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These records were transcribed from records kept in the Polk
County Clerk's Office.
The records may be copied if no medical records are attached or
if the records are more than 72 years old.
(There is a 72 year privacy wait for medical records.)
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Key Code S
State Hospital #3 for the Insane, Nevada,
Missouri
State Hospital #1 for the Insane, Fulton, Missouri
Missouri Colony for the Feeble Minded and Epileptic, Marshall,
Missouri
Key Code M
University of Missouri Crippled Children's
Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
Missouri State Sanatorium, Mt Vernon, Missouri \par Fulton Cancer
Hospital, Fulton, Missouri
State Hospital #2, St. Joseph, Missouri
Key Code CF
Polk County Poor Farm
The records are very limited in scope. Most
of the records give dates and names without a lot of detail.
Medical records, if they include personal information, are
closed
for 72 years.
| Year | File | Name | Key Code |
| 1904 | 1 | Neal, Body | S |
| 1904 | 2 | Burrelson, Thomas | S |
| 1904 | 3 | Beaugon, F. X. | S |
| 1905 | 1 | Franklin, Joe | S |
| 1905 | 2 | Carroll, John | S |
| 1905 | 3 | Shouse, Rachel | S |
| 1905 | 4 | Redman, John | S |
| 1905 | 5 | Cates, Lula | S |
| 1907 | 1 | Ham, Laura | S |
| 1907 | 2 | Neal, Boda | S |
| 1907 | 3 | Crayton, John William | M |
| 1907 | 4 | Clark, N. T. | S |
| 1907 | 5 | Davis, Mac | S |
| 1907 | 6 | Barnett, Nancy | S |
| 1907 | 7 | Coffin, Lula | S |
| 1908 | 1 | Glover, Charles | S |
| 1908 | 2 | Pierce, Maggie | S |
| 1908 | 3 | Chapman, Lucy | S |
| 1908 | 5 | Ford, James | S |
| 1908 | 6 | Mills, Cora C. Neal | S |
| 1908 | 7 | Gipson, Arthur D. | S |
| 1908 | 8 | Southard, Marion | S |
| 1908 | 9 | Wright, Mae | S |
| 1909 | 1 | Harrison, Florence | S |
| 1909 | 2 | Pierce, W. T. | S |
| 1909 | 3 | Thoma, Nancy L. | S |
| 1909 | 4 | Wakefield, Charles W. | S |
| 1909 | 5 | Wakefield, Joseph E. | S |
| 1909 | 6 | Askeu, Elisha | S |
| 1909 | 7 | Earp, Mary | S |
| 1909 | 8 | Lambeth, Aaron T. | S |
| 1909 | 9 | Wakefield, Jasper E. | S |
| 1909 | 10 | Runyan, Mary A. | S |
| 1910 | 1 | Rechow, Ott | S |
| 1910 | 2 | McCrary, Edith | S |
| 1910 | 3 | Pittman, Mary | S |
| 1910 | 4 | Kirkpatric, Benjamine H. | S |
| 1910 | 5 | Saylor, Mattie E. | S |
| 1910 | 6 | Brown, John | S |
| 1912 | 1 | Hennegar, W. H. | S |
| 1912 | 2 | Lindley, Ethel | S |
| 1912 | 3 | Brown, Reba | M |
| 1912 | 4 | Stone, H. E. | S |
| 1912 | 5 | Wilkerson, Joseph M. | S |
| 1912 | 6 | Harless, Ida F. | S |
| 1912 | 7 | Hughes, John | S |
