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'''Bureau of Vital Records'''<br>P.O. Box 570<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570<br>Telephone: 314-761-6387 (births)<br>Telephone: 314-751-6376 (deaths) <br>Internet: [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BirthAndDeathRecords/index.html Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of Vital Records.] maintains Missouri birth, death, marriage and divorce records. | '''Bureau of Vital Records'''<br>P.O. Box 570<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570<br>Telephone: 314-761-6387 (births)<br>Telephone: 314-751-6376 (deaths) <br>Internet: [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BirthAndDeathRecords/index.html Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of Vital Records.] maintains Missouri birth, death, marriage and divorce records. | ||
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'' <ref>(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&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;callno=973+V24wv book 973 V24wv].) </ref>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'' <ref>(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&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;callno=973+V24wv book 973 V24wv].) </ref>Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many Family History Centers. <!--{12088031512490} --> | ||
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== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
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Most pre-1850 marriages in Missouri have been transcribed in publications such as the following: | Most pre-1850 marriages in Missouri have been transcribed in publications such as the following: | ||
*''Missouri Marriages to 1850''. <ref>Brooks, Linda Barber. ''Missouri Marriages to 1850''. Three Volumes. St. Louis,Missouri: Ingmire Pub., 1983-. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;callno=977.8+V2bm book 977.8 V2bm].) </ref> | *''Missouri Marriages to 1850''. <ref>Brooks, Linda Barber. ''Missouri Marriages to 1850''. Three Volumes. St. Louis,Missouri: Ingmire Pub., 1983-. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;callno=977.8+V2bm book 977.8 V2bm].) </ref> | ||
*''Missouri Marriages Before 1840''. <ref>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&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=406597&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Missouri+marriages+before+1840++ book 977.8 V2o; fiche 6051425].) </ref> | *''Missouri Marriages Before 1840''. <ref>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&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=406597&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Missouri+marriages+before+1840++ book 977.8 V2o; fiche 6051425].) </ref> | ||
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. | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
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'''[[Missouri Police Officers Deaths|Missouri Police Officers Deaths]]''' | '''[[Missouri Police Officers Deaths|Missouri Police Officers Deaths]]''' | ||
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== 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. | |||
[ | A published list of early divorce records is Lois Stanley, ''Divorces and Separations in Missouri, 1808-1853''. <ref>Missouri: 198-. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=132574&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Divorces+and+separations+in+Missouri%2C+%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 977.8 P2sd].) </ref>This volume includes notices from newspapers. | ||
== Adoption Records == | |||
Nonidentifying information is available to adoptive parents, a child's legal guardians or an adult adoptee. This can include the physical description, nationality, religious background, and medical history of the birth parents or siblings. Identifying information is available to the adult adoptee.<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1282937521250_610" /> | |||
An adult adoptee may make a written request for information identifying his or her birth parents. If the birth parents have consented to the release of identifying information, the court shall disclose the information. If the birth parents have not consented, the court shall notify in writing, within 10 days of receipt of the request, the adoptive parents and the child-placing agency or court personnel having access to the information. For adoptions completed prior to 8-13-1986, the adoptive parents must consent to contacting the birth parents unless there is proof that the adoptive parents are deceased or incapacitated. | |||
The State Registrar files the original certificate of birth with the certificate of decree of adoption and such file may be opened by the State Registrar only upon receipt of a certified copy of an order as decreed by the court of adoption. | |||
[ | For further information contact:<br>[http://laws.adoption.com/uni/frame.php?url=http://www.dss.mo.gov/cd/adopt/adoir.htm Missouri Division of Family Services<br>Adoption Information Registry]<br>P.O. Box 88<br>Jefferson City, MO 65103<br>(800) 554-2222<br>Please mark the letter "Confidential."<br> | ||
== Additional Helps == | |||
== Tips == | === Tips === | ||
*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | *Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | ||
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*Search for Vital Records in the Family History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search''' and then choosing '''Vital Records'''. Search for '''Missouri''' to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by the county. | *Search for Vital Records in the Family History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search''' and then choosing '''Vital Records'''. Search for '''Missouri''' to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by the county. | ||
== Lost or Missing Records == | === Substitute Records === | ||
These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage and death records. | |||
*[[Missouri Church Records|Church Records]]: Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death. | |||
*[[Missouri Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]: Cemetery records are a rich source of birth and death information. These records may also reveal family relationships. | |||
*[[Missouri Census|Census Records]]: Census records are a valuable source for birth and marriage information. You may also determine approximate time of death when the individual disappear from the census. This is a good place to begin a search. | |||
*[[Missouri Newspapers|Newspapers]]: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices. Also check newspaper social columns for additional information. | |||
*[[Missouri Periodicals|Periodicals]]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information. | |||
*[[Missouri Military Records|Military Records]]: Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information, In addtion, soldiers' homes records can included this same information. | |||
*[[Missouri Probate Records|Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date. | |||
*[[Missouri History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog. | |||
=== Lost or Missing Records === | |||
Barry 1872, Barton 1860, Bates 1861, Bollinger 1866, 1884, Caldwell 1860, 1896, Camden 1902,Cape Girardeau 1870, Chariton 1864, 1973 Christian 1865, Crawford 1873, 1884, Dade 1863, Dallas 1863, 1864, 18867, DeKalb 1864, 1878 Dent 1864, Douglas 1886, Dunklin 1872, Gentry 1885, Greene 1861, Harrison 1874, Hickory 1852, 1881, Holt 1965, Howard 1887, Howell 1866, Jasper 1863, 1883, McDonald 1863, Maries 1868, Mercer 1898, Montgomery 1864,1901, Morgan 1887, Newton 1862, Oregon during C.W., Osage 1880, Pemiscot 1883, Pike 1864, Pulaski 1903, Randolph 1880, Reynolds 1872, Saline 1864, Shannon 1863, 1871, 1938, 1893, Stoddard 1864, Taney 1885, Texas 1932, Vernon C.W., Wayne 1854, 1892, Webster 1863, 1881, Wright 1864, 1897 | Barry 1872, Barton 1860, Bates 1861, Bollinger 1866, 1884, Caldwell 1860, 1896, Camden 1902,Cape Girardeau 1870, Chariton 1864, 1973 Christian 1865, Crawford 1873, 1884, Dade 1863, Dallas 1863, 1864, 18867, DeKalb 1864, 1878 Dent 1864, Douglas 1886, Dunklin 1872, Gentry 1885, Greene 1861, Harrison 1874, Hickory 1852, 1881, Holt 1965, Howard 1887, Howell 1866, Jasper 1863, 1883, McDonald 1863, Maries 1868, Mercer 1898, Montgomery 1864,1901, Morgan 1887, Newton 1862, Oregon during C.W., Osage 1880, Pemiscot 1883, Pike 1864, Pulaski 1903, Randolph 1880, Reynolds 1872, Saline 1864, Shannon 1863, 1871, 1938, 1893, Stoddard 1864, Taney 1885, Texas 1932, Vernon C.W., Wayne 1854, 1892, Webster 1863, 1881, Wright 1864, 1897 | ||
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=== Research Guides === | |||
To learn more about the history and availability of vital records, see ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Missouri''. <ref>(St. Louis, Missouri: Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=185958&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.8 V23g&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;; film 928021 item 10]). </ref> | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||