Boone County, Missouri
Boone County, Missouri

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Welcome:

Boone County is available for adoption, if interested please e-mail the State coordinator for details.

History ~ Maps ~ Biographies & Pioneers ~ Lookups & Queries ~ What's New
History of Boone County [Wiki]
Boone County Namesake: Daniel Boone

Township Histories
The History of Boone County, Missouri
Western Historical Company, 1882
Township Histories begin on Page 539 : Biographies at the end of each Chapter

Note: There is a lot of interesting information!
Biographical index
'Gleanings from the Township Histories'


A History of Northeast Missouri
Walter Williams 1913
Searchable Index ~ Read or Download Here.
There are three Volumes to this Book. ~ The Biographies are in Vol II


Historic Missourians, Towns & Forts, and...

George Caleb Bingham ~ Old Settler's Association: 1897
"Gone but not forgotton" ~ Missouri Pioneer Site
The Forts of Missouri ~ Historic Missouri Towns
Missouri History - Provincial Period ~ Missouri Time Line
Native American Tribes in Missouri


NEW>>>Missouri Pioneers, County and Genealogical Records; 30 Volumes
Created by:
Hodges, Nadine ~ Vineyard, John, Mrs. ~ Woodruff, Audrey Lee Wagner, 1913-1996
[Books - FS Catalog - Log In, Search: Use Nadine Hodges ]
Here are the Vols for Boone County
Vol 2, Boone, Orig Land Pat's, Pgs 17-27
Vol 9, Boone, Patrons Atlas, 1875, Pgs 70-81
Vol 11, Boone, 1821 Tax List, Pgs 51-54

Boone County Neighbors:
Randolph ~ Audrain ~ Callaway ~ Cole
Moniteau ~ Cooper ~ Howard



Search Boone County Resources

Interactive Atlas ~ Boone County Plat Maps
Boone County Township Map ~ Getty Geographical Thesaurus
Bureau of Land Management ~ Geo Communicator
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps [Scroll Down]
USGS Maps for Missouri ~ Missouri State & Regional Maps
Historical Maps ~ Perry Castaneda ~ Quadrangles ~ Surveyor's Base Maps
Historic Map Works ~ "Residential Genealogy"
Library of Congress: Miscellaneous Maps

And... Google Earth Pro

Interested in other Missouri Counties?
Here is a map with clickable links


If you wish to post Genealogical Queries online,
Please use the "io groups site" for Boone County


Lookups:
So far, I am the only one available for lookups:
I have access to the Library Editions of
Fold 3 ~ My Heritage ~ Find My Past ~ American Civil War Research Databases
Kansas City Star [1 Mar 2013 > Current]
and
Access to the following Subscription
Databases [Library Editions]
Newspapers.com ~ NewsBank ~ Historic Map Works


Reports of Civil War [Union Army] Generals
Source: Gale Primary Sources [Online Library] "Archives Unbound" ~


If you have access to local records and are willing to help out, please send along a note:>

'History Hub' = New Lookup Service
Search for Living People: Zaba Search

And RAOGK
Local Historical, Museum, and Genealogical Agencies and [Research Requests]
The above list has local resources, web pages and information that may help with research.
MO Digital Heritage: Genealogical Collections

"What's New: Family Search Catalog"
Obituaries:

FS Catalog : Film # 873784 ~ Item 5
Obituaries from the Columbia Daily Tribune, Boone County,Mo., 1959
The obits are typed abstracts. There is no index, but they are arranged in alpha order:
Here are the image ranges:
A - F, 432-458 ~ G - L, 458-478 ~ M - R, 479-497 ~ S - Z, 498-529

Missouri Cousins
LDS Film # 873784 / Book 977.8D2
Author: A Maxim Coppage
Published by: Raines Publishing Company
11 W 20th Street, Antioch, Calif., USA ~ September 1969
This little book is chock full of bits and pieces of family information.
Use this link for the Boone County Pages
Use this link for the Index
Access: Download the book using the link above or use the FS Catalog and get the film.

War Casualties: LDS Film 4218687 [Missouri]
US Navy, Coast Guard & Marines
Published in 1946
The infomation:
Name, Rank, Street Address & Parents
Access: FS Catalog


Vital Records ~ Cemeteries & Mortuaries ~ Obituaries
Family Search Vitals & Other Resources
Note:
The links to the collections should work, but if they do not,
please sign in to search and view.

