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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

County and Town Histories Missouri with biographies
Access Genealogy Missouri Biographies.
Missouri History Encyclopedia, 1901, ($), index
Missouri History, 1908, ($), index/images
A history of Missouri : from the earliest explorations and settlements until the admission of the state into the Union, ($), index/images
Missouri Biographical Dictionary, ($), index/images
Central Missouri Counties Biographies, ($), index
Missouri biographies by county, at My Genealogy Hound, index
Battles and biographies of Missourians, or, The Civil War period of our state, e-book

Introduction[edit | edit source]

Many of the archives of Missouri have collections of published biographical information. The public libraries in St. Louis and Kansas City also have good collections. Also search the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories.

Central Missouri Counties Biographies at Ancestry.com ($)
Missouri Biographical Dictionary at Ancestry.com ($)
Historical and biographical sketches of the early churches and pioneer preachers of the Christian Church in Missouri at Ancestry.com ($)
Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand : the renowned Missouri "bushwhacker" and unconquerable Rob Roy of America : being his co at Ancestry.com ($)

Family History Library[edit | edit source]

Conrad, Howard Louis, Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, a Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference (New York, New York: Southern History Company, 1901) WorldCat; FHL films 1000272-73, fiche 6051492–97, book 977.8 H2c
Digitized version for Volumes 1,2,3 and 6 are found at Internet Archive
Some of the volumes are found at [www.books.google.com Google Books]

Christensen, Lawrence O. Dictionary of Missouri Biography (Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, 1999) At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL book 977.8 D3c
Some of the pages are digitized and included in a book preview found at Google Books

The Family History Library has a collection of biographies particular to Missouri. To access these, use the Place-names search in the FamilySearch Catalog for:

MISSOURI - BIOGRAPHY - PERSONAL NARRATIVES

MISSOURI,[COUNTY] - BIOGRAPHY

MISSOURI,[COUNTY],[TOWN] - BIOGRAPHY

Websites[edit | edit source]

Missouri Biographies at Access Genealogy
Missouri Family Biographies from numerous counties at My Genealogy Hound
USGenWeb.org Search county pages for Biographical references.
Historical and biographical sketches of the early churches and pioneer preachers of the Christian Church in Missouri at Ancestry.com ($)
Google Books
FamilySearch.org: Books, catalog, and microfilms.
Missouri Digital Heritage Online: http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/

