Laclede County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Laclede County

Guide to Laclede 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 records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records; Probate Judge has probate records; County Assessor has land records

Parent County
1849--Laclede County was created 24 February 1849 from Camden, Pulaski and Wright Counties. County seat: Lebanon

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
1920 Courthouse was destroyed by fire. County recorder and County treasurer records were saved. Circuit Court records were lost.

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.

Populated Places
Lebanan Business Directory 1934

Neighboring Counties
Camden •  Dallas  •  Pulaski  •  Texas  •  Webster  •  Wright

Biographies

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

Catholic
St. Francis de Sales, Lebanon


 * 1870-1876 - St. Francis de Sales, Lebanon, Baptism Index 1870-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1870-1876 - St. Francis de Sales, Lebanon, Marriage Index 1870-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1993-1996 Civil Court cases in Laclede County, Missouri from 1993-1996. Click on the PDF file to see the cases. $

Local Histories

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

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Laclede County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Laclede County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1886 Laclede County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Military

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index


 * - 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company L
 * - 24th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company D
 * - 8th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company B
 * - 14th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company H
 * - 6th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company A
 * - 7th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company K
 * - 7th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union), Company L

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at | FamilySearch — index

Probate
Laclede County Will Transcriptions 1869-1978

Laclede County Probate names from 1849 ---

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 $
 * 1883-1922 - Laclede County Birth Index 1883-1922. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1849-1885 - Laclede County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1849-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * Palmer Funeral Home 1919-1926
 * Palmer Funeral Home 1926-1934
 * Colonial Funeral Home 1955-1990
 * Colonial/Shadel Funeral Home 1970-1973

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * Laclede County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 350, Lebanon, MO 65536


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

Historical Societies
The Laclede County Historical Society meets the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Ploger-Moneymaker house located at 291 Harwood Avenue in Lebanon, Mo.
 * Laclede County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1341, Lebanon, MO 65536

Family History Centers



 * Lebanon Missouri Family History Center 240 Hwy Mm Eugene, MO 65032 United States Location Map

Societies

 * Laclede County Genealogical Society