Independence Genealogy (in Jackson County, MO)

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Independence 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

Saint Marys, Independence, Jackson, Missouri computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1876 FamilySearch Library

Independence Cemetery Records (95)


Independence 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

Independence Church Records

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A Brief history of the Independence, Missouri Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints FamilySearch Library

An outline history of the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) FamilySearch Library

Child blessing certificates card files through 1931 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) FamilySearch Library

Church record, 1853-1864 (Church of Christ (Temple Lot)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1824-1940 (microform), Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Archive Grid

Church records, 1848-1954 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Independence, Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1853-1866 (Methodist Episcopal Church. Westport Mission (Jackson County, Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1862-1924 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Independence Stake (Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1880-1919 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Enoch Hill Branch (Independence, Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1883-1918 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Walnut Park Branch (Independence, Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1907-1939 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. First Independence Branch (Independence, Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1928-1940 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Stone Church Branch (Independence, Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Deceased membership files, 1877-1995 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Library - Archives) FamilySearch Library

Early church membership records, 1890-1908 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Library - Archives) FamilySearch Library

Early minutes index cards, 1852-1871 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Library - Archives) FamilySearch Library

Emmaus United Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Deaths, 1963-1966 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church (Independence, Mo.) Records, 1936-1948 Archive Grid

First Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1963-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

History of Englewood Congregation, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints : Independence, Missouri, 1906-1956 FamilySearch Library

Membership records, 1918-1919 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. East Independence Branch (Independence, Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Minutes 1914-1919 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Englewood Branch (Independence, Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Minutes of Crow Creek Church of Christ, 1852-1864 FamilySearch Library

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary : 50 years of service, 1938-1988. WorldCat

New Salem Baptist Church, 1826-2001. WorldCat

Our legacy of faith : a brief history of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints FamilySearch Library

Record of members of the Independence District, [1916]-1942 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Independence District (Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1936-1942 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Independence Branch (Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1936-1942 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Independence Branch (Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Records (microform) 1953-1978, Calvary Baptist Church (Independence, Mo.). Archive Grid

Saint Marys, Independence, Jackson, Missouri computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1876 FamilySearch Library

Saint Marys, Independence, Jackson, Missouri computer printout; marriages, 1850-1883 FamilySearch Library

The Evening and the Morning Star (Mormon newspaper) 1832-1833 Brigham Young University online

The Independence temple of Zion : paper to be presented at the 20th annual meeting of the Mormon History Association, Independence, Missouri on 3 May 1985 FamilySearch Library

The Missouri Independence Mission, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1883-2000 : the return to Zion FamilySearch Library

The Saints herald index cards : 1852-1994 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) FamilySearch Library

The Saints' herald : official paper of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints FamilySearch Library

The Saints' herald : official paper of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1860-1876 FamilySearch Library

Independence City Directories

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Directory of Independence : including Lee's Summit and Blue Springs - 1888-1889 Genealogy Gophers online

Independence (Jackson County, Mo.) city directory : contains buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory FamilySearch Library

Independence (Missouri) city directories FamilySearch Library

Independence City Directory 1910 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1911 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1912 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1915 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1924 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1926 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1930 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1932 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1936 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1938 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1940 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1942 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1946 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1952 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1954 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Independence City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Independence, MO 1911-1934 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Independence, MO; 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1911 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1924 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1930 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1934 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1946 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Independence, Missouri, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kansas City (Missouri) city directories FamilySearch Library

Independence 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

George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home : alpha listing of burials, from Jan 16, 1934-Dec 28, 2002 WorldCat

Missouri Death Certificates 1910-1969 Missouri State Archives online

Missouri Deaths and Burials Index, 1873-1976 Ancestry online

Missouri Mormon burials : obituaries and life sketches of the early saints who died and are buried in Missouri WorldCat

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

New Salem Funeral Home and Cemetery Find a Grave online

Independence Histories and Genealogies

Centennial celebration of Independence Lodge no. 76, October 14th, 1846-October 14th, 1946 LDS Genealogy online

Centennial celebration of Independence Lodge no. 76, October 14th, 1846-October 14th, 1946 Internet Archive online

Early Independence : an intimate history of Independence, Missouri, appearing serially in The Saints' Herald vol. 106, January, February and March 2 and 9. Genealogy Gophers online

Independence & 20th century pioneers : the years from 1900-1928 FamilySearch Library

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri centennial, one hundred years of progress, 1827-1927 FamilySearch Library

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri centennial, one hundred years of progress, 1827-1927 Genealogy Gophers online

Indexes to local jurisdictional records at the RLDS Library-Archives, Independence, Mo : alphabetical by locality and alphabetical by branch name FamilySearch Library

