Livingston County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Livingston County, Missouri ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records; Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records; Probate Court has probate records; Clerk of the Circuit Court has court records.

History

 * Livingston County was formed in 1837 from Carroll County. Named after Hon. Edward Livingston, the 11th Secretary of State of the United States under President Andrew Jackson. History of Livingston County


 * You've heard of the "greatest thing since sliced bread. It was recently discovered that sliced bread was first offered for sale - ever - in Chillicothe, Missouri. A product of the Chillicothe Baking Company, it was sliced on a machine called the Rohwedder Bread Slicer. Invented by Iowa inventor, Otto Rohwedder, the bread slicer was put into practice in 1928 in beautiful downtown Chillicothe.

Parent County
1837--Livingston County was created 6 January 1837 from Carroll County. County seat: Chillicothe

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Caldwell •  Carroll  •  Chariton  •  Daviess County  •  Grundy  •  Linn

Cemeteries

 * Livingston County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 1, 3-5 at Ancestry.com ($)


 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Census

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * A good help on Analyzing U.S. Census Data Analyzing Census data


 * An article about the Federal and State Census Records that exist for Missouri. Missouri Census


 * No State Census Records exist for Livingston County, Missouri.


 * This article was written by G. David Dilts. It deals with finding elusive ancestors in the census. He gave this presentation at the Atlanta Family History expo in 2010. Finding Elusive Ancestors

Catholic
St. Columban, Chillicothe


 * 1857-1876 - St. Columban, Chillicothe, Baptism Index 1857-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1857-1885 - St. Columban, Chillicothe, Marriage Index 1857-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Funeral Homes
Lindley Funeral Home


 * 910 Washington St. Chillicothe, Missouri 64601, Phone: (660) 646-4857
 * 309 Main St. Hale, Missouri 64643, Phone: (660) 565-2315
 * 102 E Main St. Laredo, Missouri 64652, Phone: (660) 286-3415
 * 120 N Main St. Tina, Missouri 64682, Phone: (660) 622-4413

Heritage Funeral Home


 * 3141 North Washington St., Chillicothe, Missouri 64601, Phone: (660) 646-6600
 * 490 W. Main, Breckenridge, Missouri 64625, Phone: (660) 644-5997

Resthaven Mortuary and Cemetery


 * 310 North Highway 65, Trenton, Missouri 64683, Phone: (660) 359-5672

Roberson Funeral Home


 * 503 So. Broadway St., Jamesport, Missouri 64648, Phone: (660) 684-6999

Slater Funeral Home


 * 412 E 9th St, Trenton, Missouri, 64683, Phone: (660) 359-3954

Whitaker-Eads Funeral Home


 * 813 Custer St, Trenton, Missouri 64683, Phone: (660) 359-3932

Land

 * Land Patent (1831-1969) From the Missouri State Archives.
 * Bureau Of Land Management Records
 * Livingston County, Missouri Deeds, 1855-57, Volumes 2, 3, 5, 6 at Ancestry.com (Free /$)
 * Livingston County, Missouri Deeds, Books 1 and 2 at Ancestry.com (Free /$)

Local Histories

 * A Past and present of Livingston County, Missouri A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement (1913) Volume 2 is available online free from Google Books. This book contains biographical sketches of Livingston County residents.


 * A History of Livingston County, Missouri (1937) The history was published by The Livingston County Centennial Committee.


 * The Livingston County Library has a web paged titled Livingston County History. The site has County History, Communitiy Histories, Biographies, and a few Genealogy links.*


 * History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri : including a history of their townships, towns, and villages, together with a condensed history of Missouri...biographical sketches of prominent citizens; general and local statistics...incidents and reminiscences. St. Louis : National Historical Co., 1886.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * One hundred years in Livingston County. [S.l.] : Livingston County Bicentennial Agriculture Committee (Missouri), 1976.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Livingston County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Livingston County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.


 * Map of Livingston County Map (1896)

Military

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images


 * Missouri Confederate Casualties - From the Official Records of the Civil War in the National Archives


 * Livingston County Honor Roll - Veterans and casualties from World War 1


 * Soldiers' Records - Missouri State Archives, from the War of 1812 - World War 1]


 * United States World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918  FamilySearch

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911 - 1938 at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments

Service men in Livingston County, Missouri served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Livingston County, Missouri:

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Finding Microfilmed Newspapers An article written to help find microfilmed newspapers


 * The Archives of The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (1889-2009) provides free access to their newspapers online.
 * The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (Chillicothe, Missouri) at Ancestry.com ($)
 * The Chillicothe Constitution (Chillicothe, Missouri) at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Chillicothe Morning Constitution (Chillicothe, Missouri) at Ancestry.com ($)
 * The Constitution Tribune (Chillicothe, Missouri) at Ancestry.com ($)

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 – 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1837 - 1870 Livingston County, Missouri Wills and Administrations 1837-1870 - Ancestry.com ($)

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Missouri Pre-1910 Birth Records — Missouri State Archives, Missouri Birth and Stillbirths.
 * Livingston County Birth records at FamilySearch:
 * 1847-1870 (Volumes 1 and 2) — Batch
 * 1883-1884 — Batch
 * 1884-1887 — Batch
 * 1887-1889 — Batch
 * Birth, Marriage &amp; Death Records at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1883-84, 1888-91Livingston County, Missouri Birth Records, 1883-84, 1888-91 Volume I &amp; III at Ancestry.com ($)

Marriages

 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776-1988 - Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1802 - 1969 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Livingston County Marriage records at FamilySearch:
 * 1837-1867 (Books 1 and 2) — Batch
 * 1867-1885 (Books 3 thru 5) — Batch
 * 1885 (Book 6) — Batch
 * Birth, Marriage &amp; Death Records at Ancestry.com $
 * Marriage records of Livingston County, Missouri at Ancestry.com $
 * 1837-1863 Livingston County, Missouri Marriages: 1837-1863 at Ancestry.com $

Deaths

 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * Missouri Coroner's Inquest Database
 * Livingston County death records - Batch at FamilySearch.
 * Birth, Marriage &amp; Death Records at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1883-90 Livingston County, Missouri Death Records, 1883-90 and Agency Roll of Pensioners of Missouri at Ancestry.com ($)

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Historical Society

 * Grand River Historical Society & Museum 1401 Forest Drive, Chillicothe, Missouri, 660/646-1341

Library

 * Livingston County Library 450 Locust Street Chillicothe, MO 64601 Phone: (660) 646 0547 Email: librarian@livingstoncountylibrary.org Website