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

County Courthouse
Webster County Courthouse 100 Crittenden Street Marshfield, MO 65706 Phone: 417.468.2223 Webster County Website County Clerk has birth records 1883-1893 and death records 1883-1887; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records; Probate Judge has probate records; County Recorder (contact info below) has marriage and land records.

Webster County Recorder PO Box 546 101 S Crittenden, Rm 16 Marshfield, MO 65706 Phone: (417) 859-5882 Fax: (417) 468-3843 Email: [mailto:recorder@webstercountymo.gov recorder@webstercountymo.gov]

Populated Places
The following are locations in Webster County, Missouri:


 * These are incorporated cities in Webster County, Missouri:
 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

History Timeline
Webster County History

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Webster County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Court Records

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Land and Property Records
The Webster County Recorder compiles and maintains all county land records. The County Recorder will process land document requests via email or phone and will only mail those copies. There is a nominal fee to process record requests.

Webster County Recorder Contact Information: County Courthouse

Local Histories

 * History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent counties, Missouri. Goodspeed. 1889. Missouri Digital Heritage
 * Biographies from The History of Webster County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
 * George, Floy Watters. History of Webster County, 1855-1955. [Springfield, Mo. : Roberts, 1956?].
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * A History of Webster County : taken from History of Missouri - 1889 commemorating the celebration of Webster County's centennial. Seymour, Missouri : Webster County Citizen, 1955.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps and Gazetteers



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Webster County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Webster County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Webster County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Military Records

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

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

Regiments Service men in Webster 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 Webster County, Missouri: - 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company D - 4th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company I - [[6th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Miss

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers
The State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSM) Newspaper Collection is the best resource for finding local newspaper articles, including obituaries. They have digitized all local newspapers across all years and all printings from Webster County. When you call a local paper (The Marshfield Mail is the oldest running paper in Webster County), they will refer you to this collection. The archives in the local papers are stored away and difficult to access.

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

Birth

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

Marriage
The Webster County Recorder maintains all County Marriage records. The County Recorder will respond to email and phone calls, but records will only be mailed to requestors.

The County is the repository for recorded Marriage Records until 1910. It is important to note that some marriages may have occured in Christian and Wright Counties given the proximity of border cities to those counties.

Webster County Recorder Contact Information: County Courthouse

'''Online Records


 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1855 - 1885 Webster County Marriage Index 1855-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index

Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910. The database includes all counties and will allow you to search by county. Webster County appears to have had slow adoption to the 1910 state law requirement as the records are minimal in the earlier years of the period.

Family History Centers

 * Marshfield Missouri Family History Center 1105 State Hwy CC, Marshfield, MO 65706 United States Location Map

Libraries

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

Societies

 * Webster County Historical Society 219 South Clay Marshfield, MO 65706 Phone: 417-468-7407

Websites
Sites with online indexes or images of records Webster County:
 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * . Free. - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records

Sites that search for links pertaining to Webster County:
 * RootsWeb resources. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * StateofUS. Free. family history resources and government records
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)