Genealogical Gleanings from your Ancestor's Doorstep
The Fayette Democrat-Leader, Thursday, August 2, 1900
"The first automobile to visit Fayette made its appearance last Saturday and was quite an attraction. Perry Lewis of St. Louis, and John Jackson of Glasgow, steered the machine over from Glasgow. It belongs to Mr. Lewis, and is propelled by gasoline. It can run 16 miles per hour and seems easily handled."
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Boone co, MO
Genealogical Abstracts from Boone County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 1
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in Rocheport newspapers from May 13, 1887 through December 23, 1910. It includes not only obituaries, marriage and birth notices, but also church histories, a list of surviving veterans of the Mexican War as of 1902, and a list of the members of the Bethlehem Baptist church. Fully indexed. 205 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Genealogical Abstracts from Boone County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 2
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in the Sturgeon Leader from Aug 2, 1901 through Dec 21, 1905. Includes the editor's first-person account of the St. Louis World's Fair, a complete religious census of Sturgeon as of 1902, and a list of the Old Settlers of Sturgeon, complete with their ages and places of birth. Lots of personal photo's were published in this paper and your ancestor may be among them. Many of the rural areas throughout Boone, Howard and Audrain counties are well represented. Fully indexed. 228 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Genealogical Abstracts from Boone County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 3
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in the Sturgeon Leader from Jan 4, 1906 through Dec 24, 1908. Includes a full transcription of tombstones found in Pisgah, Union, Locust Grove and Chapel Grove cemeteries as of 1906. This newspaper depended heavily on correspondents and gained lots of support from them. As a result, many of the rural areas throughout Boone, Howard and Audrain counties are well represented. Fully indexed. 219 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Genealogical Abstracts from Boone County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 4
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in the Sturgeon Leader from Jan 7, 1909 through Dec 22, 1910, and from the Hartsburg Truth from Sep 6, 1902 throught Dec 28, 1906. As usual, you can depend on the Sturgeon Leader to hold nothing back when it comes to the lives and adventures of your mid-Missouri ancestors. Boone, Howard, Callaway and Audrain counties are well represented. The Hartsburg paper doesn't disappoint either. You'll find lots of info on your southern Boone co families in here, including a list of those who lost heavily due to the great flood of 1903. Fully indexed. 194 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Genealogical Abstracts from Boone County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 5
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Volume 5 features some older editions of Boone co papers, including the Centralia Fireside Guard (1877-1888), Rocheport Times (1869), Rocheport Enterprise (1872), and the Boone County Democrat (1876). If you thought these older papers would disappoint in regard to items of genealogical merit, you were wrong. You'll find lots of info on your southern Boone co families in here, including a list of losses when the business block of Centralia burned to the ground in 1885. Fully indexed. 181 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Genealogical Abstracts from Boone County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 6
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Volume 6 features The Hartsburg Truth (1907-1910), Hallsville Eagle (1903), Ashland Bugle (1903-1907), and the Rocheport Democrat (1901-1906). The editions of the Rocheport Democrat found in this volume were not on the original microfilm used for creating Vol. 1, so these are the "missing" editions. Boone, Howard, Randolph and Audrain counties are well represented. Fully indexed. 186 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Howard co, MO
Genealogical Abstracts from Howard County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 1
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in The Fayette Advertiser (Jan 1, 1885-Dec 23, 1887 and Jan 9, 1890-Sep 25, 1890) and The Armstrong Herald (Jan 5, 1888-Dec 20, 1894). Includes a list of ex-confederates still living in the county, a list of former residents and where they resided in 1894, and stories of Howard county pioneers. Fully indexed. 188 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Genealogical Abstracts from Howard County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 2
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in The Fayette-Democrat Leader and The Howard County Leader from March 14, 1895 to December 20, 1900. It includes not only obituaries, marriage and birth notices, but also a list of confederates from Howard county who died in the civil war, and when and where they died, a list of Mexican War Veterans in attendance at a statewide reunion in 1897, and notices of family reunions. Fully indexed. 229 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Genealogical Abstracts from Howard County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 3
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in The Fayette-Democrat Leader from Jan 3, 1901 to Dec 28, 1905. It includes not only obituaries, marriage and birth notices, but also notices of family reunions, visits from relatives long lost to the West or to foreign lands, and stories of pioneers of Howard county, Missouri. Fully indexed. 149 Pages. $18.00, or $12 on CD!
Genealogical Abstracts from Howard County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 4
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in The Fayette-Democrat Leader from Jan 4, 1906 to Dec 29, 1910. It includes not only obituaries, marriage and birth notices, but also notices of family reunions, visits from relatives long-lost to the West or to foreign lands, and stories of pioneers of Howard county, Missouri. Fully indexed. 170 Pages. $18.00, or $12 on CD!
Genealogical Abstracts from Howard County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 5
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in New Franklin and Glasgow papers from Jan 5, 1888 to Jul 28, 1904. Lots of detail in the lives of the inhabitants of these two towns, including surrounding communities in Howard, Chariton and Randolph counties. Fully indexed. 161 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Pike co, MO
Genealogical Abstracts from Pike County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 1
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in Bowling Green newspapers from August 9, 1878 through December 29, 1882. Includes information on families in the nearby counties of Audrain, Monroe, Ralls and Lincoln co, among many others. Fully indexed. 164 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Genealogical Abstracts from Pike County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 2
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in Bowling Green newspapers from January 4, 1883 through Jun 25, 1885. Includes information on families in the nearby counties of Audrain, Monroe, Ralls and Lincoln co, among many others. Fully indexed. 174 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Randolph co, MO
Genealogical Abstracts from Randolph County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 1
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in the Huntsville Herald from Apr 10, 1879 through December 26, 1889. Ten years of vital family information from Randolph co and and the adjoining counties of Audrain, Boone, Chariton, Howard, Macon and Monroe. Fully indexed. 194 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Genealogical Abstracts from Randolph County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 2
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in the Huntsville Herald from Jan 2, 1890 through Dec 25, 1895. Six years of vital family information from Old Randolph and and adjoining counties. Fully indexed. 186 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
Genealogical Abstracts from Randolph County, MO Newspapers, Vol. 3
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Abstracts of items of genealogical merit found in the Huntsville Herald from Jan 1, 1896 through Dec 30, 1898. Fully indexed. 179 Pages. $20.00, or $12 on CD!
St. Charles co, MO
Stray Book Records and Record of Marks and Brands, 1809-1822
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