The centennial history of Independence, Mo. FamilySearch Library

Independence Immigration Records

Missouri, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1942 Ancestry online

Independence Land Records

Deed records, 1827-1909; indexes, 1828-1892 FamilySearch Library

Deed records, 1831-1888; deed index, 1831-1885 FamilySearch Library

Land and property records, 1832-1867; indexes ca. 1800-1911 FamilySearch Library

Land and property records, 1832-1867; indexes ca. 1800-1911 FamilySearch Library

Independence Map Records

Bird's eye view map of the city of Independence, Jackson Co., Missouri 1868. Library of Congress online

Independence, 1868 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, 1916 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, August 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, December 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, September 1898 Library of Congress online

Independence Marriage Records

1805-2002 Missouri Marriage Records Ancestry online

Jackson County, Missouri Marriages, 1827-60, Vol. 1 Ancestry online

Jackson County, Missouri vital records Application and marriage licenses, Independence, Mo. WorldCat

Jackson County, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1826-2014 Ancestry online

Missouri Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Missouri, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 Ancestry online

Saint Marys, Independence, Jackson, Missouri computer printout; marriages, 1850-1883 FamilySearch Library

Independence Military Records

Ex-Confederate reunion : enrollment of the 20th annual reunion, Missouri Confederate Veterans held at Independence, Missouri, October 5th and 6th, 1916 FamilySearch Library

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. XII: Soldiers Buried in Independence, Missouri Ancestry online

Independence Newspapers and Obituaries

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Daily Enterprise 1873-1873 Newspapers.com online

Daily Evening Gazette 1861-1861 Newspapers.com online

Daily News 1945-1945 Newspapers.com online

Daily Record 1905-1905 Newspapers.com online

Early Independence : an intimate history of Independence, Missouri, appearing serially in The Saints' Herald vol. 106, January, February and March 2 and 9. Genealogy Gophers online

Evening and Morning Star 1911-1913 Newspapers.com online

Examiner 09/18/1997 to Current Genealogy Bank online

George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home : alpha listing of burials, from Jan 16, 1934-Dec 28, 2002 WorldCat

Independence Messenger 1869-1869 Newspapers.com online

Independence Progress 1890-1890 Newspapers.com online

Independence Sentinel 1869-1903 Newspapers.com online

Item 1893-1893 Newspapers.com online

Jackson County Tribune 1895-1895 Newspapers.com online

Missouri Mormon burials : obituaries and life sketches of the early saints who died and are buried in Missouri WorldCat

Occidental Messenger 1859-1921 Newspapers.com online

The Evening and the Morning Star (Mormon newspaper) 1832-1833 Brigham Young University online

Upper Missouri Advertiser 1921-1921 Newspapers.com online

Western Dispatch 1854-1854 Newspapers.com online

Western Expositor 1846-1846 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Independence

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.

Daily News. (Independence, Mo.) 1900-1954

Daily Record. (Independence, Mo.) 1904-1905

Evening and Morning Star. (Independence, Jackson Co., Mo.) 1832-1834

Evening and Morning Star. (Independence, Mo.) 1900-1917

Evening and the Morning Star. (Independence, Mo.) 1832-1833

Examiner. (Independence, Mo.) 1963-Current

Independence Chronicle. (Independence, Mo.) 1840-1841

Independence Daily News. (Independence, Mo.) 1954-1963

Independence Examiner. (Independence, Mo.) 1905-1963

Independence Messenger. (Independence, Mo.) 1864-1870

Independence Pictorial News. (Independence, Mo.) 1938-1969

Item. (Independence, Mo.) 1893-1890s

Jackson County Democrat. (Independence, Mo.) 1907-1912

Jackson County Judge. (Independence, Mo.) 1901-1907

Jackson County Tribune. (Independence, Jackson County, Mo.) 1895-1896

Jackson Examiner. (Independence, Mo.) 1898-1928

Letter. (Independence, Mo.) 1899-1904

Observer. (Independence, Mo.) 1969-1970

Occidental Messenger. (Independence, Mo.) 1851-1861

Upper Missouri Advertiser. (Independence, Mo.) 1832-1830s

Western Expositor. (Independence, Jackson County, Mo.) 1843-1849

Ziua Usa. (New York City) 1999-Current

Independence Probate Records

1766-1988 Missouri, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Independence & Jackson County, Missouri probate case files, 1828-1900; indexes, 1828-1900 FamilySearch Library

Independence & Jackson County, Missouri probate records, ca. 1855-1924; indexes, 1829-1933 FamilySearch Library

Independence & Jackson County, Missouri wills and administrations, ca. 1828-1955 FamilySearch Library

Jackson County, Probate Court, Independence : case files, 1828-1900 FamilySearch Library

Independence School Records (57)




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