Perry County, Missouri
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Brief History of Perry County: Wiki
A more detailed History:
'From the old Perry County Files:
Submitted by Helen L. Smith Hoke"
"Our Neighbors"
Madison ~ St Francois ~ Ste Genevieve Counties, Missouri
Jackson ~ Randolph ~ Union Counties , Illinois
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Perry County has been moved from RootsWeb which is no longer hosting USGenWeb Counties.
The 'Old Perry Files' will be found intersperced with the new resources.
Perry County Communities: Wikiwand
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
Library of Congress: Miscellaneous Maps
MapGoose And Google Earth Pro [Download Link]
Interested in other Missouri Counties?
Here is a map with clickable links
Perry County Maps: Old Perry County Files [Cemetery Locations]
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Biographies ~ Books
>>>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" With an Appendix
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]
Note:
As far as I can tell, there are no Perry Folk in the two books below, But...
You might find other Ancestors in them, so be sure and check the Indexes
"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
"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
All of the Books I found for Perry County are here.
Pioneer Families of Missouri: Bryan & Rose, 1876,
Genealogical Index /
General Index
History of Southeast Missouri: Douglass, RS, 1912,
Index ,
Bio's are in Vol II
Wilson's history and directory for southeast Missouri and southern Illinois,
giving descriptions of counties, towns, and villages, with valuable historical
and statistical information FS Has the Book:
Please Use This Link
There are also Biographies in the following History.
"Goodspeed's history of southeast Missouri :
embracing an historical account of the counties of Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Butler, Wayne and Iron: Published: 1888"
The Rankin Family has a WebSite dedicated to Perry County, They have
transcribed the Bios from the Goodspeed History. With Thanks...
Please use this Link
Memorial sketches of pioneers and early residents of southeast Missouri
Miscellaneous Missouri Historical Information: Pioneers ~ Native American's
Historic Missourians, Towns and Forts, and...
Old Settler's Association: 1897
"Gone but not forgotton" ~ Missouri Pioneer Site
The Forts of Missouri ~ Missouri History - Provincial Period
Native American Tribes in Missouri
"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 Perry County
All Vols are pdf and searchable
Vols: 6, 7. 8, 9, 10, 11. 12, 18, 23, 24, 25
They are all available in the FS Catalog: Please use this link.
MO State Archives: Quick Links
Census Records and Tax Lists
Supreme Court of Missouri Historical Records
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1970
Missouri State Penitentiary Database
Fillable Six-Generation Family Tree Poster
Timeline of Missouri History
"What's New" '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
As I was cleaning up the old Perry County Files, I did a bit of searching for additional Resources;
Here are Miscellaneous Items from the Family Search Historical Images
For Access: Log into your FS Account,
Then use this Link The above link is for all of the Perry County Data in
the "Image Section" There are records for the following locations:
Brewer ~ Crosstown ~ Friedenberg ~ Highland ~ Longtown ~ Perryville
~ Silver Lake ~ Union Township You can narrow the search by using the Catagories Box
to the right where it says "All"
Queries and Lookups:
The New County Coordinator will be happy to receive any notes regarding Volunteers:
Queries
It appears that there is not a mail list for Perry County,
Please Check Cyndi's list.
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
Heritage Hub [Includes NewsBank]
For more Info and Contents ~ Contact Martha
[Volunteer for Lookups]
'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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"The Fine Print"
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State Coordinator: Mel Owings
Assistant State Coordinator: Lea Robertson For information about adopting a Missouri County, Please contact: Mel
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Site Updated: 31 July 2024
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