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Lewis County Missouri War Veterans

Place your family veteran names here! Contact Me! Civil War Veterans Martin Edwin Green from Lewis County,MO , Born:  June 3, 1815, Fauquier County, VA Died: June 27, 1863 Vicksburg, MS, Prewar Profession: Lumber Miller War...

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Where to Obtain Lewis County Records

Birth and death records are available from 1883-1887 only at the Lewis County Clerk’s Office.  Birth and death records from 1910 and on are available at the state level.  Apparently, there was a fire at the courthouse that destroyed records from the intervening years.  Marriage, land, naturalization and Circuit Court records are all available from 1833 and on at the Circuit Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office.  Probate records from 1833 on are available at the Probate Division Office. 

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Tips For Preserving Genealogical Items

If you have a tip and want to share it, Contact Me! Preserving Newspaper Clippings For many people, newspaper clippings are a significant part oftheir personal heritage. There are several approaches you cantake. One premise to...

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Lewis County Missouri Surnames

To add your surname just comment below! ADAMS Candice Dahlstet ALLEN Rose Ann Tompkins Chris & Jacque McCurdy ALTMAN Bettyann ANDERSON Jim & Barbara Wolfmeyer BAILEY J. Gilker BAKER Rose Ann Tompkins BAXTER Connie Baxter...

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St. Patrick’s Irish Ridge Cemetery

Irish Ridge is located north of Lewistown. Route H north to Route Y, then left on Y. Cemetery is less than a mile on left hand side. Sign was just put up out front of the road. The cemetery had not been mowed in over 20 years....

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Relationship Chart

Relationship Chart On the top row, find the relationship of oneperson to the common ancestor and follow the column straightdown. Find the other persons relationship to the common ancestoron the left hand column and follow that...

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Lewis County Missouri Photo’s

Please consider submitting your Lewis County MO family photos to this website, so that we can share them with our visitors. Thanks! Harry Preston Cottrell Orville Creasy, born Sept 11,1896 in Lewis Cty Mo. Elizabeth McPheeters...

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A List of Occupations

ACATER – supplied food provisions, e.g. a ships chandler ACCIPITRARY – falconer ACCOMPTANT – accountant ACCOUCHEUR / ACCOUCHEUS – assisted women in childbirth ACCOUTREMENT MAKER / ACCOUTRE –...

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