Perry County, Missouri

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Hello,
Welcome to the Perry County portion of the MOGenWeb.
Thank you for visiting the 'New and Updated Pages for this County'
We hope you will find new and interesting resources.


Table of Contents
History ~ Biography ~ What's New  //\\☺//\\ Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries  //\\☺//\\ Military ~ Crime ~ Odds & Ends

Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries
There were no Vital Record Indexes found in the old Perry County Site:
So... everything here will be new additions.
The Resources will all be from Family Search and Missouri State Archives
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Birth Records:

>>>New<<<
Reclaim the Records has uploaded new Birth Records for Missouri:
Missouri Birth Index, 1920(ish)-2015
"They tried to charge us $1.5 million for a public records request.
Then they decided to ignore the state Sunshine Law altogether."


Here are Birth Resources from Family Search & FS Catalog:
Birth Records: This Link has some resources listed
Missouri Births and Christenings, 1827-1935
Missouri Births, 1817-1939
Missouri Digital Heritage

FS, Historical Images, Births, Baptism's,
Baptism Records & Indexes
Films: 008133962 (Items 1 - 20)  ~ 008133963 (Item 1 -18)
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Marriage Records
There were no Marriage Records or Resources in the old Perry County Files
So... The ones listed here will be new:
FS Catalog: Marriage Records & Indexes: Please use this link.
FS Historical Images: Marriage Records: Film: Please use this link

Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920
Marriage records, 1872-1949; index to marriage records, 1889-1953
Missouri, county marriage, naturalization, and court records : Collection Record, 1800-1991

The Missoui State Government Records may be found here: Please use this link

Finally...
Remember that folks often "ran away" to get married, so below are FS Marriage Record Links for both Neighboring Counties and States.
Missouri Counties: Madison ~ St Francois ~ Ste Genevieve
Illinois Counties: Jackson ~ Randolph ~ Union

Copy and Paste the links into your browser from the links above and below

Family Search Catalog ~ Marriage Records for 'Missouri Neighboring States':
Note: This is a new link - it contains all of the Vital Records available on Family Search.
The file is a fully searchable and linked pdf. To Find Marriages, use Ctrl-F.
Neighbor States Are:
Arkansas ~ Illinois ~ Iowa ~ Kansas ~ Kentucky ~ Nebraska ~ Oklahoma & Tennessee

Family Search ~ Michigan Marriages
This link is for folks born in Missouri and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925
[Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses]
Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link.

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Death Records
There were no Death Record Indexes in the Old Perry County  Files:
However, there were a few Death Certificate Images:
Surnames: French, Maddock & Weinken
There were also Death Notices, Memorial Cards, etc. Use This Link

So... Below are New Resources from Family Search: Historical Image Section

Burial Records ~ Court Records
Death Certificates  ~ Death Record & Indexes
Films:
008119537 (Items 1 - 10)  ~ 008120103 (Items 1 - 12)
008133962 (Items 1 - 20)  ~ 008490181 (Items 1 - 11)

Other Death Records: Family Search
Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976

Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930
Missouri Death Certificates: 1910 - 1972

Remember: Vital Records can be found in a lot of different records;
The links to the collections should work, but if they do not, please sign in to search and view.
Mortality Schedule: 1860
Naturalization and Court Records: 1802 > 1969

Other B~M~ D Sources: Application Types
Social Security ~ Headstones  [Military] ~  Draft Registration ~ Employment
Delayed Birth Certificates
Divorce Records: "Divorces & Separations in Missouri: 1808-1853" [Book]

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Cemeteries & Mortuary Records
F~A~G ~ Missouri Gravestone Project ~ USGenWeb Tombstone Project


This is a chart of the 'known' Cemeteries in Perry County



Mortuary Records
California, Sacramento, Cemetery Records, 1900-1959
'Searchable Index' - Family Search
or use the Catalog and enter the film number below:
FS Film # 104304412
There are several Funeral Homes in this collection
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Obituaries:
There were a few Obituaries found in the 'Old Perry County Files'
Please use this link: Reformatted for easier access.

There were Obits cut from Newspapers: Use this link
Surnames:
Duvall ~ French ~ Grimaud ~ Kiefer ~ Lalumondiere ~ Milfelt ~ Nations ~ Powers ~ Robinson ~ Seifert

There were also Newspaper Articles, Death Notices, Funeral Cards and Obituaries.
They are here: The files are named, but use initials, so investigate!
Like this:
https://perry.mogenweb.org/obits-imgs/Kiefer,ME.jpg

Perry County Obituaries: Heritage Hub: 1958 - December 2023 [Lookups Available] Martha
Heritage Hub [Includes NewsBank and Newspapers.com: Missouri Newspapers
Lookups: Include Name and possible dates and send query to Martha [Volunteer for Lookups]

Awesome Set of Obituary Indexes!
The J R Nieves Legacy Collection of Obituary Indexes
There were no Obits for Perry County,
but... Check the Birth Place Not Identified' and 'County Not Identified' Lists
This is the link for Missouri
This is the link for all of the United States
This is the link for Countries of the World


Many of the Obituries on the Indexes can be found on Heritage Hub.
Heritage Hub is available through local Public Libraries with a Library Card.
Look under 'Digital Resources' on your Library Web Page

In the FS Catalog: 2 sets of Obit Collections:

"Tidbits from the Big Piney Examiner of Sublette Co., WY"
1912 > 2006 - Some Years Missing
Compiler: Anna Lee Woffinden
The Book may be downloaded here [FS Catalog]
There are indexes at the back of each Booklet
The Booklets are full of Obituaries, Death and Funeral Notices
Accidents, and the odd news article about local Pioneers

and...

"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."
Please use this link for all of the publications [FS Catalog]
There are indexes and each book is searchable or available to download.


"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: 24 April 2024
Online Continuously Since 1997