Genealogy Indexes and Databases Related to Adair,
Putnam and Northeast Sullivan County, Missouri

Gary G. Lloyd
7 Center Rd. Kirksville, MO 63501
660-627-2140
gglloyd@sbcglobal.net

Genealogy and Local History Books, Indexes and Databases
(Putnam, Adair & Sullivan Co., Missouri:
    Adair Co. - Obits and Death Notices (30,621-name index)  - - - See the index    Thru 2007
    Adair Co. - Tombstone Inscriptions (23,113-name Index)  - - -See the index
    Adair Co. - Family Group Sheets (3,884 sheets Indexed)   - - - -  See the index  Expanded 8/06
    Civil War Veterans Reunion in 1889 (739 names & more) - - -  See the list
    Kent Funeral Home Records (5,992-record database) - - - - - -  See the data     Thru 2003
    Novinger Centennial Book - 1979 (10,759-name index)
    Novinger Centennial Book - 2001 (10,530-name index) - - - - -  Out of Print
    Putnam Co. Gravestone Inscriptions (24,154-name index)  - - -  See the index

Other Genealogical Resources

Family History books (Putnam and Adair Counties, Missouri:
    Turnmire Book - (8,694-person index)  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - See the index
    Lloyd Book #1 (1,443 descendents of Jacob Lloyd)  - -  - - - -  -  See the index
    Lloyd Book #2 (Ancestors of Jacob Lloyd)  - - - - - - - - - - - -  -  Out of Print
    Lewis Book #2 (Lewis ancestors) -  - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - -    See the Index
    The Lawson Book is now available - - -  *** New ***   - - - -   See the Description and Index

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Family History Books

These may be purchased from:
Gary G. Lloyd
See Contact Information Above

The Descendants of Jacob C. and Jane (Epperson)
Turnmire of Putnam County, Missouri
Published in November 2003 by Gary G. Lloyd, this 422-page hard bound book contains a 59-page, four-column index that shows names of 8,694 persons under 1,628 different surnames. The book also shows: 2,807 direct descendants (most with biographies) of Jacob and Jane (Epperson) Turnmire, 118 photographs, 13 pages of Turnmire ancestors tracing the line back to the German immigrant, 7 maps and more. Of the 1,628 different surnames, 16 have over 50 entries in the index as follows: Butler (77), Collins (71), Drummond (98), Embree (110), Harlan (181), Ledford (58), Lewis (248), Lloyd (126), Martin (73), Patterson (70), Smith (70), Thomas (57), Thorington (66), Turnmire (124) and Young (144). The price is $20 per book plus $5 for shipping & handling ($25.00 total).  Send to: Gary G. Lloyd, 7 Center Rd., Kirksville, MO  63501.            For questions: <gglloyd@sbcglobal.net>See the index
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The Lloyd (Loyd) Families of Putnam County, Missouri
This 288-page soft cover book published in July 1996 by Gary G Lloyd, contains biographical information for 1,443 descendants of Jacob and Nancy (Bell) Lloyd/Loyd, natives of Wayne County, KY, but who came to Putnam County, Missouri in ca 1851 from Bradley County, Tennessee. The book contains over 10,000 entries in the index including over 40 entries each for the surnames: Butler, Crosser, Downey, Drummond, Fowble, Gillum, Johnson, Lloyd, Shannon, Trout, West and Young. The price is $20 per book plus $5 for shipping & handling ($25.00 total).  Send your check to: Gary G. Lloyd, 7 Center Rd., Kirksville, MO  63501.            For questions: <gglloyd@sbcglobal.net>  See the index
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Some Early Lloyd (Loyd) Families of New Jersey,
Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky (Second Volume)
This book is now out of print
This 166-page soft cover book published in 1997 by Gary G. Lloyd concerns the ancestors, siblings and cousins of Jacob B. Lloyd (Loyd) as described for the book above. It contains biographical information for 915 descendants of Thomas Loyd who migrated from New Jersey to Washington Co., Virginia by 1783 and on to Greene Co., Tennessee by 1793.  Some of his children include Nicholas Loyd (Wayne Co, Kentucky), Eleanor “Nelly” Back (Wayne Co., Kentucky), Frethias Loyd (Livingston Co, Kentucky) and John Loyd (Garrard Co., Kentucky).  This book also contains genealogical data from NJ (before 1800), Washington Co., Virginia (before 1800), Greene Co., Tennessee (before 1810) and Kentucky (before 1850) concerning these early Lloyd (Loyd) families along with narratives of data interpretation.. This book, now out of print, may be obtained on microfische from any LDS Family History Library.