| 1913 | 1 | Fender, Oliver | S |
| 1913 | 2 | Grant, Edith | S |
| 1913 | 3 | Brown, Elmer | M |
| 1913 | 4 | Gambriel, Nettie | S |
| 1913 | 5 | Wilson, Blanche | S |
| 1913 | 6 | Carroll, John | S |
| 1914 | 1 | Wilson, Ray J. | S |
| 1914 | 2 | Gipson, Arthur D. | S |
| 1914 | 3 | Williams, Frank | M |
| 1915 | 1 | Neal, Thomas Virgil | M |
| 1915 | 2 | Wright, Mae | S |
| 1915 | 3 | Hill, J. W. | S |
| 1915 | 4 | Murphy, Edith | S |
| 1915 | 5 | Dover, Charles | S |
| 1916 | 1 | Harness, Ida F. | S |
| 1916 | 2 | Devinny, August P. | S |
| 1916 | 3 | Potter, Rufus | S |
| 1916 | 4 | Sanders, Rosa | S |
| 1916 | 5 | Nelson, Orie E. | S |
| 1916 | 6 | Robinson, Dale Davis | S |
| 1916 | 7 | Kennon, Sarah Jane | S |
| 1916 | 8 | Eharhart, Carl G. J. | S |
| 1916 | 9 | Devinny, August P. | S |
| 1917 | 1 | Wright, T. H. | S |
| 1917 | 2 | Robertson, Lucy | S |
| 1917 | 3 | Murphy, Edith | S |
| 1917 | 4 | Staas, Betty | S |
| 1917 | 5 | Gowdy, George | M |
| 1917 | 6 | Martin, Dorris | M |
| 1917 | 7 | Cowan, Frank | M |
| 1917 | 8 | Smith. Mary | S |
| 1918 | 1 | Christian, Laura | S |
| 1918 | 2 | Degaffenreid, Fay | M |
| 1918 | 3 | Neal, Thomas | S |
| 1918 | 4 | Crain, Oscar | S |
| 1918 | 5 | Martin, Mary L. | S |
| 1918 | 6 | Eaton, Rebecca A. | S |
| 1918 | 7 | Brown, Ola | M |
| 1918 | 8 | Harkster, Dora | M |
| 1919 | 1 | Copeland, James | S |
| 1919 | 2 | Sheridon, Elmer | S |
| 1919 | 3 | Everly, Viva | S |
| 1920 | 1 | Jones, Annie | S |
| 1920 | 2 | Berry, Enoch | S |
| 1920 | 3 | Smith, Lula | S |
| 1920 | 4 | Moffitt, Daisy B. | S |
| 1920 | 5 | Martin, Mary Ellen | S |
| 1920 | 6 | Payne, Robert | S |
| 1921 | 1 | Lawson, Annie | S |
| 1921 | 2 | McIntosh, Arthur R. | S |
| 1921 | 3 | Fisher, Albert McKinley | S |
| 1921 | 4 | Ahart, G. A. | S |
| 1921 | 5 | Brown, Mary J. | M |
| 1921 | 6 | Manuel, Toby | S |
| 1921 | 7 | Darby, Inez | S |
| 1921 | 8 | Crain, Jemima E. | S |
| 1921 | 9 | Harkcom, Mary | S |
| 1921 | 10 | Clark, W. J. | S |
| 1922 | 1 | Bowers, Stella | S |
| 1922 | 2 | Williams, Ethel | M |
| 1922 | 3 | Samples, Ray | M |
| 1922 | 4 | Dodd, Maggie | M |
| 1922 | 5 | Franklin, Joseph | S |
| 1922 | 6 | Dickerson, Jennie | M |
| 1922 | 7 | Wine, J. A. | M |
| 1922 | 8 | Farmer, Willard | M |
| 1923 | 1 | Curl, Fern | S |
| 1923 | 2 | Hood, Nettie | S |
| 1923 | 3 | McCrory, Edith | S |
| 1923 | 4 | Beam,, Earnest H. | S |
| 1923 | 5 | Samek, Mary | M |
| 1923 | 6 | McReynolds, Conn W. | S |
| 1923 | 7 | Haralson, Mat | S |
| 1923 | 8 | Morris, Nellie | S |
| 1924 | 1 | Scroggins, Clyde | S |
| 1924 | 2 | Robinson, Lucy | S |
