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Michigan Livingston County
Guide to Livingston County Michigan genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Livingston County, Michigan | |
| Map | |
 Location of Michigan in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | March 21, 1833 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Howell |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Livingston County Courthouse 200 E Grand River Ave. Howell, MI 48843 Phone: (517) 546-0500 Fax: (517) 546-4354 Livingston County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, death, divorce and court records from 1867
and marriage records from 1836.
Probate Judge has probate records;
Register of Deeds has land records. [1]
History
Parent County
1833--Livingston County was created 21 March 1833 from Shiawassee and Washtenaw Counties. It was attached to Shiawassee and Washtenaw Counties prior to organization 4 April 1836. County seat: Howell [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Livingston County Cemetery Records Index : Courtesy of the Brighton District Library
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Family Maps of Livingston County, Michigan (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
Military
Newspapers
Obituaries
- Brighton Obituary Index, 1880 - present -- provided by the Brighton Public Library. Incudes obits from the Brighton Argus, the ivingston County Argus-Dispatch , and the Livingston Daily Press and Argus.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
- Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch Record Search. Records include such information as name of child, birthdate and place, if still-born, illegitimate or twin, gender, race and record number.
- Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925 -- Free name indexes at FamilySearch Record Search. Records include such information as names of bride and groom, date of license, ages, race, residences, birthplaces, occupations and names of the fathers of the bride and groom.
- Marriage Notice Index 1843-1858: Courtesy of the Brighton District Library
- Marriage Records Index: 1873-1883: Courtesy of the Brighton District Library
- Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897-- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch Record Search. Records include such information as name of deceased, date and place of death, gender, color, marital status, age in years, months and days, disease or apparent cause of death, birthplace, names and occupations of parents, and the date the record was made.
- Death Notices Index: 1843-1859: Courtesy of the Brighton District Library
- DeathRecords Index: 1873-1889: Courtesy of the Brighton District Library
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Livingston County, Michigan page 347, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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