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Histories and Biographies of Livingston County, IL

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

Appearing in the following three books

  • “Portrait and Biographical Album of Livingston County, IL” 1888

    Available online here in PDF format:
    https://ia800203.us.archive.org/18/items/portraitbiograph00chic/portraitbiograph00chic.pdf
    Note: you have to scroll down several pages to begin seeing the title page, etc.

  • History of Livingston County Illinois” 1878 by townships

    Available online here in PDF Format:
    https://dn790009.ca.archive.org/0/items/historylivingst01unkngoog/historylivingst01unkngoog.pdf
    Note: you have to scroll down several pages to begin seeing the title page, etc.

  • Livingston County Business Directory 1898
  • This is an attempt to make an index for these three books which have a wealth of information. 

    This information was gleamed from the biographical sketches, so please be aware that it could be inaccurate, either in the bio or in my transcription, always verify.  I have found several occasions where I questioned the birth dates.  It was sometimes hard to know which Township they were in, so check them all. You might find your ancestor under more than one, they did move around a lot. Click the township to see what biographical sketches are available. You will have to be patient if you request a bio, it may take me a while to get it typed for you.


    NOTE: the first two books are now available online and you can download them in PDf format from the links I provided above. I could not find the third book online at this time.


    Biographical Sketches Available

    If you ask for a biography, furnish me with the following: Complete name, township, birthdate, 1878, 1888, 1898
    so I know which books the bios are in

    AMITY AVOCA BELLE PRAIRIE BROUGHTON CHARLOTTE
    CHATSWORTH DWIGHT EPPARDS POINT ESMEN FAYETTE
    FORREST GERMANVILLE INDIAN GROVE LONG POINT NEBRASKA
    NEVADA NEWTOWN ODELL OWEGO PIKE
    PLEASANT RIDGE PONTIAC READING ROOK'S CREEK ROUND GROVE
    SAUNEMIN SULLIVAN SUNBURY UNION WALDO

    Towns and Villages in Livingston County

    Histories of the various towns and cities within Livingston County, Illinois

    ANCONA BLACKSTONE BUDD* CAMPUS CAYUGA
    CHARLOTTE CHATSWORTH CORNELL CULLOM DWIGHT
    EMINGTON EYLAR FAIRBURY FLANAGAN FORREST
    GRAYMONT LODEMIA LONG POINT LORETTO MANVILLE
    McDOWELL MISSAL* MUNSTER* NEVADA OCOYA
    ODELL PONTIAC REDDICK READING RISK
    ROWE RUGBY SAUNEMIN SCOVEL SMITHDALE
    STRAWN  SUNBURY* SWYGERT VERMILION CITY WILSON
    WING

    *Mostly an elevator

    History of the Townships of Livingston County, Illinois

    Histories of the various townships within Livingston County, Illinois

    AMITY AVOCA BELLE PRAIRIE BROUGHTON CHARLOTTE
    CHATSWORTH DWIGHT EPPARD'S POINT ESMEN FAYETTE

    FORREST

    GERMANVILLE INDIAN GROVE LONG POINT NEBRASKA
    NEVADA NEWTOWN ODELL OWEGO PIKE
    PLEASANT RIDGE PONTIAC READING ROOK'S CREEK ROUND GROVE
    SAUNEMIN SULLIVAN SUNBURY UNION WALDO

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