Cole County MO

Cole County, Missouri
County Seat - Jefferson City

Cole County, MO - Records and Resources

Cole County, MO GenWeb page

http://www.rootsweb.com/~mocole/cole.html

Cole County Historical Society

109 Madison Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Tel: 573 635 1850
http://www.colecohistsoc.org/home.html

Cole County government offices

http://www.colecounty.org/

Vital Records

births
Register of births, v. 1, and permanent record of births, v. 1, 1883-1906 Cole County (Missouri). County Clerk
Microfilm of original records at the Cole County courthouse.
LDS FHL microfilm #981279

Cole County Birth Records 1883-1906, transcribed by Dorothy Kemper
book available at the Mo State Archives in Jefferson City

marriage records, 1821-1919 Cole County (Missouri). Recorder of Deeds
Microfilm of original records at the Cole County courthouse.
LDS FHL microfilm on 8 reels

Cole County marriage 1850-1900 (transcribed)
available at the St Louis County Library R977.855

Marriage records of Cole County, Missouri, 1821-1900 Sone, Guy M. (Guy McClure) , b. 1893
compiled from original certificates & licenses, with notes on genealogy by Guy M. Sone & Ruth Wells Sone
LDS FHL book #977.855 V25s
also on microfilm #874050 or 901480

Marriage records of Cole County, Missouri,1821-1851, Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry
Typescript (photocopy).
LDS FHL book #977.855 V29e
also available on microfiche #6125600

Cole County Book of Marriages - Index by Tom Turpin for the Mid-MO Genealogical Society and a Brides Index, A-L and M-Z are available at the MO State Archives in Jefferson City.

Cole County, Missouri, marriages, [v. 1-2] by Tom Turpin ; [v. 3] by Peter Schlup
Contents: [v. 1.] 1821-1849 -- [v. 2.] 1850-1900 -- [v. 3.] 1901-1918. Reprint [v. 1]. Originally published: [S.l.]: Pioneer Times, 1977 (vol. 1, no. 2; p. 58-62).
LDS FHL books #977.855 V28t (vols 1-3)
also on microfiche #6100202

deaths
Register of deaths, v. 1, 1883-1906 Cole County (Missouri). County Clerk
Microfilm of original records at the Cole County courthouse.
LDS FHL microfilm #981279

History and biographies

Cole County history
http://www.colecounty.org/cole1/cole/History.htm

History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries and Osage counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present, including a department devoted to the preservation of sundry personal, business, professional and private records, besides a valuable fund of notes, original observations, etc., etc
Microreproduction of original published: Chicago : Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1889
LDS FHL microfilm #1033621 or 1000287

Jefferson City biographical sketches
Illustrated Sketch Book and Directory of Jefferson City and Cole County 1900, J W Johnston, Editor. (A photocopy of this book is on the shelfs at the MO State Archives.)

A history of Jefferson City, Missouri's state capital and of Cole County Ford, James Everett
LDS FHL book #977.855/J1 H2f
also on microfiche #6100358

Land and property

Deed Records 1821-1850, Cole County, Index by Grantee, by Tom Turpin for the Mid MO Genealogical Society in the Pioneer Times vols 2-4 and also as a separate booklet, available at the MO State Archives in Jefferson City.
Land records on microfilm are also available at the MO State Archives.

Deed records, 1821-1888; index to deeds, 1821-1895 Cole County (Missouri). Recorder of Deeds
Microfilm of original records in the Cole County Courthouse, Jefferson City, Missouri.
LDS FHL microfilm on 31 reels

Naturalizations

Naturalizations in Cole County, MO (1824-1902) by Tom Turpin for the Mid MO Genealogical Society, Jan 1995, in the Pioneer Times vols 10-12 and as a separate booklet.

Parish records and cemetery lists

See: St Peter Parish (Jefferson City), St Francis Xavier Parish (Taos) and St Stanislaus Parish (Wardsville)

Wills

Index to Cole County Wills 1855- 1926, also Guardian and Curator Deeds, is available at the MO State Archives in Jefferson City.

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