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History of Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds

The first recording in this office occurred June 14, 1805 although the actual date of the documents go back to the 1790s.

14 June 1805 – 4 July 1805
Cape Girardeau District, District of Louisiana, Territory of Indiana, United States of America

4 July 1805 – 4 June 1812
Cape Girardeau District, Territory of Louisiana, United States of America

4 June 1812 – 1 October 1812
Cape Girardeau District, Territory of Missouri, United States of America

1 October 1812 – 10 August 1821
Cape Girardeau County, Territory of Missouri, United States of America

10 August 1821 – Present
Cape Girardeau County, State of Missouri, United States of America

At that time land records were recorded with circuit clerks as ex-officio recorders. In 1906 the county court voted to separate the office of circuit clerk and recorder of deeds. Here is the entry in the record of the county court:

Monday, May 7th 1906, First day of the May Term.

Office of Circuit Clerk and )
Recorder of Deeds )
Divided by County Court )

Whereas the office of Circuit Clerk and Recorder of Deeds is held by one officer in this County and it being the opinion of this court that said office should in justice to the public be divided as is provided in section 9079 Revised Statutes of Missouri 1899.
Therefore be it ordered by this Court that said office of Circuit Clerk and Recorder of Deeds be separated and divided, creating a new officer to be known as the Recorder of Deeds in this County; that this order take effect after 31st day of December A.D. 1906, and not until then.

In 1984, the Recorders office moved from a small space in the Jackson Courthouse to the Administration building next door. With the limitation of space, some records are kept in the Archive Center across the street.

History of Recorders

YearRecorder of DeedsPartyNotes
1805-1807Edward F. Bond*Circuit Clerk
1807-1813George Henderson*Circuit Clerk
1813-1821Joseph McFerron*Circuit Clerk
1821-1825Claiborne S. Thomas*Circuit Clerk
1825-1828Ralph Daugherty*Circuit Clerk
1828-1842Henry Sanford*Circuit Clerk
1842-1846Robert Brown*Circuit Clerk
1846-1861Henry Sanford*Circuit Clerk
1861-1863James F. Edwards*Circuit Clerk
1863-1868Leopold Horston*Circuit Clerk
1879-1894Henry R. EnglishDem*Circuit Clerk
1895-1902Christopher F. BettenRep*Circuit Clerk
1903-1906Joseph E. SchmukeDem*Circuit Clerk
The office of Circuit Clerk ex-officio Recorder is separated
1907-1918George F. SiemersRep
1919-1930Fred H. SchraderRep
1931-1938Silas P. LailDem
1939-1946E.W. HinkRep
1947-1954Arthur A. SchadeRep
1955-1958Charlston A. BohnsackRep
1959-1966Hope E. MortonDem
1967-1974Leonard SchumacherRep
1975-1976Pauline YoungDem**Resigned
1977-2010Janet F. RobertDem***Appointed 77-78
2011-2014Scott R. ClarkRep
2015 – Present Andrew David BlattnerRep

The Deed Books and Missouri Blue Books served as the primary sources information.

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