History ~ Biographies and Pioneers ~ Maps ~'Old Randolph Co., Files ~ Lookups and Queries ~ What's New

Note:
Randolph County has been totally refurbished:
The old files were downloaded from RootsWeb which is discontinuing the hosting of USGenWeb Sites and Family Web Pages
As a result, we are updating and renewing the MOGenWeb Counties formerly hosted on their Server.
Thank you for your patience.
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Brief History of Randolph County: wikiwand

"History of Randolph and Macon Counties, Missouri"
St Louis: National Historical Company, 1884 
The Index is Here: Read Online or Download
Transcription: History of SugarCreek Township

Townships: Biographies - Page Numbers
History of Randolph & Macon Counties: 1884
Biographies: Townships
Sugar Creek Township 381-438 ~ Salt Spring Township 438-536
Prairie Township 536-577 ~ Silver Creek Township 577-606
Union Township 606-616 ~ Clifton Township 616-629
Chariton Township 629-642 ~ Cairo Township 642-669
Moniteau Township 669-685~ Salt River Township 685-691
Jackson Township 691-699

Chapter XIII.
Crimes, Suicides, Incidents.
First and Second Executions which occurred in the County under Sentence of Law -
Melancholy Affair-A Man Shot and Killed near Moberly - The Murder-Peter Casper - Woman Shot and Man Hung - Railroad Collision - The last of Corlew, the Ravisher - James Hayden Brown Pays the Penalty of his Crime - Brown's
Wife Commits Suicide -Murder most Foul - Distressing Fatal Accident - James A. Wright Commits Suicide.

"Portrait and Biographical Record of Northern Missouri"
C O Owen and Co, Chicago, 1895
Index is Here ~ Read Online or Download

"History of Randolph County, Missouri"
Alexander H Waller, Historical Publishing company, Topeka / Cleveland, 1920
Index is Here ~ Read Online or Download

"History of Northwest Missouri"
Vol III
Edited by Walter Williams
The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1915
The Index is Here ~ Read Online or Download [archive.org]

"Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography "
by Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901
Publication date 1900 
'Wiki Review' ~ Archive.org [All Volumes]

Historic Missourians, Towns and Forts, and...
George Caleb Bingham ~ Old Settler's Association: 1897
"Gone but not forgotton" ~ Missouri Pioneer Site
The Forts of Missouri ~ FS Films of MO Forts: Chart
Missouri History - Provincial Period

"Missouri Pioneers, County and Genealogical Records"; 30 Volumes
Created by:
Hodges, Nadine ~ Vineyard, John, Mrs. ~ Woodruff, Audrey Lee Wagner, 1913 - 1996
[Books - FS Catalog - Log In, Search: Use Nadine Hodges ]

Here are the Vols which contain information for Randolph County
Vol 16: Pgs 17, 18 , 34
Vol 20: Pgs 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 29, 31, 34
Vol 23: Pgs 50, 51, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63
Vol 28: Pg 81
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Maps
Interactive Atlas ~ Randolph County Plat Map Book: 1925
Randolph County Historical Atlas & Plat Book: 1910, Ogle
"Map Geeks" State and Township Maps ~ Getty Geographical Thesaurus
Bureau of Land Management ~ Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps [Scroll Down]
USGS Maps for Missouri ~ Missouri State and Regional Maps
Historical Maps: Perry Castaneda ~ Quadrangles ~ Surveyor's Base Maps
Library of Congress: Miscellaneous Maps
MapGoose And Google Earth Pro [Download Link]

Randolph County Cities ~ Villages ~ Unincorporated Communities


Interested in other Missouri Counties?
Here is a map with clickable links
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"Old Randolph County Files"
Family Photos: Please use this link
Moberly Highschool: Alumni / "Notes"
Moberly Highschool: 1913, Yearbook
'Doctors of Randolph County'
Moberly's Fourth Street Theatre. News Article
History of SilverCreek Township
Words from the Past: Part 1 ~ Part 2 [Family Letters]
"Larry Sumpter's Database: Death and Cemetery Records"
The above seems to have been a project whereby folks sent in family information and Larry compiled and posted it.
I have tried to find a current email addy for Larry without success.
So... the files are "as is" and will not be updated or corrected.
Any email addies found in the files will not work, these records are over 15 years old.
A - F ~ G - K ~ L - P ~ Q - T ~ U - Z
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Queries and Lookups
If you wish to post Genealogical Queries online,
Please Check Cyndi's List for Groups

Lookups:
There was a nice list of lookups on the old pages, unfortunately, all the email addies were invalid - I could not find the original Volunteers.

