BOOKS FOR SALE

 

The Cedar and Vernon Co, MO Genealogical Society is motivated to make YOU  the owner of the following resources! Used items have been withdrawn from various libraries and contain cataloging/Dewey labels and library stamps.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; please email the Society with a list of items for a quote. All sales are final. Thank you!

 

Vernon County, Missouri

 

Vernon County Missouri 2009 Plat Book. Used. Very good condition. $10 +s/h.

Three Hundred Years : Historical Highlights of Nevada and Vernon County Missouri. Patrick Brophy. New. $13 +s/h.

Scenes from the Past (of Nevada, Missouri) by Betty Sterett, compiled and edited by Donna Logan. Hardback. Used. $10 +s/h.

1870 Census Vernon County Missouri.  Cardstock cover, comb bound 8.5x11. $3 +s/h.

Nevada & Vernon County Missouri Heritage 1855-2005 "Pass It On" Handsome 2-vol hardbound books, 856 pages total, indexed, family histories, county history. NEW. Greatly reduced price. $40 includes s/h.

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. Contains death/burial information not available online or in other published works. NEW. $85 + $15 s/h.

Fire and Sword. A Missouri County in the Civil War, by local author Pat Brophy, recounts the experience of Vernon County, Missouri residents around the time of the Civil War in the mid-nineteenth century. Topics include abolitionist John Brown’s Vernon County raid and the murder of sheriff and former Union general Joseph Bailey. The book is arranged topically with each chapter being a short story regarding a subject of local significance. Softbound, 258 pages, indexed, 8.5x5.5. New $20.00 + s/h

Knights of the Brush and Others (Rebels and Yankees) of Vernon County, Missouri. Edited by Patrick Brophy. An alphabetical listing of known Confederate Bushwhackers (real and accused), Confederate soldiers, and Union soldiers who lived or operated in Vernon County, Missouri during the Civil War period. A brief biography is provided for each person listed. Softcover, 8.5x9, 48 pages. New $5 +s/h

The Walker Herald, Walker, Missouri: Extant Issues Transcribed 3-Vol. set, $55 if picked up in Nevada, MO. New. 1892-1923 (190 pages), 1924-1926 (178 pages), 1927-1931 (216 pages), with every-name index. If you had family in the northeast Vernon County and Walker, MO area during these years, you will want a copy of this resource! A 21st Century Fund Grant from the Missouri State Genealogical Association helped fund in part the publication of the books. Comb bound cardstock covers, 8 1/2 x 11 format. Not all newspaper issues were available to transcribe. If ordering by mail, send $61 ($55 + $6 media mail postage) check  payable to

    Cedar & Vernon Co MO Genealogical Society

    Attn:  Books

    218 W. Walnut St.

    Nevada, MO  64772

 

The Bushwhacker Museum also has numerous genealogical and historical books and finding aids for sale on its website and at the Museum.

 

Other State Resources

The First Puritan Settlers of Connecticut. Royal R. Hinman. $14 +s/h.
Pioneers of Massachusetts 1620-1650. Charles Henry Pope.  $14 +s/h.
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire.  $14 +s/h.
Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, A-J and K-Z (2 Vol. set). Thomas Bellows Wyman.  $20 +s/h.
Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England by John Farmer. Reprinted with Additions and Corrections by Samuel G. Drake. 1983. $15 +s/h.
An Historical Atlas of Kentucky and Her Counties. Wendell H. Rone, Sr. $15 +s/h.

 

MILITARY

Civil War Period in Western Missouri : a Summary and Appraisal. By Patrick Brophy. An account of the Civil War in Missouri and particularly along the western border with Kansas. New. Softcover, 5.5x8.5, 92 pages. $10 +s/h.

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

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

Fire and Sword. A Missouri County in the Civil War, by local author Pat Brophy, recounts the experience of Vernon County, Missouri residents around the time of the Civil War in the mid-nineteenth century. Topics include abolitionist John Brown’s Vernon County raid and the murder of sheriff and former Union general Joseph Bailey. The book is arranged topically with each chapter being a short story regarding a subject of local significance. Softbound, 258 pages, indexed, 8.5x5.5. New $20.00 + s/h

Forgotten Men : Missouri State Guard. Transcribed by Carolyn Bartels; National Archives Resources. Softcover, 8.5"x11", 420 pages, used, good condition.  $120 (incl s/h).

Found No Bushwhackers : The 1864 Diary of Sgt. James P. Mallery. Company A, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry stationed at Balltown, MO. Edited by Patrick Brophy. Softcover, 5.5x8.25, 60 pages, index. New $5 +s/h.

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

How to Locate Anyone Who is or has been in the Military. Lt. Col. Richard S. Johnson and Debra Johnson Knox. 1999. Used, softcover. $14 +s/h.

