Gentry County MO Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Gentry Records by Type Birth Records (9) Cemetery Records (101) Census Records (32) Church Records (6) City Directories (1) Death Records (18) Histories and Genealogies (12) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (9) Map Records (24) Marriage Records (5) Military Records (2) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (49) Probate Records (4) School Records (7) Tax Records (2)

Overview of Gentry County Records

• Gentry County was created in 1841 from Clinton County.
• Copies of birth and death records for 1910 and later can be obtained from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services .
• The Gentry County courthouse burned in 1885 and many records were lost.
• The Gentry County Clerk has birth and death records from 1883 to 1893 and marriage records starting in 1885.
• The Gentry County Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records, court records starting in 1885, and land records starting in 1885.
• The Gentry County Circuit Court has probate records starting in 1885.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.