Wayne County ILGenWeb is a free genealogical site about the
people and history of
the county. We hope you find helpful clues for your research
of ancestors
and relatives of Wayne county.
Please consider contributing your pieces of Wayne county
family history.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED. Our combined efforts can make this a
great site for all
who visit!
County Coordinator: Sandy Bauer
Co-Coordinator: You Wayne ILGenWeb needs a local co-coordinator to provide more helpful responses to queries. Are you familiar with the area? Do you have a family tree connection to the county? Are you experienced at researching in Wayne County? Please volunteer to give it a try.
It is documented that settlers settled in what is now known as
Wayne County as early as 1818 Though there have been
'unoffical' records that there were people in the area between
1812-1816. It became a county on March 26, 1819. Wayne came
from General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, a General
in the Revolutionary War and an Indian fighter in the Old
Northwest Territory.
The county seat location was picked because it was the
'center' of the settled areas. Its surname, "Fairfield", was
given because 'looking over the beautiful land, it was the
fair fields that drew one's breath'.
Click on histories to learn more details about this county.
Memorials..to those we have lost
We now have a Facebook group for Wayne County to make it easier to communicate and share photos and genealogy info.
You just need to answer three simple questions about doing genealogy research on families from Wayne County and I will approve you to join our group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/976444832398442/
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