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


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|organized=  March 3,  1855
|county seat= Marshfield
|parent county= [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene]], [[Wright County, Missouri Genealogy|Wright]]<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Missouri. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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== County Information ==


=== Description ===
{{Infobox U.S. County
The county was named for Daniel Webster. The county is located in the south center area of the state. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Webster County," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Missouri, accessed 18 Sept 2018.</ref>
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| founded year = 1855
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| seat = [[Marshfield, Missouri|Marshfield]]
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| building address = Webster County Courthouse<br> 100 Crittenden Street<br>Marshfield, MO 65706<br>Phone: 417.468.2223<br>[http://www.webstercountymo.gov/ '''Webster County Website'''] }}


=== County Courthouse ===
== County Courthouse ==
{{MO Courthouse Intro|Webster}}
'''Webster County Courthouse'''<br> 100 Crittenden Street<br>Marshfield, MO 65706<br>Phone: 417-468-2223<br>[http://www.webstercountymo.gov/ Webster County Website]<br><br>
County Clerk has birth records 1883-1893 and death records 1883-1887.<br>
Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records.<br>
Probate Judge has probate records.<br>
County Recorder (contact info below) has marriage and land records.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Missouri. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>


Webster County Recorder<br>PO Box 546<br>101 S Crittenden, Rm 16<br>Marshfield, MO 65706<br>Phone: 417-859-5882<br>Fax: 417-468-3843<br>Email: [mailto:recorder@webstercountymo.gov recorder@webstercountymo.gov]
<br>&nbsp;<br><br>County Clerk has birth records 1883-1893 <br>and death records 1883-1887; County Recorder<br>has marriage and land records; Clerk Circuit<br>Court has divorce and court records; Probate<br>Judge has probate records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Webster County, Missouri. Page 407 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>


=== Webster County, Missouri Record Dates ===
== History ==
{{MO Record Dates Intro|Webster}}
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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Webster County, Missouri. Page 397-407 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 393-397.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Missouri Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Missouri Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Missouri Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Missouri Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Missouri Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Missouri Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Missouri Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1883
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1855
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1883
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1855
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1854
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1869
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1830
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| colspan="7"| <center>*Statewide registration started in 1910 for births and deaths. General compliance for births by 1927 and deaths by 1911. </center>
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=== Record Loss ===
==== Parent County  ====
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'''1863''' Courthouse was burned.<br>
'''1855--'''Webster County was created 3 March 1855&nbsp;from [[Greene County, Missouri|Greene]] and [[Wright County, Missouri|Wright]] Counties. '''County seat:''' Marshfield <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
'''1880'''  Courthouse was damaged by a tornado on April 18, 1880, with a minor record loss.


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==== Boundary Changes  ====
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/missouri/ "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps"] (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.


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==== Record Loss Brief History  ====
=== Boundary Changes ===
{{MO Boundary Changes Intro|Webster}}
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*'''1855'''  Webster County was created March 3, 1855 from [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene]] and [[Wright County, Missouri Genealogy|Wright]] Counties.
*'''County seat:''' Marshfield<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Missouri. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/MO_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Missouri Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#MO Missouri Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/missouri/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes
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=== Populated Places ===
Webster County was organized on March 3, 1855 and encompasses 590 miles of the highest extensive upland area of Missouri's Ozarks. The judicial seat is Marshfield, which lies 1,490 feet above sea level. Webster County is the highest county seat in the state of Missouri. Pioneer Legislator John F. McMahan named the county and county seat for Daniel Webster, and his Marshfield, Massachusetts home.  
For a complete list of populated places in Webster County, MO, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://missouri.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,225,c,webster.cfm HomeTownLocator].<br>
The [https://shsmo.org State Historical Society of Missouri] has information on [https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay.html historical Missouri place names] for all 114 Missouri Counties.<br>
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>
Wikipedia contributors, "Webster County, Missouri," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Missouri Webster County Missouri], accessed Dec 2019.</ref>
{{Populated places
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordland,_Missouri Fordland]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshfield,_Missouri Marshfield] county seat
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niangua,_Missouri Niangua]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogersville,_Missouri Rogersville] Greene & Webster co
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour,_Missouri Seymour]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diggins,_Missouri Diggins]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All,_Missouri All]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach,_Missouri Beach]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracken,_Missouri Bracken]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caddo,_Missouri Caddo]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown,_Missouri Conklin]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown,_Missouri Crown]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan,_Missouri Duncan] Webster & Wright co
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elkland,_Missouri Elkland]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forkners_Hill,_Missouri Forkners Hill]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henderson,_Missouri Henderson]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Prairie,_Missouri Hiatt]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Prairie,_Missouri High Prairie]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Dale,_Missouri Mountain Dale]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northview,_Missouri Northview]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga,_Missouri Olga]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther_Valley,_Missouri Panther Valley]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rader,_Missouri Rader]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Top,_Webster_County,_Missouri Red Top]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampson,_Missouri Sampson]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarvis_Point,_Missouri Sarvis Point]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna,_Missouri Susanna]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldo,_Missouri Waldo]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenar,_Missouri Zenar]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri Benton]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri Dallas]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diggins_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri Diggins]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Ozark_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri East Ozark]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finley_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri Finley]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri Grant]
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*Green Hill
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazelwood_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri Hazelwood]
*High Prairie
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri Jackson]
*Marshfield
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niangua_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri Niangua]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozark_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri Ozark]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri Union]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri Washington]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Ozark_Township,_Webster_County,_Missouri West Ozark]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton,_Missouri Compton]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finley_Falls,_Missouri Finley Falls]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holman,_Missouri Holman]
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=== History Timeline ===
Marshfield was laid out in 1856 by R. H. Pitts, on land that was given by C. F. Dryden and W. T. and B. F. T. Burford. Until a courthouse was built, the county business was conducted at Hazelwood; where Joseph W. McClurg, later governor of Missouri, operated a general store. Today's Carthage Marble courthouse was built in 1939-1941 and is the county's third.
{{MO Historical Timeline Intro|Webster}}