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 === Online Resources ===
-*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/ Missouri Archives]
+*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories2.htm#mo County and Town Histories Missouri] with biographies
-*[http://www.mohistory.org/home/ Missouri Museum]
 *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/missouri-genealogy Access Genealogy Missouri Biographies].
-*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories2.htm#mo County and Town Histories], includes biographies
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8553 Missouri History Encyclopedia, 1901], ($), index
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8553 Missouri History Encyclopedia, 1901]($), index
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7822 Missouri History, 1908], ($), index/images
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7822 Missouri History, 1908]($), index & images
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=22578 A history of Missouri&nbsp;: from the earliest explorations and settlements until the admission of the state into the Union], ($), index/images
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=22578 A history of Missouri : from the earliest explorations and settlements until the admission of the state into the Union]($), index & images
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7980 Missouri Biographical Dictionary], ($), index/images
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7980 Missouri Biographical Dictionary]($), index & images
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8526 Central Missouri Counties Biographies], ($), index
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8526 Central Missouri Counties Biographies]($), index
 *[http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/missouri-counties/missouri-biographies-by-county.html Missouri biographies by county, at My Genealogy Hound], index
 *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t1xd19301;view=1up;seq=7 Battles and biographies of Missourians, or, The Civil War period of our state], e-book
-*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/399/missouri-opening-the-ozarks-first-families-of-southwest-missouri-1835-1839 Missouri: Opening the Ozarks: First Families of Southwest Missouri, 1835-1839] at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
-===Biographies in Local Histories===
+=== Introduction ===
-*Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''.
-*Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book.
-*Families represented were '''not necessarily prominent'''. Practically everyone living there, especially in the Midwest, counted as an early settler.
-*These biographies often start with '''the first member of the family to settle in the area''', and detail their descendants at the time of publishing. They may tell '''where the family moved in from'''. Children's marriages often are given, with '''maiden names''' included.
-====Finding Biographies====
-*The [[Missouri, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''county Wiki page''']] lists several county histories. It also lists '''local libraries, and societies''' which probably have copies of local histories.
-*Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following '''online, digitized book collections'''. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town).
-**[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ '''FamilySearch Books''']
-**[https://books.google.com/ '''Google Books''']
-**[https://www.worldcat.org/ '''World Cat''']
-**[https://www.hathitrust.org/ '''HathiTrust''']
-**[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive''']
-*The FamilySearch library has extensive collections of these local histories. Many are digitized. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] under your locality for the topics "Biography" and "History".
-Many of the archives of [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]] have collections of published biographical information. The public libraries in [http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240099787.asp St. Louis] and [http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/biographies Kansas City] also have good collections. Also search the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories.
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8526 Central Missouri Counties Biographies] at Ancestry ($)
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7980 Missouri Biographical Dictionary] at Ancestry ($)
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25489 Historical and biographical sketches of the early churches and pioneer preachers of the Christian Church in Missouri] at Ancestry ($)
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=18743 Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand : the renowned Missouri "bushwhacker" and unconquerable Rob Roy of America : being his co] at Ancestry ($)
-=== FamilySearch Library ===
+Many of the archives of [[Missouri Genealogy|Missouri]] have collections of published biographical information. The public libraries in [http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240099787.asp St. Louis] and [http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/biographies Kansas City] also have good collections. Also search the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories.
-*Conrad, Howard Louis, ''Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, a Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference ''(New York, New York: Southern History Company, 1901) [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=encyclopedia+of+the+history+of+missouri%2C+a+compendium+of+history+and+biography+for+ready+reference&qt=owc_search WorldCat]; {{FSC|148095|item|disp=FS Library films 1000272-73, fiche 6051492–97, book 977.8 H2c}}<br>Digitized version for Volumes 1,2,3 and 6 are found at [http://archive.org/search.php?query=encyclopedia%20of%20the%20history%20of%20missouri%2C%20a%20compendium%20of%20history%20and%20biography%20for%20ready%20reference Internet Archive]<br>Some of the volumes are found at [www.books.google.com Google Books]
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8526 Central Missouri Counties Biographies] at Ancestry.com ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7980 Missouri Biographical Dictionary] at Ancestry.com ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25489 Historical and biographical sketches of the early churches and pioneer preachers of the Christian Church in Missouri] at Ancestry.com ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=18743 Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand&nbsp;: the renowned Missouri "bushwhacker" and unconquerable Rob Roy of America&nbsp;: being his co] at Ancestry.com ($)
-*Christensen, Lawrence O. ''Dictionary of Missouri Biography'' (Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, 1999) {{WorldCat|41272935|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|831015|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.8 D3c}}<br>Some of the pages are digitized and included in a book preview found at [http://books.google.com/books?id=6gyxWHRLAWgC Google Books]
+=== Family History Library ===
-*The FamilySearch Library has a collection of biographies particular to Missouri. To access these, use the Place-names search in the FamilySearch Catalog for:
+*Conrad, Howard Louis, ''Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, a Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference ''(New York, New York: Southern History Company, 1901) [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=encyclopedia+of+the+history+of+missouri%2C+a+compendium+of+history+and+biography+for+ready+reference&qt=owc_search WorldCat]; {{FHL|148095|item|disp=FHL films 1000272-73, fiche 6051492–97, book 977.8 H2c}}<br>Digitized version for Volumes 1,2,3 and 6 are found at [http://archive.org/search.php?query=encyclopedia%20of%20the%20history%20of%20missouri%2C%20a%20compendium%20of%20history%20and%20biography%20for%20ready%20reference Internet Archive]<br>Some of the volumes are found at [www.books.google.com Google Books]
+*Christensen, Lawrence O. ''Dictionary of Missouri Biography'' (Columbia, Missouri&nbsp;: University of Missouri Press, 1999) {{WorldCat|41272935|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|831015|item|disp=FHL book 977.8 D3c}}<br>Some of the pages are digitized and included in a book preview found at [http://books.google.com/books?id=6gyxWHRLAWgC Google Books]
+*The Family History Library has a collection of biographies particular to Missouri. To access these, use the Place-names search in the FamilySearch Catalog for:
 :MISSOURI - BIOGRAPHY - PERSONAL NARRATIVES
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 *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=BioLocation&pagename=1bio&SearchTerm=Missouri Missouri Biographies at Access Genealogy]
 *[http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/missouri-counties/missouri-biographies-by-county.html Missouri Family Biographies from numerous counties at My Genealogy Hound]
-*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/mo.htm USGenWeb.org] Search county pages for Biographical references.
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mogenweb/mo.htm USGenWeb.org] Search county pages for Biographical references.
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25489 Historical and biographical sketches of the early churches and pioneer preachers of the Christian Church in Missouri] at Ancestry ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25489 Historical and biographical sketches of the early churches and pioneer preachers of the Christian Church in Missouri] at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Google Books
 * FamilySearch.org:  Books, catalog, and microfilms.