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Missouri - Established Aug 10, 1821 - State Capital: Jefferson City

Missouri

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335 free genealogy resources for researching family history and records in Missouri:

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Biographies (31) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
A Memorial and biographical record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Mo
A history of the pioneer families of Missouri with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to early days in Missouri also, the lives of Daniel Boone and the celebrated Indian chief Black Hawk with numerous biographies and histories of primitive institutions
Abraham Lincoln, lawyer
Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography
Archive.org
Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand the renowned Missouri bushwhacker and unconquerable Rob Roy of America being his complete confession
Biographical Review
Dictionary of National Biography Vol. 1-63 and supplements
Directory of Open Access Journals
Five famous Missourians authentic biographical sketches of Samuel L. Clemens, Richard P. Bland, Champ Clark, James M. Greenwood, and Joseph O. Shelby
Historical and biographical sketches of the early churches and pioneer preachers of the Christian Church in Missouri
History of Randolph and Macon Counties, Missouri written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources including a history of their townships, towns and villages together with a condensed history of Missouri, a reliable and detailed history of Randolph and Macon Counties, their pioneer record
Jews in America
Library of Congress
Men who are making Kansas City a biographical directory
Midwest Genealogy Center suggested links
Missouri State Archives
NARA Archival Research Catalog
Perkins Research Biographical Sketches
Pictorial and genealogical record of Greene County, Missouri together with biographies of prominent men of other portions of the state, both living and dead
Portrait and biographical record of Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States
Portrait and biographical record of Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton, and Linn Counties, Missouri containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States
Portrait and biographical record of Johnson and Pettis Counties, Missouri containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States
Portrait and biographical record of Lafayette and Saline Counties, Missouri containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States
Portrait and biographical record of St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren Counties, Missouri containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States
The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy
The History of Daviess County, Missouri an encyclopedia of useful information, and a compendium of actual facts it contains a condensed history of the state of Missouri and its chief cities, St. Louis, Kansas City, and St. Joseph, a reliable history of Daviess County, its pioneer record, war history, resources, biographical sketches and portraits of prominent citizens, general and local statistics of great value, and a large amount of miscell
The autobiography of Mary R. Luster, Springfield, Missouri
The biographical record of Jasper County, Missouri
Who's Who in America
Your Ancestors Magazine
Cemetery Records (7) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Census Records (12) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Church Records (10) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Immigration Records (10) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
African-American Collections
Chinese Heritage (National Archives)
Cornell Making of America Digital Library
FindMyPast
Leonard Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic & Gulf Ports, 1820-1874
Markings on the Manifest's Left Margin
On the Trail of the Immigrant
Passengers and immigrants to America
The Great Migration - Colonial America
Where to find passenger lists
Local Histories (76) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
A Memorial and biographical record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Mo
A civic history of Kansas City, Missouri
A history of Missouri
A history of Missouri from the earliest explorations and settlements until the admission of the state into the Union
A history of Moniteau County, Missouri
A history of the Smasheys in Maryland, New Jersey, Missouri, Illinois and Florida, 1770-1972 including, Sam Clemens in Hannibal, Missouri, the founding of Osprey, the fabulous Potter Palmers, John and Mable Ringling (in words and pictures)
A history of the pioneer families of Missouri with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to early days in Missouri also, the lives of Daniel Boone and the celebrated Indian chief Black Hawk with numerous biographies and histories of primitive institutions
A new history of Missouri
Abstracts of wills and administrations of Clay County, Missouri will books A-B-C-D, 1825 to 1860, excluding the period, June 1839 to Jan. 1848
Adjutant General's report of Missouri state militia , andc., andc., for the year 1861
American Association for State and Local History
American Library Association (ALA)
Americanization of the Croats in Saint Louis, Missouri, during the past thirty years
Archival and Manuscript Repositories in the United States
Archive.org
Biographical Review
Chronicling America
Colonial and revolutionary ancestry some account of the New England descent of Hamline Elijah Robinson of Maryville, Mo.