| 1924 | 3 | Clark, Rebecca A. | S |
| 1924 | 4 | Waskousky, Lucy | S |
| 1924 | 5 | Elliott, Thurman | S |
| 1925 | 1 | Shipley, Oscar | S |
| 1925 | 2 | Hufford, Nora F. | S |
| 1925 | 3 | Mitchell, A. M. | S |
| 1925 | 4 | Neal, Ed | S |
| 1925 | 5 | Kilgore, John | S |
| 1925 | 6 | Franklin, Joe | S |
| 1926 | 1 | Wiley, Elizabeth | S |
| 1926 | 2 | Coon, Bess | M |
| 1926 | 3 | Sheridan, Elmer | S |
| 1926 | 4 | Wollard, Grace | S |
| 1927 | 1 | Blurton, O. C. | S |
| 1927 | 2 | Baenett, J. E. | S |
| 1927 | 3 | Hamilton, W. W. | S |
| 1927 | 4 | Harris, Nancy | S |
| 1928 | 1 | Scroggins, Clyde | S |
| 1928 | 2 | Barrow, Jesse | S |
| 1928 | 3 | Lytle, Vivian | S |
| 1929 | 1 | Cummins, Carrie | S |
| 1929 | 2 | Peninger, Earl | M |
| 1929 | 3 | Proper, George Leroy | S |
| 1929 | 4 | Marugg, John | S |
| 1929 | 5 | Neil, Ella | S |
| 1929 | 6 | Rinck, Susan A. | S |
| 1929 | 7 | Lowery, Mary E. | S |
| 1929 | 8 | Ables, Lillian Buckner | S |
| 1929 | 9 | Blair, E. J. | S |
| 1930 | 1 | Burton, Arnold | S |
| 1930 | 2 | Spillman, Erastus | S |
| 1930 | 3 | Blurton, O. C. | S |
| 1931B | 1 | Looney, C. M. | S |
| 1931B | 2 | Kirkpatric, Archibald W. B. | S |
| 1931B | 3 | Peterson, Clammil | S |
| 1931A | 1 | Eidson, C. W. | S |
| 1931A | 2 | Abel, Mildred | M |
| 1931A | 3 | Peterson, Carl | S |
| 1931A | 4 | Shay, Fred | S |
| 1931A | 5 | Crow, Mathew Woodson | S |
| 1931A | 6 | Miller, Cora | S |
| 1931A | 7 | Gent, Steve A. | M |
| 1931A | 8 | Hays, Golden R. | S |
| 1931A | 9 | Alley, Laura | S |
| 1931A | 10 | McKnight, Edgar L. | S |
| 1931A | 11 | Gambel, L. S. | S |
| 1931A | 12 | Melton, Lucy | S |
| 1931A | 13 | McNeely, Otis | S |
| 1931A | 14 | McCarthy, Elizabeth | S |
| 1932 | 1 | Staas, Bettie | S |
| 1932 | 2 | Manuel, Nadine Bernise | S |
| 1932 | 3 | Falk, O. O. | S |
| 1932 | 4 | Peters, Lula | S |
| 1932 | 5 | Sell, W. W. | S |
| 1932 | 6 | Schmidt, Mike | S |
| 1932 | 7 | Hayden, Mattie | S |
| 1932 | 8 | Beasly, Susanna | S |
| 1932 | 9 | Cavin, Zula | S |
| 1932 | 10 | Roper, J. F. | S |
| 1932 | 11 | Manes, Ed | S |
| 1933 | 1 | Barnett, Golden | S |
| 1933 | 2 | Emerson, S. B. | S |
| 1933 | 3 | Eddy, V.L. | S |
| 1933 | 4 | Scroggins, Clyde | S |
| 1933 | 5 | Wilcox, Walter | S |
| 1933 | 6 | Sheridan, Elmer | S |
| 1933 | 7 | Campbell, Earl H. | S |
| 1933 | 8 | Eagon, Elwood | S |
| 1933 | 9 | Hargis, Florence | M |
| 1934 | 1 | Wollard, W. H. Mrs. | S |
| 1934 | 2 | Johnson, Lois | M |
| 1934 | 3 | Stokes, B.F. | S |
| 1934 | 4 | Turley, May | S |
| 1934 | 5 | Wheeler, Lawrence | S |
| 1934 | 6 | Hamby, A. A. | S |
