Source Information

Bass, Cindy, comp. Livingston County, Illinois, Farmers Directory, 1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders. Illinois, USA: 1917.

About Livingston County, Illinois, Farmers Directory, 1917

In 1917 the population of Livingston County was 40,465. There were 3,969 farms. 1,585 of these farms were operated by farmers who owned their own land. The information extracted from this book is the name of the farmer, his spouse (including maiden name), children's names, whether a tenant or an owner (if tenant, the name of the owner is also included), location, acreage, and the year the farmer became a resident of Livingston County.