SCOTLAND COUNTY LIBRARY GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES

The following is a description of the genealogical resource holdings of the Scotland County Library based on information provided by members of the Scotland County Genealogical Society. In particular I want to acknowledge the assistance provided by Joanne Aylward in typing this list of resources. If you have any comments concerning these materials please send e-mail to John Slavin at jslavin@marktwain.net.

GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES AT THE SCOTLAND COUNTY LIBRARY

RESOURCES IN THE LILLIAN CRAIG GENEALOGY ROOM OF THE SCOTLAND COUNTY LIBRARY

Newspapers on microfilm:

The Library has a collection consisting of issues from twelve different newspapers that were published at one time or another in Scotland County.

  • Memphis Reveille. The September 1865 issues of the Memphis Reveille are the earliest. There are fourteen rolls of microfilm for the Reveille, covering the years until it ceased publication in 1970. Some of the earliest years are missing and some years are incomplete.
  • Memphis Democrat. Issues of the Memphis Democrat include October 1880 through October 1881, and 1905-1996. There is no Democrat for 1914 or for 1974.
  • Gorin State News.There are issues of the Gorin State News from March 1903 through 1912.
  • Gorin Argus. Issues of the Gorin Argus cover a period from March 1931 through September 1972.
  • Other Newspapers. Other newspapers include issues for the years 1873 through 1898 and 1901 through 1904.

    Census records on microfilm:

  • 1850 census of Scotland County (copy of original microfilm in book form, from S-K Publ.)
  • 1870 Scotland, Scott, Shannon Counties
  • 1870 Knox County
  • 1870 Saline, Schuyler Counties
  • 1870 Clark, Christian Counties
  • 1880 Scotland Co. (Miller & Mt. Pleasant Twps. only), Scott, Shannon, Shelby, Stoddard Cos.
  • 1880 City of St. Louis (Wards 27-28), Schuyler and Scotland (rest of townships)
  • 1880 Christian, Clark Cos., part of Clay County
  • 1880 Appanoose County, Iowa
  • 1880 Crawford County, Iowa
  • 1880 Shelby County, Iowa
  • 1880 Wapello and Van Buren Counties, Iowa
  • 1890 Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War (17 Northeast Counties)
  • 1900 Saline, Schuyler, Scotland Counties
  • 1900 Clark, Christian Counties
  • 1900 Johnson, Knox Counties
  • 1910 Saline (two twps.), Scotland, and Shannon Counties
  • 1920 Phelps, Pike, Scotland Counties

  • Also 1790 Rhode Island - 1800 Pennsylvania (10 boxes) - 1810 Connecticut (3 counties) - 1810 Kentucky (4 boxes) - 1810 Virginia (2 boxes) - 1820 Kentucky (8 boxes).

    Census records - transcripts:

  • 1844 Scotland County (numbers only, no names)
  • 1850 Scotland County
  • 1850 - 1860 Scotland County Slave Schedule
  • 1850 Clark County
  • 1850 Knox County, Index to the Federal Census
  • 1850 Adair, Dodge, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Putnam, Schuyler, Shelby Counties
  • 1860 Scotland County
  • 1870 Scotland County
  • 1880 Scotland County
  • 1880 Schuyler County
  • 1890 Scotland County Census of Union Veterans & Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War
  • 1900 Scotland County

    Birth records:

  • Index to Register of Births in Scotland County, Missouri (1883-1889)
  • Scotland County Births 1883-1889
  • Index to Scotland County Newspapers (Births, deaths, marriages) 1865-1927
  • Index to the Memphis Reveille (Births, deaths, marriages) 1927-1939

    Cemetery records:

  • Cemetery Inscriptions of Scotland County, Missouri, 3 Vols. (Eugene Dodge)
  • Very Early Cemetery Records
  • Scotland County Cemetery-Churches (Ellen Davison)
  • Campground Cemetery
  • Buskirk Cemetery
  • Bible Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
  • Slocum Cemetery (Greta Slocum)
  • Cemetery Inscriptions (Dodge & Cowell)
  • Old Memphis Cemetery Records
  • Cemetery Inscriptions of Clark County, MO, 4 Vols. (Dunlap)
  • Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery, Kirksville, MO (Laughlin)
  • Miller Co. Cemetery Records, 7 Vols.

