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Hello:My Name is Martha and I am your guide to Genealogical and Historical resources for Mercer County.
I do not live in Missouri, but have roots deep in her soil.
I am an excellent online Researcher and might be able to assist
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Table of Contents
History ~ Pioneers / Native American's~ Biography ~ Search ~ What's New ~ Maps ~ Lookups & Queries
Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries
Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Family Search ~ Maps ~ Odds and Ends
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Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Family Search ~ Maps ~ Odds and Ends Military Records & Resources <<<New>>> Pre-WWII Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts, 1900-1941. Plese use this List to locate persons of interest. And then this Link for the actual Records Here is the FS Wiki which explains the records and their contents During the 1960's and 1970's, a Gentleman named Sherman Lee Pompey did a lot of Military Research: Quite a few of his works can be found in the FS Catalog: The focus of his research seems to surround the Civil War along with the Cavalry and Infantry Troops who were involved. There are a lot of Burial Records for those who fought and lost their lives from one cause or another. This List is for all of the MO Records Available. I have downloaded several of the Booklets: They can all be found here Here are some more Booklets: MO, CW Burials, Pompey, Sherman Lee Civil War Veteran Burial Listings: Vol VII Covering the Men In The MO Cavalry [Confederate and Union] and MO State Militia Cavalry Civil War Veteran Burial Listings: Vol VIII Covering Men in MO Regiments: Inc Body Guards, Atrillery, Cadets, Hussars, State & Home Guards, Enrolled & Provisional Enrolled Militai, Miners & Sappers, MS Marine Brigade, Etc. Civil War Veteran Burial Listings: Vol IX Covering Men in the MO Infantry [Union & confederate, State Militia Infantry and Colored Infantry Muster lists of the Missouri Confederates There are 9 parts to this Resource There are a couple of films that may be of interest. "Master list of Missouri Civil War Veteran Burials" Note: There are no Indexes: But, the format Mr Pompey used is consistent in that he lists the Names from the 'Top Down' In other words, Officers [Rank] to Non-Comissioned & Enlisted Men last. Film 483686: Vol 1: Cavalry, Artillery Images 1 - 432: Regiment 'Resume' Imgs 428-432 Film 486386: Vol 2: Artillery, Engineers, Etc Images 436-559 ~ Miscellaneous Units: 560-561 Film 483687: Vol 3: MO Infantry 1 - 25, Others Resume of Burials: Images 7 - 9 Burial Lists: Images 10 - 402 Film 486687: Vol 4,: MO Infantry 26 - 51 & Others Images 407 - 658 [[[^::☺::^]]]::^☺^::[[[^::☺::^]]] Military: Historical and Genealogical "Service Record Book of Men and Women of Princeton, Missouri and Community" 1948 [FS Catalog] Missouri in the Wars... Missouri in the American Civil War Battles fought in Missouri ~ The USS Missouri Military Forts in Missouri Court Martial's ~ Confederate Prisoners ~ Union Soldier Executions [FS Catalog] Film 2406002 - Court-martial papers, Record Group no. 133, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, 1862-1877 FS: Documents and Records - Explanation and Image Charts Explanation: How to Access LDS Films: 2407222 ~ 2406002 ~ 2405919 ~ 2405920: Index United States Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 Proceedings of U.S. Army courts-martial and military commissions of Union soldiers executed by U.S. military authorities, 1861-1866 "United States Union Provost Marshal Files of Individual Civilians, 1861-1866" Images of records from the United States Provost Marshal during the Civil War. The Provost Marshal served as military police for the Union Army. Records in this collection deal with deserters, Confederate spies, civilians suspected of disloyalty, civilian passage through military zones, etc. The records are in Record Group 109 located in the National Archives. This collection corresponds to NARA publication M345: Union Provost Marshals' File of Papers Relating to Individual Civilians. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1834304 Reports of Civil War [Union Army] Generals More Military Resources Search the DAR, the GAR or the SAR Missouri Confederate Records ~ Revolutionary Pension Roll: Residence Missouri "Soldiers of the Great War" [Vol 2] 1890 Veteran's Schedule: Residence, Mercer County Soldiers of the War of 1812 Who Are Buried in the State of Missouri : A - L ~ M - Z Military Forts of Missouri: LDS Films: Here is an explanation of contents Here is the Catalog Link for all of the Forts War of 1812 Military Bounty Land Warrants: Missouri, 1815- 1858 LDS Film # 983163 The table below indicates the Alpha Ranges & Image Numbers The Warrants are here Please use this link for all films New Military Records:Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916 [FS] The above set of files is very interesting. There are thousands of records. U.S., Naval Hospital Tickets and Case Papers, 1825-1889 The Index is Here POB, Missouri : Really Interesting, gives info on reason for admitting to Hospital The National Archives has a set of the above documents War Casualties: LDS Film 4218687 [Missouri] US Navy, Coast Guard & Marines : Published in 1946 The infomation: Name, Rank, Street Address & Parents : Access: FS Catalog Family Search has a very extensive collection of Military Records Search their 'Collections: Military Section' Search, Records, Scroll Down to 'Collections : Browse