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; used, very good condition, clean. $60 +s/h.

Knights of the Brush and Others (Rebels and Yankees) of Vernon County, Missouri. Edited by Patrick Brophy. An alphabetical listing of known Confederate Bushwhackers (real and accused), Confederate soldiers, and Union soldiers who lived or operated in Vernon County, Missouri during the Civil War period. A brief biography is provided for each person listed. Softcover, 8.5x9, 48 pages. New $5 +s/h

Provost Marshal Papers 1861-1866 Index for Missouri Counties of Barton, Bates, Cedar, St. Clair and Vernon.  Missouri State Archives. $4.

Remembering America’s Forgotten Heroes; Korean War Veteran. Congressman Roy Blunt. Booklet/program.  $1 +s/h.

 

Missouri Resources

Cedar County Missouri Marriage Records, Book A 1845-1865. Transcribed from microfilm copy. $4 +s/h.
Cemetery Directory of Polk County, Missouri. Compiled and Published by the Historical Society of Polk Co, MO, Inc., Bolivar, MO. Aug 1979. $4 +s/h.
Greene County Missouri Cemeteries. Vol IV, Townships of Franklin and Jackson. Ozarks Genealogical Society. $4 +s/h.
History of Henry and St. Clair Counties, Missouri. 1883. Hardback. Used; good condition. $120 (includes s/h).

Missouri Genealogical Gleanings 1840 and Beyond, Vol 1. Sherida K. Eddlemon. $8 +s/h.
Ozarko 1952. Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield, MO. Good condition. $20 +s/h.

 

This group of Missouri Resources are all reprints in 11x17 comb-bound format, good condition and withdrawn from Libraries.

Price on each item in this section is $10 +s/h.

Plat Book Christian County Missouri containing maps of Villages, Cities and Townships of the County. Also Portraits of Representative Citizens, Old Settlers and Leading Men of the County, together with Residences and other Views. Reprint of 1912 book. (2 copies) 73 pages.

Standard Atlas of Dade County Missouri including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County. Reprint of 1903-4 book. 44 pages.

History of Dade County and her People. Reprint of 1917 book.

History of Greene County, Missouri including history of its townships, towns and Villages. 1883.  Reprint of 919 page book. (2 copies).

Plat Book of Greene County, Missouri compiled from county records and actual surveys. 1904. (2 copies)  68 pages

Missouri State Census for Greene County, Missouri 1852.  Listed by heads of families, groupings under age headings and by gender and race. Reprint. Approx 50 pages.

An Illustrated Historical Atlas Map of Jasper County, Mo. 1876. Approx. 89 pages. Reprint.  (2 copies)

History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri. Reprint of 1889 Goodspeed book.

An Illustrated Historical Atlas Lawrence County, Missouri. Compiled, drawn and published from Personal Examinations and Surveys. 1879. Cities, Villages, Township Plats, Portraits, Lithographic Views. Reprint. (3 copies)  54 pages.

Scenes and Adventurer in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas, which were firs traversed by DeSoto in 1851. By Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. Reprint. 72 pages.

Plat Book of Polk County, Missouri. Compiled from County Records and Actual Surveys. 1903.  62 pages.

Springfield City Directory and Greene County Gazetteer, 1890-91; List of Farmers and Land Owners of Greene County, MO. (4 copies) Reprint. 239 pages.

Springfield Missouri Sanborn & Perris Map Co. July 1896. Springfield City Directory and Greene County Gazetteer 1890-91. Farmers and Land Owners. Reprint. 141 pages.

Handbook of Springfield, Missouri, and Surroundings. 1889. Reprint. 35 pages.

An Index of the Springfield Land Office Sales Book 1833-1892. (2 copies) 141 pages?

 

Conducting Research

Family Photo Detective. 2023. Maureen A. Taylor. Like new.  $18 +s/h.

Red Book American State, County, and Town Sources. Edited by Alice Eicholtz, Ph.D., CG. Published 1989, Revised 1992, Third Edition. Hardcover. $4 +s/h.
Red Book American State, County and Town Sources. Revised Edition, 1989, 1992. Hardcover. Edited by Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., C.G. $8 +s/h.
Handy Book for Genealogists. Eighth Edition. 1991. Hardcover. Everton Publishers, Inc. $2 +s/h.
SOURCE a Guidebook of American Genealogy. 1997. Hardcover. $3 +s/h.
Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives. Hardcover. 1983. $2 +s/h.
Building an American Pedigree. Norman E. Wright. $2 +s/h
Parkin’s Guide to Tracing Your Family Tree in Missouri. Missouri State Genealogical Association. 1997. $2 +s/h.

Google Your Family Tree. Daniel M. Lynch. 2008. Softcover, 8.25"x10", 339 pages, used, good condition. $12 +s/h.

 

All sales are final.