BOOKS FOR SALE

 

The Cedar and Vernon Co, MO Genealogical Society is motivated to make YOU  the owner of the following resources! Most of these items have been withdrawn from various libraries and contain cataloging/Dewey labels and library stamps. If a price is not given, please email the society with your offer. Media mail shipping/handling will be added to all orders. If purchasing several items, we can provide a discount; for a quote - please email the Society with a list of items you would like. All sales are final. Thank you! Updated; prices reduced 6 Apr 2025.

 

Vernon County, Missouri

 

Vernon County Missouri 2009 Plat Book. Very good condition. $10

Three Hundred Years : Historical Highlights of Nevada and Vernon County Missouri. Patrick Brophy. $8. Sale pending

Scenes from the Past (of Nevada, Missouri) by Betty Sterett, compiled and edited by Donna Logan. Hardback. $12.

1870 Census Vernon County Missouri.  Comb bound. $5.

Nevada & Vernon County Missouri Heritage 1855-2005 "Pass It On" Handsome 2-vol hardbound books, 856 pages total, indexed, family histories, county history. NEW. Reduced price: $25 + $15 s/h media mail.

Deaths and Burials Vernon County Missouri including sources and burials elsewhere. 2024. 3-vol comb bound set, 1,563 pages, every-name index, cross-referenced maiden names, more than 72,000 deaths/burials, source citations. NEW. $85 + $15 s/h media mail.

Fire and Sword. 

 

Conducting Research

Family Photo Detective. 2023. Maureen A. Taylor. Like new.  $22.

Red Book American State, County, and Town Sources. Edited by Alice Eicholtz, Ph.D., CG. Published 1989, Revised 1992, Third Edition. Hardcover. $5.
Red Book American State, County and Town Sources. Revised Edition, 1989, 1992. Hardcover. Edited by Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., C.G. $10.
Handy Book for Genealogists. Eighth Edition. 1991. Hardcover. Everton Publishers, Inc. $3.
SOURCE a Guidebook of American Genealogy. 1997. Hardcover. $5.
Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives. Hardcover. 1983. $3.
Building an American Pedigree. Norman E. Wright. $3.
Parkin’s Guide to Tracing Your Family Tree in Missouri. Missouri State Genealogical Association. 1997. $3.

Google Your Family Tree. Daniel M. Lynch. 2008. Softcover, 8.25"x10", 339 pages, good condition. $15.

 

MILITARY

How to Locate Anyone Who is or has been in the Military. Lt. Col. Richard S. Johnson and Debra Johnson Knox. 1999. Softcover. $15.

The Burning of Osceola, Missouri. Richard F. Sunderwirth.  $15

Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Illinois : Transcription of the Death Rolls, 1879-1947. Dennis Northcott. Softcover, 8.5"x11"; 537 pages. Very good, clean.  $35.

Indiana Civil War Veterans : Transcriptions of the Death Rolls of the Department of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, 1882-1948.  Dennis Northcott. 2005. Softcover; 8.5"x11"; 409 pages; very good condition, clean. $60.

Provost Marshal Papers 1861-1866 Index for Missouri Counties of Barton, Bates, Cedar, St. Clair and Vernon.  Missouri State Archives. $5.

The Forgotten Men : Missouri State Guard. Transcribed by Carolyn Bartels; National Archives Resources. Softcover, 8.5"x11", 420 pages, good condition.  $120.

More Forgotten Men : The Missouri State Guard.  Transcribed by Wayne Schnetzer. Softcover, 8.5"x11", 256 pages, good condition.  $125.

No Soap, No Pay, Diarrhea, Dysentery & Desertion : A Composite Diary of the Last 16 Months of the Confederacy from 1864 to 1865. Jeff Toalson. 2006. Softcover, 497 pages, 6"x9", good condition. $15.

Confederate Roll of Honor:  Missouri.  Hardback; 162 pages, 8"x9", good condition.  $140 includes s/h.

Remembering America’s Forgotten Heroes; Korean War Veteran. Congressman Roy Blunt. Booklet/program.  $3.

Civil War Veterans the Death Rolls of the Department of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, 1882-1948.  Dennis Northcott.  $60.

