Festus Genealogy (in Jefferson County, MO)

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Festus Birth Records

1847-1910 Missouri Birth Registers Ancestry online

1920-2015 Missouri Birth Index MyHeritage online

Missouri, Birth Records, 1910-present Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Festus Cemetery Records

Baker Cemetery Jefferson County Historical Society online

Baker Cemetery Find a Grave online

Baker, Isaac Stroud Cemetery Jefferson County Historical Society online

Boyce, Gabriel Cemetery Jefferson County Historical Society online

Buren Cemetery Jefferson County Historical Society online

Byrd Family Cemetery, Benjamin G Jefferson County Historical Society online

Charter Baptist - AKA Charter Memorial Gardens, Plattin Institute Jefferson County Historical Society online

Charter Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Danby Cemetery Find a Grave online

Danby Cemetery Jefferson County Historical Society online

Donnell Cemetery Find a Grave online

Donnell Cemetery Find a Grave online

Gamel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Madison Cemetery Find a Grave online

Missouri Deaths and Burials Index, 1873-1976 Ancestry online

Mount Zion Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Zion Cemetery Jefferson County Historical Society online

Mount Zion Cemetery Billion Graves online

Ogle Cemetery Jefferson County Historical Society online

Pippin Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Skeel - AKA Pleasant Valley Cemetery Jefferson County Historical Society online

Stroup Cemetery Jefferson County Historical Society online

Sunnyside Cemetery Jefferson County Historical Society online

Sunnyside Cemetery Find a Grave online

Telegraph - AKA Telegraph School House Jefferson County Historical Society online

Telegraph School House Cemetery Find a Grave online

Vinyard Cemetery Jefferson County Historical Society online

Vinyard Cemetery Find a Grave online

Waggener - AKA Waggoner Cemetery Jefferson County Historical Society online

Waggener Cemetery Find a Grave online

Festus Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Festus Church Records

Baptisms, 1912-Oct. 1993 (Catholic Church. Sacred Heart (Crystal City, Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1881-1993 (Catholic Church. Sacred Heart (Crystal City, Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1957-1993 (Catholic Church. Our Lady (Festus, Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

First Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1866-1941 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1876-1953 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1904-1943 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Festus Death Records

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1834-1931 Missouri Death Records Ancestry online

1910-1962 Missouri Death Certificates Index Ancestry online

1968-2015 Missouri Death Index MyHeritage online

1968-2015 Missouri Death Records Ancestry online

Deaths from Jefferson County Newspapers, 1866-1920 FamilySearch Library

Missouri Death Certificates 1910-1969 Missouri State Archives online

Missouri Deaths and Burials Index, 1873-1976 Ancestry online

Missouri, Death Records, 1910-present Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Festus Immigration Records

Missouri, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1942 Ancestry online

Festus Land Records

Deeds (Jefferson County, Missouri), 1819-1908; indexes, 1819-1911 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County Original Land Surveys Jefferson County Historical Society online

Festus Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, 1915 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri, February 1894 Library of Congress online

Festus Marriage Records

1805-2002 Missouri Marriage Records Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1825-1951; indexes, 1825-1949 FamilySearch Library

Missouri, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 Ancestry online

Festus Newspapers and Obituaries

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Daily News-Democrat 1950-1968 Newspapers.com online

Deaths from Jefferson County Newspapers, 1866-1920 FamilySearch Library

Festus News 1917-1942 Newspapers.com online

Festus Press 1934-1936 Newspapers.com online

Jefferson County Journal 10/24/2004 to 09/07/2011 Genealogy Bank online

News Democrat Journal 10/24/2004 to 11/15/2008 Genealogy Bank online

News-Democrat 1942-1950 Newspapers.com online

Tri-City Independent 1913-1952 Newspapers.com online

Twin-City Advertiser 1943-1943 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Festus

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Courier Journal. (Festus, Mo.) 1979-Current

Daily Jefferson County Democrat-Rocket. (Festus, Jefferson County, Mo.) 1981-1985

Daily News-Democrat. (Festus, Mo.) 1950-1980

Festus News. (Festus, Jefferson County, Mo.) 1903-1942

Festus Press. (Festus, Crystal City, Mo.) 1933-1936

Jefferson County Daily News Democrat. (Festus, Jefferson County, Mo.) 1985-1989

Jefferson County Democrat-Pilot. (Festus, Jefferson County, Mo.) 1980-1981

News-Democrat. (Festus, Mo.) 1942-1950

Tri-City Independent. (Festus, Mo.) 1909-1952

Festus Probate Records

1766-1988 Missouri, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Index to Wills 1845 to June 1857 Jefferson County Historical Society online

Index to Wills Oct 1872 to June 1898 Jefferson County Historical Society online

Festus School Records

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Festus High School - Piper Yearbook (Festus, MO), 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Festus High School yearbook, 1929, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Festus High School yearbook, 1929, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Festus High School yearbook, 1929, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Classmates online

St Pius X High School yearbook, 1967, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Pius X High School yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Pius X High School yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 Classmates online

St. Pius X High School yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Twin City Christian Academy yearbook, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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