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

Completed Genealogies
Some of the following genealogies are being reformatted. Links will be reactivated when all are complete.

  • Lovell Baker Ancestry [Gordon]
  • Lovell Baker Ancestry [Moses]
  • Lovell Baker Descendants
  • James Lovehue Baker & Sarah Jane Miller
  • Hamblen/Hamblin/Barnett/Pritchett
  • Bender/Stinson of Harrison County
  • Herndon
  • Chauncey Benson
  • William Kelly Gibson + Bolinger/Kirk
  • Joseph Robertson and Mary Clark
  • McCrory/Lee
  • Monk
  • Nathaniel Robertson
  • Othneil Robertson
  • Walker/Wilson
  • Fielding Robertson
  • C.H. Schooler and Hannah Page
  • Carriager Smith

  • Short Bio of William Kelly Gibson


    • All-Name Index
    Some have been disabled. Will be reactivated when above genealogies are completed.
  • James L Baker
  • Lovell Baker
  • Bender
    		•
  • Hamblen
  • Herndon
  • McCrory
    		•
  • Monk
  • Nathaniel Robertson
  • Othneil Robertson
    		•
  • Wilson

    • Downloadable GED files (right click and save):

  • Bender-Stinson
  • Monk
  • Herndon
  • James L. Baker & Sarah J. Miller
  • Othneil Robertson
  • Walker/Wilson
  • Hamblen/Hamblin/Barnett/Pritchett
  • Nathaniel Robertson
  • McCrory/Lee




    • 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.
           Completed:

  • Crazy Bill Easter
           The great Allendale raid

  • Elihu Baker's Ghost
           Deader'n dead.

  • Tourist Map of Allendale
           Some things never change

  • The Bone Pit: Indian Graveyard
           A short musing.

  • Miller's Cave
           Grandpa's secret hideout.

  • Missing Moonshine Money
           Still there!

  • Indian Battle near Lott's Grove
           Times were scary.
    		•        In the works:

  • The Great Race of 1901
           George Roach's wildest dare!

  • Liniment Liquor
           Mistakes do happen.

  • Cowboys and Indians
           It was just plain fun.

  • Them Damnable Creatures!
           They were everywhere!

  • The Turpentine Trip
           'That' corner of the barn.

  • The Body in the Barn
           Who was she?

    • Biographical
  • Henry Lott
    Influenced the Spirit Lake Massacre.
    Ancestor of the Duckworths of Worth County.
    		•
  • Adam Black
    Morman War Participant
    Someday...maybe!
    		•
  • The many wives and loves of Seth Thomas Herndon 1900-1975
    		•
  • Short Bio of William Kelly Gibson

    • C O U N T Y     R E C O R D S
    LOOK! - Worth County CENSUS Records - LOOK!
    Many are link-indexed by township or cross-referenced to other censuses
  • 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
    		•
  • 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

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


    Worth County Missouri Death Certificates
    1910 – 1957

    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 records

    Worth County Deaths - 1883 to 1894

    This is an index w/links to the
    Missouri State Archives
    Missouri Birth & Death Records Database
    held by the
    Missouri Secretary Of State.

    Click HERE to view the records


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



    Obituaries and Notices

    drawn mainly from Pansy's
    Heart of the Nation.

    See Pansy's Obits


    Misc Obits

    printed from a variety of sources

    Go to the Index page.

    Worth County Probate Index 1861-1900

    All Index Pages


    Wills 1861-1875 Book A

    Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7


    Marriages

  • Worth County Marriages 1861-1873
  • Worth County Marriages Book A 1873-1881


    • Worth County Land Patents

    Land patents document the transfer of land ownership from the federal or state government to individuals. These indexes are to off-site land patent records that 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.
    About 300 death notices and obituaries
    (same as above link).
  • Go there.....

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

    • NOW SCANNING: Sections from Pansy's "Heart Of The Nation"
    Schools...Churches...Log cabins...Local History
    Stories...Pictures...Maps


    Map Coordinates

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


    • Plat Maps

    Worth County Plat Maps for
    1877 & 1902


    Special Map Link

    1930 Plat Books for Missouri Counties
    Courtesy: University of Missouri Digital Library


    Cemetery Records

    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
    		•
    Have Minimal Records

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

    Morman Wars
  • ...Adam Black

    Mexican War
  • ...(James) Allen Robertson
    		•


    World War I Discharges filed in Worth County
    Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5


    S U R R O U N D I N G    C O U N T I E S
    Some Harrison County Missouri Records
    Some Nodaway County Missouri Records
    Some Gentry County Missouri Records
    Some Ringgold County Iowa Records
    Some Taylor County Iowa Records
    Archive of 1813 Invalid Pensioners by State
    Archive of 1883 Pensioners - All Missouri Counties
    Archive of 1883 Pensioners - All Iowa Counties

    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
  • 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:
  • Indiana State Library Genealogy Databases
  • Illinois State Archives databases
  • National Park Service Civil War Web Site
  • 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
  • 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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