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The Lewis Families of Putnam County, Missouri Volume 2 -
Lewis Ancestors, Research Data, Maps and Obituaries

This book is still in stock and available for shipment. It was published in June 1989, contains research data for the Lewis family from 18th century Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Counties, NC, and traces their descendants movements to Lincoln Co, NC (ca 1804), Washington Co, KY (ca 1816), Ralls Co, MO (ca 1833) and Monroe Co, MO (ca 1836) and then on to Putnam Co, MO plus census records, tax records and marriage records from 19th century KY and MO.  A few copies of old documents are included.  This book contains: nine pages of maps; 68 obituaries of Lewis descendants or their spouses; nine newspaper clippings; four old letters, two of which were written by George Lewis  in which he tells what he knew about the Lewis and Young family histories; plus additional Lewis descendants and addresses received too late to be included in Volume I (now out of print).  This 166-page book has over 7,000 entries in the index which may be viewed via the link below. The book contains 166 pages with a wrap-around cover and is printed on high quality acid free paper to last for generations. The price is $13 per book plus $3 for shipping by surface mail ($16.00 total) or $5 for priority mail ($18.00 total). Send the check.to Gary G. Lloyd, 7 Center Rd., Kirksville, MO 63501 It can also be obtained on microficshe through your local LDS Family History Library.
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Genealogy and Local History Books and Databases:
(These indexes and/or data may be accessed online and/or as stated)

Index for:
The Putnam County, Missouri Cemeteries (Gravestone
Readings and Data from the Unionville Republican)
Book compiled and published by Sarah Lemen Phillips, Unionville, Missouri, 1990
Indexed by Claire R. Lloyd, Kirksville, Missouri, 2003
Sarah Lemen's above book, published in 1990 with a surname-only index, provides gravestone inscriptions and other information related to the deceased for all Putnam County cemeteries to 1980 inclusive. This full-name index for Ms. Lemen's book accessible via the link below has 24,154 full names of deceased persons for this book as well as spouses where shown. It provides the surname, given name and page number on which the name appears in Ms. Lemen's book. With the full name and page number obtained from this index, the birth date, death date, cemetery of burial and in some cases the name of the spouse(s) and other relationships concerning the deceased can be obtained by visiting the Putnam County Library at 1618 Main St., Unionville, Missouri (660-947-3192) or including a donation with the information requested by mail. The Adair County Public Library in Kirksville, Missouri also has a copy of Ms. Lemen's book.  This index will be provided free upon request by email as a text file attachment by contacting:: gagglloyd@sbcglobal.net.See the index
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Kent Funeral Home Records
This alphabetized 5,992-record database is through the courtesy of Ron Kent, owner and manager of the Glenn E. Kent & Son Funeral Home, (henceforth, the "Kent Funeral Home"), located in Green City (Northeast Sullivan Co.), Missouri. He gave permission to make this database freely available to others.

This database includes all records generated between the founding of the funeral home in 1915 through December 31, 2003. It shows the name, birth date and death date of the deceased, along with marital status, name of the spouse (including maiden name), parents' names and the burial cemetery. The Kent Funeral home is located in the northeast corner of Sullivan Co., Missouri near its intersection with Adair and Putnam Counties, Missouri. The cemeteries of burial are to be found in all three counties, plus a few in others.See the data
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Adair County, Missouri Tombstone Inscriptions
Indexed by Claire R. Lloyd
This 23,113-name index with birth dates, death dates and cemetery of burial includes data from three sources: (1) Adair County Cemeteries, published in 1980 by the Adair County Historical Society, which had been typed by volunteers for posting on the web and later provided to Gary G. and Claire R. Lloyd by Claudia Minor; (2) updated data of Novinger Cemetery inscriptions provided by Ralph and Barbara Hover in ca 2003; and (3) data from Forest-Llewelly Cemetery Records and Index, printed by the City of Kirksville, Missouri in 1983 typed by Claire R. Lloyd with updated data provided by Vickie Brumbaugh, City Clerk, Kirksville, MO in 2004.

