Genealogy

Mary Ray Collection, 1981-1993 (CA3169)
5 cubic feet

Research materials of a Missouri genealogist consisting of correspondence with clients, family charts, and other research papers.

Reed Family Papers, 1894-1996 (C4065)
2.4 cubic feet

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This collection includes the agricultural records, diaries, autobiographies, genealogical materials, letters, photographs, military records, and miscellaneous papers of the Reed family of Stansberry, Missouri.

Hazel Reed Papers, 1913-1975 (SP0055)
1 cubic foot (39 folders, 19 photographs)

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The Hazel Reed Papers contain correspondence, genealogical research, photographs, and newspaper clippings created by Hazel Irene Carmack Reed. The collection includes material concerning various families from Missouri including Allee, Bartlett, Birdsong, Bybee, Carmack, Decker, Hill, Howard, Reed, Smith, and Yarbrough. There is a significant focus on the Allee family history and Pulaski County, Missouri.

Renshaw and McLin Family Papers, 1845-2000 (SP0087)
4 cubic feet (61 folders, 3 volumes, 1 oversize box)

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The Renshaw and McLin Family Papers contain the personal papers of the Renshaw and McLin families of Cave Spring, Missouri, including correspondence, photographs, diaries, and genealogical material. The collection also consists of records related to Mount Zion Presbyterian Church located in Cave Spring.

A. Stacy Rhodes Collection, 1834-1940 (C3780)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains miscellaneous letters between Rhodes family members and genealogical notes on the Rhodes family. A. Stacy Rhodes was a resident of St. Louis, Missouri.

Ribeau Family Papers, 1870-1982 (R0101)
0.1 cubic foot (5 folders)

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The Ribeau Family Collection contains photocopies of correspondence, tax receipts, and miscellaneous records of an African-American family in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. They lived in a historic poteaux-en-terre house built in 1778.

Rickman Family Papers, 1778-1978 (C4177)
0.6 cubic feet (34 folders)

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The papers consist of genealogical materials pertaining to the Rickman and corollary families [Fristoe, Henderson, Higgins, Tatum, Thomas, Twyman, Wilson] of North Carolina, Virginia, and St. Clair County, Missouri. The material includes genealogical charts and corresponding notebook, birth announcements, census records, death certificates and obituaries, photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. 1778-1978.

Riley Family Papers, 1909-1968 (C3837)
0.4 cubic feet

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Papers of John Willard Riley, Jr., concerning his research into his family genealogy. The papers were given to Gerald M. Petty who used them in the writing of his book, PETTY, WRIGHT, RILEY AND OTHER RELATED FAMILIES. The papers consist of correspondence, charts, newspaper clippings and notes.

Ritter and Howard Families Papers, 1850-1956 (R0100)
1 cubic foot (50 folders, 6 volumes, 3 oversize volumes)

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The Ritter and Howard Families Papers contains correspondence, legal records, business papers, and miscellaneous materials of the Ritter and Howard families of Jasper County, Missouri. Included are mining lease and drill records, and records of the Stone School District. Three generations of two families are represented in this collection.

Robards Family Bible Records, no date (C0901)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The records contain pages from the Robards family Bible listing marriages, births, and deaths.

William George Roberts Papers, 1908-1962 (R1386)
0.25 cubic foot (11 folders, 23 photographs)

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The William George Roberts Papers contain early correspondence between Sarah, Carrol, Emma, and Andrew Roberts. The collection also includes correspondence and papers involving William G. Roberts during his service in World War II. Also included are photographs from his military service and personal papers involving William G. Roberts' life before and after the war.

George A.S. Robertson Papers, 1918-1987 (C4312)
0.2 cubic feet (5 folders)

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The papers of a former World War I fighter pilot and later Deputy Superintendent of Insurance contain biographical and genealogical data on George A.S. Robertson and the Robertson and related family.

Orral Messmore Robidoux Diary, 1918 (C2626)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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History of the Robidoux and Messmore families, childhood memories of farm life in nineteenth-century Middle West, and comments on contemporary Kansas City.

Robinson and Related Families Collection, 2003 (R0989)
(1 folder)

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This is the family history of Joe Charles Robinson of Richland in Pulaski County, Missouri. The family descended through Samuel, William, and Archibald Robinson of Botetourt County, Virginia. Archibald and wife, Mary Ann Garrett, came to Missouri in 1854. The primary related families included Duncan, Shelton, and Zimmerman.

Rountree Family Papers, circa 1819-1956 (R0325)
0.03 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Rountree Family Papers contain photocopies of extracts from the diary of Joseph Rountree, 1819-1831, and the autobiography of William J. Rountree, circa 1910. There are also notes on the Rountree family by Frank Rountree, 1911-1912, Ruth Fowler Sherwood, 1947, and Joseph G. Rountree, 1956, with obituaries and birth-death records of family members.

Joseph and Mary Shackelford Roy Family History, no date (C0772)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a brief family history, including an account of the wedding of Joseph and Mary S. Roy at St. Charles, Missouri, 1813; their places of residence during their lifetime; and the names of their daughters and their daughters' husbands and children.

