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Tips for researching your ancestors
Search Laclede County Pages
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Tips for researching your ancestors
Talk to everyone in your
family about what they know about the ancestors, keeping in mind
that memories can fade and that some of their information is
inaccurate. (Great Grandma was a full-blooded Native American or
we came over on the Mayflower are two examples of information
that is said over & over that is usually not true.) Write down
what you've found out.
Buy or download a free genealogy
program to organize your information. Brother's Keeper is
shareware and can be downloaded for free. This way all of your
information is organized and can be emailed to someone easily.
Explore "Resources". In this section you will also find many
links to great sites for beginners.
Use ALL types of
spellings when you look for records. Many times the spelling
changed (Hawley to Holley) or the person writing down the
information had trouble deciphering the script. Sometimes names
are spelled so "screwy" that your best bet is just to go through
the pages. The "s" looks like "f" in some old script, so Smith
could look like Fith to a beginning transcriber.
Use the
search engine on this web and others to locate surnames.
This is the Ancestry Query Board. If you wish to submit
queries or see past queries, I will have to research the query
boards. Ancestry has removed the link I had. Please check back.
Join the new facebook group that I created for Pike County
Check census records in the county and in surrounding
counties. The 1850 census records begin listing all of the
family members and where each was born.
Check the
Cemetery records. I have started transcribing cemetery records
but this will take time.
Check the funeral home
listings. Many times people did not have money to buy a
tombstone, but their remains were handled by an undertaker.
Check your local libraries and genealogical societies in
your city to see if they have any biographical information on
the family you are searching for. Many have online resources.
Check the birth, death and marriage records. Those may list
parents names, etc. Get copies of these records by ordering them
from the appropriate source. I will be creating a new page for
vital records, please be patient.
Check The old
newspapers, Chronicling America is a free resource. You may need
to write one of the libraries to see if your family member's
name is listed in the index. I can do online searches if you
provide the details.
If the ancestor was in the Civil
War, order the records! They have a great deal of information in
them! WikiTree Civil War Project has a wealth of info, it's free
and there is a message board (G2G) to post questions, worldwide.
"Trust but Verify," ensure you have reliable sources, keep
an open mind and have fun!
We strive to document sources that will assist
you in locating your loved ones. My name is Kimberly Taylor Morgan, and I
am the foster mom for Laclede County, which is currently "up for
adoption."
If you have a local connection and would like to
volunteer your time and talents to adopt the county, the requirements are
simple. Please review the
Requirements & Time Commitment and MOGenWeb
Policies and
Procedures. If you are still interested in adopting, please
contact
Bob
Jenkins.
For
additional counties available for adoption, please click on the "Friend of
MOGenWeb" link below. We also have a
resource
to assist you with website design.
We would love
to have you!
State Coordinator -
Martha A. C. Graham
Lead ASC -
Bob
Jenkins
ASC -
Troy
Hogg
ASC -
Kimberly Taylor Morgan
ASC & Technical Advisor -
Lynda Peach
We
encourage everyone in our community to be courteous and respectful. If
you're using someone else's work, please be sure to give them the credit
they deserve. Thank you for helping us maintain a positive and
collaborative environment!
We appreciate your contributions! Please
note that all donated data will stay with the County even if the
coordinator changes. If you ever wish to have your submitted material
returned, we will be happy to do so upon your request.
We're happy to provide this information for
your personal genealogy research, completely free of charge. Please be
aware that this material cannot be used for any commercial purpose where a
fee is involved.
Our sincere
thanks to the former Laclede County Coordinators for their dedicated work
and contributions.
This page is
currently being updated by foster mom,
Kimberly Morgan. Please check back soon.
MOGenWeb Genealogy Project
Copyright 1997-
Last Edited:
13 Aug 2025
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