| 1934 | 7 | Batten, Mattie C. | S |
| 1934 | 8 | Williams, Bluford | S |
| 1934 | 9 | Sullivan, Cora | S |
| 1935 | 1 | Potts, W. M. | S |
| 1935 | 2 | Latiker, Belle | S |
| 1935 | 3 | Kelsey, John M. | S |
| 1935 | 4 | Fleeman, Maggie | S |
| 1935 | 5 | Bonham, Arthur | S |
| 1935 | 6 | Hawley, Henry | S |
| 1935 | 7 | Cruse, John Dell | S |
| 1935 | 8 | Agee, Marie | S |
| 1935 | 9 | Choate, Maurice | S |
| 1935 | 10 | Owens, Rash | S |
| 1935 | 11 | Jones, Neva | S |
| 1935 | 12 | Mashburn, Metoka Erickson | S |
| 1935 | 13 | Tillery, Lydia | S |
| 1935 | 14 | Eagon, Elwood | S |
| 1935 | 15 | Wright, Raymond | S |
| 1935 | 16 | Brown, Mary S. | S |
| 1936A | 1 | Viles, Anna | S |
| 1936A | 2 | Kennon, Merl | S |
| 1936A | 3 | Hammons, Burrell Mrs. | M |
| 1936A | 4 | Matheny, Myrtle Leona | M |
| 1936A | 5 | Wilson, Ray J. | S |
| 1936A | 6 | Gilmore, Erlice | S |
| 1936A | 7 | Burkholder, Goldie May | S |
| 1936A | 8 | Brown, Willie A. | S |
| 1936A | 9 | Blair, R. C. Mrs. | S |
| 1936A | 10 | Sell, H. R. | S |
| 1936A | 11 | Miller, Clara | S |
| 1936B | 1 | Smith, E. M. | S |
| 1936B | 2 | Spidell, Laura | S |
| 1936B | 3 | Caviness, Dorothy Lee | M |
| 1936B | 4 | Barker, Ruth Lee | S |
| 1936B | 5 | Hopkins, J. H. | S |
| 1936B | 6 | Deavers, Clarence | S |
| 1936B | 7 | Laney, Cedric C. | S |
| 1936B | 8 | Skaggs, Josie | S |
| 1936B | 9 | Earhart, Lee | S |
| 1936B | 10 | Tolbert, Darthula | S |
| 1936B | 11 | Pilsher, Shelby | M |
| 1936B | 12 | Johnson, Lois Athelen | M |
| 1937 | 1 | Lockhart, L. L. | M |
| 1937 | 2 | Burros, Everett | CF |
| 1937 | 3 | Tirey, Jesse Leland | S |
| 1937 | 4 | Manuel, Bernice Nadine | S |
| 1937 | 5 | Birdsong, James | S |
| 1937 | 6 | Neal, Edward | S |
| 1937 | 7 | Brines, C. E. | S |
| 1937 | 8 | Gillaspie, Oscar D. | S |
| 1937 | 9 | Wollard, W. H. | S |
| 1937 | 10 | Glawson, Wilton | S |
| 1937 | 11 | McClain, Montzell | S |
| 1937 | 12 | Day, Ruby | S |
| 1937 | 13 | Bremerman, Sarah | S |
| 1937 | 14 | Renfro, Thelma | S |
| 1937 | 15 | Holt, William | M |
| 1937 | 16 | McBride, Carl Mrs. | M |
| 1937 | 17 | Moore, Morris | M |
| 1938A | 1 | Standley, John Edgar | M |
| 1938A | 2 | Titus, J. Harold | S |
| 1938A | 3 | Gent, Steve | S |
| 1938A | 4 | Jackson, R. A. Mrs. | CF |
| 1938A | 5 | Bonham, Arthur | S |
| 1938A | 6 | Manes, Ed | CF |
| 1938A | 7 | Stall, Iva | S |
| 1938A | 8 | Higgins, Mabel | S |
| 1938A | 9 | Murray, Frank | M |
| 1938A | 10 | Polodna, Dorothy | M |
| 1938A | 11 | Lawson, Elsie | M |
| 1938A | 12 | Pickel, Pearl | M |
| 1938B | 1 | Smith, Unice | S |
| 1938B | 2 | Peters, W. K. | M |