Russell Family History Collection, 2004 (R1163)
(2 folders)

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This is a photocopy of a history of the family of Cyrus Russell and Rebecca Pease, complied by John Steele McCormick, circa 1932-1934. It also contains additional material and photographs up to 2004, supplied by the donor and representing the line of descent from Cyrus Russell and Rebecca Pease.

Julia Ann Russell Deed, 1864 (C1858)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a deed to 80 acres of land in Nodaway County from William Russell to Julia Ann Russell for the sum of $100, 13 October 1864.

Rustemeyer Family Papers, 1884-1953 (C4017)
0.3 cubic feet (14 folders), 1 computer disc

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The Rustemeyer Family papers contain correspondence written to Bernard Rustemeyer by friends and family in Germany after his immigration to America in 1882.  The collection also includes newspaper clippings and photographs of the Rustemeyer, Alteköster, Stöckbrand, and Giese families, and Rustemeyer’s hometown, Körbecke, Germany.

Saint Francois County, Missouri Collection, 1876-1951 (R0242)
0.1 cubic foot (9 folders)

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The Saint Francois County, Missouri Collection contains obituaries, wedding announcements, anniversary notices, and miscellaneous biographical material clipped from Saint Francois County newspapers.

Francis Asbury Sampson Papers, 1909 (C1450)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letters from J.W. Connaway, A.P. Barton, and Susie O. Shelby. Biographical information on David Barton (1783-1837), Missouri politician and statesman. Barton family genealogy.

Sappington Family Genealogical Collection, 1926-2010s (CA6435)
23 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes, 1 CD, 2 DVDs, 7 oversize items

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The papers in this collection are a genealogical history of the Sappington family who were largely located in central Missouri with likely origins in Maryland, Georgia, and Mississippi.

Saucier Family Genealogy Papers, 1969 (R0012)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Saucier Family Genealogy Collection contains a photocopy of "A List of Descent from Marie Jeanne Saucier by Her Marriages to Antoine Decelle Duclos and Jean Baptiste du (des) Martin," compiled in part by Walter J. Saucier. The compilation includes all of the Duclos/Declue family of Washington County, Missouri through the nineteenth century.

Scotland County Genealogical Society Collection, 1841-2021 (CA6609)
2.2 cubic feet, 4 card files

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The collection contains material collected by the Scotland County Genealogical Society including photographs, funeral programs, county history, court records, tax records, marriage licenses, and miscellaneous documents.

Earl Truman Sechler Collection, 1951 (R1159)
(1 folder)

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The Earl Truman Sechler Collection contains the "Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) History in Webster and Wright Counties of Missouri with Membership as Listed in 1951", describing the historic and then current congregations of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Webster and Wright Counties in southwestern Missouri. Included are brief biographical sketches of early and influential pastors.

Sellmeyer Family Collection, no date (CA5526)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

Addition of Sellmeyer family genealogical materials, including materials in German. Correspondence, census records, family tree, photographs, map, and miscellaneous. See also C3062.

Sellmeyer Family Collection, 1839-1990 (C3062)
1 roll of microfilm

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Deeds, wills, family trees and photographs of three 19th-century immigrant families who settled in Missouri. The Velten and Ebeling families emigrated from Germany and settled in Warren County, while the Swedish Bentleys came to settle in Howard County. Also includes probate and census records, and a "Velten Family Record" narrative.

Betty Kennedy Sewell Genealogical Collection, 1912-2016 (CG0011)
1.4 cubic feet

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The collection contains genealogical research, including family group sheets, correspondence, clippings, and photographs of the Kennedy, Zook, Sheppard, Priest, Renfroe, Whitley, Gisler, Doughty, and affiliated families.

Attie Zelpha Mitchell Shanks Genealogical Collection, 1890-1960 (R0061)
0.03 cubic foot (3 folders)

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The Attie Zelpha Mitchell Shanks Genealogy Collection contains a photocopy of genealogical materials for southeastern Missouri compiled by Attie Shanks. The records cover the ‘Upper Hog Creek’ area of eastern Bollinger and western Cape Girardeau counties.

Shannon Family Papers, 1845-1960 (C0933)
0.13 cubic feet (6 folders)

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Contains baccalaureate and other addresses by President James Shannon of the University of Missouri, some correspondence on religious matters, and family history and genealogy.

Preston T. Sharp Collection, circa 2004 (R1204)
(2 folders)

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These are an annotated Civil War diary and a biography of Preston T. Sharp, a resident of Harrison County, Missouri, and Fall River County, South Dakota, and first lieutenant of Company H, 12th Missouri Cavalry. Edited and compiled by Chuck and Nova Sharp Bolton, the collection includes the story of Sharp's life, and his diary covering the Nashville campaign, December 1864-Januuary 1865, and Powder River Expedition in Wyoming and Montana in 1865.

Milton Shaw Papers, 1824-1921 (C0428)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)

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Letters from Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri discussing slaves; farm crops, implements, and stock; property indentures; church membership; trade; schools; and teaching. Genealogical materials on the Denton family. Originals on microfilm; typed copies in folders.

