Welcome to Livingston County, Illinois History and Genealogy Presented by: Illinois Genealogy Trails a part of Genealogy Trails My name is Teri Moncelle Colglazier and I am the Livingston County Coordinator for Illinois Genealogy Trails. While I was born, raised and still reside in the Lexington / Gridley (McLean County) area, much of my genealogical reasearch has overlapped into Livingston County. Genealogy has been my passion (my family claims it's an addiction) for over ten years now and I am excited to pass on the information that has been gathered on this county. If you have any information that you would like to share, please email me.

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NEW! Opportunity from "The Fort" of Lexington On Monday, July 6 and/or Monday, July 20 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., ANYONE who is interested in or wanting to know more about genealogy - "searching for your roots" - is invited to FREE classes at The Fort. Our volunteers will help you learn about the sources in house and the data resources you can find online. It would be helpful if you would call The Fort (309-365-4591) during regular hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. or email thefortoflex@aol.com to let us know that you will be there so we can provide handouts for everyone. Come to one. Come to both. All are welcome! by Jan Heuer, Gridley Village Times, 2 July 2009 The Fort is located at: 318 West Main Street Lexington, Illinois 61753 Next to the Old Depot (Koch's Antiques) Livingston County Est. 27 Feb 1837 [wikipedia.org] Livingston County was founded on February 27, 1837. It was formed from parts of McLean, LaSalle, and Iroquois counties, and named after Edward Livingston, a prominent politician. He was the mayor of New York City, represented New York in the United States House of Representatives, then represented Louisiana in both houses of Congress. He was Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State, and the United States Minister to France. Although he had no connections to Illinois, the General Assembly found him accomplished enough to name a county after him. The county seat is Pontiac. Vital Records Births Census 1840 Deaths Marriages Passports Probate Caterpillar Tractor circa 1940 Caterpillar Tractor 2009 23 May 2009 by: tmc While the farming methods are still the same, the tools to do the job have come a long way. Farm implements have become not only larger but more sophisticated as the years go by. In the 1940's the "open air seating" on a tractor required a farmer to wear warm clothes and goggles to prepare and plant his fields. Almost 70 years later, climate controlled cabs on tractors allow a farmer to plant his field in relative comfort. I'm sure our ancestors would be in awe of these changes. Livingston County Books in PDF Format (Adobe Reader Required) American Aerial County History Series (1954) The Biographical Record of Livingston County, Illinois (1900) The Biographical record of Livingston and Woodford counties, Illinois (1900) Historical encyclopedia of Illinois (1909) The History of Livingston County, Illinois (1878) Livingston County, Illinois, in the World War (unk) Thank You! Thank you to all who have submitted information to this site. We couldn't do it without you! Michelle Abrajano, Faye Clark, Allen and Carole Martin, Teri Parr, C. Pickard, Nancy Piper, Kim Thorp, Amy Robbins-Tjaden Additional Free Research Links On-line Find A Grave Federal Township Plats of Illinois Illinois State Archives Off-line Livingston County Courthouse 112 West Madison Street Pontiac, Illinois 61764 County Clerk: 815-844-2606, ext. 128 Circuit Clerk: 815-844-2602, ext. 139 Recorder: 815-844-2006, ext. 128 The Fort The Lexington Genealogical and Historical Society, Inc. 318 West Main Street Lexington, Illinois 61753 Phone: 309-365-4591 Illinois State Archives Publications Unit Margaret Cross Norton Building Capitol Complex Springfield, IL 62756 Livingston County Family Researchers Teri Moncelle Colglazier - Hinshaw, Lindenbaum, Moran, Pfeffinger, Spaniol Email Me to have your contact information and the Livingston County family(ies) you are researching added above. Adjacent Genealogy Trails Counties Grundy County (north) LaSalle County (northwest) Kankakee County (northeast) McLean County (southwest) Ford County (southeast) Woodford County (west) Volunteers Wanted Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data for the free use of all researchers. We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this project be as successful as it can be. If you are interested in joining Genealogy Trails, view our Volunteer Page for further information and then contact Kim, the Illinois Genealogy Trails Coordinator. All data we come across will be added to this site. We thank you for visiting and encourage you to come back again to view the updates. If you would like to be kept informed of our state and county website updates, subscribe to any or all of our mailing lists. IMPORTANT NOTE! Before you subscribe to any of our lists, make sure your virus protection software is up to date. The original Illinois Trails mailing list