Perry County, Missouri

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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 Birth Records: 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 is the Link for ALL of Missouri in the Family Search Catalog 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) 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 Here is a little booklet with early MO Marriages: Some Pages for St Francois Marriage records St. Francois County, Missouri, Book "A" & "B" 1836-1866 Copy and Paste the links into your browser from the links above and below Family Search "Collections" ~ Marriage Records for 'Missouri Neighboring States': Arkansas ~ Illinois ~ Iowa ~ Kansas [Scroll down] ~ Kentucky Nebraska ~ Oklahoma ~ Tennessee Sign into your FS Account, then use the above links 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. 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] 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 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 September 2024 Note: I will not be creating any more Obit Indexes: I have had no queries for them for a couple of years. But, that said, I will still do lookups on Heritage Hub Contact: Martha Note: There is a new resource in the Heritage Hub Collection: "Missouri funeral home notices and obituaries (MO) 1999-Current" 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.