Charles K. Sheets Sr. Papers, 1847-1936 (C4079)
1 cubic foot (45 folders)

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The papers of Charles K. Sheets Sr. contain family papers of the Berry, Bell, Sheets, and Blades families, and include marriages, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Also included in the collection is business material pertaining to Sheets’ business with Faulconer, Sheets & Co, in Montgomery City, Missouri.

Casper Shell Papers, 1832-1849 (R0243)
0.3 cubic foot (3 folders)

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The Casper Shell Papers contain the journal and personal papers of Casper Shell Jr., a blacksmith and justice of the peace who lived near Lutesville in what was then Cape Girardeau County, now Bollinger County, Missouri. The collection pertains to Shell’s trade as a blacksmith as well as his official duties. A transcript, prepared by the donor, is available.

Alonzo H. Shelton Reminiscences, no date (K0166)
0.02 c.f. (1 folder)

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Photocopied typescript of Shelton's recollections of his life, experiences and services in the Civil War as a Confederate soldier.

Dorothy Heckmann Shrader Papers, 1866-1976 (CA5925)
6 cubic feet

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The papers of a Hermann, Missouri, writer and descendant of steamboat captain, Bill Heckmann. Includes newspaper clippings of happenings along Missouri’s waterways dating from the late 1800s to mid-1900s. Also includes genealogical information on the Heckmann family, maps of Missouri's rivers, and a few photographs of steamboats and river scenes.

Harve E. Sims Funeral Papers, 1940 (C2907)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Obituary and funeral proceedings for Harve E. Sims including names of pallbearers, minister, and flower bearers.

Ada Brydon Bruce Smith Scrapbook, 1919-1936 (C1423)
0.04 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Obituaries and other newspaper clippings concerning friends and relatives of Ada Smith, Stoddard County, MO.

George W. Smith Autobiography, no date (C3085)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Smith, born in Albemarle County, VA, settled in Cooper County, MO, ca. 1837.

Henry Ackerman Smith Papers, 1861-1907 (C0431)
2 rolls of microfilm

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Papers of a teacher and Methodist minister who lived in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana, and Missouri. Includes letters written to his wife, 1861-1862, while in the Union army; autobiography, genealogical information; record of marriages performed, 1884-1905; diary, 1882-1907; a newspaper article; and photographs.

W. E. Smith Papers, 1890 (R0884)
(1 folder)

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This is a letter of February 20, 1890 from W. E. Smith, judge of probate court at Pineville in McDonald County, Missouri, to W. S. Sherley of Matinsville, Indiana. The letter deals with the affairs of Sarah Stockwell, deceased.

Opal Soetaert Papers, no date (C2190)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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History of education and the Edson School, Harrison County, MO. Genealogy of Edson and Needham families.

Sons of the Revolution, Missouri Society, Springfield Chapter Collection, 1915 (R0718)
(1 folder)

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This is the program for the Fourth Anniversary Service of the Springfield Chapter, Sons of the Revolution, held at St. Paul Methodist Epioscopal Church, South, at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, on February 21, 1915.

Southern and Central Missouri Collection, 1856-2015 (R1442)
5 cubic feet (236 folders, 2 VHS, 7 CDs, 1 45 record, 1 cassette)

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The Southern and Central Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining acquisitions related to individuals, places, organizations, and events. The collection mostly covers the Missouri counties of Crawford, Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, Oregon, Barry, Miller, Taney, Jasper, and Laclede, among others.

Southwest City, Missouri City Directory Collection, 1973 (R0788)
(1 folder)

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This is a city directory for Southwest City, McDonald County, Missouri. The Southwest City Lions Club sponsored its publication in December 1973.

Willis Allen Spiller Collection, 1863-1955 (R0147)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Willis Allen Spiller Collection contains photocopies of the personal papers, newspaper clippings, and genealogical material concerning Willis A. Spiller. Spiller was a businessman and county official in Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri. Also included in the collection is genealogical material for the Stinson family.

St. James, Missouri Collection, 1869-1980 (R1528)
3 cubic feet (31 folders, 6 oversize folders, 141 photographs, 2 glass plate negatives)

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The James Memorial Library Collection contains photographs, genealogical records, maps, organizational records, publications, papers, and scrapbooks collected by James Memorial Public Library in St. James, Phelps County, Missouri.

Enos Stanley Notebook, 1867-1898 (C3546)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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The collection contains copies of a notebook in which Enos Stanley of Taney County, Missouri, made entries of marriages he performed as justice of the peace, recorded family births and deaths, and noted some money transactions.

Stark-Logan Family Papers, 1813-2012 (CA6607)
2.2 cubic feet

The papers of a family from Louisiana, Missouri, include clippings, photographs, correspondence, genealogical information, and miscellaneous material, including material on Gov. Lloyd Stark.

State Historical Society of Missouri Typescript Collection, 1814-1962 (C0995)
14 rolls of microfilm

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The State Historical Society of Missouri Typescript Collection consists of typescripts of articles and manuscripts donated over the years to the Historical Society.