 

Missouri Resources

Cemetery Directory of Polk County, Missouri. Compiled and Published by the Historical Society of Polk Co, MO, Inc., Bolivar, MO. Aug 1979. $5.
Cedar County Missouri Marriage Records, Book A 1845-1865. Transcribed from microfilm copy. $5
Missouri Genealogical Gleanings 1840 and Beyond, Vol 1. Sherida K. Eddlemon. $10
Missouri Census of 1840 Benton County. Comb bound. Only S/H
Greene County Missouri Cemeteries. Vol IV, Townships of Franklin and Jackson. Ozarks Genealogical Society. $5
History of Henry and St. Clair Counties, Missouri. 1883. Hardback. Used; good condition. $125.

 

Other State Resources (Please make an offer)

The First Puritan Settlers of Connecticut. Royal R. Hinman.
Pioneers of Massachusetts 1620-1650. Charles Henry Pope.
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire.
Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, A-J and K-Z (2 Vol. set). Thomas Bellows Wyman.
North and South Carolina Marriage Records from the Earliest Colonial Days to the Civil War. William Montgomery Clemens. 1973.
Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England by John Farmer. Reprinted with Additions and Corrections by Samuel G. Drake. 1983.
An Historical Atlas of Kentucky and Her Counties. Wendell H. Rone, Sr.

 

Greene County, Missouri Resources

All items in this section (except the 1952 Ozarko) are comb bound; from Archives and Records Center, Springfield, Missouri.

1952 Ozarko. Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield, MO. Good condition. $25.

The 1917 Kidnapping of Baby Lloyd Keet.  $ only S/H
Wilson-Brim-Daniel Funeral Home Record Aug 18, 1936 – May 28, 1942. Green Co, MO. (2 copies)  Only S/H
An Index to Naturalization Records in the Greene County Circuit Court. (3 copies)  Only S/H
A Chronological Listing and Index to Divorce Records in the Green County Circuit Court. Volume dates: Only S/H
    1837-1899 (4 copies)
    1900-1910 (5 copies)
    1911-1920 (4 copies)
    1921-1928
    1929-1935 (2 copies)
    1936-1941 (4 copies)
    1942-1946 (3 copies)
    1947-1950 (4 copies)
An Index to the Register of the Alms House 1875 to 1923.  Only S/H
An Index to the Register of the Alms House 1916-1955. (2 copies)  Only S/H
Index to Hunters Licenses 1905-1919. (2 copies)  Only S/H
An Index to Green County Stray Records. (3 copies)  Only S/H
Index to Coroner’s Record Books of Greene County 1875-1972.   Only S/H
Abstract of Birth and Death Records October 1883 – 1890. (4 copies)  Only S/H
A Guide to the Records of Greene County Courts. (3 copies)  Only S/H
A guide to the Records of the Probate Court. (3 copies + 1 cy in 3-ring binder)  Only S/H
Circuit Court Cumulative Index of Greene County, Missouri Civil & Criminal Paper Records 1833-1918 Volumes one and two (in one book). Only S/H
Abstract of Circuit Court Record Books. Individual volume dates:  Only S/H
    1833-1839
    1840-1845 (3 copies)
    1846-1852 (2 copies)
    1853-1856 (2 copies)
    Feb 1857 – Jun 1860 (2 copies)
    Aug 1860 – Dec 1862
    Jan 1863-14 Aug 1863
    15 Aug 1863 – 11 Jun 1864
    17 Jan-end of 1865
    Jan Term 1866-Jul Term 1866
    Jul Term 1866-Jan Term 1867 (2 copies)
    1867 Jul Term (2 copies)
    1867 July Term
Index to 1876 Census Greene Co, MO  Only S/H

Marriage Records from Greene County, Missouri Justice of the Peace Books 1840s to 1920s. (3 copies)  Only S/H
Greene County Courthouses.   Only S/H
Pictorial and Genealogical Record of Greene County Missouri Together with Biographies of Prominent Men and Other Portions of the State, Both Living and Dead. (5 copies)  Only S/H
Index to Coroner’s Record Books of Greene County [MO] 1875 – 1972.   Only S/H
The Springfield [MO] City Directory for 1873-74 Containing a Historical Sketch of the City; a list of all residents; a classified business directory; street directory; church directory, etc., etc., etc., and editorial notices of the prominent manufacturers, professional and business men. (2 copies)  Only S/H
U.S. Land Sales in Missouri, Springfield Land Office Abstracts 1835-1846.   Only S/H
 

Miscellaneous Items

Wild Bill : an article from Harper’s New Monthly Magazine February 1867   Only S/H
 

All sales are final.