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Biography - St. Charles County
Title
Author
Published
Call Number
Freedom's Champion, Elijah Lovejoy Simon, Paul Carbondale: SIU Press, 1994 HBLovejoy Lovejoy
Founder of Chicago Vinson, Richard St. Charles: R. Vinson, 1977 HBDuSable DuSable
Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable 1745-1818   Chicago: n.d. HBDuSable DuSable
Jean Baptiste Pointe Sable Swenson, John F. Glenview: Swenson, 1977 HBDuSable DuSable
Jean Baptiste Points De Sable: Founder of Chicago Graham, Shirley New York: Julian Messner, 1953 HRBDeSable DeSable
Lovejoy, Martyr to freedom Simon, Paul St. Louis: Concordia, 1964 HBLovejoy Lovejoy
The Martyrdom of Lovejoy: An Account of the Life, Trials and Perils of Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy Tanner, Henry New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1881, repr. 1971 HBLovejoy Lovejoy
Memoir of the Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy Lovejoy, Joseph C. Freeport: Books for Lib., 1838, repr. 1970 HBLovejoy Lovejoy
Some Historical Facts About Jean Baptiste Point DeSaible Shaw, Blanche Chicago: Nat. Desiable Memorial Soc., 1933 HBDuSable DuSable
The Story of Jean Baptiste Du Sable Miller, Robert H. Parsippany: Silver Press, 1995 HBDuSable DuSable
The Story of Jean Baptiste du Sable: Father of Chicago   Los Angeles: Atlas Press, 1986 HBDuSable DuSable
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Census - St. Charles County
Title
Author
Published
Call Number
Census, St. Charles, Missouri, 1817     HR929.377 Census
Census, St. Charles, Missouri, 1819     HR929.377 Census
1850 Census St. Charles County, MO St. Charles County Genealogical Society St. Charles: SCCGS, 1977 HR929.377
St. Charles
Mortality Census of St. Charles 1850, 1860 St. Charles St. Charles County {author} Genealogical Society HR929.377
St. Charles
1852 State Census: St. Charles County, MO   Brigeton : Lineage Press, 1985 HR929.377
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1860 Federal Census of St. Charles County, MO   Brigeton: Lineage Press, 1987 HR929.377
St. Charles
1868 State Census of St. Charles County, Missouri   Bridgeton : Lineage Press, 1988 HR929.377
St. Charles
1870 Federal Census of St. Charles County, MO   Brigeton: Lineage Press, 1988 HR929.377
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1880 Federal Census of St. Charles County, MO   Bridgeton: Lineage Press, 1990 HR929.377
St. Charles

