Montgomery County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Montgomery 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 records from 1864, divorce and court records from 1886; Probate Judge has probate records from 1890.

Parent County
1818 Montgomery County was created 14 December 1818 from St. Charles County. County seat: Montgomery City

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
1860s Courthouse damaged by fire, with record loss unknown. 1901   Courthouse burned on April 12, 1901, destroying many county records. Copies of early original deeds are at Jones Abstract Company in Montgomery City.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties

Neighboring Counties
Audrain •  Callaway  •  Gasconade  •  Lincoln  •  Osage  •  Pike  •  Warren

African American

 * 1865 - 1881 Montgomery County Colored Marriage Index 1865-1881. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy


 * Montgomery County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 1-2 at Ancestry.com ($)

Church
The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is located in Montgomery City. The church dates to 1861 but parish records for births,marriages and deaths began to be recorded in the mid 1860's. There is a cemetery onsite with a fairly complete plot map for burials. The cemetery is run by a separate organization but the parish secretary knows how to reach them. The parish does not allow the public to view their records but the priest is willing to look up information as time permits.

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * History of St. Charles, Montgomery and Warren Counties, Missouri : written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of their townships, towns and villages, together with a condensed history of Missouri.... St. Louis, Missouri : Paul V. Cochrane, 1969.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



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


 * Map of Montgomery County townships (Histopolis)


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

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

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

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers from the early 1900's covering local news that sometimes included residents from Montgomery County communities.
 * Chronicling America has The Montgomery Tribune which was published from 1900-1910 online. It can be searched using single words or combinations of words. It covers news local to Montgomery county and the surrounding areas.

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

 * 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 $
 * 1863 - 1873 Montgomery County Marriage Index 1863-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1889 - 1935 Montgomery County, Missouri Obituaries, 1889-1935 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1898 - 1952 Montgomery County, Missouri Deaths 1898-1952 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 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

Historical Society
Montgomery County Genealogical/Historical Society 112 West Second St. Montgomery City, MO 63361 Phone: 573-564-2730