Index to Joliet, Illinois Prison Convict Register - Presented by Illinois Genealogy Trails

Joliet Prison Convict Register Index
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Parents Living or Age of Prisoner when Parents Died

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Left Home Aged

Conjugal/ Children

How & When Discharged

April 21 1868 4561 Yarnell John M. McDonough Murder - 14yrs 25 5' 7" Light Blue Light Penn. Laborer None Read and Write living single Sep 5 1888

Oct 29 1891 1295 Yates Charles C Schuyler Forgery 1 yr 43 1 m 67 ? Med Light Murky Blue Lt Chest Illinois Piano Tuner Methodist Common Moderate Father died age 42 Mother died age 9 New York New York 21 Separated no child Sep 28 1892

Oct 9 1886 7856 Yates J.W. Brown Forgery 1 yr 57 5ft 10 1/4 180 Florid Blue Gray Maryland Liveryman Methodist Common 7 yrs Moderate No Father age 32 Mother age 27 Maryland Maryland 17 Married 4 child Sep 9 1887

Mar 8 1887 8172 Yates William Vermilion Grand Larceny 1 yr 20 5ft 11 3/4 160 Med Dark Brown Brown Tennessee Laborer Baptist R & W Intemperate Father died 14 yrs Mother died 1 1/2 yrs Don’t know Don’t know 14 Single Feb 8 1888

Feb 23 1892 1599 Yokum John Vermilion Burlgary & Larceny 1 yr 19 1 m 72 ? Med Fair Azure Blue fr Lt Chest Illinois Brickmasons apprentice Methodist R&W Moderate Mother living Father died age 9 Ohio New York 19 Single Jan 22 1893

Mar 9 1888 8707 Yon Ah Uinta Wyomin Murder Life 50 5ft 5 1/2 128 Chinaman Dk Brown Brown China Laborer None Illiterate Abstinent Father died age 30 Mother died 26 China China 34 Widow 1 child Dec 24 1892

Nov 5 1886 7927 Yon Charles Cook Burglary 1 yr 18 5ft 6 1/2 135 Fair Blue Brown Canada Painter Protestant R & W 1 yr Moderate Father living Mother age 10 England Scotland 15 Single Oct 5 1887

April 3 1855 1702 York John Clay Burglery 2 years 6 months 24 5' 1 1/4" stout light gray black Tennessee farmer no church can't read or write has drank to excess parents in Indiana single Oct 3, 1857

May 29 1888 8868 Young Charles Vermilion Grand Larceny commuted to expire Sep 23 1889 20 5ft 8 1/2 116 ? Hazel Brown Illinois Clerk Christian R&W 3 1/2 yrs Moderate Mother living Father died age 3 Illinois Illinois 14 Single Sep 23 1889

Sept 1 1855 1821 Young George W Jo Daviess Larceny 2 years rest all faded ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? discharged Sept 6, 1857

Oct 17 1885 7241 Young John McLean Burglary & Larceny 1 yr 43 5'8" 147 med dark dk blue gray Canada salesman Episcopal high school, 15 yrs intemperate yes England do 39 single Sept 17, 1886

Nov 1 1853 1398 Young John H. Edgar Forgery 7 years 32 5' 5" Light Blue Brown Connecticut Painter Methodist can read and write no parents living in Iowa wife moved to Juliet Prison July 17, 1860

Jan 3 1891 730 Youngman John Henry Ogle Larceny 2 yrs 25 1 m 68 ? Dark Maroon Gray Maroon Med Pennsylvania Waiter 2nd Term 4162 Methodist Common Intemperate Father died age 6 Mother died age 31 United States Scotland 21 Single Oct 2 1892

May 7 1889 9506 Yung Charles Winnebago Burglary 6 yrs 24 5ft 3 3/4 ? Med Fair Gray Brown Germany Laborer Lutheran R&W 7 yrs Abstinent Yes Germany Germany 23 Single Aug 6 1893

Feb 15 1892 1561 Zachowski Valentine Cook Burglary 1 yr 6 mos 29 1 m 66 ? Light Azure Blue fr Dk Blond Germany Machinist Catholic R&W Moderate Father living Mother died age 5 Germany Germany 21 Single June 14 1893

Dec 15 1885 7388 Zalondek Frank Laramie Wyoming Ty grand larceny 5 yrs 18 5'10 3/4" 163 dark blue lt brown Michigan cowboy Catholic R&W, 3 yr intemperate don't know British Province British Province 9 No Discharged April 20 1859

Jan 17 1891 748 Zedonowski Albert Cook Robbery 1 yr 20 1 m 73 ? Med Azure Blue Chest Med Illinois Furniture Finisher 2 yrs in Pontiac Reform School Catholic R&W Abstinent Father living Mother died age 14 Poland Poland 16 Single Dec 16 1891

Feb 7 1889 9308 Zehnder Charles Cook Larceny 1 yr 22 5ft 7 3/4 ? Fair Lt Blue Lt Brown Switzerland Photographer

Mar 28 1891 923 Zelter John W Du Page Burglary 1 yr 29 1 m 81 ? Md Dark Azure Blue Med Chest Pennsylvania Diver 4th Term 7491 see 2795 see 7647 None Common Moderate Father died age 17 Mother died age 22 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 15 Single Feb 27 1892

Oct 27 1888 9110 Zilinsky Mikodiam Cook Burglary 3 yrs 24 5ft 3 1/4 ? Fair Hazel Lt Brown Germany Cutter Catholic R&W 5 yrs Moderate Yes Germany Germany 24 Single Apr 26 1891

Dec 10 1885 7372 Zimanek (alias Sunonick) Joe Cook burglary 1yr 18 5'5 1/4" 146 dark sallow hazel black Poland laborer Catholic illiterate moderate yes Poland do 20 single died Feb 26, 1888

Dec 6 1887 8544 Zimmerman Gilbert Cook Forgery 1 yr 39 5ft 6 131 Fair Blue Brown New Jersey Clerk Baptist Common 7 yrs Moderate Mother living father died 18 yr 29 New York New York Married 3 child Nov 6 1888

Feb 11 1886 7491 Zimmerman (Aliases: John W.S. Grant; John Simon) John LaSalle burglary & robbery, 2yrs 26 5'11 1/2 164 med dark blue brown Penn. laborer 3d term 4643. See 2795C; See 923C; 7647C Methodist high school, 12 yrs abstinent mother living, father 11 yrs New York Germany 26 par'd July 20 1849

May 23 1888 8848 Zuron Joseph Cook Larceny 1 yr 21 5ft 9 3/4 ? Med Fair Blue Brown Illinois Teamster 1 Term at Pontiac see 170 Catholic R&W 2 yrs Intemperate Yes Germany Germany 21 Single Apr 23 1889

Mar 25 1890 170 Zurrie Joseph Du Page Horse Stealing & Receiving stolen property 20 yrs 23 1 m 78 ? Md Dark Violet Blue Bt Chest Mississippi Stone Mason 2nd term 8848 Catholic R&W Moderate Yes Germany Germany 21 Single Died June 21 1892