== Resources ==
During the Civil War, a small force of pro-southern State troops was driven out of Marshfield in February of 1862, and ten months later a body of confederates was routed east of town. On January 9, 1863, General Joseph O. Shelby's troops burned the stoutly built Union fortification at Marshfield and at Sand Springs, evacuated earlier. By 1862, the telegraph line passed near Marshfield on a route later called the "Old Wire Road."
{{MO Resources Intro|Webster}}


=== Bible Records ===
In Webster County, straddling the divide between the Missouri and Arkansas rivers, rise the headwaters of the James, Niangua, Gasconade, and Pomme de Terre rivers. A part of the 1808 Osage Indian land cession, the county was settled in the early 1830's by pioneers from Kentucky and Tennessee. An Indian trail crossed southern Webster County and many prehistoric mounds are in the area.
{{MO Bible Intro|Webster}}


=== Biographies  ===
The railroad-building boom of the post Civil War period stimulated the county's growth as a dairy, poultry, and livestock producer. The Atlantic &amp; Pacific (Frisco) Railroad was built through Marshfield in 1872, and by 1883 the Kansas City, Springfield, and Memphis (Frisco) crossed the county. Seymour, Rogersville, Fordland and Niangua grew up along the railroad routes. Early schools in the county were Marshfield Academy, chartered in 1860, Mt. Dale Academy, opened in 1873; and Henderson Academy, chartered in 1879. Today, education is still at the forefront of the county's foundation.
{{MO Biographies Intro|Webster}}


*Family Biographies from [http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/missouri-counties/webster-county-missouri-genealogy-biographies.asp The History of Webster County, Missouri] (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.<br>
Astronomer Edwin P. Hubble (1889-1953) was born in Marshfield and attended through the third grade in the public school system. A replica of the Hubble telescope sits in the courthouse yard and the Marshfield stretch of I-44 was named in his honor. The composition "Marshfield Cyclone" by the African-American musician John W. (Blind) Boone, gave wide publicity to the April 18, 1880 tornado which struck the town, killing 65 and doing $1 million worth of damage. The cyclone is still listed as one of the top ten natural disasters in the history of the nation.
 
Webster County also boasts the longest continuous county fair in the state of Missouri. Marshfield holds claim to the oldest Independence Day parade west of the Mississippi River. Former United States President, George Herbert Walker Bush and wife Barbara, visited the parade on July 4, 1991, while campaigning for the Presidency through Missouri.
 
The annual Seymour Apple Festival, established in 1973, has grown to one of Missouri's largest free celebrations, with estimated crowds of more than 30,000 congregating on the Seymour public square each second weekend of September.
 
The festival pays tribute to Seymour's apple industry, which began in the 1840s, leading the Seymour being called "The Land Of The Big Red Apple" around the turn of the 20th century, when Webster County produced more than 50 percent of the state's apple crop.  


