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4. After the Civil War - the railroad facilitated further settlement. | 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. | *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.<br><br> | ||
*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]. ($) | *A brief history of the settlement and boundary changes of Missouri and the resultant effects on record keeping can be found on [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_Missouri Ancestry]. ($) | ||