Missouri -- Jackson County
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Steinhauser Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: MGC-1143
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records for the Steinhauser and related families. Records include family Bible pages, funeral books, vital records, newspaper articles, genealogy, correspondence, probate records, wills, and photographs. The funeral books contain such items as obituaries, funeral programs, flower cards, condolences, and burial information. Originally, many of the photographs were in albums, but many of the photographs were removed, sorted by families, and labeled. Although some...
Dates:
Late 1800s-Early 2000s
Found in:
Midwest Genealogy Center
Mid-Continent Public Library Collection
Collection
Identifier: MGC-1251
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials related to Mid-Continent Public Library (MCPL). This collection contains issues of “MCPL Mini News,” a newsletter containing inter-branch news for employees of MCPL from 1970-1985. There are also a handful of items related to the Genealogy Department at the North Independence Branch of MCPL, before the Midwest Genealogy Center (MGC) was established. This includes a few pamphlets as well as Genealogy in the Heartland, a catalog of genealogical materials held...
Dates:
1970 - 2008
Found in:
Midwest Genealogy Center
Walker Family Bibles
Collection — Box A19
Identifier: MGC-1217
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three Bibles belonging to Andrew Jackson Walker’s family. One bible contains an inscription stating Andrew Jackson Walker as the original owner, gifted to him by his sister Lucy Ann Franklin. Another bible belonged to Andrew Jackson Walker’s son Andrew J. Walker, gifted to him by his sister Emma E. Walker, the donor’s great-grandmother. Birth dates for a few family members are written in the Bible as well. Also included within the collection is a family unit...
Dates:
1867 - 1881
Found in:
Midwest Genealogy Center
Washington Township Civil Docket
Collection
Identifier: MGC-1171
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one civil docket book from the time that Si Farmer served as Justice of the Peace in Washington Township in Jackson County, Missouri. The beginning of the book contains an alphabetical index of names with corresponding page numbers. The main portion of the book details the cases brought before the Justice of the Peace. They list the plaintiff and defendant along with the fees involved and who was responsible for paying those fees.
Dates:
1930 - 1944
Found in:
Midwest Genealogy Center