=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
Featured at the annual three-day event are more than 10 musical acts, numerous competitions for people of all ages, as well as more than 150 craft vendors and food venues, featuring the festival's signature barbecued chicken. The festival is sponsored by the Seymour Merchants' Association and is staffed completely with volunteer labor from the community.
{{MO Business Records Intro|Webster}}


=== Cemeteries ===
In 2006, the Marshfield Cherry Blossom Festival became an annual spring tradition. The festival, which is held the last weekend of April, highlights American History and the community project of planting Cherry Blossom trees. During the festival, six famous Missourians are honored with stars on the Missouri Walk of Fame (which is located in historic downtown Marshfield in front of the Webster County Museum) and the Edwin P. Hubble Medal of Initiative is presented annually as well.
{{MO Cemeteries Intro|Webster}}


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The festival serves as a reunion for descendants of the American Presidents and a total of 26 Presidential administrations have been represented at one time. Booths, craftsmen, book signing, symposiums, music, lectures and numerous free historic events are featured throughout the Cherry Blossom weekend. Information about the festival can be obtained by visiting http://www.cherryblossomfest.com  
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Webster County, Missouri''' online and in print</center>
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
* [http://webster.mogenweb.org/cemeterypage.htm MOGenWeb]
* [http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/webster/websceme.html MOGenWeb Archives]
* [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/missouri/webster.htm Tombstone Project]
* [http://missourigravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=113 MOGravestones]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# BillionGraves]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center>
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* {{FSC|United States, Missouri, Webster - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=966431969|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Webster+Missouri&qt=results_page WorldCat]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Missouri/Webster-County?id=county_1508 Findagrave.com]
* [https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394447&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Missouri%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Missouri Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/missouri-cemetery-records-adair-to-christian.htm Missouri Cemeteries] Missouri Access Genealogy
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: [http://www.genealogyinc.com/missouri/mo-counties/#courthouse Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses]


=== Census Records ===
== Places / Localities  ==
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Missouri#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]
|1860 |7099
|1870 |10434
|1880 |12175
|1890 |15177
|1900 |16640
|1910 |17377
|1920 |16609
|1930 |16148
|1940 |17226
|1950 |15072
|1960 |13753
|1970 |15562
|1980 |20414
|1990 |23753
|2000 |31045
|2010 |36202
}}
{{MO Census Intro|Webster}}


*'''1732-1933''' {{RecordSearch|2075262|Missouri State and Territorial Census Records, 1732-1933}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Missouri State and Territorial Census Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*The [http://shs.umsystem.edu/index.shtml State Historical Society of Missouri] has information on [http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay.html historical Missouri place names] for all 114 Missouri Counties.<br>


{{Census|Missouri}}
==== Populated Places<br>  ====


=== Church Records ===
These are incorporated cities in Webster County, Missouri:<br>Diggins<br>Fordland<br>Marshfield<br>NIagua<br>Rogersville<br>Seymour<br>  
{{MO Church Intro|Webster}}<br>
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394447&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Missouri%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]'''


=== Court Records ===
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
{{MO Court Intro|Webster}}


*'''1800-1991''' {{RecordSearch|2060668|Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[[Christian County, Missouri|Christian]]
*[[Dallas County, Missouri|Dallas]]
*[[Douglas County, Missouri|Douglas]]
*[[Greene County, Missouri|Greene]]
*[[Laclede County, Missouri|Laclede]]
*[[Wright County, Missouri|Wright]]


=== Directories ===
== Resources  ==
{{MO Directories Intro|Webster}}


*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
==== Biographies<br>  ====


=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
*Family Biographies from [http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/missouri-counties/webster-county-missouri-genealogy-biographies.asp The History of Webster County, Missouri] (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.<br>
{{MO Emigration Intro|Webster}}


=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
==== Cemeteries  ====
{{MO Ethnic Groups Intro|Webster}}


=== Funeral Homes  ===
BillionGraves:
{{MO Funeral Homes Intro|Webster}}


=== Genealogies  ===
*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=160551 Marshfield Cemetery, Marshfield]
{{MO Genealogies Intro|Webster}}
*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=158968 Mission Chapel Cemetery, Elkland]
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=158967 Pleasant View Cemetery, Jackson]


=== Guardianship ===
==== Census  ====
{{MO Guardianship Intro|Webster}}


=== Land and Property Records ===
{{Census|Missouri}}  
{{MO Land Intro|Webster}}


{{MO Land}}
==== Church  ====
The Webster County Recorder compiles and maintains all county land records. The County Recorder will process land document requests via email or phone and will only mail those copies. There is a nominal fee to process record requests.