Missouri Births and Christenings, 1827-1935 ~ Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920
Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976 ~ Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930

Mortality Schedule: 1860
Naturalization & Court Records: 1802 > 1969


Pre 1910: Missouri Birth and Death Records
Family Search Catalog Records: Marriages
The Vitals listed below are all on film,
Use the Lists below and then access the FS Catalog to view the records

Marriage, 1821-1841 (no index) [913355 / Item 1]
Marriage, v. A-B, 1821-1872 [909125] ~ Marriage, 1872-1880 [913354]
Marriage, v. 1-3 1881-1891 [913356] ~ Marriage, v. 4-6 1891-1899 [913357]
Marriage, v. 7-9 1899-1907 [913358] ~ Marriage, v. 10-11 1907-1912 [913359]
Marriage, v. 12-13 1912-1919 [913360] ~ Marriage, Colored 1865-1882 [913355 / Item 2]

Here is a chart for Marriage Record Databases on Ancestry
'Use POB as a Search Parameter'
Montana Marriages: 1943 - 1986
Nebraska Marriages, 1855 - 1908
New Mexico, U.S., Select County Marriages, 1877-2000
Oklahoma "Select" County Marriages, 1893 - 1951
Oregon County Marriages, 1875-1951
Oregon Marriages, 1853-1935
Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1845-1963
Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015
Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008
Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013


Missouri Death Records
Death Certificates: 1910 - 1971 Online
Missouri Digital Heritage: Genealogical Collections [Contains Vitals]

Remember: Vital Records can be found in Newspapers
This is the link for the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project
Free Digital Newspapers:
Chronicling America ~ Google Archives ~ California Digital Newspapers [There are Articles for MO]

Two new Sites: History Hub & Century Past


"Missouri Only" - Vital Record Databases, Family Search
Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991
Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920
Missouri Births and Christenings, 1827-1935
Missouri Births, 1817-1939
Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976
Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930
Missouri, Civil Marriages, 1820-1874
Missouri, Church Records, 1827-2004

Probate Records
Court & Probate Records: FS Film
Court, Probate, v. 1-2 1872-1875 [909207]
Court, Probate, v. 3-4 1875-1879 [909208]
Court, Probate, v. 5-6 1879-1886 [909209]


More Probate Films :
Film # 913361 ~ 1819-1853
Use the chart below as a guide to locate records.
The index images are here. The actual records are here.

913361 Range 913361 Range 913361 Range 913361 Range
A 7 - 16 M 165-179 F 91-99 R 221-235
B 18-46 Mc 180-189 G 100-112 S 237-257
C 49-69 N 190-199 H 113-132 T 258-268
D 70-81 O 200-205 J 133-142 V 270-275
E 82-90 P-Q 207-219 K 144-153 W 277-293
F 91-99 R 221-235 L 154-164 Y-Z 295-300


Cemeteries of Boone County
Cemetery Map
Interment.net: Rocky Fork Cemetery
Hickham Cemetery [Bethel Church] [Book]

Find~A~Grave: 193 Cemeteries
F-A-G: Born in Missouri, Died in San Luis Obispo County, CA

USGW Tombstone Project: Boone County
U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection,
1847 - 2015


