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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Court Records|U.S. Court Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri Genealogy|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Biography''' {{MO-sidebar}}
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Court Records|U.S. Court Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri Genealogy|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Biography''' {{MO-sidebar}}


==== Introduction ====
=== Online Resources ===
 
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories2.htm#mo County and Town Histories Missouri] with biographies
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/missouri-genealogy Access Genealogy Missouri Biographies].
*[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=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=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
 
=== Introduction ===
 


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.  
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.  
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*[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.com ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=18743 Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand : the renowned Missouri "bushwhacker" and unconquerable Rob Roy of America : being his co] at Ancestry.com ($)


==== Family History Library ====
=== Family History Library ===


*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]
*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]
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:MISSOURI,[COUNTY],[TOWN] - BIOGRAPHY
:MISSOURI,[COUNTY],[TOWN] - BIOGRAPHY


==== Web Sites  ====
=== Web Sites  ===


*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=BioLocation&pagename=1bio&SearchTerm=Missouri Missouri Biographies at Access Genealogy]  
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=BioLocation&pagename=1bio&SearchTerm=Missouri Missouri Biographies at Access Genealogy]  

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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

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.

Family History Library[edit | edit source]

  • 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

Web Sites[edit | edit source]