Then add 'Military' in the Search Box [[[^::☺::^]]]::^☺^::[[[^::☺::^]]] Crime and Punishment Pennsylvania Prison Records More Databases for "Crime & Punishment" Missouri State Penitentiary: 1836 - 1931 [Search] Online Explanation of the Prison & Records FS: Documents & Records - Explanation & Image Charts LDS Films: 2407222 ~ 2406002 ~ 2405919 ~ 2405920: Family Search Catalog: Missouri State Archives Court Martial and Military Prison Records Prison Records: Family Search Databases [Film] Please Use This Link for the Chart and Film Numbers Log Into your FS Account, Catalog, Search, Enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot Prison Record Databases [FS Chart] San Quentin, Folsom Prison, Mc Neil Island Yuma Territorial Prison There are also FBI Criminal Records and a set of records entitled "Record of the Federal Dead" in Military Camps Information on Census Records & Federal Prisons And... 'The Espy Files' [[[^::☺::^]]]::^☺^::[[[^::☺::^]]] Family Search: Historical Images & 'Collections' A couple of years ago, FS began to put films online that have not been Indexed and/or Reviewed for their regular Search Collections. There are thousands of films, organized by State, County, Towns Access them through the main index: Search, Images: Then enter a location of interest. From there, scroll down to 'Event' : This will give you types of Documents Princeton and Mercer County inclusive: This is the file I created for Mercer Often times folks traveled to get married: Below are links to Historical Images [Primarily Marriage, Civil Registrations and Marriage Banns] for: Putnam, Sullivan, Grundy, Harrison Counties, Missouri and Decatur County, Iowa There are probate records in the FS Historical Chart above, but here are more Probate Record Indexes: LDS Film 1008221 1849 - ? Court Papers, Estates A - B, C - D, E - G, H - K, L - M, N - Q, R - S, T - Z Find an item of interest, then go here Here is a small index of Probate Dates & Vols that goes along with the above film #. >>>New<<< "Family Search "Collections" There is a wealth of Family and Historical information contained on the FamilySearch WebSite. It can be overwhelming to figure out where to start. So, I have created concentrated categories of databases which are accessible via linked pdf files. All of the pdf files for the information listed below can be found using this link. Cemeteries, Etc [Burial, Cemeteries, Coroner, Funeral Homes, Graves] Church Records[ Baptism's, Catholic Church, Christenings, Church [General]] Legal Documents and Resources [Court, Estate, Probate Records] Migration - Naturalization - Travel [ Border Crossings, Migration, Naturalization, Passenger Lists, Passports] Military [Bounty [Land], Military [Misc], Pensions, Soldiers, Veteran's, War[s]] Odds and Ends [Applications, Homestead, Membership, Native Americans, Parish [Location & Church], Pioneers, Prison, Voting, Obituaries, Veteran & Soldier's Homes, Children's Home] Vital Records [Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death, Mortality Records] [[[^::☺::^]]]::^☺^::[[[^::☺::^]]] Odds and Ends Missouri - Miscellaneous Resources Over the Years... DAR "Genealogical Collections" This is the link for the Missouri Collections. The DAR Ladies collated, compiled, and transcribed thousands of Records USGenWeb® Archives Access: Tables of Contents Author: A Maxim Coppage Published by: Raines Publishing Company 11 W 20th Street, Antioch, Calif., USA ~ September 1969 This little book is chock full of bits and pieces of family information. Use this link for the Mercer County Pages Use this link for the Index if you wish to look at other County Records Access: Download the book using the link above or use the FS Catalog and get the film. 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 ] Family Group Sheet Project If you are interested in searching for more clues for finding family, please give this USGW Project a try. Even if you do not find new goodies, consider contributing your work to the Project Use this Link: Missouri Page 'This Just In...' The Denver Public Library has an interesting set of databases which are free to access: Mining Accidents: 1839 > 2006 There is an index on Ancestry, but the Library has a search engine too. Go Here Missouri Historical Society University of Missouri: Digital Library The above data is on Ancestry. "Ancient Faces" From the Old RW Files: Photos with Family Names Also: Mercer County: Now and Then [Old Photos] US Naturalization Records, 1840 - 1957 These records are for women who married Alien's and lost their Citizenship. When the relationship was terminated, they could apply for Citizenship under an Act passed in 1936. Genealogical Information: Lineages Contributions to the old RW Mercer County Site ~ Reformatted for Reference More odds... Masons of Mercer County Early Will Records of North Central Counties of Missouri Newspapers, Miscellaneous Historical Resources History Hub |
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"The Fine Print"
Mercer Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
The MOGenWeb State Coordinator is Mel Owings
Information contained on all of the pages within the Mercer portion of the MOGenWeb may be used for personal genealogical and historical purposes. Please be considerate of copyright information and give credit where credit is due: Any and all donated data will remain with the County in the event of the resignation of the County Coordinator. If any person who donates material in the future and wishes to have it returned to them, it will be accomplished upon request.
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