Source Information
Weant, Kenneth E., comp. Pike County, Missouri, U.S., Death Index, 1878-1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004.Original data: Weant, Kenneth E., comp. Pike County, Missouri 6064 Deaths Records from and Chronological Index to Selected Articles from Bowling Green Observer and Bowling Green Times 9 August 1878 to 27 December 1894. Volume 1. Missouri: Kenneth E. Weant, 2001. Weant, Kenneth E., comp. Pike County, Missouri 6426 Deaths Reported in and Chronological Index to Selected Articles from the Bowling Green Times 3 January 1895 to 29 December 1904. Volume 2. Missouri: Kenneth E. Weant, 2001. Weant, Kenneth E., comp. Pike County, Missouri 5317 Deaths Reported in and Chronological Index to Selected Articles from the Bowling Green Times 5 January 1905 to 28 December 1911. Volume 3. Missouri: Kenneth E. Weant, 2001. Weant, Kenneth E.,comp. Pike County, Missouri 6178 Deaths Reported In and Chronological Index to Selected Articles from the Bowling Green Times 5 January 1911 to 27 December 1917. Volume 4. Missouri: Kenneth E. Weant, 2003.
About Pike County, Missouri, U.S., Death Index, 1878-1917
This database is an index to deaths reported in two Pike County newspapers, the Bowling Green Observer and the Bowling Green Times, from 9 August 1878 to 27 December 1917. The Bowling Green Observer was a four-page weekly paper, printed on Fridays. The Bowling Green Times was also a four-page weekly paper, printed on Thursdays. In 1891 it became an eight-page paper. Deaths reported in these newspapers took place not just in Pike County—many of the deaths reported took place throughout the state as well as the country, as reported deaths included relatives of residents, former residents, and current residents of Pike County. Information contained in this index includes name of deceased, age at time of death or birth date, date of death, and date of newspaper report. Note: There are some missing newspaper issues resulting in gaps in the index data.
