History of will county, illinois, vol 1, 1878 history of will county, illinois, vol 2, 1878 portrait and biographical album of will county, illinois, 1890 genealogical and biographical record of will county, illinois, 1900. Learn more about historical facts of illinois counties. It is shaped like an inverted t and was named after governor thomas ford. The acrevalue livingston county, il plat map, sourced from the livingston county, il tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. Randolph county, illinois genealogy, books, cds, maps. After more than 40 years of active campaigning, illinois women gained the right to vote in many statewide races in 19. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. Your help is needed to extract additional portions of history of ford county, illinois, volume 1, published in 1908. The books and documents within each county are listed in order of the publication date, whenever possible.
Arranged topically and written by a committee, with no index, it suffers from lack of coherence and chronology. History of whiteside county, illinois, vol 1, 1908 history of whiteside county, illinois, vol 2, 1908. Nationwide environmental title research ford county, illinois genealogy source. A resource of the living history of illinois and chicago community. Washington county historical society home facebook. Ford county courthouse 200 west state street paxton, il 60957.
Historical atlas of ford county, illinois microform. History early settlers sangamon county illinois abebooks. Sometimes there are pictures and a directory of county residents at the end. Ford county ilgenweb is a free genealogical site about the history of the county. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. Others are rare antique maps, part of the collection by an exclusive arrangement with the. Politically, this bootshaped area was a nomansland because it was not incorporated into any county government, as an entity.
Send transcribed biographies, obituaries, v ital records, census records, newspaper. Roberts illinois history group public group facebook. List of books and articles about illinois history online. When searching are searching for illinois county plat books or land ownershipmaps in the online catalog, the subject heading for them is very specific. Illinois antique maps and historical atlases historic.
Ford county fact sheet ford county, illinois source. Over the years bimonthly meetings have been held featuring programs dealing with many areas of local and area history. This microfilm is not available for sale from nara. About 150 people from all parts from the county attended and after an explanation of the aims of such a society, judge howard benjamin made the motion which was passed unanimously to form the ford county historical society. History of ford county, illinois, from its earliest settlement to 1908. Carroll county, illinois a goodly heritage 18181968 sold, no longer available. Hal nelson winnebago county illinois sesquicentennial committee, 1968, is heavily illustrated, but problematical. The state of illinois collection contains 3,149 atlases spanning 311 years of growth and development 1696 through 2007. According to the 2010 united states census, it had a population of 14,081. Collection americana digitizing sponsor university of illinois urbanachampaign contributor university of illinois urbanachampaign language english.
A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. The ford county, illinois heritage has 4,001 members. I hope this will resolve any problems that may have occurred in your research in this county. Thomas ford and his 1854 book biographical sketch author of history of illinois for its commencement as a state in 1818 to 1847 1854 d nov 3, 1850. Distantcousin genealogy city directories myheritage. Washington county historical society, nashville, illinois. Clinton county had become the home of permanent and bona fide settlers as early as 1814, when the first land entries were made. This ford county website is available for adoption. Please use the contact bchs tab to request more information about tours or research. Celebrating the first 100 years of ford county, illinois 1859 1959. Aug 05, 2012 history of sangamon county, illinois together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships. Brown and schuyler counties, illinois, farmers directory, 1918. Ford county is part of the champaignurbana, il metropolitan statistical area.
They also include the locations of rural churches, cemeteries, and schools. Ford county was the last to be formed, organized on february 17, 1859. Aborigines 11 early discoveries indians 16 the illinois 21 pottawattamies 23 kickapoos 25 northwest territory 27 the state of illinois 31 governors of illinois 32 general description of illinois 32. The bureau county historical society operates two museum buildings and a research library. History, index, clinton co, il clinton county illinois. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. Local history books on illinois arcadia publishing. Within the atlases are 191,165 historical maps, illustrations, and histories many of which contain family names ideal for genealogical research. Together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws, volume 2 thomas gregg brookhaven press, 1880 hancock county ill. The assessment lists for each township can be viewed below. Ford county 1916 illinois historical atlas historic map works. This state page of our website provides direct links to free major genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on illinois genealogy, whether they exist on our site, or across the web.
From its earliest settlement to 1908 classic reprint gardner, e. Ford writes with candor of the lengthy hancock county difficulties and the. Ford county, illinois ford county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi ilinois savezna drzava. Woodford history of woodford county, illinois, 1877 past and present of woodford county, illinois, 1878 portrait and biographical album of woodford county, illinois, 1889 the biographical record of woodford county, illinois, 1900 history of woodford county. Blue book of the state of illinois, 19431944 ancestry.
Visitors to our library have free access to many millions of additional digital images on the familysearch website than they can access from home. History of kendall county, illinois, from the earliest discoveries to the present time by hicks, e. These biographies are not just full of information about the person, but typically include valuable information about their relatives and ancestors. Blackman at the turn of the 20th century, this book cover his growing up on the southern illinois frontier in the 1840s and 50s, but mostly focuses on his time during the civil war as a union soldier. On february 17, 1859 ford county became the 102nd and last county to be established in the state of illinois. Mclean county, illinois history and genealogy 1080 pages of mclean county, illinois history and genealogy including biographical information for 1257 families an informative and historical overview of mclean county, illinois with the full 1879 wm. Foreign immigrant groups were generally smaller in population size than nativeborn groups and tended to form segregated clusters in a few townships or counties. Gallatin county biographies more than 250 biographies will be included here pulled from the 1876 state atlas of illinois, the 1883 history of white county which included chapters on the northern two townships of gallatin, the 1887 history of gallatin county, the 1905 memoirs of the lower ohio valley and the 1912 history of southern illinois.
