Howard County, Missouri
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Queries ~ Lookups Brief History of Howard County, MO [Wiki] Located on the north bank of the Missouri River, Howard County was settled primarily from the Upper Southern states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, and cultivated hemp and tobacco. Howard was one of several counties settled mainly by Southerners along the Missouri River in the center of the state. Because of this, this area became known as Little Dixie, and Howard County was at its heart.[4] Following the 1848 revolutions in the German nations, many German immigrants also came to this region. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,144.[1] Its county seat is Fayette.[2] The county was organized January 23, 1816 and named for Benjamin Howard, the first Governor of the Missouri Territory.[3]  Howard County Neighbors: Boone, Cooper, Saline, Chariton & Randolph >>>???<<< Howard County Townships: Bonne, Femme, Boonslick, Burton, Chariton, Franklin, Moniteau, Prairie & Richmond Search Howard County Maps & Plat Books Howard County 1897 Plat Map ~ Interactive Atlas ~ Getty Geographical Thesaurus Bureau of Land Management ~ Geo Communicator ~ Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps [Scroll Down] USGS Maps for Missouri ~ Historical Missouri Plat Books Google Earth Pro MO Digital Records: Land Grants, etc ~ Maps from the MO Historical Society The American Civil War in Missouri ~ Digitized Newspapers from the Civil War Era "Route 66" Missouri Property Records Search ~ Family Search: Land Records Biographies History of Howard and Cooper Counties, Missouri St Louis: National Historical Co, 1883 Biographical Index ~ or Download the Book  History of Chariton and Howard Counties, Missouri Howard County: T Berry Smith Chariton County: Pearl Sims Gehrig Historical Publishing Com pany Topeka-Indianapolis: 1923 Biographical Index ~ Download the Book Howard County Teachers - Bios James H Robertson: Biography [FS Catalog] The Forts of Missouri ~ Historic Missouri Towns Missouri History - Provincial Period ~ Missouri Time Line Native American Tribes in Missouri ~ African American Genealogy in Missouri What's 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 which contain information for Howard County Vol 1: Taxpayers of 1817, Pgs 79-80 Vol 1: "Items from Early Papers", Pgs 51-60 Vol 6: Missouri Obituaries, "Millenial Harbinger", 1841-1860, Pgs 51-58 Vol 7: Mortality Schedule, 1860, Pgs 101-110 Vol 10: Obituaries & Death Notices, 1855, St Louis Christian Advocate, Pgs - 67-78 Vol 13: Obituaries & Death Notices, 1856, St Louis Christian Advocate, Pgs 93-108 Vol 15: Death Register, 1883-1887, Pgs 108-110 Vol 16: Marriages, 1850-1860, Pgs 13-41 Vol 18: County Court Book "B", 1822-1823, Pgs 64-75 Vol 26: Obituaries & Death Notices, 1858, St Louis Christian Advocate, Pgs 66-80 Vol 30: Petition of the Inhabitants of Howard land District, Dec 1819, Pgs 54-56 Vol 30: Obituaries & Death Notices, 1860, St Louis Christian Advocate, Pgs 57-80 ???><><??? Neighbors: Boone, Cooper, Saline, Chariton & Randolph [Vitals Only] Cooper County: Vol 14: First Presbyterian Ch of Boonville, June 1838-Oct 1848 Vol 23: Marriages, 1850-1857, Pgs 23-46 Saline County: Vol 10: Early Birth Register, 1863 -?, Page 35 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 Howard 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. More What's New The Denver Public Library has an interesting set of databases which are free to access: Mining Accidents: 1839 > 2006 There is an index on Ancestry, but the Library has a search engine too. Go Here Lookups & Queries 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: Remember to check Counties 'next door', folks did move around and run off to get married! Howard County Neighbors: Boone, Cooper, Saline, Chariton & Randolph Search for Living People: Zaba Search RAOGK : New Volunteers Another Free Resource 'Century Past' - Free Online Library Magazines, Books-Fiction & Non Fiction, Articles History, Newspapers, Biographies, Collections, And More 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 If you wish to post Genealogical or Historical Queries online, Please use this Link: Howard County Mail list Interested in other Missouri Counties? Here is a map with clickable links |
| Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~
Obituaries Vital Records Permanent record of births 1883-1889, Fayette, Howard County, Missouri Missouri Births and Christenings, 1827-1935 Marriage Records and other Vitals from FS Marriages from other States & Counties Howard County Marriages: Bartels, Carolyn M, Compiler. 1834-1864 [2 Books] Howard County, Marriage Abstracts, Gibbons, Carolyn, Compiler, 1860-1881 Bk 4 [White] Missouri Marriages: 1805-1887 [Book] - Howard County Section [No Editor or Date of Publication] Howard County Marriages, Ellsberry, Elizabeth P, Compiler, 1816-1850 [Book] FS Marriage Films: Access, Log in, Catalog, Search, Enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot
