Missouri Genealogical Records and Abstracts Volume 2

<p>Volume two of Missouri Genealogical Records and Abstracts was compiled by the author in her search for her elusive French ancestor—Achille Godin (or Gaudin); it collectively spans 1752–1839 a time period which is often puzzling to the Missouri/Arkansas researcher because the region changed ownership from France to Spain then back to France and finally to the United States in what became known as the Louisiana Purchase. The records were chosen in part to help fill the gap created by the lack of a complete extant Federal census for Missouri prior to 1830. A wide variety of information from over forty counties is included: petitioners tax lists cemetery listings estrays wills and bonds marriage records licenses grand jury members Indian trade records indictments letters at the post office marks and brands and much more. This volume also includes a special section devoted to the French and Spanish of the Mississippi Valley because when researching a French or Spanish ancestor that lived in Missouri Arkansas Indiana Illinois or Louisiana one must think of the Mississippi Valley as one area. The French especially were a mobile people engaged in trade in this area with the Indians. French and Spanish records include censuses military statements grants petitioners regiment members and more. The surname index includes the French “dit” names (aliases) and has several thousand entries. This volume covers the following counties: Arkansas Audrain Barry Benton Boone Callaway Cape Girardeau Cass/Van Buren Chariton Clay Cole Cooper Franklin Gasconade Greene Henry Howard Jackson Jefferson Johnson Lafayette/Lillard “Old” Lawrence Lewis Lincoln Macon Miller Monroe Montgomery New Madrid Perry Pike Platte Ralls Randolph Ray Saline Shelby Ste. Genevieve St. Charles St. Francois St. Louis Warren Washington Wayne and Warren.  </p>