Franklin County, Missouri

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We hope that you will find new and useful resources

Table of Contents
History ~ Biography ~ What's New
Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Mortuary & Coroner Records ~ Obituaries
Military ~ Odds & Ends

"Our Neighbors"
Crawford ~ Gasconade ~  Jefferson ~ St Charles ~  St Louis ~ Warren ~ Washington ~ Counties, Missouri
Remember that folks traveled, please check our neighbors for information that might be of value to you in your research.
St Louis County has a lot of records that may apply to Franklin Folk.

 Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Mortuary & Coroner Records ~Obituaries
B ~ M ~ D's
Basic B~M~D Records can be found in many places,
it is not my intent to locate or record those, rather I try to locate records
and resources outside the realm of normal research.
Additionally: The Following are recommended:
MO Digital Heritage ~ Reclaim the Records ~ US GenWeb Archives

Missouri Births & Christenings: 1827 > 1935
MO: Births & Christenings - Index ~ Guide to Birth & Death Records [Missouri]
Family Search: Historical Images - Births, Baptism's
Above link takes you to the list
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Marriage Records
Franklin County Marriagesiage Books: A & B, 1819-1858

Here is the link for the Franklin County Marriage Index
Missouri Marriages: 1750 > 1920 [FS]

Family Search Marriage Databases
Folks often 'ran away to ger Marriages... or moved away.
Missouri Neighboring States
AR Marriages, 1837-1944 ~ IA Marriages, 1809-1992 ~ IA, Co Marriages, 1838-1934
IL Marriages, 1815-1935 ~ IL, Co Marriages, 1810-1940
KS Marriages, 1840-1935  ~ KY Marriages, 1785-1979 ~ NE Marriages, 1855-1995
OK Marriages, 1870 - 1930 ~ OK Co Marriages, 1890-1995
TN Church Marriages, 1810-1965 ~ TN Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 ~ TN Marriages, 1795-1950 ~ TN Co Marriages, 1790-1950

 Family Search: Historical Images - Marriage Records
Above link takes you to the list
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Death Records
Missouri Digital Heritage: Vitals
Death Records: Pre 1910 ~ Death Certificates: 1910 - 1971
Here is a link for the Death and Burial Records in Illinois 

This is the link for Death, D/C's and Burial Records [Index]
Records from the following States: Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio Texas & Washington
 Missouri Death Records: 1867-1976  ~ Missouri State Archives
Family Search: Historical Images, Deaths & Burials
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Vital Odds
Marriages, Naturalization & Court Records: 1802 > 1969

There are huge lists of Vital Record Databases
Family Search
Here is the link to Vital Odds for Missouri
It is not our purpose here to list them all as they are obvious by nature and title.
However:
Remember that Divorce Records are considered 'Vital Records'
There are quite a few for the following States:
Montana, Oregon, Colorado, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Michigan
and these new databases for Colorado,
Missouri and Oregon

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 Marriagesiage
Number and Names of Minor Children, if any
Maiden Name Restored ~ Date of Decree ~ Film Numbers are Here

Divorce Records
Booklet: Divorce & Separations: Missouri ~ 1808-1853
LDS Catalog or Go Here

Finally: Church Records
These contain both Baptism, Confirmation and Communion Information.
They are especially important as the Churches kept
records long before they were mandated by the individual States and Counties.
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 Cemeteries, Coroner Records & Funeral Homes
I found a very comprehensive list of Cemeteries for the Townships
in the old Franklin Files. They may be very old lists as I have no information on who created them.
Franklin Township Cemeteries ~ Poor Farm Cemetery / Alternate Burials
Senate Grove Cemetery ~ Compilation of old Cem Records and 'Poor Farm Cemetery Notes'
F~A~G lists 625 Cemeteries ~ Billion Graves: Index on FS
 F~A~G: Born in Missouri [5 Counties] Died in Canada
Be sure to check F~A~G in Mexico for Missouri Deaths

Franklin Co., MO Cemetery Transcriptions [Book] - FS Catalog]
Brown Cemetery,95 ~ Cove Cemetery,90 ~ Fisher Cemetery,94  ~ Goode Cemetery,95
Kamper Cemetery,96 ~ McCallister Cemetery,37 ~ Moore Cemetery,93 ~Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery,96
North Cemetery,92 ~ Odd Fellows, St. Clair,83 ~ Thee Cemetery,97 ~ Wilkinson Cemetery,95  ~ Woodcock Cemetery,11

Also in the Catagory of 'Vital Records'
Remember that Mortuary, Mortality Schedules and Coroner Records are valuable too.

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
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Obituaries
NewsBank: Obituaries
Index: Lookups: Martha, MOGenWeb Volunteer

FS: Obits: Gleans for Several States including Missouri
1968 Obituaries: Records compiled by Margaret Bearce

Possible Resource: Missouri Obituaries, GenealogyBank
This link is for GB Newspapers indexed on FS,

"The Fine Print"

County Coordinator:
Acting State Coordinator: Mel Owings
Assistant State Coordinator: Lea Robertson
 For information about adopting a Missouri County, please contact: Mel

Data contained on these pages may be used for personal genealogical and historical purposes, Please give Credit where it is due.
All data will stay with the MOGenWeb Project when and if the Coordinator resigns: Future contributions or donations will be returned to the Submitter upon request. Although believed to be correct as presented, any corrections, changes or additions or invalid links should be brought to the attention of the Webmaster.
Site Updated: 27 March 2024
Online Continuously since 1997