Cass County, Missouri Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Lewis Cass. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Cass County Courthouse 102 E Wall Street Harrisonville, Mo 64701 Phone: 816-380-8102 Cass County Website County Clerk has birth records 1861-1896 and court records from 1843. Recorder of Deeds has marriage, divorce and land records. Associate Division has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Cass 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

 * Cass County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 1 at Ancestry ($)
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes


 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

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

Directories

 * Kansas City, Missouri City Directories, 1889-91 at Ancestry ($)

Local Histories

 * A Civic History of Kansas City, Missouri. Online at: Ancestry ($)
 * History and directory of Cass County, Missouri. 1908. by A.L. Weber. Online at: Google Books.
 * History and directory of Cass County, Missouri. 1908. by Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry. Harrisonville, Missouri: Cass County Leader. Online at: Family Search
 * The History of Cass and Bates counties, Missouri. 1883. St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company. Online at: FamilySearch; and at Missouri Digital History
 * History of Cass County, Missouri. 1917. by Allen Glenn. Topeka, Kansas: Historical Publishing Company. Online at: FamilySearch; and at Missouri Digital History
 * History of Missouri's Counties, County Seats, and Courthouse Squares. 1983. by Marian M. Ohman. Missouri: Missouri State Library. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Kansas City, Missouri : its history and its people, 1808-1908. Online at: Ancestry ($)
 * State of Missouri: an autobiography. 1904. by Walter Williams. Columbia, Mo: Press of E. W. Stephens. Online at: Missouri Digital History

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Cass 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 Cass County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Cass County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)
 * Map of Cass County, Mo. at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

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 Cass 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 Cass County, Missouri:


 * - 12th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company K
 * - 1st Battery, Missouri State Militia Artillery (Union), Company E
 * - 2nd Battery, Missouri State Militia Artillery (Union), Company A
 * - 2nd Battery, Missouri State Militia Artillery (Union), Company C
 * - 2nd Battery, Missouri State Militia Artillery (Union), Company D
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry State Guard (8th Division) - Confederate, Company A
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry State Guard (8th Division) - Confederate, Company B
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry State Guard (8th Division) - Confederate, Company C
 * - 1st Battery, Missouri Light Artillery - Confederate, Also known as Henry Guibor's Light artillery Battery
 * - 14th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company D

World War I

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection

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

 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society

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 and images $

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.

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 $
 * 1865-1867 Cass County Birth Index 1865-1867. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1920-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

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 $
 * 1835-1882 Cass County Marriage Books A thru E Index 1835-1882. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1881-1885 Cass County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1881-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * The marriage records of Cass (Van Buren) County, Missouri at Ancestry ($)

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestrym — index/images $
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch.org — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1870-2011 Web: Cass County, Missouri, Obituary Index, 1870-2011 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1968-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Family History Centers

 * Riverview Missouri Family History Center

Libraries

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

Museums

 * Cass County Family History Guild Pearson Hall 400 E. Mechanic Street Harrisonville, MO 64701 Phone: 816-773-8464 Website

Societies

 * Cass County Historical Society P.O. Box 406 400 E Mechanic Street Harrisonville, MO 64701-0406 (816) 380-4396 Email: [mailto:cchsmo@gmail.com cchsmo@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * Cass County Missouri Genealogy Research. Contains information for researching genealogy in Cass 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 ($)