The sources mentioned above, in some cases, provide additional information on the deceased, such as location of the grave, marital status, names of spouses and/or relatives, veteran status and other comments. You may see additional information in data for the individual cemeteries on http://www.rootsweb.com/~moadair/cemeteries3.htm and/or in most cases view the original source in a local library.
 

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Adair County Obituaries and Death Notices (1979 - 2003)
Indexed by Claire R. Lloyd
The link below is to a 25,236-name index for obituaries “obits” and death notices from the Kirksville Daily Express from March 1979 through December 31, 2003 that are included in the collection of the Adair County Historical Society (ACHS). A description of the collection, the index for it and instructions for obtaining hard copies can be found via the link below:See the Index
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Civil War Veterans Reunion
Unionville, MIssouri (Putnam County) -  September 1889
Typed by Claire R. Lloyd
On September 18, 19 and 20, 1889, 739 Union Veterans of the Civil War, and their families and friends attended a reunion in Unionville, MO. Although this was ostensibly a reunion of the 18th Missouri Infantry, Union veterans from regiments from all over the northern states attended the reunion. There were 346 men who had served in Missouri regiments, 107 from Iowa and 52 from Illinois. There were 118 veterans who served in the 18th MO Regiment and 73 who had served in the 42nd MO Regiment and fewer from many other regiments.  Of the attendees’residences at the time of the reunion, 614 were from MIssouri, 119 from Iowa, 3 from Nebraska and 3 from Kansas. One speaker estimated that 15,000 to 18,000 persons attended the event. On September 25, 1889 the Unionville Republican published the text of all the speeches as well as the names, regiment of service, company of service and the city and state of residence of each veteran at the time of the reunion.See the List
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Novinger (Adair County), Missouri:
The People, the Town and the Surrounding Communities
"The 2001 Novinger Centennial Book"
Published by Novinger Renewal Inc., Novinger, Missouri
As of 21 November 2004 this book is out of print.
This 768-page book was published in 2001 and includes an in-depth history of: (1) Novinger, Missouri (120 pages); (2) Each of the other towns and place names located on, or west of, the Chariton River (103 pages); (3) The Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad (24 pages); (4) The Iowa and St. Louis Railroad (11 pages); (5) Coal Mining in Adair County; (6) Novinger area Organizations (64 pages) and (7) Businesses in Novinger, Missouri 1901-2001 (20 pages). In addition the book includes 270 pages of 134 biographies (95 different surnames) for those who live or once lived in western Adair County plus many of their descendants. The book also contains 670 historic and biographical photographs, a 76-page all-name index containing over 20,000 entries including 10,530 individuals listed under 2,170 different surnames. The index to that book can be viewed as a PDF file online from the Adair County GenWeb site. The book is now out of print: http://www.rootsweb.com/~moadair/ by clicking on “Novinger.”
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The First Hundred Years
1879 - 1979 Novinger, Missouri
Published by Novinger Planned Progress, Novinger, Missouri
This 650-page softbound book was published in 1979 by Novinger Planned Progress, Inc. and reprinted in December 1996 all in one volume with a complete 19,301-entry index containing 10,759 different individuals. Chapters include History, Railroad, Mining, Churches, Schools, Businesses, Organizations, Farming, Sports and Biographies. The book cost $40 plus $4 shipping. Order from Norma Goucher, 601 Rombauer Ave., Novinger, Missouri 63559.  The index to that book can be viewed online from the Adair County GenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~moadair/ by clicking on “Novinger.” This index will be provided free upon request by email as a text file attachment by contacting: gglloyd@sbcglobal.net. The price is $40 plus $4 shipping.  Send a check for $44.00 made to Novinger Planned Progress, % Norma Goucher, 601 Rombauer Ave., Novinger, Missouri 63559.Back to the Top

Other Genealogical Resources:
The Adair County GenWeb has other indexes online including an index to the Family Group Sheets that are located in the Coal Miners Museum in Novinger (Adair County), Missouri. Visit the Adair County, Missouri Gen Web page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~moadair/ then follow the links.

The genealogy books that I have published (other than the ones above) are out of print but are  available at the Adair County and Putnam County libraries as well as many other libraries around the country and can be ordered in micro form (microfilm or microfiche) through any local Mormon family history library. These books include: The Young Families of Putnam County, Missouri, The Bibee Family and The Lewis Families of Putnam County, Missouri, Volume 1.Back to the Top