    Obituaries, death records:

  • Index to Scotland County Newspapers (births, deaths, marriages) 1865-1927
  • Index to the Memphis Reveille (births, deaths, marriages) 1927-1939
  • Collection of Old Obits, Marriages, News Items of Scotland County, 1890's-1900's (Dauma)
  • Scotland County Notes (ca. 1916-1920)
  • Obituary books, beginning late 1983, ongoing
  • Book of old obituaries, from ca. 1938 to mid-fifties
  • Obituaries, three scrapbooks (ca. 1963-1983)
  • Strong Scrapbook, Vols. I and II (early to mid 1900's)
  • Russell Scrapbook (ca. 1962-1976)
  • Stanford Scrapbook (obits from NW Scotland Co. and the Milton, IA area)
  • Abstract of Obits and Death Notices from Memphis Reveille & Memphis Democrat,ca. 1943-1949
  • Obituaries from Clark County, MO (ca. 1920's-1950's)
  • Obituaries from the Kirksville Daily Express (ca. August 1985-December 1986)
  • 1860 Mortality Schedules ( Clark, Lewis, Knox, Macon, Marion, Scotland, Schuyler and Shelby Cos.)
  • Missouri Obituaries and Death Notices (Vol. V, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Missouri Obituaries 1880-1881-1882 (Hodges & Woodruff)
  • Keokuk, IA (Lee County) Death Records, Vols. I & II
  • Death Register, Monroe County, MO, 1883-1885

    Marriage records:

  • Index to Marriages in Scotland County (from 1841 to recent years)
  • Scotland Co. Marriage records, Vol. 1 (1841-1867); Vol. 2 (1868-1882); Vol. 3 (1883-1895)
  • Scotland Co. Marriage Records, Book A, 1841-1857, Ministers and Justices (Vol. XIII, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Index to Marriages in the Memphis Reveille, 1865-1912
  • Index to Scotland County Newspapers (Births, deaths, marriages) 1865-1927
  • Index to the Memphis Reveille (Births, deaths, marriages) 1927-1939
  • Clark Co. Marriages, Book A, 1837-1854, including Ministers and Justices (Vol. VI, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Clark Co. Marriage Records, Vol. 1 (1837-1865); Vol. 2 (1866-1884); Vol. 3 (1885-1911)
  • Knox Co. Marriage Records, 1845-1867
  • Schuyler Co. Marriage Records, Book A, 1845-1869, incl. Ministers and Justices ( Vol. XVII, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Lewis Co. Marriage Records, Vol. I and Vol. II
  • Divorces and Separations in Missouri, 1808-1853
  • Marriage Records of MO: Monroe, McDonald, Osage, Perry, Polk, Ralls, St. Genevieve, Warren, and Van Buren (Cass) Counties (includes some death registers, tax lists)
  • Marriage Records of MO: Andrew, Cape Girardeau, Crawford, Dallas, Dade, Dent, Franklin, Greene, and Marion Counties (includes some abstracts of wills, early settlers, etc.)
  • Missouri Marriages Before 1840 (Susan Ormesher)

    Wills and probate records:

  • Scotland County Wills, 1841-1868 (Vol. XIII, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Scotland County Probate Court Index
  • Scotland County Wills, 1841-1905
  • Wills of Scotland County, Missouri 1843-1875 (Mabel Phillips Baker)
  • Schuyler County Abstracts of Wills, Bonds, and Admin., Book A , 1845-1860, (Vol. XVI, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Knox County Abstracts of Wills, Book A, 1849-1872 (Vol. XXII, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Adair County Abstracts of Wills and Admin., Book B, 1857-1865 (Vol. XXX, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Clark County Wills, 1837-1854 (Vol. XVIII, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Wills and Administrations of Boone County, MO, 1821-1870

    Land and tax records:

  • Abstracts of Deeds and Conveyances, 1855, Scotland County
  • Abstracts of Deeds for Scotland County for 1849 and 1851 (incl. Pharmacists Record index)
  • Abstracts of Deeds for Scotland County, 1853-1854 (Dauma)
  • Supplemental Land Tax Book of Scotland County for 1891 (Dauma)
  • Land Grant Certificates, Morgan Co., MO (Hutchinson)
  • 1861 Tax List, McDonald Co., MO

