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Woodlawn Cemetery Collection
Collection
Identifier: MGC-1212
Scope and Contents
This collection contains digital images of death registers, burial registers, and lot sales from the early cemetery sections of Woodlawn Cemetery known as City Cemetery and Saint Mary Cemetery in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. The register of deaths is a chronological list of deaths recorded by the city clerk from June 1897 to August 1911. Information provided on the registers is particularly helpful for genealogists because Missouri did not begin statewide registration...
Dates:
Record Keeping: 1865 - 1951
Found in:
Midwest Genealogy Center
Woodruff Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: MGC-1040
World War II Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MGC-1095
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one scrapbook that was compiled with newspaper articles relating to World War II. Due to the poor condition of the scrapbook and the acidic nature of the newspapers, the scrapbook was digitized and the original scrapbook was not kept.
Dates:
1939 - 1943
Found in:
Midwest Genealogy Center
Wulfekammer Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MGC-1218
Scope and Contents
This collection includes marriage certificates, confirmation certificates, diplomas, a teacher’s contract, and a small journal, written in German. There is also a diploma for the Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The materials were all created from 1850 to the early 1920s, and come from locations in Lafayette County, Jackson County, and Warren County, Missouri.
Dates:
1850 - 1924
Found in:
Midwest Genealogy Center
Yelverton Peyton Collection
Collection — Box: A88
Identifier: MGC-1036
Scope and Contents
This collection contains genealogical and historical information for Yelverton Peyton and his descendants. Information on the Hume families can also be found within this collection. The genealogical information consists of lineage charts, newspaper articles and clippings, and book excerpts. The collection also contains correspondence between Charles E. Ross and various individuals and organizations. The correspondence is in regards to Ross’ genealogy research. A family history on the...
Dates:
1900 - 1970
Found in:
Midwest Genealogy Center