Taney County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Taney County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court and land records; Probate Judge has probate records; County Clerk has voter registration records from 1961

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
1863 Courthouse was burned in 1863. 1885 Fire destroyed the courthouse and most records December 19, 1885.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Cemeteries
BillionGraves:

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records

Court

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Hoenshel, E. J., Hoenshel, L. S. Stories of the pioneers . [S.l. : s.n.], 1915.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map to Taney County

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Missouri River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California

Military

 * Fold3.com ($) has Civil War and other military records available online.

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company A

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 – 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Marriages

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 Jackson County Marriage Licenses dating back to 1826. Available to be searched and viewed.

Deaths

 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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


 * White River Valley Historical Society, P.O. Box 555, Point Lookout, MO 65726

Family History Centers



 * Branson Missouri Family History Center 224 Church Rd, Branson, MO 5616-9273 United States Location Map