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'''Statewide registration of deaths began in | '''Statewide registration of deaths began in January 1, 1910 in Missouri. Counties have copies of these records.''' | ||
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:<span style="font-size:120%">'''Choose a time period to search for your ancestor's death record:'''</span><br> | :<span style="font-size:120%">'''Choose a time period to search for your ancestor's death record:'''</span><br> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Missouri Death Records# | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Missouri Death Records#Deaths_before_1910|Deaths before 1910]]'''</span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Missouri Death Records# | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Missouri Death Records#Deaths_from_1910_thru_the_present|Deaths from 1910 thru the present]]'''</span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Death Information|I don't know when the death is]]'''</span> | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Death Information|I don't know when the death is]]'''</span> | ||
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== '''Deaths before | == '''Deaths before 1910''' == | ||
Before 1883, no deaths were recorded by the county or state, exceptions being the cities of St. Louis (beginning in 1850) and Kansas City (beginning in 1874). In most cases, you must search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s death date and place. In 1883, Missouri law required counties to record deaths, although records are incomplete. The practice continued for ten years and stopped in 1893. Deaths were not recorded for most places in Missouri between 1893 and | Before 1883, no deaths were recorded by the county or state, exceptions being the cities of St. Louis (beginning in 1850) and Kansas City (beginning in 1874). In most cases, you must search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s death date and place. In 1883, Missouri law required counties to record deaths, although records are incomplete. The practice continued for ten years and stopped in 1893. Deaths were not recorded for most places in Missouri between 1893 and 1910. | ||
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== '''Deaths from | == '''Deaths from 1910 thru the present''' == | ||
The state of Missouri began recording deaths in | The state of Missouri began recording deaths in 1910. | ||
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information''' ==== | ==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information''' ==== | ||
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