    Military records:

  • World War I, Scotland County, names from Memphis Reveille
  • Scotland Co. 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War
  • The 21st Missouri Regiment Infantry Volunteers Association, 1888-1902
  • Adair County Civil War Soldiers Discharge Papers (Vol. XXVI, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Memorial Sketches of Adair County Soldiers and Sailors, 1920
  • The Good Old Days - Early History of Northeast Clark Co., MO, incl. Battle of Athens (Doud)
  • Knox County Civil War Soldiers Discharge Papers
  • Grundy County Civil War Soldiers Discharges (Vol. XVI, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Dade County Civil War Soldiers Discharge Papers (Vol. V, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Livingston County Civil War Discharge Papers (Vol. XII, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Excerpts from With Porter in North Missouri (Mudd)
  • The Civil War and Keokuk (Iowa) 1861-1865, Vols. I-V
  • List of Military Pensions on Roll, January 1833 (Vol. XXIII, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Missouri Confederate Dead, Statewide (Vol. VIII, Missouri Pioneers)
  • The 21st Missouri, From Home Guard to Union Regiment (Leslie Anders)

    Miscellaneous:

  • Scrapbook of reunions ca. 1982-1983
  • Remember When, reminiscences from the Memphis Reveille
  • Scotland County, Lawn Ridge (Davison)
  • Scotland County Register of First "Old Settlers" (Vol. XI, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Missouri and Scotland County History (Lillian Craig)
  • Scotland County Profile, 1977, by NEMO Regional Planning
  • Scotland County Township Book, 1981, with historic inventory, by NEMO Regional Planning
  • File of newspaper clippings about Ella Ewing, "The Missouri Giantess"
  • Names found in 1891 and 1900 account books from Granger, MO (donated by Smith family)
  • Record book from The Golden Rule Remedy Company, Memphis, MO, 1912
  • Campaign of 1898, The Democratic Standard, Memphis, MO (ads, biographies, etc.)
  • Souvenir Edition, Memphis Standard, 1899 (ads, biographies, etc.)
  • Clark County history from The Media, Sept. 23, 30 and Oct. 7, 1992 (Tague)
  • Adair County, Patrons of the Atlas, 1876
  • Lewis County, first election, 1833 (Vol. XIX, Missouri Pioneers)
  • Genealogical notes from The Liberty Tribune, Clay Co., MO
  • Surname card file
  • File cabinet of family histories

    Church records:

  • The First Record Book of Richland United Baptist Church (Hitt, MO) 1853-1871 and 1871-1902
  • Churches of Scotland Co., MO: Little Zion; History of Gorin United Methodist Church (Tague)
  • Zion Baptist Church Records, 1871-1899
  • History of Gorin Christian Church, Gorin, MO
  • Record Books of Second Baptist Church, Memphis, MO, Book I, 1899-1915, Book II, 1915-1929
  • Scotland County Cemetery-Churches (Davison)
  • Sessional Records of Des Moines Presbyterian Church, organized at St. Francisville, 1838 (Clark Co., MO)
  • A Century in His Service, Pleasant Grove Baptist Association 1877-1977 (Eunice Tucker)

    Books of Scotland County History:

  • History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland Counties, Missouri, 1887
  • History of Scotland County 1830-1971 (Mabel Wildman Rice)
  • Scotland County Missouri in Retrospect 1976 (Scotland Co. Historical Soc./Bicentennial Comm.)
  • Gorin, Missouri 1889-1989 (Gorin Centennial Assn.)
  • Scotland County, Missouri, Our First 150 Years, Sesquicentennial 1841-1991 (SCGS)
  • Community At Large, Scotland County, Missouri, 1993 (Ellen K. Davison)
  • History of Northeast Missouri, Vols. I, II, III (1913, Walter Williams, Ed.)

    Notes

    In addition to the above, the Lillian Craig Genealogy Room of the Scotland County Library includes many books and records pertaining to other Missouri counties and to other states.

    Missouri Pioneers was a publication of county and genealogical records compiled by Miss Nadine Hodges and Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff. Mrs. John Vineyard was also listed as a compiler on the first few volumes. Scotland County Library has numerous volumes of Missouri Pioneers, including Vol. I, published in 1967.

    Page last updated July 17, 2000

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