Source Information

Ancestry.com. Audrain County, Missouri Obituaries, 1885-1903 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Weant, Kenneth, ed.. Audrain County, Missouri Obituaries, 1885-1903

About Audrain County, Missouri Obituaries, 1885-1903

Located in central Missouri, Audrain County was created in 1836 and was home to over 20,000 persons at the turn of the century. This database is a collection of obituaries taken from the Mexico Intelligencer, published in the county seat of Mexico. 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 who people who lived in surrounding counties, making this a valuable source of information regarding Missouri residents. It contains over 5400 names. For those seeking Missouri ancestors, this can be a helpful collection.