WORTH COUNTY MISSOURI
 
 GENEALOGY and HISTORY

 Containing historical anecdotes, biographies, family histories, military records and miscellaneous items of ancestors with Worth County connections.

G E N E A L O G I C A L    D A T A
All WORTH COUNTY GENEALOGY data can now be found
HERE.

These pages hold the family trees and GEDs for:

Ancestors and descendants of Lovell Baker
James Lovehue Baker & Sarah Jane Miller
Hamblen/Hamblin/Barnett/Pritchett of Gentry County
Bender/Stinson of Harrison County
McCrory/Lee of Gentry and Harrison Counties
John Herndon descendants of Greene Township
Chauncey Benson
William Kelly Gibson + Bolinger/Kirk of Tennessee
Joseph Robertson and Mary Clark to Allen Twp
Descendants of John Monk of Harrison & Worth Counties
Othneil Robertson
Walker/Wilson from Tennessee to Allen Twp
Fielding Robertson, brother of Joseph
Charles Harrison Schooler and Hannah Page
Carriager Michael Smith of Greene Twp
H I S T O R I C A L    D A T A

Local History
Stories related to the area in and around Smith Township.
  • Crazy Bill Easter
  • Elihu Baker's Ghost
  • Tourist Map of Allendale
  • The Bone Pit: Indian Graveyard
  • The Great Race of 1901
  • Liniment Liquor
  • Cowboys and Indians
  • Miller's Cave
  • Missing Moonshine Money
  • Indian Battle near Lott's Grove
  • Them Damnable Creatures!
  • The Turpentine Trip
  • The Body in the Barn
    • Biographical
  • Henry Lott
    Influenced the Spirit Lake Massacre.
    Ancestor of the Duckworths of Worth County.
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  • Adam Black
    Morman War Participant
    Someday...maybe!
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  • The many wives and loves of Seth Thomas Herndon 1900-1975
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  • Short Bio of William Kelly Gibson
    • LOOK! - Worth County CENSUS Records - LOOK!
    Many are link-indexed by township or cross-referenced to other censuses
    1900 - 1910 - 1920 - 1930 censuses updated 07/27/2008

  • 1840 - possibles
  • 1850 - what became Worth County in 1861
  • 1860 - what became Worth County in 1861
  • 1870 - index of all inhabitants
  • 1876 - Smith, Fletchall & Union Twps
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  • 1880 - index of all inhabitants
  • 1883 - Pensioners (vets/widows)
  • 1890 - Schedule of Vets/Widows
  • 1900 - 1910 - 1920 - 1930
        (Complete county indexes and images)
    • Click for: CENSUSES OF ADJOINING TOWNSHIPS IN SURROUNDING COUNTIES
    Obituaries-Deaths-Probates
  • Deaths - 1883-1894 [index to off-site records]
  • Misc Obits
  • Pansy's Obituaries
    		•  Worth County Probate Index 1861-1900
  • All Index Pages
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    Wills 1861-1875 Book A
    Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7


    Worth County Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 – 1957
    Updated 05/21/2008

    The Missouri Death Certificate Database contains death records
    created after 1910 and that are at least 50 years old.

    Complete indexes are available for:
    Worth, Gentry, Harrison and Nodaway Counties.

    Click HERE to view the Certificates



    Deaths From Area Newspapers
    1874-1912
    Click HERE to view the Index Pages


    Births
    Worth County births 1883-1894 - [index to off-site records]
  • Father A-F
  • Father G-M
  • Father N-R
  • Father S-Z
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  • Mother's maiden name A-F
  • Mother's maiden name G-M
  • Mother's maiden name N-R
  • Mother's maiden name S-Z
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    Marriages
  • Worth County Marriages 1861-1873
  • Worth County Marriages Book A 1873-1881



    • Worth County Land Patents
    Updated 05/20/2008

    Land patents document the transfer of land ownership from the federal or state government to individuals. These off-site land patent records include the information recorded when ownership was transferred.

