2,161
edits
added history
mNo edit summary |
(added history) |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
There were four major waves of settlement in Missouri. As a result, to find the desired records, a researcher must be aware of the rapidly changing county names and boundaries and the time frame they fit in. | |||
1. 1797 & 1798 - Settlers came with Moses Austin and Daniel Boone respectively. | |||
2. 1803 - Acquisition of the territory by the United States brought new settlers. | |||
3. 1820 to 1860 - Settlers arrived via the connection of the Cumberland Road to the Mississippi River and the Ohio-Mississippi-Missouri river system. | |||
4. After the Civil War - the railroad facilitated further settlement. | |||
Probate matters in Missouri have usually been recorded by the clerks of the probate courts, but in some counties the common pleas or circuit courts handled this function. The records include wills, administrator bonds, and estate inventories. They are frequently indexed. | |||
A brief history of the settlement and boundary changes of Missouri and the resultant effects on record keeping can be found on [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_Missouri Ancestry]. ($) | A brief history of the settlement and boundary changes of Missouri and the resultant effects on record keeping can be found on [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_Missouri Ancestry]. ($) | ||