Canton Genealogy (in Fulton County, IL)

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Canton Birth Records

Fulton, Mcdonough & Hancock Counties, Illinois Obituaries, Some Births & Marriages, Ca. 1908-1983 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health

Canton Cemetery Records

Bethel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Coal Creek Cemetery Billion Graves online

County Farm Almshouse Cemetery Find a Grave online

Gerard Funeral Home, Canton, Illinois, Fulton County, Illinois WorldCat

Greenwood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Greenwood Cemetery Interment online

Greenwood Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Greenwood Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Greenwood Cemetery Illinois Gravestones online

Greenwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hanson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Highbridge Cemetery Billion Graves online

Locust Lane Cemetery Billion Graves online

Moore Cemetery Find a Grave online

Murphy-Sedgwick Funeral Home of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois WorldCat

Old Capps Farm Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Orendorff Breeds Cemetery Billion Graves online

Orendorff and Breed Cemetery Find a Grave online

Orendorff and Breed Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Red School Cemetery Billion Graves online

Rigdon Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Joseph Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Mary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Shields Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Utica (now Banner) T.S. Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Walnut Cemetery Billion Graves online

White Chapel Cemetery Billion Graves online

White Chapel Memory Gardens Find a Grave online

White Chapel Memory Gardens Genealogy Trails online

Canton Census Records

1825 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1835 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Canton City Directories

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Canton (Illinois) city directories FamilySearch Library

Canton (Illinois) city directory : rural routes, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory FamilySearch Library

Canton City Directory 1911 MyHeritage online

Canton City Directory 1927 MyHeritage online

Canton City Directory 1943 MyHeritage online

Canton City Directory 1951 MyHeritage online

Canton City Directory 1954 MyHeritage online

Canton City Directory 1956 MyHeritage online

Canton City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Canton, IL 1936, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1930 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1943 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1951 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Canton Court Records

Court records, 1893-1931 FamilySearch Library

Canton Death Records

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1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Brons Funeral Chapel : Canton, Illinois, Fulton County, Illinois, Augut 26, 1953-December 18, 1963 FamilySearch Library

Brons Funeral Chapel, Canton, Illinois, Fulton County, Illinois, August 26, 1953-December 18, 1963 WorldCat

Fulton County, Illinois (with emphasis on Vermont, Illinois) funeral notices, ca. 1832-1976 FamilySearch Library

Fulton, Mcdonough & Hancock Counties, Illinois Obituaries, Some Births & Marriages, Ca. 1908-1983 FamilySearch Library

Gerard Funeral Home, Canton, Illinois, Fulton County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Gerard Funeral Home, Canton, Illinois, Fulton County, Illinois WorldCat

Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage online

Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage online

Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health

Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry online

Murphy-Sedgwick Funeral Home of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois WorldCat

Murphy-Sedgwick funeral home of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Oak-Hines Funeral Home of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois WorldCat

Oaks-Hines Funeral Home of Canton, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Obits from the Astoria (Illinois) South Fulton Argus FamilySearch Library

Obituaries & more from Canton weekly register, Canton, Illinois WorldCat

Obituaries and Odds and Ends : the Canton Register, Jan. 5, 1899-Jul. 4, 1901 FamilySearch Library

Obituaries and odds & ends : the Canton Register, Jan. 5, 1899-Jul. 4, 1901 WorldCat

The Canton register, Canton, Illinois : [death notices, obituaries, etc.] WorldCat

Where to find obituaries of Canton Township, Fulton County, Illinois : August 21, 1986 to September 24, 1994 FamilySearch Library

Canton Histories and Genealogies

Canton, Its Pioneers and History Ancestry online

Canton: its pioneers and history : a contribution to the history of Fulton county FamilySearch Library

Canton; its pioneers and history : a continuation to the history of Fulton County LDS Genealogy online

Canton; its pioneers and history : a continuation to the history of Fulton County Internet Archive online

Canton Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1859-1954 FamilySearch Library

US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Fulton County, IL) MyHeritage online

Canton Land Records

Fulton County, Illinois index to town lots, 1834-1894 FamilySearch Library

Canton Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, 1917 Library of Congress online

Canton Marriage Records

1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Fulton County, Illinois marriages, ca. 1829-1911 FamilySearch Library

Fulton, Mcdonough & Hancock Counties, Illinois Obituaries, Some Births & Marriages, Ca. 1908-1983 FamilySearch Library

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Canton Military Records

Gerard Funeral Home, Canton, Illinois, Fulton County, Illinois WorldCat

Canton Miscellaneous Records

Registers and rolls, 1908-1958 FamilySearch Library

Canton Newspapers and Obituaries

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Brons Funeral Chapel, Canton, Illinois, Fulton County, Illinois, August 26, 1953-December 18, 1963 WorldCat

Daily Ledger 10/05/2009 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Fulton, Mcdonough & Hancock Counties, Illinois Obituaries, Some Births & Marriages, Ca. 1908-1983 FamilySearch Library

Obits from the Astoria (Illinois) South Fulton Argus FamilySearch Library

Obituaries & more from Canton weekly register, Canton, Illinois WorldCat

Obituaries and Odds and Ends : the Canton Register, Jan. 5, 1899-Jul. 4, 1901 FamilySearch Library

Obituaries and odds & ends : the Canton Register, Jan. 5, 1899-Jul. 4, 1901 WorldCat

The Canton register, Canton, Illinois : [death notices, obituaries, etc.] WorldCat

Where to find obituaries of Canton Township, Fulton County, Illinois : August 21, 1986 to September 24, 1994 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Canton

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Canton Daily Ledger and Daily Register. (Canton, Ill.) 1926-1961

Canton Daily Ledger. (Canton, Ill.) 1912-1926

Canton Daily Ledger. (Canton, Ill.) 1961-1972

Canton Daily Register. (Canton, Ill.) 1890-1926

Canton Register. (Canton, Ill.) 1840s-1840s

Canton Register. (Canton, Ill.) 1872-1891

Canton Weekly Register. (Canton, Ill.) 1840s-1872

Canton Weekly Register. (Canton, Ill.) 1891-1915

Daily Ledger. (Canton, Ill.) 1972-Current

Fulton County Ledger. (Canton, Ill.) 1858-1913

Canton Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Canton School Records

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Canton High School - Cantonian Yearbook (Canton, IL), 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1964 E Yearbook online

Canton High School yearbook, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Canton High School yearbook, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1970, 1971 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Canton High School yearbook, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1981 Classmates online

Canton High School, Canton Illinois yearbook, 1949 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Canton Junior High School - Yearbook (Canton, IL), 1960, 1961, 1972 E Yearbook online

Canton Junior High School yearbooks, 1960, 1961, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Report of the public schools including the rules and regulations, course of study, charter, text books and prices, of the Canton Union School District, Canton, Illinois [1906] FamilySearch Library

Spoon River College - Shield Yearbook (Canton, IL), 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 E Yearbook online

Spoon River College yearbook, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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