    Federal Patents A-L        Federal Patents M-Z        State Patents


    Heart Of The Nation
    Excerpts from Pansy Rinehart's book about northeast Worth County.

  • Go there..... Contains about 300 death notices and obituaries.

  • Go there..... Map of Worth County School Districts in 1932.

    		•  Map Coordinates
  • Cemetery locations
  • Rural schools
  • Towns and communities
  • Churchs

    Plat Maps
  • Worth County Plat Maps for
           1877 & 1902
    • NOW SCANNING: Sections from Pansy's "Heart Of The Nation"
    Schools...Churches...Log cabins...Local History
    Stories...Pictures...Maps
    Special Map Link

    1930 Plat Books for Missouri Counties
    Courtesy: University of Missouri Digital Library
    Updated 05/30/2008
    Index to all Worth County cemeteries
    Click HERE
    Additional Cemetery Data

  • Neal Family Cemetery (Smith Twp) Unknown burials.
  • Douglas Cemetery Burials (Smith Twp) Partial survey.
    		• Worth County Cemetery Links

  • Link One
  • Link Two


    • 1862 Tax Assessor's Book
    View the images

    Military Records

    For obvious reasons, the entire military record of a given individual will not be found on this web site. Every effort has been made to include all items of interest as well as available resources for additional information.

    Civil War
  • Elihu Baker
  • Zachariah Preston Cadle

    Have Most Records

    Civil War
  • ...William Kelly Gibson
  • ...Jonathan Steven Herndon
  • ...Morgan Jones Dye
  • ...Henry Hamblen
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    Have Minimal Records

    War of 1812
    Black Hawk War
  • ...Adam Black

    Morman Wars
  • ...Adam Black

    Mexican War
  • ...(James) Allen Robertson
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    World War I Discharges filed in Worth County
    Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5

    Updated Some Harrison County Missouri Records 07/21/2008
    Updated Some Nodaway County Missouri Records 07/21/2008
    Updated Some Gentry County Missouri Records 07/21/2008
    Updated Some Ringgold County Iowa Records 07/30/2008
    Updated Some Taylor County Iowa Records 07/30/2008
    Updated Archive of 1813 Invalid Pensioners by State 11/10/2008
    Updated Archive of 1883 Pensioners - All Missouri Counties 11/10/2008
    Updated Archive of 1883 Pensioners - All Iowa Counties 11/10/2008

    M I S C E L L A N E O U S    L I N K S

  • Links to lesser-known FREE Genealogy databases
  • Missouri Soldiers Database: War of 1812 - World War I
  • Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910
  • Federal Land Patents Databases
  • Civil War: First Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Worth-Gentry Counties).
  • Missouri State Genealogical Association publications for sale
  • Worth County County Records on Microfilm for sale
  • Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society publications for sale
  • Additional Worth County links with records in text format
  • Oxford Church Members 1
  • Oxford Church Members 2
  • Missouri World War II Casualties by County
  • The Mid-Continent Public Library interlibrary loan
  • Missouri Newspapers on Microfilm (and interlibrary loan)

    Other excellent links:
  • Illinois State Archives databases or
  • Illinois State Archives databases
  • National Park Service Civil War Web Site
  • Indiana State Library Genealogy Database: Marriages
  • Links from the Indiana State Library
  • Searchable databases of New England Ancestors
  • 1840 Pensioners - Alphabetical by State
  • 1820 Pension List
  • Access Genealogy
  • The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
  • The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 2
  • Census Online
  • John's Ohio Counties Genealogy Resources
  • Ohio Genealogy
  • Ed & Sandy Mackley Missouri Census Images
  • S.W. Iowa

    The material contained on this site has been compiled from submissions by a variety of individuals, as well as through my own research. I am not accountable for any errors contained in material submitted by others...and will deny responsibility for any of my own making. Also, time does not permit me to be as detailed and thorough as I would like with the data contained herein. Therefore, documentation of sources has been kept to an absolute minimum. I sincerely hope that, by finding relevant names, dates, and locations, visitors to this site will be able to bridge gaps in their own research or, at the very least, point them in a rewarding direction.

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