Camden County, Missouri Genealogy
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Missouri, United States Genealogy Camden County
Guide to Camden County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Camden County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 29, 1841 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Camdenton |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Camden County Courthouse 1 Court Circuit Camdenton, MO 65020 Phone: 573.346.4440 Camden County Website |
Contents
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
County Records has marriage and divorce records from 1902;
Probate Judge has probate records from 1902; Clerk Circuit Court
has court records from 1902; Tompkins Abstract Office has land records[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1841--Camden County was created 29 January 1841 from Benton and Pulaski Counties. County seat: Camdenton. [2] Camden County was originally named Kinderhook County. It was renamed in 1843.
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
See an interactive map of Camden County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
- The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Towns:
Branch
Camdenton
Climax Springs
Hurricane Deck
Kaiser
Lake Ozark
Linn Creek
Macks Creek
Montreal
Osage Beach
Richland
Stoutland
Sunrise Beach
Village of Four Seasons
Unincorporated Communities:
Branch
Hurricane Deck
Kaiser
Montreal
Townships:
Adair
Auglaize
Jackson
Jasper
Kiheka
Niangua
Osage
Osceola
Pawhuska
Russell
Warren
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Biographies
[edit | edit source]
- Family Biographies from The History of Camden County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
These sites contain lists of many of the cemeteries in Camden, as well as photographs and lists of burials.
http://camden.mogenweb.org/cemeteries.html
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~moccga/
Census[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Camden County, Missouri Genealogy census records online, see: Missouri Census.
Church[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Missouri denominations, view the Missouri Church Records wiki page.
Camden County Missouri contained many churches over the years. Many small local churches were created and disbanded over the years. Known churches currently include.
Missionary Baptist Churches in Mack's Creek
The first known congregation was originally organized in September 1873 and held meetings in private homes and in the Mack's Creek School House until August 1880. For some reason this group disbanded in 1880. Founding members included Ben Allison, Martha Allison, Alfred Catron, Sarah Catron, Lucinda Catron, George Catron, George Heffner, and Elders Joe Miller, L.J. Tatum, and W.W. Palmer.
The same month this congregation disbanded, another Missionary Baptist Church was formed in Mack's Creek. This church continued until 1886. Known members were Elders J.M. Russell, J.M. Stincipher, and William West, as well as members J.E. Fowler and A.W. Kain.
The present Mack's Creek Missionary Baptist Church was organized on January 24, 1910.
There were eight different Baptist meetings in and around Macks Creek.
Source: "The Builders, A History of Mack's Creek 1872-1972." Mack's Creek Lions Club
Other Camden County Churches:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jgood/churches_camden.html
Court[edit | edit source]
Land[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Missouri Land and Property for information about records of land transfers from the government to private ownership. After that transfer, transactions were usually recorded and are currently housed at the county courthouse.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Biographies from The History of Camden County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
Maps[edit | edit source]
- Family Maps of Camden County, Missouri Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
- Map of Camden County townships (Histopolis)
- The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Camden County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
- Map of 1904 Camden County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)
Military[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers from the early 1900's covering local news that included residents from Camden County communities.
Probate[edit | edit source]
Probate records include wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For further information, see United States Probate Records.
In Missouri, probate records have usually been recorded by the clerks of the probate courts, but in some counties the common pleas or circuit courts handled this function. They are frequently indexed.
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and slaves aged 21 to 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district. For more information see the wiki page Missouri Taxation.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths. For additional guidance on researching and using vital records, see United States Vital Records or How to order Missouri Vital Records.
St. Louis and Kansas City recorded births and deaths starting as early as 1850 for deaths and 1870 for births. The Missouri Department of Health began keeping birth and death records in 1909. County records vary by year and the county. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Missouri Vital Records State Department of Health, the County Clerk's office or order electronically online.
Births[edit | edit source]
Marriages[edit | edit source]
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
Societies and Libraries [edit | edit source]
- The Camden County Genealogical Association was formed in 2004 and meets the third Saturday of every other month at the Camden County Library in Camdenton.
- Camden County Genealogical Association
Post Office Box 3316
Camdenton, MO 65020
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. http://camden.mogenweb.org/
- More Camden County Missouri: Local History information, marriage records, photographs, newspapers, and family information http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jgood/
- Family History Library Catalog
- Biographies from The History of Camden County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Camden County, Missouri. Page 398 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/5/5a/Igimissouria.pdf.
