This First Families section is for ancestors that lived in your County prior to 1862. If you have ancestors that you would like to have posted, all you have to do is send me the information. You can send it to me in a .rtf, .txt, .doc, .html format. (Usually Family Tree Maker and other similar programs use .rtf files.).
If you have a genealogy web site of your County Ancestors, let me know and I will add a link on "Personal Genealogy Sites" so that others may visit. You MUST let me know that you are sending a file prior to sending it. I do not open attachments from unknown sources.
If you see a picture that is very small, it is a "thumbnail" picture. Click on the picture for a larger view.
Use these family pages as a springboard for your research. I have made no attempts to verify the accuracy of the information submitted. If you find what you believe to be errors, please contact the submitter.
Please do NOT submit any information on living people, I do not post that information. It is too dangerous to post names of living people, even if the information listed says "Private". The year 1920 is used as the cut-off year for births.
Content last updated: 9 Jan 2026 9:07pm CT
Added names to First Families List in left column.
Coding updated: 29 Apr 2026 5:14pm
If you have questions, contributions, or problems with this site, email:
Grundy County Coordinator:
Lynda Coffman Peach
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins
ASC: Timothy Stowell
ASC & Tech Advisor: Lynda Coffman Peach
If you have questions or problems with this site, email the County Coordinator. Please do not ask for specific research on your family. I am unable to do your personal research. I do not live in Missouri and do not have access to additional records. Members of The MOGenWeb Project team are listed to the left.