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= Missouri Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online =


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===Vital Records Reference Dates===


Missouri's civil records start the following years:
= Introduction to Vital Records =


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= Birth Records =
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |'''[[Missouri Vital Records#Birth_Records|Birth]]'''
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |'''[[Missouri Vital Records#Marriage_Records|County Marriages]]'''
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |Earliest
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| width="16.6%" align="center" |Began when county organized
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |Statewide Registration
| width="16.6%" align="center" |1883-1893, then 1909
| width="16.6%" align="center" |1881
| width="16.6%" align="center" |1883-1893, then 1909
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |General Compliance
| width="16.6%" align="center" |1927
| width="16.6%" align="center" |1881
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==Missouri Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online==
=== County and City Records of Births and Deaths  ===


===Births===
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1863, but registration was not compulsory. [[Portal:Missouri|Missouri]] has required registration in each county only during the years 1883 to 1893 and since 1909. The state did not achieve 90 percent registration of births until 1927 and of deaths until 1911.  
*'''Pre-1910''' [http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/birthdeath/#searchDB Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910] at Missouri State Archives — index
*'''1817-1939''' {{RecordSearch|2524491|Missouri Births, 1817-1939}} at FamilySearch — [[Missouri, Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1827-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1680833| Missouri Births and Christenings, 1827-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Missouri Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1847-1999''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1170 Missouri Birth Records, 1847-1999] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1851-1910''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1170 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910] at Ancestry ($) — Index
*'''1910-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10932/missouri-births?s=275764761 Missouri Births] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1920-2015''' [https://www.missouribirthindex.com Missouri Birth Index] at Missouri Birth Index — index; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10932/missouri-birth-index-1920-2015?s=275764761 MyHeritage]($)''


===Marriages===
Write to the appropriate county clerk for records before 1910. Those from 1883 to 1893 are also available from the Missouri State Archives.  
*'''Pre-1840''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48333 Missouri Marriages Before 1840] at Ancestry — images ($)
*'''Pre-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2094 Missouri Marriages to 1850] at Ancestry ($) — Index only; incomplete
*'''1600s-1900s''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=missouri US Marriages – Missouri] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
*'''1750-1920''' {{RecordSearch|1680838|Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920}} at FamilySearch — [[Missouri Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1754-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2094 Missouri Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1766-1983''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7843 Missouri Compiled Marriage Index, 1766-1983] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1800-1991''' {{RecordSearch|2060668|Missouri County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991}} at FamilySearch — [[Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1805-2002''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1851-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4474 Missouri Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900] at Ancestry — index ($)


===Deaths===
The Family History Library has copies of most of the existing civil vital records in Missouri from about 1883 to the early 1900s. For example, records of Jefferson County births, stillbirths, and deaths from 1883 to 1892 are available.  
*'''Pre-1910''' [http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/birthdeath/#searchDB Death Records Database, Pre-1910] at Missouri State Archives — Index only
*'''1850-1860''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6052 Missouri Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850 and 1860] at Ancestry — index only, ($)
*'''1850-1931''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1172 Missouri Death Records, 1850-1931] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1867-1976''' {{RecordSearch|1680837|Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976}} at FamilySearch — [[Missouri Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1873-1976''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2569 Missouri Deaths and Burials Index, 1873-1976] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1883-1930''' {{RecordSearch|2448947|Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[Missouri Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1910-1960''' [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10018/missouri-death-certificates-1910-1960?s=218489221 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1960] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*'''1910-1970''' [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesmvc/deathcertificates#searchDB Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1970] at Missouri State Archives — index & images
*'''1968-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10933/missouri-deaths?s=275764761 Missouri, Deaths] at MyHeritage — index & images ($); ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62145/ Ancestry]($)''


===Divorce===
For St. Louis city records from 1870 to the present, write to:  
*[http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=DivorceRecords&location=MO&collectionid=25 Missouri Historical Divorce Records] at Archives.com


===Order Certificates===
'''Division of Health'''<br>634 No. Grand Boulevard<br>P.O. Box 14702<br>St. Louis, MO 63178<br>Telephone: 314-658-1132<br>Internet: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/  
*[http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/ Ordering Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Information] at Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
*[http://vitalrec.com/mo.html Missouri info] at Vitalrec.com — Includes links to websites to order certificates
*[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/missouri.htm Missouri info] at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - includes contact info and fees


====Vital Records in Missouri====
The Family History Library also has 16 microfilms of the registers of the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=467139&subject_disp=Missouri%2C+St%2E+Louis+%28Independent+City%29+%2D+Vital+records&columns=*,0,0 St. Louis City Hospital for 1846 to 1900.]