Some of the Marriage Records from the above list are also in book form. They may be found here. Also, when looking for Marriage Records, it is always a good idea to look to other States Here is a list of Marriage Databases for Ancestry that might prove fruitful 'Use POB as a Search Parameter'
Missouri Death Records Death Certificates: 1910 - 1971 Online Missouri Mortality Schedules: 1850 ~ 1860 Missouri Digital Heritage: Genealogical Collections [Contains Vitals] Howard County, Record of Deaths: FS Film 963408, Item 1 1883-1888 Deaths: FS Death Record Databases "Born in Howard County" ~ Died Elsewhere 'Born in Missouri, Died in San Luis Obispo Co., CA ~ Here is a set of Books which have Vital Records, Cemeteries and Wills All of the books came from Family Search "Missouri Only" - Vital Record Databases, Family Search
Howard County, Justice of the Peace Records: 1894-1926 [Film] Civil & Criminal Dockets: FS: Please use this Link Other Documents which will give Vital Information are numerous: Marriage License Applications ~ Pass Port Applications Passenger Lists & Border Crossing Documents Military Records: Draft, Pension, etc Naturalization, Employment Records ~ Hospitals ~ Funeral Homes & Mortuaries ~ Coroner Records Obituaries and Newspaper Articles, and Prison Records, to name a few Cemeteries of Howard County Cemetery Data [From old Howard Files] Cemeteries on Find~A~Grave ~ Cemeteries on Billion Graves ~ FS Search Cemetery Records of Howard County Elizabeth P Ellsberry Sulphur Springs Cemetery Family Search: Cemetery Books for Howard County Ball Family Cemetery ~ Davis Family Cemetery ~ Hostetter Cemetery ~ Mt Zion Church Cemetery ~ Oak Ridge Cemetery ~ "Private Cemetery" [Across the road from Mt Zion Ch Cem] "Cemeteries of Howard County: Vols: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5" Additional Information on Family Search Cemetery Books Log in, Search, Books, Key in Howard County, Missouri, Cemeteries. Read online or Download
U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847 - 2015 "Born in Howard County, MO" The Explanation is here: Data is on Ancestry If your MO Folk came to SF, the Funeral Homes listed below may have Records FS 'Historical Images' have this Film: 4394268 CA, City of San Francisco, Halsted N Gray-Carew & English Funeral Home Records, 1975 -1979 FamilySearch Catalog - Film Records Link is for Mortuary Search on Family Search, Many States and Counties Please use this Link, if it does not work, Log into your account and enter the link. The database below may be of some help in locating California Folk who came from Missouri Other 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 From 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
Pahrump, Nevada Genealogical Society
Obits 1970 2009: Published: 2010
Digital copies of obituaries for people with some connection to
Pahrump, Nevada.
Archival NewsPapers: Gleaned from FS 1980 > 2014 Archival NewsPapers: 1993 > 2015 for Obits and other Vital data ~ More Obituaries Here Obituaries: 1998 > 2020: NewsBank: Missouri Newspapers - Index Lookups: |
| Military ~ Crime & Punishment ~ Odds &
Ends Military Records & Resources Some of the information included here was found on the old Howard County Site and reformatted for easier access. War of 1861 / Confederate Soldiers Confederate Pension Applications Soldier's Records: War of 1812 Search the National Archives ~ War Records: Archive.org Civil War: Battles in Missouri DAR Lineage [6 MOCounties] Misc Military Data: Family Search / Ancestry Use above links for Military Death & Burials as well More Records from both FS & Ancestry Union Soldiers: 1861-1865 [FS Catalog] Confederate Records 1861-1865 ~ Confederate Pension Applications [FS Catalog] Revolutionary Pension Roll of 1835 : Missouri Residents 1890 Veteran's Schedule Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, 1835-1998 [Index] "Born in Boone, Chariton, Howard, Franklin, Mercer & St Louis Counties" Records are on Family Search SAR Memberships Applications: Boone, Franklin, Howard, Mercer & St Louis Co's., Missouri Search: DAR ~ GAR ~ SAR Howard County Surnames & Bio Odds & Ends <<<What's New>>>
U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records,
1861-1865
Pre WWII Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts:
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916 [FS] The above set of files is very interesting. There are thousands of records. New>>> U.S., Naval Hospital Tickets and Case Papers, 1825-1889 The Index is Here POB, Missouri : Really Interesting, gives info on reason for admitting to Hospital Soldiers of the Great War [Nice pictures]
Military
Databases: Family Search
Crime & Punishment
MO State Penitentiary
Odds and Ends
Miscellaneous Family Search Catalog
Resources
Family Search: Historical Images
The various types of Records:
Charts in the 'Fiche-Film' slot. Miscellaneous Probate Records
From FS: Probate: Time Frames 1750-1998
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Howard Coordinator:
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Information contained on all of the pages within the Howard GenWeb may be used for personal genealogical and historical purposes.
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