Andrew County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Andrew County, Missouri ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1893; Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce and court records from 1841, land and military records; Probate Judge has probate records from 1841.

History
Andrew County, Missouri is located in Northwest Missouri and one of the six Platte Purchasecounties acquired by the United States from the Native Americans in 1836. The area now located in Andrew County was first part of Buchanan County, Missouri. Since it was organized in 1841, it is important to determine when ancestors first arrived in Andrew County. If they were there prior to 1841 it will be necessary to look for their records in Buchanan County. The majority of the original records filed after 1841 are available at the courthouse which is located in Savannah, Missouri.

Parent County
1841 Andrew County was created 29 January 1841 from the Platte Purchase. County seat: Savannah

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Buchanan •  Dekalb  •  Doniphan County, Kansas  •  Gentry  •  Holt  •  Nodaway

Cemeteries
Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries Missouri Cemeteries

Census

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Land

 * Land patents are available online from 1844 to 1969 at the Missouri Secretary of State website
 * Available from 1841 to present - original records filed at the Recorder's Office

Local Histories

 * Hodges, Nadine. Andrew County, Missouri, marriage records, 1841-1856 and early settlers. 1967.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * History of Andrew and De Kalb counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present; together with sundry personal, business and professional sketches and family records, besides a condensed history of the state of Missouri, etc. Reprint. Originally published: St. Louis : Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1888.Salt Lake City : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2012.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather. Index to biographies for Andrew County, Missouri : from History of Andrew and De Kalb counties, Missouri, 1888. Salt Lake City : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2013.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Rootsweb


 * 1803 - what would become the state was a part of the Louisiana Purchase.
 * 1820 - Missouri became a state.
 * 1821 - Lewis and Clark began their explorations of the area.
 * 1837 February - local tribes signed a treaty giving up their rights to land east of the Missouri River in what is now northwestern Missouri. This was called the Platte Purchase.
 * 1841 January 29 - Andrew County was formally organized from part of this "Platte Purchase".
 * 1844 - the Mormons were moving to Utah.
 * 1849 - The California gold rush saw even faster westward expansion.

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Andrew County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Andrew County.

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Andrew County, Missouri for European settlers included:


 * Missouri River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 from western Missouri to northern California

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * at FamilySearch — images

Regiments Service men in Andrew County, Missouri served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Andrew County, Missouri:

World War II

 * 1941-1946 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 - 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1849 Andrew County Birth Index, Volume B, 1849. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Marriages

 * 1776-1988 - Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com
 * 1840 - 1875 Andrew County Marriage Book A Index 1840-1875. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1850-1883 Andrew County Marriage Books B and C Index 1850-1883. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 Andrew County Marriage Book 1 Index 1881-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1883 - 1893 Andrew County Death Index 1883-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies


 * Missouri State Archives, including Missouri Archives Online Resources.


 * Andrew County Museum 202 East Duncan Drive Savannah, MO 64485


 * Andrew County Historical Society P. O. Box 12 Savannah, MO 64485


 * Mid-Continent Library 317 West 24 Hwy Independence, MO 64050 Other Branches


 * Midwest Genealogy Center 3440 S. Lee's Summit Road Independence, MO 64055 Phone: 816-252-7228 Website


 * Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society Physical Address: 412 Felix Street Saint Joseph, MO 64501 Phone: 816-233-0524 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 382 Saint Joseph, MO 64502


 * St. Joseph Public Library 927 Felix Street St. Joseph, MO 64501