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Kidwell Family Collection
Descriptive Summary
Creator: Kidwell Family, Lu Alice Real
Dates: circa 1850 – 2017
Identification: MGC1245
Extent: 3.6 linear feet (5 boxes)
Language: Materials in the collection are in English.
Repository: Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Missouri
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials related to the Kidwell Family and related genealogical
lines, including family charts and genealogical research, newspaper clippings,
photographs, correspondences, scrapbooks, and materials related to Versailles,
Missouri and Gravois Mills, Missouri. The majority of the collection is organized
according to specific family branches. The collection also contains materials related to
the Daughters of the American Revolution. There are also photographs of the Kidwell
Bracket Factory.
Restrictions
Access: This collection is open for research.
Conditions governing reproduction and use: Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce
must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Administrative Information
Immediate source of acquisition: This collection was donated by Lu Alice Real, 2020.
Citation: The Kidwell Family Collection (MGC1245), Midwest Genealogy Center,
Independence, Missouri
Processing Information: This collection was processed by John Mason, 2025.
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Container List
Series 1: Family Histories
Sub-Series
Carver Family
Census Records
Conner Family
Copeland Family
Crowson Family
Daughters of the American Revolution
Givens Family
Hall Family
Heffelfinger Family
Holst Family
Kidwell Family
Madole Family
O’Bryan Family
Real Family
Ross Family
Sidebottom Family
Snodgrass Family
Summers Family
Webster Family
Williams Family
Box Location
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
1, 2, 5
2
2
4
2
2
2
4
2
2
Series 2: Photographs/Scrapbooks
Sub-Series
Scrapbooks (3 volumes)
Photographs
Kidwell Bracket Factory Photographs
Box Location
1
3, 5
3
Series 3: Local Histories, Obituaries
Sub-Series
Gravois Mills, Mo.
Versailles, Mo.
Hill Folk Info – Gravois Mills, Mo.
Box Location
3
3
4
Series 5: Misc.
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Sub-Series
Ledger Book, c. 1860s
Cemeteries
Misc. Family Research
Box Location
1
4
4, 5
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