ceperly * Chadband * Champlin * Chapman * Chappel * Chappell * Chase * Chatfield * Chelius * Cherry * Chester * Childs * Chisholm * Christy * Clapp * Clark * Clarke * Clay * Cleaver * Clendenen * Cleveland * Clevenger * Clybourn * Clybourne * Coddington * Cohlen * Colahan * Colclough * Cole * Colehour * Collins * Colman * Colvin * Condee * Congdon * Conley * Conner * Conrad * Converse * Conway * Cook * Cooley * Cooper * Corbett * Corey * Cornell * Cornwell * Corten * Cortes * Cortis * Cory * Cosgrove * Costello * Coulter * Covell * Covey * Cowdin * Cowles * Cox * Coy * Cozzens * Crafts * Cragin * Craig * Crain * Crane * Crawford * Creighton * Critchell * Crocker * Cronin * Crooks * Crosby * Cross * Crowe * Croxon * Cruse * Crysler * Cummings * Cumnock * Currey * Curth * Curtis * Cushing * Cutting * Dale * Dalenberg * Daly * Dancaster * Danforth * Danielson * Darling * Darlington * Dart * Davidson * Davies * Davis * Davol * Day * De Pfuhl * Dean * Deane * Dearlove * Deasey * Deathe * Deering * Denison * Dennis * Dennison * Derby * Dernbach * Detzer * Dewire * DeWolf * Dexter * DeYoung * Dibos * Dickinson * Dickson * Diddea * Diefenbach * Diekman * Dingee * Dinsmore * Dixon * Dober * Dodd * Dodge * Dodson * Doig * Dolan * Dolbeer * Dolton * Donaldson * Donnell * Donnersberger * Donoghue * Donovan * Doody * Doolin * Doppler * Dorcey * Dornbusch * Dorney * Doty * Doughty * Dow * Downey * Downing * Doyle * Drake * Drant * Draper * Drueck * Drummond * Duffy * Duggan * Duhamel * Dunham * Dunklee * Dunlap * Dunlop * Dunn * Dunning * Dunoon * Dunton * Dunwoodie * Durand * Durrell * Dwyre * Dye * Dyer * Dymond * Eames * Earle * Eastman * Ebinger * Egan * Eggers * Ehlers * Eiffler * Eigenmann * Einfeldt * Ekenborg * Elder * Eldredge * Elithorp * Ellias * Elliott * Ellis * Elmstedt * Emerson * Emery * Enander * Englehardt * Ennis * Enright * Ensch * Ephlin * Ericksen * Ernst * Esdohr * Eseman * Eskridge * Esterquist * Evans * Evendorff * Everest * Exline * Faber * Fagan * Fallon * Farrell * Farren * Farwell * Fasse * Favor * Fay * Fee * Feils * Ferguson * Feulner * Fields * Filbert * Filkins * Fippinger * Firleke * Fischer * Fishleigh * Fitzpatrick * Fitzsimons * Flanagan * Fleming * Fletcher * Flood * Flynn * Fonda * Foot * Forbes * Ford * Fordham * Forman * Forster * Forsythe * Foss * Foster * Fowler * Fox * Frank * Franzen * Freeman * Freer * Freese * Freise * French * Frerksen * Frey * Freye * Fricke * Friedricks * Fritsch * Fuller * Fullerton * Furbeck * Furber * Furman * Gaffield * Gagne * Gahan * Gaines * Gale * Gall * 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