Resource Books

Over the years numerous books have been published about Livingston County, its towns and its people. Many are out of print and can only be found in the special collections of libraries. Some of the rare books have been microfilmed and may be obtained through interlibrary loans or your local Family History Center. Some have been scanned and placed online. Check the ebook page for online books. This list makes no attempt to distinguish between books in print and books out of print.

Atlases

  • Reproduction of Topographical Map of the counties of Ingham & Livingston, Michigan Lansing, Michigan, Historical Society of Greater Lansing, 1979 Original book was published by Geil, Harley & Siverd, Philadelphia, 1859)


Census Books

  • 1840 Federal Census, Livingston County, Michigan Milton Charboneau and Kernie King, Livingston County Genealogical Society, 1990
  • 1850 Federal Census, Livingston County, Michigan edited by Kernie L. King, Livingston County Genealogical Society, 1992
  • 1860 Federal Census and Mortality Schedule, Livingston County Michigan edited by Kernie L. King, Livingston County Genealogy Society, 1993
  • 1870 Federal Census and Mortality Schedule, Livingston County, Michigan edited by Kernie L. King, Livingston County Genealogy Society, 1993
  • 1880 Federal Census and Mortality Schedule, Livingston County, Michigan edited by Kernie L. King, 1997
  • 1890 Residents of Livingston County, Michigan edited by Kernie L. King Howell, Michigan, Livingston county Genealogical Society, 2000 (This book can be used as a substitute for the lost 1890 census. It contains transcriptions of marriage and death records from 1889 through 1891 and birth records 1880 through 1891 as well as many other records that suggest a person was in the county in 1890.)


Cemetery and Death Record Books

  • Brighton Village Cemetery Records and Supplement William A. Pless Brighton, Michigan W.A. Pless, 19--
  • Cemetery Records Deerfield Township, Livingston County, Michigan, 1843-1985 copied by Mrs. Wellington H. Merrill Michigan Daughters of the American Revolution, Genealogical Records Committee, 1986
  • Conway Cemetery transcribed by Gladys Moore Reeve, 1984 (Sect. 15. Conway Twp., Livingston County, Michigan; indexed)
  • Fowlerville-Greenwood Cemetery transcribed by Gladys Moore Reeve October, 1984(Cemetery located on Cemetery Rd. Section 12, Handy Twp., Livingston County, Michigan.
  • Funeral Cards collected by Dora Fear Glover and organized by Lois Winegar, 1999 (These are mostly from Fowlerville; can be found at the Library of Michigan, Lansing)
  • Green Oak Plains Cemetery compiled by Janice M. and John M. Field, 1998 (Cemetery located at Maltby Road, 1/4 mile West of Whitmore Lake Road, Brighton, Michigan
  • Greenwood and Mount Olivet Cemeteries, Fowlerville, Michigan by Milton Charboneau December 1985
  • Iosco Township Cemeteries, Howell Michigan, Livingston County Genealogical Society 1996
  • Lakeview Cemetery New Division, Howell, Michigan, 1998 compiled by Kernie L. King and Cliff Storey, Howell, Michigan, Livingston County Historical Society, 1998
  • Lakeview Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions, Sections A-H edited by Mary V. Reed, Howell,Michigan, Livingston County Historical Society, 1983
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery Tombstone Transcriptions, St. Joseph Parish, Howell,Michigan, Howell, Michigan, Livingston County Genealogical Society,1992
  • Obituaries and Funeral Cards collected by Marion Gehringer Winegar and organized by Lois Winegar, 1999
  • Old Village Cemetery Index, Brighton, Area Historical Society. 1999 (includes veteran's index and map)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Brighton Area Historical Society, 2000 (Located in Brighton Twp)
  • Transcription, West Howell or Fleming Cemetery, Livingston County, Michigan, Howell, Michigan, Livingston County Genealogical Society, 1989 (Transcribed by society members and supervised by Milton Charboneau. Indexed)
  • Unadilla Township Cemeteries, Livingston County, Michigan, Howell, Michigan, Livingston County Genealogical Society, 1994 (Includes the following cemeteries: Plainfield, Williamsville, Harford or Wright's Chapel, and Livermore.)
  • United Brethren Cemetery and Benjamin Cemetery compiled by Fred J. Delaney, Howell, MI, Livingston County Genealogical Society, 1991 Located in Conway Township)


Family Histories

  • The Charles Fishbeck family in Michigan by William A. Pless c1975 (can be found at the Library of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan).
  • Genealogy of the George Kirkland Family compiled by George Kirkland, a grandson, c1975 (Family of Iosco Township, Livingston County, Michigan).
  • Our Pioneer Ancestors and Company in Michigan by William A. Pless, Brighton, Michigan, W.A. Pless], 1968-1975 (Published in 8 parts and a postscript. Indexed. Includes the following families: Pless, Euler, Fishbeck, Rider, Crippen, Paddock, Wilson, Whorton, Conrad, Musch, Schoenhals, and Westphal.


