Ford County IL Genealogy
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Overview of Ford County Records
- Ford County was created in 1859 from Clark County.
- Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- The Ford County Clerk has death records starting from 1878 to 1916, birth records from 1878 to 1916 , land records from 1859, and marriage records from 1859.
- The Ford County Circuit Court Clerk has probate records from 1850 and court records from 1859.
- Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.