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Franklin County, Missouri
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Table of Contents
History ~ Biography ~ What's New
~ Queries & Lookups
Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Mortuary & Coroner Records ~ Obituaries
Military ~ Odds & Ends
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"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.
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History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Queries & Lookups
Brief History of Franklin County, Wiki
History of Franklin County [from the old Franklin Files]
Books and Biographies
>>>What's New<<< Book
Assortment: Crime, Biography, Medical There are download links for
Archive.org & Google E Book Items
"The Physicians and Surgeons of the United States"
Edited By: William B Atkinson, M D: Author of "Hints in the Obstertic
Procedure," etc... Philadelphia: Charles Robson, 1878 There are three
Indexes, "Alpha", "Local" & "Analytical" The two most useful are Alpha and Local
The Indexes are Here
The Book can be
read online or downloaded.
"Woman's
Who's Who of America" A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the
United States and Canada 1914-1915: John William Leonard, Editor-in-Chief
New York: The American Commonwealth Company There is no Alpha Index, instead
the Authors saw fit to make one that is titled: "Her Married Name". There is
an Addenda - Corrections set of pages. The Bios are listed Alphabetically.
The Addenda and 'Married Name'
The book can be
read online or downloaded
"Men
of America" A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries Edited By: John W
Leonard L R Hamersly & Company One West Thirty Fourth Street, New York
city: 1908 There is no TOC or Index ~ Entries are Alphabetical :
Google Books: Read Online or Download
"Men
and Women of America" A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries L R
Hamersly & Company One West Thirty Fourth Street, New York city: 1910
Copyright 1909 By L R Hamersly & Company, New York There is no TOC or
Index ~ Entries are Alphabetical
Read Online or
Download
"The
American Bar" The Professional Directoy of Lawyers of the World Sarah
Livermore: Editor Sixty-Second Annual Edition: 1980 Published by:
Reginald Bishop Forster & Associates, Inc Minneapolis, Minnesota
Please use this link for the Missouri Section
"Professional
Criminals of America" By Thomas Byrnes Inspector of Police and Chief of
Detectives: New York City Cassell & Company, Limited 739 & 741 Broadway,
New York Copyright, 1886 By Thomas Brynes
The Index, TOC & Addenda is here
Read Online or Download [FS]
"Who's What and Why in
Missouri: 1959" Published by Historical Record Association Hopkinsville,
Kentucky There is no TOC or Index The Biographies are listed
Alphabetically in the Book Family
Search has the Book:
Use This Link
"Reminiscences Of The Bench and Bar of Missouri"
Containing Biographical Sketches... By: W V N Bay St
Louis F H Thomas and Company: 1878
Please Use this Link for the Index, Appendix
Read Online or
Download [Archive.org]
"The Bench and Bar Of St Louis,
Kansas City, Jefferson City and Other Missouri Cities" Biographical
Sketches With Steel Engraved Portraits St Louis and Chicago: American
Biographical Publishing Company H C Cooper Jr & Co., Proprietors, 1884
Please use this link for the Index
Read Online or
Download [Archive.org]
"History of the Bench and Bar of
Missouri With Reminiscences of the ..." A J D Stewart, Editor
Illustrated St Louis, Mo The Legal Publishing Company: 1898 Press of
Little & Becker Printing Co., St Louis, MO.
Please use this link for the Index
Read Online or
Download
"History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford & Gasconade Co's., Missouri"
Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co: 1888
The kind people over at Genealogy Trails have transcribed the Biographies: There is an index here.
"Biographical Directory Of Franklin County, Missouri"
Compiled and Published
By
Herman Gottlieb Kiel, 1925
The above book is available from the FS Catalog: Books
However it is tricky to find: Use Family Search,
Catalog, Enter Kiel in the 'Author Slot', scroll down to Herman
Additionally:
I created a page that explains the book and gives Catagories [Lists]
and page numbers. Go Here.
National Register of Historic Places: Franklin County
Franklin County was completely renovated and is now more 'Mobile Friendly'
There were some very valuable and interesting items found in the
old files that are reformatted to pdf files and are fully searchable.
African American History & Genealogy
The Civil War in Franklin County
"Historical Gleanings"
The Tiemann Family ~ Silas Reed, MD ~ Charles Hoeft
Richard King & Cleona Lewis
and...
Schools: There is information,
but the pictures were never found.
The photos were on RW: All the School files are now Here.
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'What's New' Medical Directories:
"Medical and Surgical Directory
of The United States" R L Polk & Co, Publishers,
Here are the pages for 1886
"Medical and Surgical Register of The
United States" R L Polk, Publishers, Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago
Here are the pages for 1890
Also Included is the following collection
of data: Officers Of the Medical Department of the United States Army And
Hospital Stewards. Medical Corps of the United States Navy Medical
Officers Of the U. S. Marine Hospital Service. Including Acting Assistant
Surgeons And Hospital Stewards. Here are the Military Pages for
1886 and
1890
Note:
There are more
Medical Registers: Scroll Down 'Polk's medical register and directory of
North America' by R.L. Polk, Publishers There are quite a few: Years:
1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1890, 1893, 1896, 1898, 1917
Native American Tribes of Missouri
'Gone but Not Forgotton: Missouri Pioneers' ~ Missouri First Families
A History of The Pioneer Families of Missouri, 1876
Missouri County History Project ~ Historic Towns of Missouri
The Forts of Missouri ~ Missouri History - Provincial Period
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.
There is information for Franklin County on Pages 64-66
Access: Download the book using the link above or use the FS Catalog and get the film.
...and some really great little booklets on Missouri Pioneers
"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 which contain information for Franklin County
2, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 20, 24, 29
Missouri Maps
Interactive Atlas ~ Library of Congress: Missouri Maps
"Map Geeks" State and Township Maps ~ Getty Geographical Thesaurus
Bureau of Land Management ~ Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps [Scroll Down]
USGS Maps for Missouri ~ Missouri State and Regional Maps
Historical Maps: Perry Castaneda ~ Quadrangles ~ Surveyor's Base Maps
Historic Map Works "Residential Genealogy"
Library of Congress: Miscellaneous Maps
MapGoose And Google Earth Pro [Download Link]
Interested in other Missouri Counties?
Here is a map with clickable links
Queries & Lookups
There is a mail / Query List for Franklin - Please Use This Link to Subscribe
or... Try the Franklin County Message Boards for clues
Lookups:
I have access to the Library Edition of My Heritage
Kansas City Star [1 Mar 2013 > Current]
and
Access to the following Subscription
Databases [Library Editions]
Heritage Hub [Includes NewsBank] ~ Historic Map Works
For more Info and Contents ~
Contact Martha [Volunteer]
'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
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![](https://franklin.mogenweb.org/images/frankbar.png) "The Fine Print"
County Coordinator:
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: 31 July 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
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