| 1938B | 3 | Gretter, S. Cooper | M |
| 1938B | 4 | Wells, John | S |
| 1938B | 5 | Sullivan, Dollie | M |
| 1938B | 6 | Chaney, Dollie | M |
| 1938B | 7 | Chaney, Daisy Lee | M |
| 1938B | 8 | Cornell, Jewell | S |
| 1938B | 9 | Wright, Leva | S |
| 1938B | 10 | McBride, Florence | S |
| 1938B | 11 | Cooper, Orla | M |
| 1938B | 12 | Daniel, Elzy Van | M |
| 1939A | 1 | Bonham, Arthur | S |
| 1939A | 2 | Smith, Unice | S |
| 1939A | 3 | Sullivan, Dollie | M |
| 1939A | 4 | Altic, Stata | M |
| 1939A | 5 | Wilkerson, Z. E. | S |
| 1939A | 6 | Mashburn, William | S |
| 1939A | 7 | Drake, Joe A. Dr. | M |
| 1939A | 8 | Altic, Ella | S |
| 1939A | 9 | Gillespie, Jennie | S |
| 1939A | 10 | Spinks, Dewey Leon | S |
| 1939A | 11 | Rink, Amos | M |
| 1939A | 12 | Combs, Ruby | S |
| 1939B | 1 | Glawson, Winton | S |
| 1939B | 2 | Mead, Anna | M |
| 1939B | 3 | Hopkins, Boyd | M |
| 1939B | 4 | Hawkins, Elsie | M |
| 1939B | 5 | Lockhart, Freeda | M |
| 1939B | 6 | Daniels, James T. | S |
| 1939B | 7 | Spidell, Dona | M |
| 1939B | 8 | Platt, D. H. | M |
| 1939B | 9 | Green, Charley | M |
| 1939B | 10 | Sappington, Benton | M |
| 1940A | 1 | Cox, Willie | S |
| 1940A | 2 | Scroggins, S. E. | S |
| 1940A | 3 | Harkins, Clarence L. | S |
| 1940A | 4 | Sanders, Sarah | M |
| 1940A | 5 | Burros, Delphia | S |
| 1940A | 6 | Griffin, John Asbury | CF |
| 1940A | 7 | Manes, Ed | S |
| 1940A | 8 | Wilkerson, Ruth Orlena | M |
| 1940A | 9 | Lunceford, Virgie May | S |
| 1940A | 10 | Rotrock, Cyrus | S |
| 1940B | 1 | Bonham, Arthur | S |
| 1940B | 2 | Ayres, Nannie | S |
| 1940B | 3 | McGinnis, James | M |
| 1940B | 4 | Davis, Jennie E. | S |
| 1940B | 5 | Campbell, Frank | M |
| 1940B | 6 | Box, Clifford | S |
| 1940B | 7 | Lanthrop, Catherine N. | S |
| 1940B | 8 | Ward, Artie Mrs. | M |
| 1940B | 9 | Boswell, Daisy | S |
| 1940B | 10 | Pitner, Pearl | S |
| 1940B | 11 | Ward, Fred | M |
| 1941A | 1 | Black, Grace | M |
| 1941A | 2 | Williams, Nettie B. | M |
| 1941A | 3 | Gables, Judge | M |
| 1941A | 4 | Shuler, Golden E. | S |
| 1941A | 5 | Holmes, Gillum | S |
| 1941A | 6 | Carter, Will | M |
| 1941A | 7 | McElwee, Ina | M |
| 1941A | 8 | Matheny, Earl | M |
| 1941A | 9 | Woodmansee, Clarence | S |
| 1941A | 10 | Edmondson, Era Una | S |
| 1941A | 11 | Reed, Hubert | M |
| 1941A | 12 | Hendershot, Neva | S |
| 1941A | 13 | Sheridan, Maxine | M |
| 1941B | 1 | Copeland, W. H. | S |
| 1941B | 2 | Tirey, Jesse Leland | S |
| 1941B | 3 | Brobisky, Wilbur L. | M |
| 1941B | 4 | McGinnis, James F. | S |
| 1941B | 5 | Inglis, Zula | S |
| 1941B | 6 | Doke, Marion | M |
| 1941B | 7 | Greer, J. H. | M |