Federal Censuses have been conducted every 10 years since 1790. Missouri became a state in 1821 and the first Federal Census was taken in 1830. The name of the head of the household is listed as well as the ]number of free white males and females, free "colored" males and females, and slaves both male and female. The number of individuals are listed in age categories. The 1840 census includes the same information as 1830. The 1850 census, for the first time, lists names, ages, occupations, and birthplaces of each free person in the household including free African Americans. The Slave Schedules for 1850 include the name of the slave owner along with the number of slaves owned and the number that had been freed. Although not named, each slave is listed separately, along with age, color, and sex. In addition it was recorded whether the slave was a deaf-mute, blind, insane, or idiotic and if the slave was a fugitive from the state. The 1850 census data also includes mortality, agriculture, and industrial schedules. Mortality Schedules are important for African-American researchers since they include information for each person who died during the year ending June 1, 1850, including African-Americans. The 1860 population, slave and mortality schedules include the same information as the 1850 censuses plus the name, age and sometimes birthplace of slaves over 100. Beginning with the 1870 census all American households were meant to be entered into the census. The data on each person includes, name, age, sex, color, occupation, place of birth, whether married, attending school, and whether able to read or write. Census data is available for the additional years of 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920.
For additional information see How to Trace Your African-American Roots, by Barbara Thompson Howell. H929.1089
Title
Author
Published
Call Number
The Spanish Regime in Missouri
(1796 Census)		 Houck, Louis Chicago : R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1909 HR988.7 Houck
pgs. 140-143 (1796 census)
An Index to the 5th Census, Missouri 1830   Hot Springs: Glazner, 1966 HR929.377
St. Charles
Missouri Census of 1840: St. Charles County   Riverside: Frances R. Nelson 1977 HR929.377
St. Charles
Missouri 1850 Slave Schedule Census Index Jackson, Ronald Vern Salt Lake City: Accelerated Indexing, 1988 HR929.377
St. Charles
Missouri 1860 Slave Schedule Census Index Jackson, Ronald Vern Salt Lake City: Accelerated Indexing, 1990 HR929.377
St. Charles
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Historic Sites - St. Charles County
Title
Author
Published
Call Number
African American Historic Places   Washington: Preservation Press, 1994 HR728.097 African
pg.325
Discovering African-American St. Louis: A Guide to Historic Places Wright, John A. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society Press, 1994 HR977.865 Wright
pgs. 162-165
Historic American Building Survey, Missouri   Chadwyck-Healy, 1990
(compiled in the 1930's)		 HR728.09778 Historic
{microfiche}
National Register of Historic Places: Missouri   National Documentation. Chadwyck-Healey, 1988 HR728.097 Nomination
{microfiche}
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History - St. Charles County
Title
Author
Published
Call Number
The Arts and Architecture of German Settlements in Missouri Van Ravenswaay, Charles Columbia: U of MO, 1977 HR709.778 VanRavenswaa
pg. 307
Burial Places of African Slaves and Their Descendants Luckett, Lucy Luckett {author}, 1992 HR977.839 Luckett
Cracker Barrel Country Volumes 1-4 Schiermeier, J. William Washington: Missourian Publishing, 1980-1996 HR977.839 Schierme
(see index under Slaves, Slaves & Slave Owners)
Freed Slaves: Ex-Slaves and Augusta, Missouri's Germans During and After the Civil War Mallinckrodt, Anita Augusta: {author}, 1999 HR977.839 Mallinckrodt
A History of Augusta, Mo and It's Area as Reported in the St. Charles Demokrat. Vols. 1, 2, 3 Mallinckrodt, Anita Augusta: {author} HR977.839 Mallinckrodt
A History of Missouri Vol 2 Houck, Louis Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, 1908 HR977.8 Houck
pgs. 97-102
The History of Portage des Sioux Township Missouri Mincke, Donald Portage des Sioux: {author}, 1999 HR977.839 Mincke
pg. 38
History of St. Charles, Missouri, 1816-1840 Cook, Ray Donald St. Louis: {author}, 1965 HR977.839 Cook
pgs. 4, 14-15, 23-24, 55, 56, 62, 75-82
A History of St. Peter's Past, Present and Future   St. Peters: City of St. Peters, MO, 1999 HR977.839 St. Peters
pgs. 15, 72
Marriages of People of Colour: Ex-Slaves St. Charles, Missouri 1865-1871 Luckett, Ronna Luckett {author}, 1995 HR977.839 Luckett
My Hometown St. Charles, Missouri McElhiney, Edith Freeman St. Charles: School District of St. Charles, 1980 HR977.839 McElhiney
pgs. 15, 22-23, 37-38
People of Colour: Black Genealogical Records and Abstracts from Missouri Sources Vol. 1 Blattner, Teresa Bowie: Heritage Books, 1993 HR929.377 Blattner
pgs. 9,10,12,13,17,19,25
People of Colour: Black Genealogical Records and Abstracts from Missouri Sources Vol. 2 Blattner, Teresa Bowie: Heritage Books, 1998 HR929.377 Blattner
pgs. 108, 114, 117, 123-131
A Right Smart Little Town Poindexter, Mark St. Charles: {author}, n.d. HR977.839 Poindexter
pgs. 10-12, 17, 19, 27-28, 32, 33, 40, 45-47, 50, 53-57, 64-65, 68-69, 85-86, 129-130
St. Charles Borromeo Church, St, Charles, Missouri Translations of Parish Records 1792-1846   St. Charles: St. Charles Borromeo, 1991. (Translated from French, the records cover baptisms, marriages, & deaths including African Americans & Native Americans) HR977.839 Saint
St. Charles Borromeo: 20 Years of Faith Brown, Jo Ann St. Louis: Patrice Press, 1991 HR2782.778 Brown
pgs. 21-22, 37-38, 47, 62, 71, 76-77, 81, 89, 96, 98, 121, 141, 145, 163, 205
What They Thought: Missouri's German Immigrants Assess Their World, 1860's (Anti-Slavery analysis in the St. Charles Demokrat 1862 by Friedrich Munch) Mallinckrodt, Anita Augusta: {author}, 1995 HR977.839 Mallinckrodt
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Laws - Missouri & St. Charles County
Title
Author
Published
Call Number
Dred Scott's Case Hopkins, Vincent C. New York: Russell & Russell, 1951 HR973.54 Hopkins
The Dred Scott Case: It's Significance in American Law & Politics Fehrenbacher, Don E, New York: Oxford Press, 1978 HR973.54 Fehrenbach
Historical and Legal Examination of That Part of the Decision Benton, Thomas Hart New York: Appleton, 1857 repr. 1970 HR973.53 Benton
Laws of the State of Missouri Passed at the Regular Session of the 21st General Assembly, 1861   Jefferson City: W. G. Cheeney, 1861 HR342.778 Laws
pg. 91
Marriages of People of Colour: Ex-Slaves St. Charles County, Missouri 1865-1871 Luckett, Ronna Luckett {author}, 1995 HR977.839 Luckett
Ordiances of the City of St. Charles State of Missouri   St. Charles: Gustave Bruere, 1861 HR352.005 Saint
pgs. 87-89
Slavery in Missouri Texler, Harrison Anthony Johns Hopkins Press, 1914 HR977.8 Texler
pgs.62-63
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Online Resources - History of African-Americans
in Missouri & St. Charles County
African-American Family History Research
http://www.umsl.edu/services/library/blackstudies/fampamp.htm

Maintained by the Missouri State Archives, this page describes the variety of primary historical records available at the Missouri State Archives for African-American research.