Colonial families of the United States of America, Vol. VI
Comments on the Missouri Historical Records Survey
Cornell Making of America Digital Library
Early days in the West along the Missouri one hundred years ago
FamilySearch
Gazetteer of the state of Missouri with a map of the state, from the office of the surveyor-general, including the latest additions and surveys to which is added an appendix, containing frontier sketches, and illustrations of Indian character
Hand-book of Missouri embracing exhibits of the agricultural, commercial, industrial, mineral, financial, educational, religious and social interests of the state together with its topographical features, transportation facilities, health, climate, etc., and a complete description of the size and location, soils, towns and productive capacity of each county
Historic Map Works
History of Cass County, Missouri
History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties, Missouri from the earliest time to the present together with sundry personal, business and professional sketches and numerous family records besides a valuable fundof sic notes, original observations, etc
History of Kansas City illustrated in three decades being a chronicle wherein is set forth the true account of the founding, rise, and present position occupied by Kansas City in municipal America
History of Lincoln County, Missouri, from the earliest time to the present
History of Randolph and Macon Counties, Missouri written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources including a history of their townships, towns and villages together with a condensed history of Missouri, a reliable and detailed history of Randolph and Macon Counties, their pioneer record
History, Genealogy, and Archives: Databases and E-Resources
Internet Public Library: History
JSTOR Journals and Books online
Kansas City, Missouri its history and its people, 1808-1908
Library of Congress
Life on the Frontier for the Williams Family
Länger als ein Menschenleben in Missouri
Map of the United States in 1800
Men who are making Kansas City a biographical directory
Midwest Genealogy Center suggested links
Missouri Historical Society of Saint Louis constitution and by-laws founded A.D. 1866
Missouri State Archives
Missouri's hall of fame lives of eminent Missourians
Missouri, a bone of contention
Missouri, a guide to the Show Me state
Missouri, day by day
Mohican Point on Lake George the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. W.K. Bixby of St. Louis, Mo. with a brief glance at the history of the lake
Pictorial and genealogical record of Greene County, Missouri together with biographies of prominent men of other portions of the state, both living and dead
Reform metamorphosis of nonpartisan politics in Kansas City, Missouri with an analysis of the 1959 election
Report of the adjutant general of Missouri, January 10, 1921-December 31, 1924
Services and accomplishments of the Missouri Historical Records Survey
Southern Historical Association
Souvenir of the centennial anniversary of Washington's inauguration, April 30, 1789, as first president of the United States the birth of the American republic with the program of ceremonies
St. Louis, one hundred years in a week celebration of the centennial of incorporation, 1909
Switzler's illustrated history of Missouri from 1541 to 1877
The Book of Missourians the achievements and personnel of notable living men and women of Missouri in the opening decade of the twentieth century
The German Settlement Society of Philadelphia and its colony, Hermann, Missouri
The History of Daviess County, Missouri an encyclopedia of useful information, and a compendium of actual facts it contains a condensed history of the state of Missouri and its chief cities, St. Louis, Kansas City, and St. Joseph, a reliable history of Daviess County, its pioneer record, war history, resources, biographical sketches and portraits of prominent citizens, general and local statistics of great value, and a large amount of miscell
The History of Johnson County, Missouri including a reliable history of the townships, cities, and towns, together with a map of the county, a condensed history of Missouri, the state constitution, an abstract of the most important laws, the physical features of the county, the early settlers and pioneers, the political and war history, the religious and educational history, the portraits of prominent citizens, illustrations of state and county
The Kansas City annual, 1907
The Missouri handbook
The biographical record of Jasper County, Missouri
The early history of St. Louis and Missouri from its first exploration by white men in 1673 to 1843
The geography of the Ozark highland of Missouri
The history of Kansas City together with a sketch of the commercial resources of the country with which it is surrounded
The influence of the environment on the settlement of Missouri
The influence of the environment on the settlement of Missouri
The service of the Missouri National Guard on the Mexican border, under the President's order of June 18, 1916 with a roster of its officers and men and a brief history of the organizations participating
The western tourist and emigrant's guide with a compendious gazetteer of the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, and the territories of Wisconsin and Iowa being an accurate and concise description of each state, territory and county
The westward movement of capital and the facilities which Missouri offers for its investment
Warrensburg, Mo. a history with folk lore
We're from Missouri
Western History Association
Where these rocky bluffs meet including the story of the Kansas City ten-year plan