In 1883, the Missouri General Assembly enacted legislation providing for the Board of Health to have supervision of the statewide registration of births and deaths. This supervision amounted to prescribing “such forms and recommend[ing] such legislation as shall be deemed necessary for a thorough and complete registration of vital and mortuary statistics through the state.” (Laws of the State of Missouri, 1883, page 96/section 7) The State Board of Health was charged with preparing printed forms of certificates of births and deaths; these were to be provided to the clerks of the various counties and it was the duty of the county clerks to furnish the printed forms to the persons required to file birth and death reports.
St. Louis Public Library owns these microfilm birth and death record sets:


This law did not make the reporting of all births and deaths mandatory. Due to non-compliance, the General Assembly repealed the statutes relating to the registration of births and deaths in Missouri in 1893.
St. Louis, MO Birth Records, 1870-1910


It was not until 1910 that the General Assembly again provided for the registration of births and deaths on a statewide basis. Approved May 6, 1909, the act was to “provide for the immediate registration of all births and deaths throughout the state of Missouri by means of certificates of births and deaths and burial or removal permits; requiring prompt returns to the central bureau of vital statistics at the capital of the state, as required to be established by the state board of health, and to insure the thorough organization and efficiency of the registration of vital statistics throughout the state, and providing certain penalties” (Laws of the State of Missouri, 1909, page 538). Pursuant to this 1909 law, all births and deaths that occur in Missouri are reported to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The Bureau of Vital Records maintains these birth and death records.
St. Louis, MO Index to Register of Births, 1910-1929


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St. Louis, MO Death Records, 1850-1909


==Birth Records==
St. Louis, MO Burial Permits, 1882-1908


[[Missouri Vital Records#Missouri.C2.A0Birth.2C_Marriage_and_Death_Records_Online|Online databases for Missouri Birth Records]]
St. Louis County, MO Birth Certificates, 1883-1910


===County and City Records of Births and Deaths===
St. Louis County, MO Death Certificates, 1883-1910


Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1863, but registration was not compulsory. [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]] has required registration in each county only during the years 1883 to 1893 and since 1909. The state did not achieve 90 percent registration of births until 1927 and of deaths until 1911.
=== State Records of Births and Deaths  ===


Write to the appropriate county clerk for records before 1910. Those from 1883 to 1893 are also available from the Missouri State Archives.  
The Missouri State Archives offer an online searchable [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/#search Missouri Birth &amp; Death Records Database, Pre-1910][http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/#search ,] which is an abstract of births, stillbirths and death records from microfilm in the state archives. For the entries that exist, there is a wealth of genealogical information present.  


The FamilySearch Library has copies of most of the existing civil vital records in Missouri from about 1883 to the early 1900s. For example, records of Jefferson County births, stillbirths, and deaths from 1883 to 1892 are available.<br>
[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ Missouri Death Records] are now online for the years 1910-1957.  


===State Records of Births and Deaths===
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[[Missouri Vital Records#Missouri.C2.A0Birth.2C_Marriage_and_Death_Records_Online|Online databases for Missouri Birth Records]]
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:  
'''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


'''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://health.mo.gov/index.php 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''(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 available at the website of the CDC (Center for Disease Control).  [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/missouri.htm Click here]. <!--{12088031512490} -->
== Adoption Records ==


==Marriage 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.  


The FamilySearch Library has copies of marriage records from each county. These often date to the 1920s. Most pre-1850 marriages in Missouri have been transcribed in publications such as the following:
The Family History Library has copies of marriage records from each county. These often date to the 1920s. For St. Louis, for example, the library has 147 microfilms from the city recorder (index for 1806-1965, records from 1808-1920, licenses from 1881-1966), and 14 films from the county recorder (index for 1877-1928, licenses from 1881-1933). The Missouri State Archives has copies of the same films available at the Family History Library.  
 