African Missouri
http://www.umsl.edu/services/library/blackstudies/afmoindx.htm

This homepage supplies links to information, articles and narratives about African Americans in Missouri's history.
African Americans in Missouri
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/slaveinfo.html

A good site that contains a list of slave owners in Missouri, history of early Black neighborhoods, and census information.
Afro-Americans in Missouri
http://Missouri-Slave-Data.org

A forum for African American links, discussion lists and a list of available books concerned with African Amrican genealogy in Missouri.
The Role of Negro in Missouri History 1719 - 1970
http://www.umsl.edu/services/library/blackstudies/manual.htm

Originally published in the Official Manual State of Missouri 1973-74, these articles highlight some of the contributions African-Americans have made to Missouri's history.
Slave Narratives
http://www.umsl.edu/services/library/blackstudies/moslave.htm

These slave narratives are transcripts compiled from the WPA Writer's Projects, 1936-1938. Entries have been taken from the George P. Rawick Papers. The narratives presented are from ex-slaves who spent most of their time as slaves in Missouri. The Rawick Papers are in the Western Historical Manuscripts/ University Archives, UMSL.
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Online Resources - St. Charles County
Oak Grove Cemetery Database
http://www.youranswerplace.org/library_office/cemetery_database

This is a database of burials at the St. Charles City cemetery currently called Oak Grove Cemetery. This database was compiled by the City Clerk's Office and taken from two cemetery registers and other sources available in that office. It is possible to search the database by race.

Slavery in Missouri - Historical Background
Title
Author
Published
Call Number
A History of Missouri, Vols. 1-3   Columbia : U of MO, 1971 R977.8 History
A History of Missouri,
Vol 2		 Houck, Louis Chicago : R.R. Donnelley & Sons, 1908 HR977.8 History
pgs 239-245
History of St. Charles County Missouri (1765-1885) Hollrah, Paul R. 1885, 1997   HR977.839 History
pgs.31, 33, 176-178, 180, 191-193
Missouri's Black Heritage Greene, Lorenzo Johnston Columbia : U of Missouri P, 1993(Rev.) HR977.8 Greene
Slavery in Missouri 1805 - 1865 Texler, Harrison Anthony Baltimore : Johns Hopkins, 1914 HR977.8 Texler
The Spanish Regime in Missouri Houck, Louis Chicago : R.R. Donnelley & Sons, 1909 HR977.8 Houck
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Microfilm

John J. Buse Jr. Collection

1864-1933
Rolls 1-3
Scrapbook Series -are made up of 41 volumes of newspaper clippings dating from 1899 thru 1930. They are arranged chronologically, & each volume is indexed by the titles of the news articles.
Index shelved on Microfoilm cabinet: see Ku-Klux-Klan, coloured.
 
AGRICULTURAL SCHEDULES
ST. CHARLES COUNTY 		INDUSTRIAL SCHEDULES
ST. CHARLES COUNTY
  • 1850 - Roll# 2, 3
  • 1860 - Roll# 7
  • 1870 - Roll# 14
  • 1880 - Roll# 32
  • 1850 - Roll# 36
  • 1860 - Roll# 37
  • 1870 - Roll# 39
  • 1880 - Roll# 43
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    FEDERAL POPULATION CENSUS ST. CHARLES COUNTY
  • 1830- Roll# M19, 72
  • 1840- Roll# M704, 230
  • 1840- Roll# M432, 413
  • 1860- Roll# M653, 644
  • 1870 - Roll# M593, 806
  • 1880 - Roll# T9, 714
  • 1900 - Roll# T623, 886
  • 1910 - Roll# T624, 808
  • 1920 - Roll# T625, 944
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    MORTALITY SCHEDULES
    ST. CHARLES COUNTY         		ST. CHARLES COUNTY SLAVE SCHEDULE
  • 1850 - Roll# T9, 719
  • 1860 - Roll# T623, 866
  • 1870 - Roll# T624, 808
  • 1880 - Roll# T625, 944
  • 1850- Roll# M432, 424
  • 1860- Roll# M563, 644
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    NEWSPAPERS
    St. Louis Palladium African American Newspaper -
    weekly Jan. 10, 1903 - Oct. 5, 1907 (incomplete file)
     
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  • St. Charles - African Americans
  • St. Charles - Du Sable
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  • St. Charles County - African Americans
  • St. Charles County - Slavery
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    ARCHIVES and HISTORICAL SOCIETIES
    Augusta Historical Society
    Contact: Ellen Knoernschild
    199 Jackson Street
    Augusta, MO 63332
    Phone: 636/ 228-4338
    Land Between the Rivers Historical Society
    P.O. Box 200
    Portage Des Sioux, MO 63373
    Contact: Burma Wilkins
    Phone: 636/ 899-0315
    O'Fallon Historical Society
    Civic Park Drive
    O'Fallon, MO 63366
    Contact: Raleigh Jessup
    Phone: 636/ 272-4175
    Hours: By Appointment
    St. Charles County Historical Society Archives
    101 South Main Street
    St. Charles, MO 63301
    Phone: 636/ 946-9828
    Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri,-10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
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    Wentzville, MO 63385

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