Livingston County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan  Livingston County

Guide to Livingston County, Michigan ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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.

History
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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

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Michigan county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Michigan County Boundary Maps" (1790-1897) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Michigan counties see: Michigan Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties
Genesee • Ingham • Jackson • Oakland • Shiawassee • Washtenaw

Cemeteries
Livingston County Cemetery Records Index : Courtesy of the Brighton District Library

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)

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.

Vital Records

 * How to order Michigan 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

 * List of Michigan Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Howell Michigan Family History Center 1041 W Grand River Ave, Howell, MI 48843 United States

Web Sites

 * Livingston County, MI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Michigan Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Michigan Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.