Webster County Recorder Contact Information: [[Webster County, Missouri Genealogy#County Courthouse|County Courthouse]]
{{MO Church Intro}}


''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Court  ====
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


==== Land  ====


=== Local Histories ===
{{MO Land}}  
{{MO Histories Intro|Webster}}


{{MO History}}
The Webster County Recorder compiles and maintains all county land records. &nbsp;The Count Recorder will process land document requests via email or phone and will only mail those copies. &nbsp;There is a nominal fee to process those record requests.  
* ''History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent counties, Missouri''. 1889. Chicago: Goodspeed. '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/439170-history-of-laclede-camden-dallas-webster-wright-texas-pulaski-phelps-and-dent-counties-missouri?offset=1 FamilySearch]; and at [https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/mocohist/id/69855 Missouri Digital History]
* ''History of Missouri's Counties, County Seats, and Courthouse Squares''. 1983. by Marian M. Ohman. Missouri: Missouri State Library. '''Online at:''' [https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/mocohist/id/16769/rec/3 Missouri Digital History]
* ''History of Webster County, 1855-1955''.  by Floy Watters George. n.d. n.p. n.p. '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/301085-history-of-webster-county-1855-1955?offset=1 FamilySearch]
* ''A History of Webster County.'' 1955. Seymour, Missouri: Webster County Citizen. '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/370824-a-history-of-webster-county-taken-from-history-of-missouri-1889-commemorating-the-celebration-of-webster-county-s-centennial?offset=1 FamilySearch]
* ''Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region.'' 1884. Missouri: Missouri State Library. '''Online at:''' [https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/mocohist/id/58819/rec/4 Missouri Digital History]
* ''State of Missouri: an autobiography''. 1904. By Walter Williams. Columbia, Mo: Press of E. W. Stephens. '''Online at:''' [https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/mocohist/id/93865/rec/6 Missouri Digital History]


=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
Webster County Recorder Contact Informaiton:<br>PO Box 546<br>101 S Crittenden, Rm 16<br>Marshfield, MO 65706<br>phone: 417-859-5882<br>fax: 417-468-3843
{{MO Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{MO Webster County}}}}
{{MO Maps Intro|Webster}}
*[http://www.mapofus.org/missouri/ Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)]
*Map of [http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/MO/Webster_County Webster County townships] (Histopolis)<br>
*''Missouri As It Is In 1867''. 1867. by Nathan II. Parker. Philadelpia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. '''Online at:''' [https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/mocohist/id/93408/rec/5 Missouri Digital History]
*The [http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/ University of Missouri Digital Library] has digital copies of [http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx/cgi/i/image/image-idx?sid=7474c95ce6e68ec22a63efb27869515c;page=index;c=platic Missouri county plat books] {{nowrap|(ca. 1930)}} for all Missouri counties including Webster County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.<br>
*[http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/maps/missouri-maps/mo-webster-county-missouri-1904-map.html Map of 1904 Webster County] with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)
*[https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/mocoplats/id/6663/rec/1 Plat Book of Webster County, Missouri] at [https://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh# Missouri Digital Heritage]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394447&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Missouri%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]


=== Migration ===
recorder@webstercountymo.gov
{{MO Migration Intro|Webster}}


=== Military Records ===
==== Local Histories  ====
{{MO Military Intro|Webster}}


*'''1900-1941''' {{RecordSearch|2576872|Missouri, Pre-WWII Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts, 1900-1941}} at FamilySearch — images - [[Missouri, Pre-WWII Adjutant General Enlistment Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
{{MO History}}  


==== Civil War ====
History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent counties, Missouri.
{{MO Civil War Intro|Webster}}
'''''Online Records'''''
*'''1861-1865'''  {{RecordSearch|1932374|Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1861-1865'''  {{RecordSearch|1932408|Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1911-1938'''  {{RecordSearch|1865475|Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications, 1911-1938}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


'''''Regiments'''''
Goodspeed. 1889.&nbsp; Available online and searchable at:  
<br>Service men in Webster 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 Webster County, Missouri:<br>
<br>Service men in Webster 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 Webster County, Missouri:<br>
- [[16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union)|16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union)]], Company D<br>- [[4th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate|4th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate]], Company I<br>- [[6th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)|6th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)]], Company D<br>- [[72nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)|72nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)]], Company L<br>- [[72nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)|72nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)]], Company M<br>- [[8th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union)|8th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union)]], Company G<br>- [[8th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union)|8th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union)]], Company L


==== World War II ====
http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mocohist&amp;CISOPTR=71191&amp;REC=20
{{MO World War II Intro|Webster}}
*'''1940-1945''' {{RecordSearch|2759143|Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1941-1946'''  {{RecordSearch|2392705|Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices, 1941-1946}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
*[http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/missouri-counties/webster-county-missouri-genealogy-biographies.asp Biographies from The History of Webster County, Missouri] (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
{{MO Naturalization Intro|Webster}}


