Source Information

Weant, Kenneth, ed.. Montgomery County, Missouri Obituaries, 1889-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

About Montgomery County, Missouri Obituaries, 1889-1935

Touching the Missouri River in eastern Missouri, Montgomery County was created in 1818 from St. Charles County. This database is a collection of obituaries taken from a number of newspapers published between 1889 and 1935 in the town of Wellsville. In addition to providing the decedent's name and date of death, it reveals the person's age or date of birth. As with many rural newspapers, it includes the names of many people who lived in surrounding counties, making this a valuable source of information regarding Missouri residents. Providing the names of over 3800 persons, this can be a helpful collection for those seeking ancestors from early Missouri.