Boone County Deaths
- Columbia Missouri Herald for 1884-1887, The Death List is created from the annual "Year in Review" list of deaths transcribed from microfilm in the newspaper collection at the State Historical Society of Missouri. The list should not be considered comprehensive.
- Births, Marriages and Deaths in Boone County, MO 1890-1900, compiled by Dotty Kasmann, provides an index for deaths between 1890 and 1900. Her book is available in our online STORE.
- Evans & Thompson's Boone County, MO Tombstone Records (for those born before 1860) could also be useful in finding area deaths before death certificates were available. The index to the book is available on this site. (click here). This book is also available in our online STORE.
- The Columbia Daily Tribune deaths for the years 1980-1999. Compiled by David Swaney. The all-name index is split into two files, which are available on this site. (click here). His work is also available in our store in either book or CD format. (click here)
Missouri Death Certificates, for deaths occurring between 1910 and 1975 are available on the Secretary of State's Missouri Digital Heritage website. (click here)
This death certificate tells it like it is! The cause of death states "Old Age, Just worn out".