*'''1800-1991''' {{RecordSearch|2060668|Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
==== Maps  ====


=== Newspapers ===
[[Image:Mowebster.jpg|900px|Mowebster.jpg]]
{{MO Newspapers Intro|Webster}}
*[http://www.mapofus.org/missouri/ Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)]
*Map of [http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/MO/Webster_County Webster County townships] (Histopolis)<br>


{{MO Newspaper Abstracts|webster}}
*The [http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/ University of Missouri Digital Library] has digital copies of [http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx/cgi/i/image/image-idx?sid=7474c95ce6e68ec22a63efb27869515c;page=index;c=platic Missouri county plat books] {{nowrap|(ca. 1930)}} for all Missouri counties including Webster County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.<br>
*[https://shsmo.org/collections/newspapers/mdnp#list Missouri Digital Newspaper Project] at Missouri State Historical Society
*[http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/maps/missouri-maps/mo-webster-county-missouri-1904-map.html Map of 1904 Webster County] with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)
*The [http://shs.umsystem.edu/newspaper/index.shtml State Historical Society of Missouri] (SHSM) Newspaper Collection is the best resource for finding local newspaper articles, including obituaries. They have digitized all local newspapers across all years and all printings from Webster County. When you call a local paper (The Marshfield Mail is the oldest running paper in Webster County), they will refer you to this collection. The archives in the local papers are stored away and difficult to access.
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50054/ Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)


=== Obituaries ===
==== Military  ====
{{MO Obituaries Intro|Webster}}


=== Other Records ===
==== Newspapers  ====
{{MO Other Records Intro|Webster}}


=== Periodicals ===
{{MO Newspaper Abstracts|webster}}  
{{MO Periodicals Intro|Webster}}


=== Probate Records ===
The [http://shs.umsystem.edu/newspaper/index.shtml State Historical Society of Missouri]&nbsp;(SHSM) Newspaper Collection is the best resource for finding local newspaper articles, including obituaries. &nbsp;They have digitized all local newspapers across all years and all printings from Webster County. &nbsp;When you call a local paper (The Marshfield Mail is the oldest running paper in Webster County), they will refer you to this collection. &nbsp;The archives in the local papers are stored away and difficult to access.
{{MO Probate Intro|Webster}}


''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Probate ====
*'''1750-1988''' {{RecordSearch|2399107|Missouri Probate Records 1750-1998}} at FamilySearch — images - [[Missouri Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1766-1988''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9071 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


{{MO Probate Intro}}


=== School Records ===
==== Taxation  ====
{{MO Schools Intro|Webster}}
===Social Security Records===
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


=== Tax Records ===
{{MO Tax Intro}}  
{{MO Tax Intro|Webster}}


=== Vital Records ===
==== Vital Records ====
{{MO Vital Intro|Webster}}


==== Birth ====
{{MO Vital Intro}}  
{{MO Birth Intro|Webster}}
*'''Pre-1910''' [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/birthdeath/Default.aspx#searchDB Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910] at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.
*'''1817-1939''' {{RecordSearch|2524491|Missouri Births, 1817-1939}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Missouri, Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1827-1935'''  {{RecordSearch|1680833|Missouri, Births and Christenings, 1827-1935}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Missouri Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1851-1910''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1170 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1910-2022''' [https://www.missouribirthindex.com/ Missouri, Birth Index, 1920-2015] at Reclaim the Records — index; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10932/missouri-birth-index-1920-2015?s=275764761 MyHeritage] ($)''
*'''1910-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10932/missouri-births?s=275764761 Missouri Births] at MyHeritage — index  ($)


==== Marriage ====
===== '''''Births'''''  =====
{{MO Marriage Intro|Webster}}


The Webster County Recorder maintains all County Marriage records. The County Recorder will respond to email and phone calls, but records will only be mailed to requesters.
*'''1877''' - Worth County Birth Index 1877. Batch {{IGI|C515911}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/f/f4/Igimissourir.pdf.</ref>


The county is the repository for recorded Marriage Records until 1910. It is important to note that some marriages may have occurred in Christian and Wright Counties given the proximity of border cities to those counties.
===== '''''Marriages'''''  =====


Webster County Recorder Contact Information: [[Webster County, Missouri Genealogy#County Courthouse|County Courthouse]]
The Webster County Recorder maintains all County Marriage records. &nbsp;The County Recorder will respond to email and phone calls, but records will only be mailed to requestors.