Your Ancestors Magazine
Maps (11) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Marriage Records (33) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Marriage records of Audrain County, Missouri 1836-1879
Marriage records of Caldwell County, Missouri 1845-1871
Marriage records of Carroll County, Missouri 1833-1856
Marriage records of Chariton County, Missouri 1821-1852
Marriage records of Daviess County, Missouri 1836-1855
Marriage records of Grundy County, Missouri 1841-1864
Marriage records of Livingston County, Missouri
Marriage records of Platte County, Missouri, 1839-1855 also personal property assessment list of 1839
Marriage records of Sullivan County, Missouri
Marriage records, 1820-1850, and will records, 1824-1849, of Ray County, Missouri
Marriage records, 1842-1857, of Linn County, Missouri from volume I copied in 1956 from the original documents from the county court house in Linneus, Missouri, all entrees sic were from Linn County unless otherwise stated
Marriage records, Benton County, Missouri, 1839-1861
Marriage records, Dade County, Missouri books A and B, 1863-1872, and abstracts of wills and admrs. A, 1841-1867
Marriage records, Dallas County, Missouri book A, 1867-1873, and B, 1873-1880
Marriage records, Dent County, Missouri book A, 1851-1870 and abstracts of wills A, 1866-1893
Marriage records, Dunklin County, Mo., 1872-1881, 1881-1890
Marriage records, Greene County, Missouri book A and B, 1833-1860
Marriage records, Marion County, Missouri books A and B, 1827-1856
Marriage records, McDonald County, Missouri book A, 1865-1878 and the 1861 tax list
Marriage records, Monroe County, Missouri book A, 1831-1849, and the death register, 1883-1885
Marriage records, Osage County, Missouri book A, 1841-1861
Marriage records, Perry County, Missouri book A, 1825-1841
Marriage records, Polk County, Missouri book A, 1836-1859
Marriage records, St. Francois County, Missouri book A and B, 1836-1866
Marriage records, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri book A, 1807-1827 and 1842-1866
Marriage records, Warren County, Missouri books A and B, 1833-1860
Midwest Genealogy Center suggested links
Missouri State Archives
The marriage records of Cass (Van Buren) County, Missouri books A and B, 1836-1865
The marriage records of Crawford County, Missouri the First marriage book and Book A, 1829-1855
The marriage records of Franklin County, Missouri books A and B, 1819-1858
The marriage records of Jackson County, Missouri
The marriage records of Ralls County, Missouri books A and B, 1821-1866
Military Records (30) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Native American (7) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Newspapers (11) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Photos & Illustrations (8) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Vital Records (5) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Wills (3) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Additional Resources
American History & Genealogy
A godchild of Washington a picture of the past
Abraham Lincoln, lawyer
American Ancestors Jewish Heritage Center
American Association for State and Local History
American Catholic Historical Society
American Historical Association
American Jewish Historical Society
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
Archival and Manuscript Repositories in the United States
Civil War Soldiers Index 1861-1865
Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society
Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century
Cumberland County Affidavits and Estate Inventories of Revolutionary War Pension Applicants
Curt Teich Postcard Archives Digital Collection
Emigrants from Scotland to America, 1774-1775 copied from a loose bundle of Treasury papers in the Public Record Office, London, England
Facts about the Civil War
Famous Mayflower Descendants
Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871
FultonHistory online newspapers and postcards
Genealogy, A Journal of American Ancestry
Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790
Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790. Records of the state enumerations, 1782 to 1785
History Channel
History of Pike County, Illinois
History of Science Society
History, Genealogy, and Archives: Databases and E-Resources
Internet Public Library: History
Latin American Network Information Center
Linkpendium's State by State Search Engine
Lost amid the fogs sketches of life in Newfoundland, England's ancient colony
National Archives and Records Administration
National Endowment for the Humanities
Native American Genealogy Books for Sale
Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
Organization of American Historians
Portraits of Native American Indians
Ray's Place - New England Genealogy and much more
Registers of the Huguenot Society of America
Society of American Archivists
Soldiers of the Civil War
Southern Historical Association
Souvenir of the centennial anniversary of Washington's inauguration, April 30, 1789, as first president of the United States the birth of the American republic with the program of ceremonies
The American Monthly Magazine
The narrative of Colonel David Fanning (A Tory in the Revolutionary war with Great Britain), giving an account of his adventures in North Carolina from 1775 to 1783
Twenty Years among our hostile Indians
U.S. Navy Personnel Research Guide
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Veterans History Project
Western History Association
WorldConnect
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2 of my ancestors born in Missouri:

