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Destruction of records, 1857 and 1897
From Missouri Pioneers, Volume 25, "Wright County, Missouri, Abstracts of Wills, Bonds, & Admrs., 1864-1874". Dallas Public Library R923.3/M8Zh,v25.
Page 91: "Wright Co. was formed in 1841 from Pulaski County. In 1857 all records were lost in a fire that destroyed the court house. ... The County suffered a second fire in 1897, at which time, all of the marriage records prior to that date were destroyed."
[Contributed by John W. Wilbanks 1 Oct 2000 12:00am; last modified 16 Oct 2000 9:07pm]
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