So... I am the only one available for lookups:
I have access to the Library Edition of My Heritage 
My Heritage: Library Edition - Collections
Census & Voter Lists ~ Histories, Memories & Biographies ~ Birth, Marriage & Death
Public Records ~ Schools & Universities ~ Directories, Guides & References
Maps ~ Immigration & Travel ~ Books & Publications
Military ~ Newspapers ~ Family Trees ~ Photos ~ Government, Land, Court & Wills

Kansas City Star [1 Mar 2013 > Current]
and
Access to the following Subscription
Databases [Library Editions]
Newspapers.com ~ Heritage Hub [Includes NewsBank]
For more Info and Contents ~ Contact Martha

If you have access to local records and are willing to help out,
please send along a note: Martha

'History Hub' = New Lookup Service
Search for Living People: Zaba Search
And RAOGK
Local Historical, Museum, and Genealogical Agencies and [Research Requests]
The above list has local resources, web pages and information that may help with research.
MO Digital Heritage: Genealogical Collections
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"What's New"
The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed.
The Chart below is linked to each resource: Entitled: "Browse by Category"

Genealogy/ Personal History	Private Sector	Wars/ International Relations	Time Spans
	Businesses	Civil War	1800 –1900
	Foundations	World War II	1900 –1940
Casualties	Labor Unions	Korean War	1940 –1955
Civilians	Securities	Vietnam War	1955 –1965
Military Personnel	Places	Cold War	1965 –1975
Immigrants	Countries	Diplomatic Records	1975 –1985
Prisoners of War	States	Government Spending	1985 –1995
Indexes to	Counties	Contracts	1995 – present
Photographs	Cities/Towns
Textual Records	Zip Codes	Grants and Assistance	Browse by Subject

Obituary Indexes from the Legacy Collection of Jose Rivera Nieves
 Note: There are no Indexes for Randolph County, but there are some for her Neighbors:
Audrain ~ Boone
Here is the Index for all of Missouri
Here is the Index for the United States
Here is an index for Countries of the World

Note:
Many of the Obituaries might be found using Heritage Hub Digital Newspaper Collection
which is available in many local Public Libraries.
Check your local Library under 'Resources' - Access requires a Library Card
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There is a great site that has all sorts of links to free Historical and Genealogical Data
"The Ancestor Hunt"
Digital Newspapers ~ Year Books & Alumni Books School Records ~ Obituaries ~ Coroner, Mortuary & Cemetery Records
BMD's ~ Birth & Marriage Records ~ Divorce & Death Records ~ Probate & Tax Records ~ Institutional & Military Records  Naturalizations & Immigration ~ Criminal & Digital Archives ~ Directories ~ Photos & Voter Records
Scroll down, left side has the menu
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Family Search "Collections"
There is a wealth of Family and Historical information contained on the FamilySearch WebSite.
It can be overwhelming to figure out where to start.
So, I have created concentrated categories of databases which are accessible via linked pdf files.
All of the files can be found using this Link : Note, this is a cloud drive location

Cemeteries, Etc [Burial, Cemeteries, Coroner, Funeral Homes, Graves]
Church Records[ Baptism's, Catholic Church, Christenings, Church [General]]
Legal Documents and Resources [Court, Estate, Probate Records]
Migration - Naturalization - Travel [Border Crossings, Migration, Naturalization, Passenger Lists, Passports]
Military [Bounty [Land], Military [Misc], Pensions, Soldiers, Veteran's, War[s]]
Odds and Ends [Applications, Homestead, Membership, Native Americans, Parish [Location & Church], Pioneers, Prison, Voting, Obituaries, Veteran & Soldier's Homes, Children's Home]
Vital Records [Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death, Mortality Records]
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Randolph County Obituaries
Heritage Hub, Subscription Database
Missouri and Kansas Newspapers
Updated to 31 December 2023
Please use this link for an index
Lookups Available: Contact Martha
Send Names and possible Dates of interest