Cemetery records of Boone County, Missouri
Statement of Responsibility:
compiled by Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry
Authors: Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, 1923- (Main Author)
Publication:
Chillicothe, Missouri : E.P. Ellsberry, 1963-
There are 8 volumes that can be found here [FS Catalog]
The Cemeteries listed in Ms Ellsberry's Books are listed on the table below.
Cemetery Volume Cemetery Volume Cemetery Volume
Bethel Vol 5 Liberty Vol 6 Schooling Vol 7
Bethlehem Vol 4 Little Bonne Femme Vol 5 Searcy Vol 7
Bonds Chapel Vol 3 Locust Grove Vol 6 Shock Vol 7
Botner Vol 4 Midway Locust Grove Vol 7 Sims Vol 6
Cave Vol 7 Mt Plesant Vol 3 Smith Vol 7
Centralia / Part 1 Vol 8 Mt Zion Vol 3 Spence Vol 7
Centralia / Part 2 Vol 8 Nashville Vol 4 Starke Vol 7
Church of Christ Vol 6 New Salem Vol 5 Stone Vol 7
Columbia / Part 1 Vol 2 Oakland Vol 1 Sturgeon Vol 6
Columbia / Part 2 Vol 2 Olivet Vol 7 Talbott Vol 7
Dripping Spring Vol 4 Orear / 2 Vol 7 Taylor Vol 7
E A Hamilton, Family Vol 3 Perche Vol 4 Toalson Vol 7
Fairview Vol 5 Points Vol 7 Turner / 4 Vol 7
Friedens Vol 3 Prairie Grove Vol 3 Tuttle Vol 7
Gibson Vol 7 Providence Vol 1 Unidentified Vol 6
Grandview Vol 3 Red Rock Vol 4 Unidentified Vol 6
Grant Vol 7 Red Top Vol 1 Union Vol 5
Harrisburg Vol 1 Renfro Vol 7 Union Vol 6
Harrisburg Vol 5 Ridgway Vol 7 Wade Vol 7
Jewell Vol 4 Riggs Vol 7 Waters Vol 7
Keene Vol 7 Robinson Vol 7 Wiggington Vol 7
Rocheport Vol 1
Rocky Ford Primitive Vol 3

There are more Cemetery Records that can be found
in Family Search "Historical Images"

Locations:
Everett, Lexington, Missouri Township and Boone County inclusive

The various types of Records:
Biographies, Cemetery, Church, Contract Lists, Enlistment, Court Records, Land, Plats & Surveys, Deeds, Probate & Estate, Genealogical, JP Marriages, Military Discharges, Tract Books, and Wills
Time Frames: 1821 > 1941
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Census Records and Draft Registrations were not indexed.

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The following will help you get a handle on information that
could be of value to your search for Family data.
The chart linked here will be a decent guide.
To access the Historical Images, log into your FS Account:
Click on Search, then at the top of the page: Historical Images:
You can begin with the search, but if you get lost or cannot figure it
all out, then use the chart I have created to access the information.


Mortuary Records
California, Sacramento, Cemetery Records, 1900-1959
FS Film # 104304412
See FS for Exact Birth & Death Locations / Search using "MO"
Clark, Booth & Yardley [Mortuary Cards


Obituaries
Obituaries: 1998 > 2020
NewsBank: Missouri Newspapers - Index
Lookups:

In the FS Catalog:
Tidbits from the Big Piney Examiner of Sublette Co., WY
1912 > 2006 - Some Years Missing
Compiler: Anna Lee Woffinden
The Indexes for Each Booklet are Here
The Booklets are full of Obituaries, Death & Funeral Notices
Accidents, and the odd news article about local Pioneers

or
Download individual booklets from the FS Catalog

Chronicling America has Historic Newspapers for Boone County:

The Columbia Evening Missourian (Columbia, Mo.) 1920 to 1923 1
The Daily Missourian (Columbia, Mo.) 1916 to 1917 1
The Evening Missourian (Columbia, Mo.) 1917 to 1920 1
The Professional World (Columbia, Missouri) 1901-192? [Online Resource] 1
The Professional World (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192? 1
University Missourian (Columbia, Mo.) 1908 to 1916
This Link has more current Newspapers & Obits

More from Family Search: Catalog
                        Pahrump, Nevada Genealogical Society Obits 1970 2009: Published: 2010

Digital copies of obituaries for people with some connection to Pahrump, Nevada.
Individuals may have lived and or died in many different states."
Chart gives the years available and a clickable link.
There are indexes and each book is searchable or available to download.
The Chart can be found on the Washington Co., CO Site ~ Scroll down.




Military ~ Prison ~ Odds & Ends
Military Records & Resources

Soldier's Records: War of 1812

Search the National Archives
War Records: Archive.org


Links below are for records in the FS Catalog
Union Soldiers: 1861-1865
Confederate Records 1861-1865 ~
Confederate Pension Applications

Civil War: Boone County, MO ~ Civil War: Battles in Missouri
DAR Lineage [6 MOCounties]

Miscellaneous Military Records:
Homes for Disabled Veterans1866 > 1938
US Army Cemeteries [Missouri]

Iowa Armed Forces Grave Registrations [Missouri]

