Livingston County Archives — Michigan Genealogy

The Civil History of Livingston County

Changes of Civil Jurisdiction Erection and Organization of Livingston County Courts and County Buildings: The several Counties formerly embracing the Territory of Livingston — Erection and Organization of Livingston — First Election of County Officers — Organization and Early Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors — Organization of Courts — The Probate Court — County-Site and County Buildings — The Public Office Buildings — The New Offices of the Clerk and Register of Deeds — County Poor-House and Poor-Farm

Livingston County and Its Indian Occupants

Livingston County and Its Indian Occupants: Location and Natural Features of the County — The Native Occupants — Chippewas and Pottawattamies — Indian Hunting Grounds and Agriculture — The Sauks and their Expulsion by the Chippewas — Superstition of the Indians — The Later Indian Bands in Livingston — Burial-Places — The Chief Okemos — Indian Emigration

Cessions of Indian Lands & Settlement of Livingston County

Cessions of Indian Lands & Settlement of the County: Treaty of Greenville — Treaty of Detroit and Cession of Lands, including the present County of Livingston — Treaty of Springwells — Treaty of Saginaw — Settlement of the County — Low Estimate of the Value of Michigan Lands by Travelers and Surveyors — Slow Progress of Settlement in consequence — Correction of the Mistaken Opinion — Settlement of the Territory now Livingston County — Unusual Advantages Enjoyed by Settlers here — Friendliness of their Indian Neighbors — Regard of the Early Settlers for Education and Religious Worship.

Biography of Dennis J. McCarthy of Fenton Michigan

Dennis J. McCarthy. The genial member of the firm of D. J. McCarthy & Co., dealers in lumber. Lath, shingles, sewer pipe, etc., is he whose name appears above. He is a man of whose success it is not at all surprising to learn, for his personality is distinguished by … Read more

Biography of James L. Spenser of Linden Michigan

Portrait and biographical record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola counties, Michigan

James L. Spenser. Mr. Spenser is a native of Hartland, Livingston County, Michigan, where he was born January 25, 1853. He is a son of Olympus Spenser, who is a native of Cayuga County, N. Y., was born in 1818. He was a farmer by calling and came to Michigan … Read more

Biography of William Payne of Fenton Michigan

William Payne was born in Leicestershire, England, March 14, 1817, and is the son of John and Mary (Ossin) Payne, natives of the same shire. The former was a tailor in his younger days and during his later years was proprietor of an hotel. They are both deceased at the … Read more

Biography of Governor Edwin B. Winans

Hon. Edwin B. Winans, who began his duties as Governor of Michigan, January 1, 1891, is a son of the Empire State, of which his parents also were natives. From German ancestry on the father’s side, he derives the instincts of frugality and careful consideration of ways and means, and … Read more

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