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Ford County ILGenWeb is a free genealogical site about the history of the county. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of your ancestors and relatives of the county.
Are you familiar with the area? Do you have a family tree connection to the area? Volunteers are always needed! Please consider contributing your pieces of Ford County family history. Corrections, updates, and additions to this site are always welcome. If you are interested in helping, please contact the ILGenWeb State Coordinator.
This county is adoptable.
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COUNTY FORMATION
Ford
County was created 17 Feb 1859.
The original boundries were carved from Vermilion County.
Ford county was named in honor of Thomas Ford, the Governor of Illinois 1842 to 1846. He authored A History of Illinois, which was published posthumously in 1854, about the state from its founding in 1818 until 1847.