'''Online Records'''
The County is the repository for recorded Marriage Records until 1910. &nbsp;It is important to note that some marriages may have occured in Christian and Wright Counties given the proximity of border cities to those counties.


*'''1750-1920'''  {{RecordSearch|1680838|Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Missouri Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
Contact Information for Webster County Recorder
*'''1776-1988'''  [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=missouri%2cmo Missouri, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index $
*'''1800-1991'''  {{RecordSearch|2060668|Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1805-2002''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002] at Ancestry  ($)
*'''1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2094 Missouri Marriages to 1850] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1855-1885'''  Webster County Marriage Index 1855-1885. Batch {{IGI|M515911}} at FamilySearch.<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igimissourir.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/f/f4/Igimissourir.pdf]].</ref>


==== Death ====
PO Box 546<br>101 S Crittenden, Rm 16<br>Marshfield, MO 65706<br>phone: 417-859-5882<br>fax: 417-468-3843<br>
{{MO Death Intro|Webster}}


*'''1834-1910''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1172 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
recorder@webstercountymo.gov  
*'''1867-1976''' {{RecordSearch|1680837|Missouri, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Missouri Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1883-1930''' {{RecordSearch|2448947|Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Missouri Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1910-1960''' [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/DeathCertificates#searchDB Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969] at Missouri Digital Heritage - index & images.
*'''1968-2022''' [https://www.missourideathindex.com/ Missouri, Death Index, 1968-2015] at Reclaim the Records — index; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10933/missouri-death-index-1968-2015?s=275764761 MyHeritage] ($); [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62145 Ancestry] ($)''
*'''1968-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10933/missouri-deaths?s=275764761 Missouri, Deaths] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ Missouri Death Certificates] more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
The database includes all counties and will allow you to search by county. Webster County appears to have had slow adoption to the 1910 state law requirement as the records are minimal in the earlier years of the period.


==== Divorce ====
'''Online Records'''
{{MO Divorce Intro|Webster}}


===Voting Records===
*'''1855-1885''' - Webster County Marriage Index 1855-1885. Batch {{IGI|M515911}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />
*'''1801-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20385/missouri-voter-registrations?s=275764761 Missouri, Voter Registrations] at MyHeritage — index ($)
== Research Facilities ==
{{MO Research Facilities Intro|Webster}}


=== Archives ===
===== '''''Deaths'''''  =====
{{MO Archives Intro|Webster}}


=== FamilySearch Centers ===
Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ Missouri Death Certificates] more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910. &nbsp;The database includes all counties and will allow you to search by county. &nbsp;Webster County appears to have had slow adoption to the 1910 state law requirement as the records are minmal in the earlier years of the period.
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/mo/ava/910-shull-street Ava Missouri FamilySearch Center]
== Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries  ==
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/mo/marshfield/1105-e-hubble-dr Marshfield Missouri FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/mo/springfield/1357-south-ingram-mill-road Springfield Missouri FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/mo/springfield/4450-south-farm-road-141 Springfield Missouri South FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/mo/springfield/904-south-kimbrough-avenue Springfield Missouri YSA FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/mo/willard/320-west-jackson-street Willard Missouri FamilySearch Center]


=== Libraries ===
*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/missouri/mo-society-archive/ List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies]
{{MO Libraries Intro|Webster}}
==== Family History Centers<br>  ====


=== Museums ===
*{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
{{MO Museums Intro|Webster}}


== Societies ==
*[[Marshfield Missouri Family History Center]] 1105 State Hwy CC, Marshfield, MO 65706 United States [https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q=1105+State+Hwy+CC%2C+Marshfield%2C+MO+65706&data=!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x87c5636784c49cff%3A0x9c73e7ca21c065b0!3m8!1m3!1d3626!2d-92.4446593!3d38.3438097!3m2!1i1127!2i890!4f13.1!4m2!3d37.3382239!4d-92.917218 Location Map]
{{MO Societies Intro|Webster}}


*'''Webster County Historical Society'''<br> 219 South Clay<br> Marshfield, MO 65706<br> Phone: 417-468-7407<br>Email: [mailto:webstercountyhistory@hotmail.com webstercountyhistory@hotmail.com]<br>[https://webstercountyhistory.wordpress.com/ Website] [https://www.facebook.com/wchistory Facebook]
== Web Sites  ==


