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

County Courthouse
Clay County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square Liberty, MO 64086 Phone: 816.792.7637 Clay County Website Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records; Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1822; Probate Court has probate records.

Populated Places
The following are locations in Clay County, Missouri:


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

Biographies

 * Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton and Linn Counties, Missouri Index to Biographies at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Portrait and biographical record of Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton, and Linn Counties, Missouri: containing biographical sketches at Ancestry.com ($)

Cemeteries

 * Clay County, Missouri Cemetery Records, Volume I-II at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Church Records
Catholic '''St. James, Liberty


 * 1847 - 1873 St. James, Liberty, Baptism Index 1847-1873. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1847 - 1879 St. James, Liberty, Marriage Index 1847-1879. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Missouri City

Court Records

 * Abstracts of wills and administrations of Clay County, Missouri at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 7th Judicial Circuit Court, Clay County, Missouri
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Directories

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

African Americans

 * 1865 - 1885 Clay County Colored Marriage Index 1865-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.

Local Histories

 * Kansas City, Missouri : its history and its people, 1808-1908 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * A civic history of Kansas City, Missouri at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Puckett, G. A. Clay County soldiers and sailors. Liberty, Mo. : Liberty Pub. Co., c1919.
 * Online at Family Search (Free)
 * Daughters of the American Revolution. Alexander Doniphan Chapter (Liberty, Missouri). Clay County, Missouri centennial souvenier, 1822-1922. Liberty, Missouri : Liberty Tribune, 1922.
 * Online at Family Search (Free)
 * Woodson, William H. History of Clay County, Missouri. Topeka, Missouri : Historical Pub., 1920.
 * Online at Family Search (Free)
 * Ballew, W. W. (Bill). Simon Cockrell : early Missouri pioneer. [S.l. : s.n., 19--?].
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps and Gazetteers



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of Clay County, Missouri Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of Clay County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all 114 Missouri counties including Clay County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1886 Clay County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Clay County, Missouri for European settlers included:


 * Missouri River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 from western Missouri to northern California

Military Records

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

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

Regiments

Service men in Clay 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 Clay County, Missouri:

Civil War Battle The following Civil War Battle was fought in Clay County


 * September 17, 1861 = Liberty aslo known as Blue Mills Landing, Blue Mills
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Liberty Tribune, 1860-1869 and Liberty Weekly Tribune, 1846-1860 Searchable online at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Digital Collections, Index to Selected Missouri Newspapers.

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records
 * 1750 - 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1855 - 1869 Clay County Birth Index 1855-1869. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1865 - 1885 Clay County Birth Index 1865-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883 - 1884 Clay County Birth Index 1883-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1822 - 1878 Clay County Marriage Books A thru D Index 1822-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1852 - 1900 Clay County, Missouri Marriages, 1852-1900: Vol. 1-3 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1877 - 1885 Clay County Marriage Books E thru F Index 1877-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1883 - 1884 Clay County Death Index 1883-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Liberty Missouri Family History Center 1130 N Clayview Dr, Liberty, MO 64068-3405 United States Location Map

Libraries

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

Museums

 * Clay County Archives and Historical Library 210 E Franklin Liberty, MO 64068 Phone: 816-781-3611; Fax: 816-781-3611 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 99 Liberty, MO 64069 Email: [mailto:info@claycountyarchives.org info@claycountyarchives.org]

Societies

 * Genealogical Society Of Liberty P.O. Box 99 Liberty, MO 64069
 * Smithville Historical Society Smithville is located in both Clay and Platte counties. Website

Websites
Sites with online indexes or images of records Clay County:
 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * 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

Sites that search for links pertaining to Clay County:
 * 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 ($)