Livingston County, Missouri Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Edward Livingston. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Livingston County Courthouse 700 Webster StreetChillicothe, MO 64601 Phone: 660-646-2293 Livingston County Website 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.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Livingston County, MO, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries

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

Census Records

 * 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

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes


 * FamilySearch Places

Catholic St. Columban, Chillicothe


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

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

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 and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 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 ($)
 * Livingston County, Missouri Deeds, Books 1 and 2 at Ancestry ($)

Local Histories

 * History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri. 1886. St. Louis: National Historical Company. Online at: FamilySearch; and at Missouri Digital History
 * A History of Livingston County, Missouri. 1937. The history was published by The Livingston County Centennial Committee. Online at: Livingston County Library
 * One Hundred Years in Livingston County, Missouri. 1976. S.l.: Livingston County Bicentennial Agriculture Committee. Online at: FamilySearch
 * Past and Present of Livingston County, Missouri, Vol 1. 1913. by Major A. J. Roof. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Past and Present of Livingston County, Missouri. 1913. Vol 2 is Online at: Google Books. This book contains biographical sketches of Livingston County residents.
 * State of Missouri: an autobiography. 1904. by Walter Williams. Columbia, Mo: Press of E. W. Stephens. Online at: Missouri Digital History


 * Livingston County History. This Livingston County Library site has County History, Community Histories, Biographies, and a few Genealogy links.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Livingston County townships (Histopolis)
 * Missouri As It Is In 1867. 1867. by Nathan II. Parker. Philadelpia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * 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)
 * An illustrated historical atlas of Livingston County, Mo. at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection
 * Missouri Confederate Casualties - From the Official Records of the Civil War in the National Archives
 * Soldiers' Records - Missouri State Archives, from the War of 1812 - World War I

Civil War
Online Records


 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1938  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

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 I

 * at FamilySearch
 * Livingston County Honor Roll - Veterans and casualties from World War I

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1941-1946  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Chillicothe Morning Constitution (Chillicothe, Missouri) at Ancestry ($)
 * Finding Microfilmed Newspapers An article written to help find microfilmed newspapers
 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society
 * The Archives of The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (1889-2009) provides free access to their newspapers online.
 * The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (Chillicothe, Missouri) at Ancestry ($)
 * The Chillicothe Constitution (Chillicothe, Missouri) at Ancestry ($)
 * The Constitution Tribune (Chillicothe, Missouri) at Ancestry ($)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1750–1988 at FamilySearch — images- How to Use this Collection
 * 1766-1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1837-1870 Livingston County, Missouri Wills and Administrations 1837-1870 at Ancestry ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.
 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1827-1935  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1883-84, 1888-91Livingston County, Missouri Birth Records, 1883-84, 1888-91 Volume I &amp; III at Ancestry ($)
 * Livingston County Birth records at FamilySearch (from collection Missouri, Births and Christenings, 1827-1935):
 * 1847-1870 (Volumes 1 and 2) — Batch
 * 1883-1884 — Batch
 * 1884-1887 — Batch
 * 1887-1889 — Batch
 * Missouri Pre-1910 Birth Records — Missouri State Archives, Missouri Birth and Stillbirths.
 * 1920-2015 Missouri, Birth Index, 1920-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($)

Marriage

 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1776-1988 Missouri, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1837-1863 Livingston County, Missouri Marriages: 1837-1863 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * Livingston County Marriage records at FamilySearch (from collection Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920):
 * 1837-1867 (Books 1 and 2) — Batch
 * 1867-1885 (Books 3 thru 5) — Batch
 * 1885 (Book 6) — Batch
 * Marriage records of Livingston County, Missouri at Ancestry ($)

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1883-1890 Livingston County, Missouri Death Records, 1883-90 and Agency Roll of Pensioners of Missouri at Ancestry ($)
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.
 * 1968-2022 Missouri, Death Index, 1968-2015 at Reclaim the Records — index; Also at: MyHeritage ($); Ancestry ($)
 * Missouri Coroner's Inquest Database
 * Livingston County death records - Batch at FamilySearch (from collection Missouri, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976).
 * Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Societies

 * Grand River Historical Society & Museum 1401 Forest Drive Chillicothe, MO Phone: 660-646-1341 Website

Websites

 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * Livingston County Missouri Genealogy Research. Contains information for researching genealogy in Livingston County MO, Census, bios, obituary, birth, death, marriage, maps, and other records
 * 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
 * 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 ($)