History Books

  • 100 Years of DAR with the Philip Livingston Daughters 1908-2008; editors: Alice Miller, Susan Reifert, Emma Winegarner; Philip Livingston chapter, NSDAR, Howell, MI; 2008
  • History of Livingston County, Michigan by Franklin Ellis Philadelphia, Everts and Abbott, 1880 (This book contains a county history, a history of each of the 16 townships, and biographies of some of the counties early pioneers.)
  • Hartland Memories and Milestones edited by Janice A. Beebe and Frances G. Reiland, Hartland Historical Society, 1986 (This book is a history of Hartland township and its families.)
  • Hartland Weaving the Past with the Present editors Nadine Cloutier and Diana Wells, Hartland Historical Society, 2004. (Just over 700 pages and nearly 1000 photographs, this new history book was compiled by an eight member committee. It contains local history, illustrations, maps, cemeteries and genealogy.)
  • Tyrone Revisited 1834-1976 A Bicentennial Salute edited by Connie Riddell, Tyrone Historical Society, 1976 (This book was written and prepared by the township residents. It contains township history, cemetery transcriptions, family histories and photos.)
  • A Walk Through Time Seven walking Tours of Howell, Michigan produced by the 1986 City of Howell Sesquicentennial Committee, Jeri McKeon-Anderson, Chairperson 1988, City of Howell Historic Preservation Commission.


Other Books

  • Abstracts of Matrimonial and Baptismal Registers of Father Patrick O'Kelly, 1842-1856 compiled in 1952 by George L. Hammell, Lansing, Mich. Michigan State Library, 1952.
  • Death Notices, Livingston County, Michigan compiled by Margaret Stowe Read publishd by M.S. Read, c1991
  • Early Land Owners and Settlers of Livingston County, Michigan, 1828 to 1870's compiled by Milton Charboneau Howell, Mich., 1996 or 1997.
  • First Landowners, Livingston County, Michigan Milton Charboneau Livingston County Genealogical Society, 1986.
  • Fowlerville Goes to War 1861-1865 by Richard G. Hutchins, MSG USAR, retired (This is a book about Fowlerville, Michigan families and 520 Civil War veterans after the war. This book covers Fowlerville, Michigan's Civil War veterans from the day of their enlistment to the location of their grave sites.)
  • Genealogical References in Livingston County Libraries, Livingston County Genealogical Society,1998.
  • Granny Remedies of Green Oak edited by Donna Taylor Brighton, Michigan, Green Oak Historical Society, 1980 (This book was published to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first settler in Green Oak Township in 1830.)
  • The Honor Roll of Livingston County, Michigan, U.S.A., 1917-1918-1919 Brighton, Michigan, K.M. Payne and the Brighton Argus, c1920 (This book is about those served during World War I.)
  • Howell City Directory Howell, Michigan, July, 1915 (A photocopy copy of Howell, Michigan,Howell Commercial Club, 1915. Has name street and occupation indexes. Found at the Library of Michigan, Lansing.)
  • Index to Wills of Livingston County, 1838 thru 1888 edited by Joanne Schaffer, Howell, Michigan, Livingston County Genealogical Society, 198-.
  • Index for Five Generation Ancestor Charts, Howell, Mich., Livingston County Genealogical Society, 1994. (Includes names subsmitted by members of the society.)
  • Livingston County Directory for the Years 1873-4 Ann Arbor, J.W. Keating and J.H. Pawling, 1873.
  • Livingston County, Michigan, Marriages Vol I 1836-1850 and Vol II 1850-1870 , Howell, Mich., Philip Livingston Chapter, D.A.R., 1934-1937. (Vol. I was compiled by G L Hammell; Vol II was a WPA project.)
  • Naturalization Records, Livingston County, Michigan, compiled by Milton Charboneau, Howell, Michigan, Livingston County Genealogical Society, 1991.
  • Southeastern Michigan Pioneer Families Helen F. Lewis, Rhinebeck, N.Y., Kinship, c1995. (Concentrates on Livingston County and New York origins)
  • Then There Were the Parties in the Woods compiled and edited by Susan Sridharan and Edna Peach Brighton, Michigan, Green Oak Township Historical Society, c1992.
  • Village of Howell, Livingston County, Michigan 1859 Tax List copied by Mary V. Reed, Howell, Michigan, Livingston County Historical Society, 1977.