== Websites ==
*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/missouri/webster-county/ Webster County, MO History, Records, Facts and Genealogy]
{{MO Websites Intro|Webster}}
*[https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100347390989583743440 Missouri Genealogy Network Community on Google+]
* [http://mdh.deepwebaccess.com/mdh/desktop/en/search.html Missouri Digital Heritage]. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/218845911485304/ Missouri Genealogy Network Group on Facebook]
*  [http://webster.mogenweb.org/index.html MOGenWeb]. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
*{{FHL|Missouri%2C+Webster|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
*  [http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/webster/webster.html USGenWeb Archives]. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
*Family Biographies and vintage maps are available free on [http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/ My Genealogy Hound&nbsp;]
*{{FSC Place IDNum|1736|Missouri|Webster}}. Free. - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
* [http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/USA/MO/Webster/ RootsWeb resources]. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
* [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MO/Webster/ Linkpendium]. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
* [http://www.cyndislist.com/us/mo/counties/Webster/ CyndisList]. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
* [http://www.genealogyinc.com/missouri/webster-county/ StateofUS]. Free. family history resources and government records
*  [http://ldsgenealogy.com/MO/Webster-County.htm Missouri Genealogy]. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)


== Research Guides ==
== References  ==
{{MO Research Guides Intro|Webster}}


== References ==
<references />{{Missouri|Missouri}}
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[[Category:Webster_County,_Missouri]]
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Guide to Webster County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



Webster County, Missouri
Map
Map of the U.S. highlighting Missouri
Location of Missouri in the U.S.
Facts
Founded March 3, 1855
County Seat Marshfield
Courthouse
Address Webster County Courthouse
100 Crittenden Street
Marshfield, MO 65706
Phone: 417.468.2223
Webster County Website


County Courthouse[edit | edit source]


 

County Clerk has birth records 1883-1893
and death records 1883-1887; County Recorder
has marriage and land records; Clerk Circuit
Court has divorce and court records; Probate
Judge has probate records[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1855--Webster County was created 3 March 1855 from Greene and Wright Counties. County seat: Marshfield [2]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

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 Brief History[edit | edit source]

Webster County was organized on March 3, 1855 and encompasses 590 miles of the highest extensive upland area of Missouri's Ozarks. The judicial seat is Marshfield, which lies 1,490 feet above sea level. Webster County is the highest county seat in the state of Missouri. Pioneer Legislator John F. McMahan named the county and county seat for Daniel Webster, and his Marshfield, Massachusetts home.

Marshfield was laid out in 1856 by R. H. Pitts, on land that was given by C. F. Dryden and W. T. and B. F. T. Burford. Until a courthouse was built, the county business was conducted at Hazelwood; where Joseph W. McClurg, later governor of Missouri, operated a general store. Today's Carthage Marble courthouse was built in 1939-1941 and is the county's third.

During the Civil War, a small force of pro-southern State troops was driven out of Marshfield in February of 1862, and ten months later a body of confederates was routed east of town. On January 9, 1863, General Joseph O. Shelby's troops burned the stoutly built Union fortification at Marshfield and at Sand Springs, evacuated earlier. By 1862, the telegraph line passed near Marshfield on a route later called the "Old Wire Road."

In Webster County, straddling the divide between the Missouri and Arkansas rivers, rise the headwaters of the James, Niangua, Gasconade, and Pomme de Terre rivers. A part of the 1808 Osage Indian land cession, the county was settled in the early 1830's by pioneers from Kentucky and Tennessee. An Indian trail crossed southern Webster County and many prehistoric mounds are in the area.

The railroad-building boom of the post Civil War period stimulated the county's growth as a dairy, poultry, and livestock producer. The Atlantic & Pacific (Frisco) Railroad was built through Marshfield in 1872, and by 1883 the Kansas City, Springfield, and Memphis (Frisco) crossed the county. Seymour, Rogersville, Fordland and Niangua grew up along the railroad routes. Early schools in the county were Marshfield Academy, chartered in 1860, Mt. Dale Academy, opened in 1873; and Henderson Academy, chartered in 1879. Today, education is still at the forefront of the county's foundation.

Astronomer Edwin P. Hubble (1889-1953) was born in Marshfield and attended through the third grade in the public school system. A replica of the Hubble telescope sits in the courthouse yard and the Marshfield stretch of I-44 was named in his honor. The composition "Marshfield Cyclone" by the African-American musician John W. (Blind) Boone, gave wide publicity to the April 18, 1880 tornado which struck the town, killing 65 and doing $1 million worth of damage. The cyclone is still listed as one of the top ten natural disasters in the history of the nation.

Webster County also boasts the longest continuous county fair in the state of Missouri. Marshfield holds claim to the oldest Independence Day parade west of the Mississippi River. Former United States President, George Herbert Walker Bush and wife Barbara, visited the parade on July 4, 1991, while campaigning for the Presidency through Missouri.