| 1941B | 8 | Dodd, Eva May | S |
| 1941B | 9 | Manuel, John | S |
| 1941B | 10 | Krames, W. N. | S |
| 1941B | 11 | Gorden, Eula Agnes | S |
| 1941B | 12 | Eberman, Melvin | S |
| 1941B | 13 | Box, Clifford | S |
| 1941B | 14 | Hays, Golden | S |
| 1942 | 1 | Landreth, William | M |
| 1942 | 2 | Snook, Ada | S |
| 1942 | 3 | Jackson, Milo | M |
| 1942 | 4 | Richards, John | S |
| 1942 | 5 | Matheny, Myrtle | M |
| 1942 | 6 | Bartusek, William | S |
| 1942 | 7 | Horner, Dora R. | S |
| 1942 | 8 | Horner, James | S |
| 1942 | 9 | Fox, Mary | S |
| 1942 | 10 | Porter, James Jr. | S |
| 1942 | 11 | Gray, F. B. | S |
| 1942 | 12 | Hawkins, Ross | M |
| 1942 | 13 | Simpson, Laura | S |
| 1943 | 1 | Carey, Lillie Fay | M (Closed) |
| 1943 | 2 | Robertson, Frank | S |
| 1943 | 3 | Presnell, Ara Bell | S |
| 1943 | 4 | Marshall, Mary Edna | S |
| 1943 | 5 | Sea, Carl | S |
| 1943 | 6 | Clymeus, Veda S. | S |
| 1943 | 7 | Rowland, Oma | S |
| 1943 | 8 | Manuel, John | S |
| 1943 | 9 | Simmons, Anne | S |
| 1943 | 10 | Hooper, Charles | S |
| 1943 | 11 | Burrell, Florence | S |
| 1945 | 1 | Bridges, Marion | CF |
| 1945 | 2 | Henson, J. L. | CF |
| 1945 | 3 | Stoner, Donald Dean | M |
| 1945 | 4 | Dean, Mrs. | M |
| 1945 | 5 | Harry, Iola | M |
| 1945 | 6 | Pickett, George L. | M |
| 1946 | 1 | Hensley, James William | M (Closed) |
| 1946 | 2 | Pennell, George W. Mrs. | M |
| 1946 | 3 | Yazel, Faye | (Closed) |
| 1946 | 4 | Tindle, Carl | M (Closed) |
| 1946 | 5 | McCall, John | M |
| 1950 | 1 | Swabby, Donnie Lee | M (Closed) |
| 1951 | 1 | Campbell, Delmar | S |
| 1951 | 2 | Graves, Willard | S |
| 1951 | 3 | Swabby, Tom | S |
| 1956 | 1 | Logan, Ruth | S |
| 1956 | 2 | Mitchem, Prudie | S |
| 1956 | 3 | Galyan, Anna | S |
| 1956 | 4 | McKenzie, Lido | S |
| 1956 | 5 | Scurlock, Lucille | S |
| 1956 | 6 | Stephens, Ben E. | S |
| 1956 | 7 | Ashlock,Vera | S |
| 1956 | 8 | McBride, Neumia | S |
| 1956 | 9 | Spidell, Carrie | S |
| 1956 | 10 | Floyd, Rinkle | S |
| 1956 | 11 | Shelton, Pauline Peterson | S |
| 1956 | 12 | Hays, Robert Lee | S |
| Misc. | 1 | Receipts for care of County Patients | |
| Misc. | 2 | Polk Co Health Dept Reports 1925 | |
| Misc. | 3 | Polk Co Health Dept Reports 1926 | |
| Misc. | 4 | Denby, John M. | S (no date) |
| Misc. | 5 | Hamilton, Vivian Bernice | M (Closed) |
| Misc. | 6 | Senate Bill No 140 | |
| Misc. | 7 | Hawkins, Minnie Talbert | M (Blank) |
| Misc. | 8 | Duvalt, Mrs. | M (no date) |
| Misc. | 9 | Copehart, Wm | M (no date) |
| Misc. | 10 | Hoggins, Frank | M (no date) |
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