Shelby County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Shelby County

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

County Courthouse
Recorder Deeds has marriage and land records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records; Probate Court has probate records; Clerk Magistrate Court has court records

History
The county is named after Kentucky's First Governor Isaac Shelby (1750-1826).

Parent County
1835--Shelby County was created 2 January 1835 from Marion County. County seat: Shelbyville

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
Knox •  Lewis  •  Macon  •  Marion  •  Monroe  •  Randolph

Court

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * History of Monroe and Shelby counties, Missouri . . . : including a history of their townships, towns and villages together with a condensed history of Missouri . . . biographical sketches of prominent citizens. St. Louis, Missouri : National Historical Co., 1884.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Bingham, William H. General history of Shelby County, Missouri. Chicago, Illinois : H. Taylor &amp; Co., 1911.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



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


 * Map of Shelby County townships (Histopolis)


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

Military

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

- 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company H - 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company D - 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company B - 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company F - 39th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company G - 11th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company A - 11th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company H - 2nd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A - 2nd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B - 2nd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company I - 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company E - 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company G - 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union), Company I

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at | FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Moberly newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Shelby County communities.

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 $
 * 1845-1867 - Shelby County Birth Index 1845-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1887 - Shelby County Birth Index, Volume A, 1883-1887. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

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 $
 * 1835-1895 - Shelby County Marriage Index 1835-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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.
 * 1883-1887 - Shelby County Death Index 1883-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical and Genealogical Societies

Historical Society

 * Shelby County Historical Society 107 South Center Shelbina, MO Phone: (573) 588 - 0245