*See section on this page: [[Missouri_Vital_Records#Missouri Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online|Missouri Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online]]
*''Missouri Marriages Before 1840''. by Susan Ormesher. 1982. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company. Online at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/175134/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library].
*''Missouri Marriages to 1850''. {{FSC|167243|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.8 V2bm}} <ref>Brooks, Linda Barber. ''Missouri Marriages to 1850''. Three Volumes. St. Louis,Missouri: Ingmire Pub., 1983-. {{FSC|167243|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.8 V2bm}}. </ref>


The Bureau of Vital Records (see address above) has an index to marriage records from July 1948 to the present.
St. Louis Public Library owns the following microfilm record sets:


===Gretna Greens===
St. Louis, MO Marriage Records, 1808-1882


*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Missouri couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Lee County, Iowa Genealogy|Keokuk, Lee, Iowa]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref>
St. Louis, MO Marriage Index, Males, 1806-1965


==Death Records==
St. Louis, MO Marriage Index, Females, 1806-1963


[[Missouri Vital Records#Missouri.C2.A0Birth.2C_Marriage_and_Death_Records_Online|Online databases for Missouri Death Records]]
St. Louis County, MO Marriages, 1881-1954


Missouri State Archives has created the [http://sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ Missouri Digital Heritage Website] providing access to death certificates from 1910-1960. Death certificates contain valuable information for family historians and researchers. The Missouri Death Certificate Database, containing death records created after 1910 and over 50 years old, makes that information available online through a searchable index that links to a digitized image of the original death certificate.
St. Louis County, MO Marriage Applications Index, 1882-1980


The index can be searched by first name and last name, county, and by year and month. Once a name is selected, a digitized image of the original certificate can be retrieved.
Most pre-1850 marriages in Missouri have been transcribed in publications such as the following:


This is an ongoing project and additional records will be added as they are transcribed and imaged. If the image of the certificate is not yet available researchers can request a photocopy of the certificate by contacting the [http://sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/DeathCertificateRequest.pdf Archives Reference Desk] . For death certificates less than 50 years old please contact the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/missouri.htm Missouri Bureau of Vital Records].  
*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&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=977.8+V2bm book 977.8 V2bm].)
*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].)


[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/coroners/#searchDB Missouri Coroner's Inquest] is an abstract of records that have been indexed and are available for online research. The original records are available on microfilm at the Missouri State Archives. The database contains records from various counties, the City of St. Louis, and the St. Louis Medical Examiner. Additional records will be added as they reach seventy-two years of age.
The Bureau of Vital Records (see address above) has an index to marriage records from July 1948 to the present.  
 
Information Contained:<br>Case number<br>Name of deceased <br>Age or date of birth<br>Race<br>Gender<br>Date of death<br>Cause of death<br>Location of death
 
St Louis Missouri [https://stlgs.org/research-2/government/fire-and-police Fire Department and Police Officers' Deaths]. The names are listed alphabetically.<br>Information Given:<br>Name<br>Death Date<br>Cause of Death<br>Notes<br>
 
=== Cause of Death ===
*[[Historical Causes of Death|Causes of Death]] - use this resource when trying to interpret a disease or medical condition listed on a death record or certificate
 
==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 FamilySearch Library has some of these court records, which include divorce information. The Bureau of Vital Records has divorce records from 1948 to the present.
 
*To access any possible divorce records available through the FamilySearch Library, use the Place-names Search in the FamilySearch Catalog for:
 
:MISSOURI,[COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS
:MISSOURI,[COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS
 
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*A published list of early divorce records is Lois Stanley, ''Divorces and Separations in Missouri, 1808-1853''. {{FSC|132574|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.8 P2sd}}<br>This volume includes notices from newspapers.


==Additional Helps==
== Divorce Records  ==


===Tips===
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.


*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.
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.
*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to record births, marriages and deaths.
*Records for African Americans may be recorded in separate files with separate indexes.
*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be uanavailable to anyone except a direct relative.
*Search for Vital Records in the FamilySearch 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.


===Substitute Records===
= Death Records =


These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage and death records.
= Substitute Records =


*[[Missouri Church Records|Church Records]]: Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death.
[[Missouri_Church_Records|Missouri Church Records]]


*[[Missouri Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]: Cemetery records are a rich source of birth and death information.  These records may also reveal family relationships.
[[Missouri_Cemeteries|Missouri Cemetery Records]]


*[[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_Census|Missouri Census]]


*[[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_Newspapers|Missouri Newspapers]]


*[[Missouri Obituaries|Obituaries]]: Obituaries found in newspapers can list the age of the deceased, birth date and place, death date and place, and names of living relatives and their residences.
[[Missouri_Military_Records|Missouri Military Records]]


*[[Missouri Periodicals|Periodicals]]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information.
[[Missouri_History|Missouri History]]


*[[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.
= Tips =


*[[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.
= Lost or Missing Records =


*[[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 FamilySearch Catalog.
= Analyzing Records =


===Lost or Missing Records===
= Archives, Libraries and Societies =


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
[[Missouri_Archives_and_Libraries|Missouri Archives and Libraries]]


===Research Guides===
Missouri Societies


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; {{FSC|185958|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.8 V23g; film 928021 item 10}}. </ref>
=== Inventory of Vital Records ===


==References==
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&nbsp;; film 928021 item 10]).