Missouri Confederate Records

U.S., Registers of Patients at Naval Hospitals, 1812-1934 [Ancestry]:
Chart below - Boone County Men
Adams, Henry Chester abt 1880 ,St Louis, MO 03-Jan-01 US Naval Hospital
Godefroid, Alois E abt 1892 ,St Louis, MO 07-Feb-13 Blank
Mall, Frederick August abt 1883 ,St Louis, MO 24-Oct-12 Naval Hospital
Prather, Henry Lary abt 1882 , Boone, MO 28-Mar-05 US Naval Hospital

Soldiers of the Great War [Nice pictures]


Military Headstone Applications
Douglas, Charles E | Forbis, Richard P | Gilmore, Louis A
Grant, Julian S | Hart, Turner | Johnson, William N
Long, Chester C | Martin, Lindon B | Northway, Ray E
Thornton, William A | Vaughn, Meridith D
Warren, Richard N | Wisley, Charley

Military Databases: Family Search
Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications, 1911-1938
United States, Missouri, Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops, 1863-1865
Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945
Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices, 1941-1946
Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865
Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
and...
Miscellaneous Boone County Military Information
Gleanings from the old Boone County Files

Prison Records
Missouri State Penitentiary: 1836 - 1931 [Search]
Online Explanation of the Prison & Records

FS: Documents & Records - Explanation & Image Charts
How to Access the Records on Film
LDS Films: 2407222 ~ 2406002 ~ 2405919 ~ 2405920
Use this link for Film 2406002

Family Search Catalog: Missouri State Archives
Court Martial and Military Prison Records
Military Prisoners & Court-Marital Records


More Prison & Correctional Instutition Databases

Prison Record Databases
Family Search, Catalog, Film: Prison Records
1617966 ~ Mc Neil Island
1906: Crime Booklet
956170 ~ Territorial Prison at Yuma, AZ
978902 ~ CA State Prison, San Quenton, 1851-1867 [Index]
978903 ~ CA State Prison, San Quenton, 1851-1867, Register
978904 ~ CA State Prison, San Quenton, 1876-1889, Register
978905 ~ CA State Prison, San Quenton, 1889-1897, Register
978906 - Vol A ~ CA State Prison, San Quenton, List of Convicts, A - C
978906 - Vol B
978906 - Vol C
978907 ~ CA State Prison, Folsom
978907 ~ Register, 1884-1886 [Prisoner #s 11092-12354]

Ancestry Prison Records
New Hampshire, U.S., Prison Records, 1812-1968
New Mexico, U.S., Prison and Correctional Records, 1905-1958
New York, Auburn Prison Records, 1816-1942
New York, Great Meadow Correctional Facility Records, 1911-1933
New York, U.S., Clinton Prison Admission Ledgers, 1851-1866, 1926-1939
New York, U.S., Governor's Registers of Commitments to Prisons, 1842-1908
New York, U.S., Prisoners Received at Newgate State Prison, 1797-1810
New York, U.S., Sing Sing Prison Admission Registers, 1865-1939
Pennsylvania, U.S., Prison, Reformatory, and Workhouse Records, 1829-1971
Texas, U.S., Prison Employee Ledgers, 1861-1938
Washington, U.S. Penitentiary McNeil Island, Photos &Records of Prisoners Received, 1887-1939
Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Criminal and Prison Record Indexes, 1681-1911

Odds & Ends
Miscellaneous Family Search Catalog Resources
Original Land Patents: 1820>1832
Ghost towns of Missouri
Missouri Land Records [FS] ~ Missouri Digital Heritage
MO Digital Records: Land Grants, etc


Columbia City 1911-1912 City Directory
Boone County 1921 City Directory


Did any of your Family go to Colorado?
Here is info on Colorado Divorces: State Wide

Filmed Records: Family Search
1900 > 1939 & 1975 > 1992
Information Entered:
CO County of Divorce ~ Date & Place of Marriage
Number and Names of Minor Children, if any
Maiden Name Restored ~ Date of Decree
Film Numbers are Here


"The Fine Print"
Boone County Coordinator:
The MOGenWeb State Coordinator is

Information contained on all of the pages within the Boone County portion of the MOGenWeb may be used for
personal genealogical and historical purposes.

Please be considerate of copyright information and give credit where credit is due:
Any and all donated data will remain with the County in the event of the resignation of the County Coordinator.
If any person who donates material in
the future and wishes to have it returned to them, it will be accomplished upon request.

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Site Updated: 7 June 2022