County Records
in Ripley Co.
According to the
Missouri
State Archives the following records should be available for Ripley
County,
Missouri:
Recorder of Deeds:
- Abstract and Index to Deeds 1844-1888
- Deed Records 1844-1896
- Patent Records 1833-1858
- Marriages and Index 1833-1922
- Marriage Register 1833-1866
Clerk of the County Court:
- Register of Births and Stillbirths
1883-1897
- Permanent Record of Births 1883-1891
- Register of Deaths 1883-1893
- Permanent Record of Deaths 1883-1891
- County Court Records 1853-1868
- State Census 1876
- Assessment Book 1868, 1873, 1895, 1899
- Business Ledger 1879-1881
- Fee Bills 1857
- Mark and Scalp Bounty 1848-1861
- Poll Tax Book 1904, 1908
- Proceedings 1841-1853
Justice of the Peace:
- Records 1857 - 1860
- Commissions 1834-1856
- Dockets 1870-1879
Clerk of the Circuit Court:
- Circuit Court Index 1874-1931
- Circuit Court Records 1867-1888
- Proceedings 1834-1853
Clerk of the Probate Court:
- Probate Record Index 1882-1940
- Probate Records 1856-1892
- Probate Minutes 1883-1900
- Probate Estate Files (no dates)
- Wills 1883-1927
- Letters of Administration 1834-1853
County Assessor:
- Assessment Book 1868, 1873, 1895, 1899
County Collector:
- Land and Personal Taxes 1887-1900
- Land Taxes 1871-1873
NOTES:
- Ripley County Courthouse, Doniphan, MO
63935.
- The courthouse burned during the Civil
War and again January 1, 1898. but many records were saved.
- Most of the above records are
available on microfilm at the public library at 207 Locust Street,
Doniphan, MO 63935.
