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Find FHC Film Number for CHICAGO City Directories
Cook County, Illinois
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Information contributed for use in Cook County ILGenWeb (from Cook-Co-L mail-list)
with permission from original submitters
by Cook County ILGenWeb Coordinator(s), July 1999
What are CITY DIRECTORIES?
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City Directories are books published much like today's telephone directories. These books
listed information about individuals and families, as well as info about businesses.
What CITY DIRECTORIES are Available for Chicago Area?
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Chicago city directories are available from 1839-1917, for the year 1923, and the final
edition was 1928/29.
How to Find FHC (LDS Family History Center) Film Number for CHICAGO City Directories
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Jim Ryan of California writes:
YEARs COMMENTS LDS# PUBLISHER
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1839 1 fiche 6043786 Fergus
1840/43 none published
1843 1 fiche-statistics 6043787
1844 2 fiches 6043788 Ellis & Fergus
1845/46 3 fiches 6043789 Campbell
1846 1 fiche-business & stats. 6043790 Norris/Eastman & Davidson
1846/47 2 fiches 6043791 Norris/Geer & Wilson
1847/48 2 fiches 6043792 Norris/Kedzie
1848/49 not available
1849/50 4 fiches 6043793 Langdon
1851 4 fiches 6043794 Danenhower
1852/53 5 fiches 6043795 Udall & Hopkins
1853/54 4 fiches 6043796 Hall & Smith/Fergus
1854/55 6 fiches 6043797 Hall
1855/56 6 fiches 6043798 Fergus
1856 1 fiche-supplement 6043799 Fergus
1856 not available
1856 3 fiches-business 6043800 Hall
1856/57 6 fiches 6043801 Case/Gager
1856/57 7 fiches 6043802 Gager
1858 10 fiches 6043803 Cooke
1858/59 not available
1859 5 fiches-business 6043804 Griggs
1859/60 10 fiches 6043805 Cooke
1859/60 2 fiches-business 6043806 Hellier
1859/60 8 fiches 6043807 Smith & Du Moulin
1860/61 8 fiches 6043808 Cooke
1861/62 1376659 Halpin & Bailey
1862/63 1376659 Halpin & Bailey
1863/64 1376659 Halpin & Bailey
1864/65 1376660 Bailey
1865/66 1376660 Halpin
1866/67 1376661 Edwards/Greenough & Deved
1867/68 1376661 Bailey
1868/69 1376662 Edwards
1869/70 1376662 Edwards
1870/71 1376663 Edwards
1871 fire edition 1376663 Edwards
1872 1376664 Edwards
1873 1376665 Edwards
1874/75 1376666 Lakeside/Williams & Donnelley
1875/76 1376667 Lakeside/Williams & Donnelley
1876/77 lacks title page 1376668 Lakeside/Donnelley & Loyd
1877/78 1376669 Lakeside/Donnelley & Loyd
1878/79 1376670 Lakeside/Donnelley & Loyd
1879 1376671 Lakeside/Donnelley & Loyd
1880 1376672 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1881 1376673 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1882 1376674 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1883 1376675 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1884 1376676 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1885 1376677 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1886 1376678 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1887 1376679 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1888 1376680 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1889 1376681 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1890 A to Quaney, Thomas J. 1376682 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1890 Puzzo, A. to Z 1376683 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1891 A to Miner, J. 1376684 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1891 Miner, J. Potter to Z 1376685 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1892 A to Markham, Monroe 1376686 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1892 Markham, Patrick C. to Z 1376687 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1893 A to Nelson, Axel 1376688 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1893 Nelson, Axel to Z 1376689 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1894 A to Morrissey, William 1376690 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1894 Morrissey, William to Z 1376691 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1895 A to Meyer, John J. 1376692 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1895 Meyer, John J. to Z 1376693 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1896 A to Livingston, Thomas M. 1376694 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1896 Livingston, Tina B. to Z 1376695 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1897 A to Lynch, William J. 1376696 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1897 Lynch, William J. to Z 1376697 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1898 A to McFann, John S. 1376698 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1898 McFarlan, Bernard S. to Z 1376699 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1899 A to Maw, Florence M. 1376700 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1899 Maw, Frank to Z 1376701 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1900 A to Merry, George 1376702 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1900 Merry, James to Z 1376703 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1901 A to McConnell, Alex. 1376704 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1901 McConnell, Alex. to Z 1376705 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1902 lacks title page 1759633
1903 lacks title page 1759634
1904 lacks title page 1759635
1905 1759636 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1906 not available
1907 lacks title page 1759637
1908 1759638 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1909 1759639 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1910 lacks title page 1759640 Lakeside
1911 lacks title page 1759641 Lakeside
1912 lacks title page 1759642 Lakeside
1913 1759643 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1914 lacks title page 1759644 Lakeside
1915 1759645 Lakeside/Chicago Dir. Co.
1916 lacks title page 1759646 Lakeside
1917 lacks title page 1759647 Lakeside
1923 lacks title page 1759648
1928/29 1759649 Polk
(MANY thanks to Jim Ryan for providing this info)
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