Henry County, Missouri Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
County Recorder has marriage and land records from 1830 and military discharge records; County Clerk has divorce and court records; Associate Circuit Court has probate records; County Museum has birth and burial records.

Parent County
1834 Henry County was created 13 December 1834 from Lafayette County. County seat: Clinton. Henry County was originally named Rives County. It was renamed Henry County in 1841.

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 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Bates •  Benton  •  Cass  •  Johnson  •  Pettis  •  St. Clair

Cemeteries

 * Henry County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 2 (Calhoun Cemetery) at Ancestry.com ($)


 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Catholic
St. Ludgers, Germantown


 * 1832 - 1876 St. Ludgers, Germantown, Baptism Index 1832-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1849 - 1876 St. Ludgers, Germantown, Marriage Index 1849-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Immaculate Conception, Montrose


 * 1858 - 1876 Immaculate Conception, Montrose, Baptism Index 1858-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Waugh family of Litchfield, Connecticut, Ross County, Ohio, Henry County, Missouri. at Ancestry.com ($)
 * D M Anderson Directory Co. Clinton, Missouri, a picturesque city: a picturesque city: facts thrown to the surface by pen and camera. Kansas City, Mo.: D M Anderson, c1896.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Henry County, Missouri, in pictures and prose: describing its resources, enterprises and opportunities, and the men behind them. [S.l. : s.n.], 1922.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * The History of Henry and St. Clair Counties, Missouri: containing a history of these counties, their cities, towns...biographical sketches...statistics... St. Joseph, Mo.: National Historical Co., 1883.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Lamkin, Uel W. History of Henry County, Missouri. [S.l.]: Historical Pub., 1919.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



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

Map of Henry County townships (Histopolis)

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

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images
 * Civil War and Masonry in Missouri at Ancestry.com ($)

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

Regiments

Service men in Henry 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 Henry County, Missouri:

World War II

 * 1941-1946 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Sedalia newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that sometimes included Henry County residents.

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 $
 * 1835 - 1867 Henry County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1835-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1867 - 1881 Henry County Marriage Books B and C Index 1867-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881 - 1885 Henry County Marriage Books D and E Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 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.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * Henry County Historical Society P.O. Box 65 203 W Franklin Street Clinton, MO 64735 Phone: 660-885-8414


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

Family History Centers



 * Clinton Missouri Family History Center 297 NW 40th Rd, Clinton MO 64735

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