The annual Seymour Apple Festival, established in 1973, has grown to one of Missouri's largest free celebrations, with estimated crowds of more than 30,000 congregating on the Seymour public square each second weekend of September.

The festival pays tribute to Seymour's apple industry, which began in the 1840s, leading the Seymour being called "The Land Of The Big Red Apple" around the turn of the 20th century, when Webster County produced more than 50 percent of the state's apple crop.

Featured at the annual three-day event are more than 10 musical acts, numerous competitions for people of all ages, as well as more than 150 craft vendors and food venues, featuring the festival's signature barbecued chicken. The festival is sponsored by the Seymour Merchants' Association and is staffed completely with volunteer labor from the community.

In 2006, the Marshfield Cherry Blossom Festival became an annual spring tradition. The festival, which is held the last weekend of April, highlights American History and the community project of planting Cherry Blossom trees. During the festival, six famous Missourians are honored with stars on the Missouri Walk of Fame (which is located in historic downtown Marshfield in front of the Webster County Museum) and the Edwin P. Hubble Medal of Initiative is presented annually as well.

The festival serves as a reunion for descendants of the American Presidents and a total of 26 Presidential administrations have been represented at one time. Booths, craftsmen, book signing, symposiums, music, lectures and numerous free historic events are featured throughout the Cherry Blossom weekend. Information about the festival can be obtained by visiting http://www.cherryblossomfest.com

For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places / Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places
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These are incorporated cities in Webster County, Missouri:
Diggins
Fordland
Marshfield
NIagua
Rogersville
Seymour

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Resources[edit | edit source]

Biographies
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Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

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Census[edit | edit source]

For tips on accessing Webster County, Missouri Genealogy census records online, see: Missouri Census.

Church[edit | edit source]

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Missouri denominations, view the Missouri Church Records wiki page.

Court[edit | edit source]

Land[edit | edit source]

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Missouri Land and Property for information about records of land transfers from the government to private ownership. After that transfer, transactions were usually recorded and are currently housed at the county courthouse.

The Webster County Recorder compiles and maintains all county land records.  The Count Recorder will process land document requests via email or phone and will only mail those copies.  There is a nominal fee to process those record requests.

Webster County Recorder Contact Informaiton:
PO Box 546
101 S Crittenden, Rm 16
Marshfield, MO 65706
phone: 417-859-5882
fax: 417-468-3843

recorder@webstercountymo.gov

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent counties, Missouri.

Goodspeed. 1889.  Available online and searchable at:

http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mocohist&CISOPTR=71191&REC=20

Maps[edit | edit source]

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Military[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

The State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSM) Newspaper Collection is the best resource for finding local newspaper articles, including obituaries.  They have digitized all local newspapers across all years and all printings from Webster County.  When you call a local paper (The Marshfield Mail is the oldest running paper in Webster County), they will refer you to this collection.  The archives in the local papers are stored away and difficult to access.

Probate[edit | edit source]

Probate records include wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For further information, see United States Probate Records.

In Missouri, probate records have usually been recorded by the clerks of the probate courts, but in some counties the common pleas or circuit courts handled this function. They are frequently indexed.

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and slaves aged 21 to 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district. For more information see the wiki page Missouri Taxation.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths. For additional guidance on researching and using vital records, see United States Vital Records or How to order Missouri Vital Records.

St. Louis and Kansas City recorded births and deaths starting as early as 1850 for deaths and 1870 for births. The Missouri Department of Health began keeping birth and death records in 1909. County records vary by year and the county. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Missouri Vital Records State Department of Health, the County Clerk's office or order electronically online.

Births[edit | edit source]
  • 1877 - Worth County Birth Index 1877. Batch C515911 at FamilySearch - free.[3]
Marriages[edit | edit source]

The Webster County Recorder maintains all County Marriage records.  The County Recorder will respond to email and phone calls, but records will only be mailed to requestors.

The County is the repository for recorded Marriage Records until 1910.  It is important to note that some marriages may have occured in Christian and Wright Counties given the proximity of border cities to those counties.

Contact Information for Webster County Recorder

PO Box 546
101 S Crittenden, Rm 16
Marshfield, MO 65706
phone: 417-859-5882
fax: 417-468-3843

recorder@webstercountymo.gov

Online Records

  • 1855-1885 - Webster County Marriage Index 1855-1885. Batch M515911 at FamilySearch - free.[3]
Deaths[edit | edit source]

Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.  The database includes all counties and will allow you to search by county.  Webster County appears to have had slow adoption to the 1910 state law requirement as the records are minmal in the earlier years of the period.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Family History Centers
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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Webster County, Missouri. Page 407 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/f/f4/Igimissourir.pdf.
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