This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FMB.2ACE/1432.1 Message Board Post: Try contacting The Recorder of Deeds first at Pettis County Courthouse 415 S. Ohio Sedalia, MO 65301 660-826-4892 State offices might be your next try, but I believe they only have records starting around the late 1920's. Connie