<references />
=== Web Sites  ===


{{Missouri|Missouri}} {{U.S. Vital Records}}
*[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.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/ Missouri State Archives Missouri Birth &amp; Death Records Database, Pre-1910]
*[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117856.asp St. Louis Public Library]


[[Category:Missouri_Vital_Records]]
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Revision as of 15:07, 3 August 2009

United States > United States Vital Records > Missouri > Missouri Vital Records

Missouri Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online[edit | edit source]

Missouri Vital Records Online Links[edit | edit source]

Introduction to Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

County and City Records of Births and Deaths[edit | edit source]

Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1863, but registration was not compulsory. Missouri has required registration in each county only during the years 1883 to 1893 and since 1909. The state did not achieve 90 percent registration of births until 1927 and of deaths until 1911.

Write to the appropriate county clerk for records before 1910. Those from 1883 to 1893 are also available from the Missouri State Archives.

The Family History Library has copies of most of the existing civil vital records in Missouri from about 1883 to the early 1900s. For example, records of Jefferson County births, stillbirths, and deaths from 1883 to 1892 are available.

For St. Louis city records from 1870 to the present, write to:

Division of Health
634 No. Grand Boulevard
P.O. Box 14702
St. Louis, MO 63178
Telephone: 314-658-1132
Internet: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/

The Family History Library also has 16 microfilms of the registers of the St. Louis City Hospital for 1846 to 1900.

St. Louis Public Library owns these microfilm birth and death record sets:

St. Louis, MO Birth Records, 1870-1910

St. Louis, MO Index to Register of Births, 1910-1929

St. Louis, MO Death Records, 1850-1909

St. Louis, MO Burial Permits, 1882-1908

St. Louis County, MO Birth Certificates, 1883-1910

St. Louis County, MO Death Certificates, 1883-1910

State Records of Births and Deaths[edit | edit source]

The Missouri State Archives offer an online searchable Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910, which is an abstract of births, stillbirths and death records from microfilm in the state archives. For the entries that exist, there is a wealth of genealogical information present.

Missouri Death Records are now online for the years 1910-1957.


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:

Bureau of Vital Records
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Telephone: 314-761-6387 (births)
Telephone: 314-751-6376 (deaths)
Internet: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BirthAndDeathRecords/index.html

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 book 973 V24wv.) Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many Family History Centers.

Adoption Records[edit | edit source]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

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.

The Family History Library has copies of marriage records from each county. These often date to the 1920s. For St. Louis, for example, the library has 147 microfilms from the city recorder (index for 1806-1965, records from 1808-1920, licenses from 1881-1966), and 14 films from the county recorder (index for 1877-1928, licenses from 1881-1933). The Missouri State Archives has copies of the same films available at the Family History Library.

St. Louis Public Library owns the following microfilm record sets:

St. Louis, MO Marriage Records, 1808-1882

St. Louis, MO Marriage Index, Males, 1806-1965

St. Louis, MO Marriage Index, Females, 1806-1963

St. Louis County, MO Marriages, 1881-1954

St. Louis County, MO Marriage Applications Index, 1882-1980

Most pre-1850 marriages in Missouri have been transcribed in publications such as the following:

  • Brooks, Linda Barber. Missouri Marriages to 1850. Three Volumes. St. Louis,Missouri: Ingmire Pub., 1983-. (Family History Library book 977.8 V2bm.)
  • Ormesher, Susan. Missouri Marriages Before 1840. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982. (Family History Library 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.

Divorce Records[edit | edit source]

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 977.8 P2sd.) This volume includes notices from newspapers.

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Substitute Records[edit | edit source]

Missouri Church Records

Missouri Cemetery Records

Missouri Census

Missouri Newspapers

Missouri Military Records

Missouri History

Tips[edit | edit source]

Lost or Missing Records[edit | edit source]

Analyzing Records[edit | edit source]

Archives, Libraries and Societies[edit | edit source]

Missouri Archives and Libraries

Missouri Societies

Inventory of Vital Records[edit | edit source]

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 book 977.8 V23g ; film 928021 item 10).

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

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