When looking for Missouri ancestors make sure you check the Missouri State Archives website for online records. They have Death Certificates online from 1910-1958. Some can be viewed online also. I was researching my Bilyeu Family in Miller County MO and found the ones listed in this resource. Here is a listing of the Bilyeu Death Records from Miller County:
Andrew F. Bilyeu January _, 1952 Miller 2039
Arthur A. Bilyeu January _, 1951 Miller 1867
Daisy S. Bilyeu July 18, 1957 Miller 25423
Fielding Bilyeu December 22, 1928 Miller 41711
John H. Bilyeu December _, 1955 Miller Iberia 41378
Lizzie E Bilyeu May 10, 1958 Miller 19030
Louaddie Eveline Bilyeu April 12, 1930 Miller 13356
Lowell Gene Bilyeu August 28, 1928 Miller 27924
Margaret E. Bilyeu January 16, 1933 Miller 2379-1
Mariah Bilyeu August 03, 1927 Miller 24902
Martha Ann Bilyeu July 03, 1922 Miller 21660
William Bilyeu February 26, 1915 Miller 5435
William H. Bilyeu February _, 1944 Miller 7769
William Washington Bilyeu June 03, 1912 Miller 20698
This gives the name, Date of Birth, County, and Certificate Number
Go to the website and see what you can find on your ancestors. www.sos.mo.gov/archives
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Place to research
There are so many places to do research on the internet but there is nothing like going to a courthouse in the county of your ancestors. While you are there try just looking around a little this paid of for us when we went to the the courthouse in Washita County OK. They had pictures up on the wall of migrant workers in the cotton fields in the 1930's and they had one that said do you know these people and there in the front was a picture of a woman that looked just like my Grandmother. She had always told me they picked cotton and she did even when she was 9 months pregnant with my mother. These pictures were proof that they really did pick cotton in this county in the time frame she had said and though I can't prove it I am sure that was my Grandmother in that picture.
Things you want to remember to check while at the courthouse are marriage records, deeds, and any court records you can look at. Make sure you look for the ancestor you are there looking for but also be sure to take note of records of the same surname. Like in the marriage records copy in a notebook all the ones you find for the surnames you are looking for whether you think they are in your tree or not. The reason is that you might find later that they fit in to your tree and if they do you already have the dates copied down to go back to. I did this when researching my Capp line in Monroe County MO and was glad about a year later that I had because I found that one I didn't think fit in did from one of the brothers to my ancestor. I also have not done this and wished I had later when I found that the person in question was in my line. It just saves time to do it while you are there. Also make sure you check deeds closely. Probate records and wills are also necessary to look at while there. Again check for all you can at the time you are there.
Be sure when going into the courthouses to be courteous and not demanding. I went into one and they said they had bad experiences with people coming in doing genealogy because they were rude and demanding. This makes it bad on the ones coming in after and will limit how willing they are to help you or let you look at records. Most importantly just go and learn about the county and what it was like when your ancestors lived there.
Things you want to remember to check while at the courthouse are marriage records, deeds, and any court records you can look at. Make sure you look for the ancestor you are there looking for but also be sure to take note of records of the same surname. Like in the marriage records copy in a notebook all the ones you find for the surnames you are looking for whether you think they are in your tree or not. The reason is that you might find later that they fit in to your tree and if they do you already have the dates copied down to go back to. I did this when researching my Capp line in Monroe County MO and was glad about a year later that I had because I found that one I didn't think fit in did from one of the brothers to my ancestor. I also have not done this and wished I had later when I found that the person in question was in my line. It just saves time to do it while you are there. Also make sure you check deeds closely. Probate records and wills are also necessary to look at while there. Again check for all you can at the time you are there.
Be sure when going into the courthouses to be courteous and not demanding. I went into one and they said they had bad experiences with people coming in doing genealogy because they were rude and demanding. This makes it bad on the ones coming in after and will limit how willing they are to help you or let you look at records. Most importantly just go and learn about the county and what it was like when your ancestors lived there.
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