R E S E A R C H   G U I D A N C E

Missouri
Research Outline
   

Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Taxation
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIPLook this term up in the glossary.

Naturalization recordsLook this term up in the glossary. have been filed primarily in the circuit courts. In earlier years naturalization information was included in the minutesLook this term up in the glossary. and order booksLook this term up in the glossary. of various courts along with other court matters. Eventually the papers were kept in separate volumes with indexes. You may obtain copies of declarationsLook this term up in the glossary., petitionsLook this term up in the glossary., and certificates by contacting the clerk's office in each county courthouse.

The Family History Library has copies of the records for some counties in the state. For St. Louis, for example, the library has 17 microfilms of an index to naturalizations from the Circuit Court for 1840 to 1906.

After 1906, most records are under the jurisdiction of a U.S. district court. If you need naturalization records after that date, contact a federal office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service or the National Archives—Central Plains Region (Kansas City). The Archives maintains records from the U.S. Eastern District Court, 1907 to 1941, and the Western District Court, 1906 to 1924.


Return to top of page


NEWSPAPERSLook this term up in the glossary.

The State Historical Society of Missouri has a major collection of newspapers. In the collection are Missouri newspapers from about 1800, and card indexes by name and subject to some of the early papers. The Society and the Family History Library also have several published abstracts and indexes of obituaries and marriages from 1808 to 1870.

To locate newspapers, use William H. Taft, Missouri Newspapers, When and Where, 1808-1963 (Columbia: University of Missouri, 1964; FHL book 977.8 B3t).


Return to top of page


PERIODICALSLook this term up in the glossary.

The major genealogical periodicals and magazines helpful for Missouri research are—

Kansas City Genealogist. 1960-. Published by the Heart of America Genealogical Society and Library, c/o Kansas City Public Library, 311 E. 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64106-2412. (FHL book 977.841 B2g; fiche 6010733-60, vols. 1-28.)

Missouri Miscellany: Statewide Missouri Genealogical Records. 1973-84. 17 vols. Published by Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff, Independence, MO. (FHL book 977.8 D2w.)

Missouri Pioneers: County and Genealogical Records. 1967-76. 30 vols. Published by Nadine Hodges & Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff, Independence, MO. (FHL book 977.8 D2h; vols. 1-2 on film 496617 items 8-9; vols. 3-6 on film 496618; vol. 7 on film 823774 item 5.)

Ozar' Kin: The People who Settled the Missouri Ozarks. 1979-. Published by the Ozarks Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3945, Springfield, MO 65808-3945 (FHL book 977.8 D25o.)

Pioneer Times. 1977-1993. Published by the Mid-Missouri Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 715, Jefferson City, MO 65102. (FHL book 977.8 B2p; fiche 6333987-95, vols. 1-9.)

The Prairie Gleaner. 1969-. Published by the West Central Missouri Genealogical Society and Library, 705 Broad Street, Warrensburg, MO 64093-2032. (FHL book 977.84 B2p.)

St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly. 1968-. Published by the St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1695 So. Brentwood Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63144. (FHL book 977.865 B2q; vols. 1-2 on film 1698206 item 16; vols. 1-27 and an index to vols. 11-20 on films 1698209-10.)

A helpful index to subjects in 13 periodicals is Robert L. Grover, Missouri Genealogical Periodical Index: A County Guide, 1960-1982 (Independence: Missouri Territory Pioneers, 1983; FHL book 977.8 B22g).

Return to top of page

Previous Document   Next Document

©1998, 2001 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. No part of this document may be reprinted, posted on-line, or reproduced in any form for any purpose without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. FamilySearch is a trademark of Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
[FamilySearchTM: Research Guidance
Version of Data: 6/9/2001]