Cover of the 1929 Map of Missouri

When folded up, it’s only a little larger than a business card, but it folds out into a decent sized map. You can view the whole file by clicking on the image below, but beware – it’s a fairly large file (7 Megs) and may take a minute to load.

1929 Missouri Map

1909 obituary of William Wyatt Whitlow

His obituary was printed in the Raymond Independent on February 18, 1909.

Raymond Independent February 18, 1909

Marriage Licenses Issued

• Alice M. Connelly, 718 S. 18th st., and Harry J. Gonya, 1400 Spruce st.
• Edna B. Carson, 2418 S. Garnet st., and Harry C. Eldredge, Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Helen P. Taylor, 1421 Wyoming st., and David J. Timmons, 1809 N. Camac st.
• Elizabeth W. Herr, 1506 Arch st., and Gustav E. Olson, 2830 N. 15th st.
• Ethel Bowles, 1704 Olive st., and James Griffin, 828 Burns st.
• Ottilia Pfuger, 522 Master st., and Alphonse Wagner, 1003 N. 6th st.
• Fredericka Weber, 2139 N. 11th st., and Harry G. Dobinson, 2139 N. 11th st.
• Elsie M. Gilmer, 4902 Cedar ave., and John M. Lawlor, 412 S. 23rd st.
• Violet M. Williams, 1920 Pine st., and Alfred R. Bird, 1801 Walnut st.
• Mary A. Houck, 2519 N. 7th st., and Thomas B. Stanley, 2519 N. 7th st.
• Gertrude M. O’Connor, 2219 Ruffner st., and Charles L. Riffetts, 2124 Ruffner st.
• Lillie M. Geissler, 3751 N. 8th st., 3751 N. 8th st., and Charles J Frister, 2425 N. 4th st.
• Gisa Hasselhon, 1221 Mascher st., and Stefan Fador, 1530 N. Bodine st.
• Anna E. Good, 5825 Haverford ave., and Emil H. Meyer, Norwood, Pa.
• Viola Jones, 1231 Rodman st., and Robert David, 1232 Rodman st.
• Abbie C. Milliken, 1723 W. Huntingdon st., and Leslie W. Maddock, 2618 N. Chadwick st.
• Martha M. Mulcey, 901 69th ave., Oak Lane, and Guido Di Vicenzo, 901 69th ave., Oak Lane.

Here’s an issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer from Friday, May 8th, 1914. I’ll be posting some of the names listed in the obituaries and marriage announcements over the next few days.

It’s a fairly thick book (nearly 2 inches!), so I’ve published only a few photos and scans below.  It’s amazing how little college yearbooks have changed in nearly 100 years.

Here are the names of the people listed on the last two pages above:

• Chester Harris Miller, from St. Louis
• Florence Miller, from Boonville
• Hubert Miller, from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Martha Miller, from Chillicothe
• Joe Milligan, from Joplin
• Mazie Mills, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas
• Elizabeth Miltenberger, from Jackson
• Marie Mistele, from Kansas City
• Ann Mitchell, from St. Louis
• Alma Moore, from Excelsior Springs
• Joseph Moore, from Mt. Vernon
• Mildred Morehead, from Milan

Second Page:

• Joe Alex Morris, from Lancaster
• George Motley, from Bowling Green
• Albert Muench, from St. Joseph
• Virginia Mullinax, from Princeton
• C. Sinclair Murch, from University City
• Dennis Murphy, from Festus
• Charles Nebel, from Schenectady, New York
• John Nelson, from Bartlesville
• Gus Nemzer, from Kansas City
• David Newell, from Fort Pierce, Florida
• Marjorie Newton, from Parsons, Kansas

A note from the Louisiana Secretary of State

I recently sent off for several Louisiana records and have just received a very clear response that explains what records are available to researchers.

The note reads:

In 1918 the Louisiana Legislature mandated the registering of births and deaths occuring in the state. Even though it was a state law, unless a person was born or died in a hospital, it was the family’s responsibility to file the birth or death certificate.  In the early 1950′s, the funeral homes took over filing the death certificates.  Before 1952 it is not unusual for there to be NO state death certificate on file.  Your only recorse is to check for obituaries, coroner, probate or church records in the parish where the death occured.

This note came from the office of the Secretary of State of Louisiana.

The good news is that you can search for Louisiana death certificates and Louisiana birth certificates at the Secretary of State’s website.  The bad news is that neither search engine works in Firefox – they only seem to work in Internet Explorer.  It’s also difficult to find the searches – try clicking the Basic Search or Advanced Search links.

You can also request records by mail – instructions here: http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/638/Default.aspx.

I recently came across a stock certificate for the Aurora Automatic Machinery Company, which manufactured motorcycles at the turn of the century.  The date on the certificate is 1907.