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Branch
Date
Place
William Daniels
DANIELS
1840 Jan 2
Mary Jane Loveland
DANIELS
1830 Mar 7

1 of my ancestors married in Missouri:

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Branch
Date
Place
Austin Miles Daniels
DANIELS
1837 Jan 7

Ancestors who died here

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Date
Place

None of my ancestors are known to have been buried in Missouri:

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Place
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**Resources by County**
Adair County, MO
Andrew County, MO
Atchison County, MO
Audrain County, MO
Barry County, MO
Barton County, MO
Bates County, MO
Benton County, MO
Bollinger County, MO
Boone County, MO
Buchanan County, MO
Butler County, MO
Caldwell County, MO
Callaway County, MO
Camden County, MO
Cape Girardeau County, MO
Carroll County, MO
Carter County, MO
Cass County, MO
Cedar County, MO
Chariton County, MO
Christian County, MO
Clark County, MO
Clay County, MO
Clinton County, MO
Cole County, MO
Cooper County, MO
Crawford County, MO
Dade County, MO
Dallas County, MO
Daviess County, MO
DeKalb County, MO
Dent County, MO
Douglas County, MO
Dunklin County, MO
Franklin County, MO
Gasconade County, MO
Gentry County, MO
Greene County, MO
Grundy County, MO
Harrison County, MO
Henry County, MO
Hickory County, MO
Holt County, MO
Howard County, MO
Howell County, MO
Iron County, MO
Jackson County, MO
Jasper County, MO
Jefferson County, MO
Johnson County, MO
Knox County, MO
Laclede County, MO
Lafayette County, MO
Lawrence County, MO
Lewis County, MO
Lincoln County, MO
Linn County, MO
Livingston County, MO
Macon County, MO
Madison County, MO
Maries County, MO
Marion County, MO
McDonald County, MO
Mercer County, MO
Miller County, MO
Mississippi County, MO
Moniteau County, MO
Monroe County, MO
Montgomery County, MO
Morgan County, MO
New Madrid County, MO
Newton County, MO
Nodaway County, MO
Oregon County, MO
Osage County, MO
Ozark County, MO
Pemiscot County, MO
Perry County, MO
Pettis County, MO
Phelps County, MO
Pike County, MO
Platte County, MO
Polk County, MO
Pulaski County, MO
Putnam County, MO
Ralls County, MO
Randolph County, MO
Ray County, MO
Reynolds County, MO
Ripley County, MO
Saline County, MO
Schuyler County, MO
Scotland County, MO
Scott County, MO
Shannon County, MO
Shelby County, MO
St. Charles County, MO
St. Clair County, MO
St. Francois County, MO
St. Louis County, MO
St. Louis city, MO
Ste. Genevieve County, MO
Stoddard County, MO
Stone County, MO
Sullivan County, MO
Taney County, MO
Texas County, MO
Vernon County, MO
Warren County, MO
Washington County, MO
Wayne County, MO
Webster County, MO
Worth County, MO
Wright County, MO

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