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''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Portal:Missouri|Missouri]] > Missouri Vital Records'' | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Portal:Missouri|Missouri]] > Missouri Vital Records'' | ||
= Missouri Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online = | |||
== Missouri Vital Records Online Links == | |||
= Introduction to Vital Records = | |||
= Birth Records = | |||
=== County and City Records of Births and Deaths === | === County and City Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
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St. Louis County, MO Birth Certificates, 1883-1910 | St. Louis County, MO Birth Certificates, 1883-1910 | ||
St. Louis County, MO Death Certificates, 1883-1910 | St. Louis County, MO Death Certificates, 1883-1910 | ||
=== State Records of Births and Deaths === | === State Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
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[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ Missouri Death Records] are now online for the years 1910-1957. | [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ Missouri Death Records] are now online for the years 1910-1957. | ||
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Although the files are not open for public inspection, you can obtain copies of the state's births and deaths registered after 1 January 1910 by writing to: | Although the files are not open for public inspection, you can obtain copies of the state's births and deaths registered after 1 January 1910 by writing to: | ||
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The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed in ''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces''(Hyattsville, Maryland.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+V24wv book 973 V24wv].) Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many Family History Centers. <!--{12088031512490} --> | The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed in ''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces''(Hyattsville, Maryland.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+V24wv book 973 V24wv].) Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many Family History Centers. <!--{12088031512490} --> | ||
=== Marriage Records | == Adoption Records == | ||
= Marriage Records = | |||
Marriage records have been kept by Missouri county clerks from the earliest days of each county. Some records date from the early 1800s when the area was a territory without counties. Statewide registration of marriage began in 1881, and the files are mostly complete after that date. You can obtain copies of these documents from the various county clerks. | Marriage records have been kept by Missouri county clerks from the earliest days of each county. Some records date from the early 1800s when the area was a territory without counties. Statewide registration of marriage began in 1881, and the files are mostly complete after that date. You can obtain copies of these documents from the various county clerks. | ||
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*Ormesher, Susan. ''Missouri Marriages Before 1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=406597&disp=Missouri+marriages+before+1840++ book 977.8 V2o; fiche 6051425].) | *Ormesher, Susan. ''Missouri Marriages Before 1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=406597&disp=Missouri+marriages+before+1840++ book 977.8 V2o; fiche 6051425].) | ||
The Bureau of Vital Records (see address above) has an index to marriage records from July 1948 to the present. | The Bureau of Vital Records (see address above) has an index to marriage records from July 1948 to the present. | ||
== Divorce Records == | |||
Divorce proceedings have been filed with a court of common pleas, a circuit court, or the state legislature. Most divorce records can be obtained by contacting the appropriate circuit court clerk in the county where the plaintiff resided. The Family History Library has some of these court records, which include divorce information. The Bureau of Vital Records has divorce records from 1948 to the present. | Divorce proceedings have been filed with a court of common pleas, a circuit court, or the state legislature. Most divorce records can be obtained by contacting the appropriate circuit court clerk in the county where the plaintiff resided. The Family History Library has some of these court records, which include divorce information. The Bureau of Vital Records has divorce records from 1948 to the present. | ||
A published list of early divorce records is Lois Stanley, ''Divorces and Separations in Missouri, 1808-1853''. Missouri: 198-. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=132574&disp=Divorces+and+separations+in+Missouri%2C+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.8 P2sd].) This volume includes notices from newspapers. | A published list of early divorce records is Lois Stanley, ''Divorces and Separations in Missouri, 1808-1853''. Missouri: 198-. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=132574&disp=Divorces+and+separations+in+Missouri%2C+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.8 P2sd].) This volume includes notices from newspapers. | ||
= Death Records = | |||
= Substitute Records = | |||
[[Missouri_Church_Records|Missouri Church Records]] | |||
[[Missouri_Cemeteries|Missouri Cemetery Records]] | |||
[[Missouri_Census|Missouri Census]] | |||
[[Missouri_Newspapers|Missouri Newspapers]] | |||
[[Missouri_Military_Records|Missouri Military Records]] | |||
[[Missouri_History|Missouri History]] | |||
= Tips = | |||
= Lost or Missing Records = | |||
= Analyzing Records = | |||
= Archives, Libraries and Societies = | |||
[[Missouri_Archives_and_Libraries|Missouri Archives and Libraries]] | |||
Missouri Societies | |||
=== Inventory of Vital Records === | === Inventory of Vital Records === | ||
To learn more about the history and availability of vital records, see ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Missouri ''(St. Louis, Missouri: Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=185958&disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.8 V23g ; film 928021 item 10]). | To learn more about the history and availability of vital records, see ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Missouri ''(St. Louis, Missouri: Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=185958&disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.8 V23g ; film 928021 item 10]). | ||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
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*[http://genealogy.about.com/library/vital/blmissouri.htm About.com] | *[http://genealogy.about.com/library/vital/blmissouri.htm About.com] | ||
*[http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BirthAndDeathRecords/index.html Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Information] | *[http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BirthAndDeathRecords/index.html Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Information] | ||
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/ Missouri State Archives Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910] | *[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/ Missouri State Archives Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910] | ||
*[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117856.asp St. Louis Public Library] | *[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117856.asp St. Louis Public Library] | ||
[[Category:Missouri]][[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] | [[Category:Missouri]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] | ||