Missouri, U.S., Newspaper Death Index, 1822-1994

Source Information

Ancestry.com. Missouri, U.S., Newspaper Death Index, 1822-1994 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997-1998.

Original data: Weant, Kenneth. Newspapers indexed include the Fulton Telegraph, the Missouri Telegraph, the Callaway Weekly Gazette, the Montgomery City Standard, and the Cole Weekly Democrat.

About Missouri, U.S., Newspaper Death Index, 1822-1994

Spanning over 170 years with over 50,000 records from three Missouri counties, this updated version of the Missouri Newspaper Index is a wonderful resource for the researcher with ancestors in this area. The three counties included are: Callaway (1846-1926, 19,179 records), Montgomery (1875-1994, 29,580 records), and Cole (1884-1907, 1,617 records). Newspapers indexed include the Fulton Telegraph, the Missouri Telegraph, the Callaway Weekly Gazette, the Montgomery City Standard, and the Cole Weekly Democrat. Some records date as early as 1822.

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