Internet archive historical markers ford county source. County atlases or plat books contain township maps that show rural landowners. Collection americana digitizing sponsor university of illinois urbanachampaign contributor university of illinois urbanachampaign language english volume 1. This website is dedicated to marty crull, who was our county coordinator for many years. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. History of hancock county, illinois, together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws. Rockford, il history historic rockford information. Publication lists the 2015 assessments were published november 4, 2015 in the paxton record and the gibson city courier. Plats of cities are included but city lot owners are not listed. Blue book of the state of illinois, 19171918 ancestry. The boy of battle ford written as an autobiography by w. The acrevalue champaign county, il plat map, sourced from the champaign county, il tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres.
This page is a forum to showcase places, communities, and other historical material for the residents of. Box 2 paxton, il 6095702 this site was updated march 2018. Please follow the links below to learn even more about the county, its people and its history. History of ford county, illinois hardcover january 1, 1984 5. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. New history of jasper county, illinois and 1884 history of jasper county, illinois.
From its earliest settlement to 1908 classic reprint. General land office records, 17961907 ford county source. Containing a history of the county,its townships, towns, schools, churches, etc. Circa 1930 city directories available at nara national. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy, newspapers, obituaries, vitals. My name is concetta phillipps, and i am the county coordinator for iroquois county. Interactive map of illinois county formation history. It was the last of illinois s 102 counties to be formed, and was created at the behest of some residents of vermilion county, who complained to the general assembly that they lived too far from the county seat. Illinois state historical society history of ford county, illinois from its earliest settlement to 1908 volume 1 source. Book titled the history of mclean county, illinois. County data 1895 map of ford county townsvillages of ford county kempton, piper city, roberts, sibley, melvin, elliott, gibson city, paxton townships of ford county brenton formerly stockton button dix formerly drummer grove drummer lyman mona patton formerly prairie city peach orchard pella formerly brenton.
Office of county clerk and recorder room 101 courthouse paxton, il 60957 3792721. Court records edit edit source original court records are held in the office of the circuit court clerk. Roberts illinois history, lyman township history, lyman township cemetery, st. The early years, the pantagraph is proud to partner, once again, with the mclean county museum of history, illinois wesleyan university, illinois state university, the bloomington public library, the normal public library and our readers on a new hardcover pictorial history book, mclean county memories ii. Oct 08, 2012 clinton county, illinois was erected from washington, bond and fayette counties, and was named in honor of the distinguished statesman, dewitt clinton, of new york. Jan 16, 2017 handbook of old gallatin county this includes the 1887 history of gallatin county plus everything we could find from other 19th and early 20th century history books about the parent county of most of southeastern illinois. We also have a gift shop featuring local history books and memorabilia related to princeton, illinois. Illinois 10 largest cities are chicago, aurora, rockford, joliet, naperville, springfield, peoria, elgin, waukegan and cicero. Also be sure to use subject line with genealogy lookup in it or the junk email filter may prohibit your request from be filled. Guide to ford county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth, marriage, death, census, military records and family histories.
Illinois blue books goverment directories illinois. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of those who lived in greene county, illinois, at any point in their history. Coles and douglas counties, illinois, farmers directory, 1918. His life history is as an open book to his many friends in ford county, for healways lived within its borders. Although the biographical information may not always be accurate, they can be used as a springboard for your research. Published 1881 by interstate publishing company in chicago. He authored a history of illinois, which was published posthumously in 1854, about the state from its founding in 1818 until 1847. Edmund warne, 1841publication date 1877 topics kendall co. Ford county funk library u of i library university of illinois. The county s first permanent courthouse was completed on february, 1862. The original boundries were carved from vermilion county. Everyday discount prices and great customer service.
Iroquois county, illinois is the only county in the nation with the name iroquois. Almost every stump in every county had its bellowing, indignant orator on one side or the other. Book titled the history of mclean county, illinois, published in 1879. It was the last of illinoiss 102 counties to be formed, and was created at the behest of some residents of vermilion county, who complained to the general assembly that they lived too far from the county seat. New and complete history of jasper county, illinois and the. History of illinois detailed in books by arcadia publishing. Illinois county history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Historical markers summary the illinois state historical societys markers program is designed to recognize sites of national or statewide significance, thereby increasing public awareness and appreciation of our states rich historical legacy. Illinois genealogy express piatt county, illinois biographies. History of crawford county, illinois, volume 1 history of crawford county, illinois, crawford county historical society ill. The illinois history and lincoln collections library holds nineteenthcentury county histories and atlases that often include plat maps. Property ownership maps or plat books kansas historical. Mclean county, illinois genealogy history bloomington, il.
Roberts illinois, ford county illinois, lyman township cemetery, lyman township illinois, history. Mclean county memories ii pictorial history book pediment. Historical atlas of ford county illinois 1884 source. Ford county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. History of the early settlers of sangamon county, illinois. It is 41 miles long from north to south and 27 miles wide from east to west consisting of 486 square miles. History of crawford and clark counties, illinois, 1883. Thanks for visiting illinois genealogy trails ford county. Ford county was named after thomas ford, the governor of illinois from 1842 to 1846.
Ford county was named in honor of thomas ford, the governor of illinois 1842 to 1846. The illinois woman suffrage association iwsa was founded in 1869 and in the early 20th century changed its name to illinois equal suffrage association iesa. Ive added a new introduction, footnotes and an index. This page lists microfilmed city directories available at national archives building, 700 pennsylvania ave. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. An investigation into his county books and accounts was started by the ford county states attorney. Due to the overwhelming popularity of mclean county memories. Historical atlas of ford county, illinois hathitrust. History of sangamon county, illinois 1881 edition open. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. Greene county ilgenweb is a free genealogical site about the history of the county.
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