Dunklin County, Missouri

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Hello,
Welcome to the Dunklin County portion of the MOGenWeb.
Thank you for visiting the 'New and Updated Pages for this County'
We hope you will find new and interesting resources.


Table of Contents
History ~ Biography ~ What's New  <:☺:> Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries  <:☺:> Military ~ Crime ~ Odds & Ends

Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries
There were no Vital Record Indexes on the old Dunklin County Site:
So... everything will be new additions.
The Resources will all be from Family Search and Missouri State Archives
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Birth Records:
>>>New<<<
Reclaim the Records has uploaded new Birth Records for Missouri:
 Missouri Birth Index, 1920(ish)-2015
"They tried to charge us $1.5 million for a public records request.
Then they decided to ignore the state Sunshine Law altogether."


Here are Birth Resources from Family Search & FS Catalog:
Birth Records: This Link has some resources listed
Missouri Births and Christenings, 1827-1935
Missouri Births, 1817-1939
Missouri Digital Heritage
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Marriage Records

Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920
Marriage records, 1872-1949; index to marriage records, 1889-1953
Dunklin County, Missouri, marriage records indexed 1872-1900
Missouri, county marriage, naturalization, and court records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1800-1991

There are a lot of Marriage Records on LDS Film:
The first Chart is film from the 'Historical Image Section' with Film Numbers and Dates
For Access, log into your FS Account, Search, Catalog, Plug in Film # where it says 'Fiche / Film'



The Missoui State Government Records may be found here: Please use this link

Finally...
Remember that folks often "ran away" to get married, so below are FS Marriage Record Links for both Neighboring Counties and States.
Missouri Counties:
Butler ~ New Madrid ~ Pemiscot ~ Stoddard

Marriage Records & Other Vitals
Arkansas Digital Archives ~ Illinois State Archives ~ Iowa Digital Records
Kansas ~ Kentucky ~ Nebraska ~ Oklahoma ~ Tennessee

And give the FS Catalog a try too.

Family Search ~ Michigan Marriages
This link is for folks born in Missouri and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925
[Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses]
Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link.

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Death Records
There were no Death Record Indexes in the Old Dunklin Files:
However, there was a collection of Death Certificate Images, They can be found here.
DC: Contributors: Our Thanks to each and every one...
Lutes, Dawn ~ Houck, Mary Jo ~ Johnson, Gary ~ Peterson, Lori
Pinkowski, Shirley ~ Wright, Don E

Death Records: Family Search
Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976

Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930
Missouri Death Certificates: 1910 - 1972

Remember: Vital Records can be found in a lot of different records;
The links to the collections should work, but if they do not, please sign in to search and view.
Mortality Schedule: 1860
Naturalization and Court Records: 1802 > 1969

Other B~M~ D Sources: Application Types
Social Security ~ Headstones  [Military] ~  Draft Registration ~ Employment
Delayed Birth Certificates
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Cemeteries & Mortuary Records
The Cemetery Files for Dunklin County have all been reformatted and uploaded 'For Reference'
The Indexes are old, some more than 15 years.
Bethany ~ Cardwell ~ Branum ~ Bone-Williford ~ Cockrum ~ Gibson ~ Horner ~ Lacy ~ Riddle
Notes for Cardwell:
There are separate sections that you can view:
They can be found here: Each file has a Number behind it.
Like this:
And here is a chart with Folks who have no Headstones

There is also a nice book for Cemetery Inscriptions in Dunklin County:
Cemetery Inscriptions, Dunklin County, MO, Vol II
Collected and Compiled: Bobbie Hatton Richardson, Bragg City, MO, 63827, 1972

And a Citation for Distinguished Service Cross:
William S Rush, 1944

F~A~G ~ Missouri Gravestone Project ~ USGenWeb Tombstone Project


This is a Chart with the names of Dunklin County Cemeteries listed on F~A~G


Mortuary Records
California, Sacramento, Cemetery Records, 1900-1959
'Searchable Index' - Family Search
or use the Catalog and enter the film number below:
FS Film # 104304412
There are several Funeral Homes in this collection
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Obituaries:
There were a few Obituaries found in the 'Old Dunklin Files'
They have been reformatted and can be found here, the file is a searchable pdf.

There were 5 Obituaries found that are Newspaper Images [No Names of Newspapers or Dates]
Lorton, Ralph ~ Merritt, Goldie Dona ~ Parks, Daisy Ellen ~ Parks, Don ~ Parks, Ella Pearl

Dunklin County Obituaries: Heritage Hub: 1955 - December 2023 [Lookups Available] Martha
Heritage Hub [Includes NewsBank and Newspapers.com: Missouri Newspapers
Lookups: Include Name and possible dates and send query to Martha [Volunteer for Lookups]

In the FS Catalog: 2 sets of Obit Collections:

"Tidbits from the Big Piney Examiner of Sublette Co., WY"
1912 > 2006 - Some Years Missing
Compiler: Anna Lee Woffinden
The Book may be downloaded here [FS Catalog]
There are indexes at the back of each Booklet
The Booklets are full of Obituaries, Death and Funeral Notices
Accidents, and the odd news article about local Pioneers

and...

"Pahrump, Nevada Genealogical Society Obits 1970 2009: Published: 2010"
Digital copies of obituaries for people with some connection to Pahrump, Nevada.
Individuals may have lived and or died in many different states."
Please use this link for all of the publications [FS Catalog]
There are indexes and each book is searchable or available to download.


"The Fine Print"
County Coordinator:
State Coordinator: Mel Owings
Assistant State Coordinator: Lea Robertson
For information about adopting a Missouri County, Please contact: Mel

Data contained on these pages may be used for personal genealogical and historical purposes, Please give Credit where it is due.All data will stay with the MOGenWeb Project when and if the Coordinator resigns: Future contributions or donations will be returned to the Submitter upon request. Although believed to be correct as presented, any corrections, changes or additions or invalid links should be brought to the attention of the Webmaster.
Site Updated: 24 April 2024
Online Continuously Since 1997