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 
Coal Creek Cemetery Billion Graves
County Farm Almshouse Cemetery Find a Grave
Gerard Funeral Home, Canton, Illinois, Fulton County, Illinois WorldCat
Greenwood Cemetery Billion Graves
Greenwood Cemetery Interment
Greenwood Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Greenwood Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Greenwood Cemetery Illinois Gravestones
Greenwood Cemetery Find a Grave
Hanson Cemetery Find a Grave
Highbridge Cemetery Billion Graves
Locust Lane Cemetery Billion Graves
Moore Cemetery Find a Grave
Murphy-Sedgwick Funeral Home of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois WorldCat
Old Capps Farm Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Orendorff Breeds Cemetery Billion Graves
Orendorff and Breed Cemetery Find a Grave
Orendorff and Breed Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Red School Cemetery Billion Graves
Rigdon Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Joseph Cemetery Billion Graves
Saint Mary Cemetery Billion Graves
Shields Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave
Utica (now Banner) T.S. Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Walnut Cemetery Billion Graves
White Chapel Cemetery Billion Graves
White Chapel Memory Gardens Find a Grave
White Chapel Memory Gardens Genealogy Trails
Canton Census Records
1825 Illinois State Census Ancestry
1835 Illinois State Census Ancestry
1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry
1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Canton City Directories
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
Canton City Directory 1927 MyHeritage
Canton City Directory 1943 MyHeritage
Canton City Directory 1951 MyHeritage
Canton City Directory 1954 MyHeritage
Canton City Directory 1956 MyHeritage
Canton City Directory 1960 MyHeritage
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
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1930 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1943 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1951 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton, Illinois, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Canton Court Records
Court records, 1893-1931 FamilySearch Library
Canton Death Records
1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry
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
Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage
Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry
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
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
Canton; its pioneers and history : a continuation to the history of Fulton County Internet Archive
Canton Immigration Records
Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1859-1954 FamilySearch Library
US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Fulton County, IL) MyHeritage
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
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, 1896 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, 1902 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, 1909 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, 1917 Library of Congress
Canton Marriage Records
1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry
1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry
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
Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry
Canton Military Records
Canton Miscellaneous Records
Registers and rolls, 1908-1958 FamilySearch Library
Canton Newspapers and Obituaries
Brons Funeral Chapel, Canton, Illinois, Fulton County, Illinois, August 26, 1953-December 18, 1963 WorldCat
Daily Ledger 10/05/2009 to Current Genealogy Bank
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 CantonAccording 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
Canton School Records
Canton High School, Canton Illinois yearbook, 1949 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Canton Junior High School - Yearbook (Canton, IL), 1960, 1961, 1972 E Yearbook
Canton Junior High School yearbooks, 1960, 1961, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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
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