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:'''[[Missouri Descendancy Research#Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.|2. Birth, marriage, and death records online.]] | :'''[[Missouri Descendancy Research#Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.|2. Birth, marriage, and death records online.]] | ||
:'''[[Missouri Descendancy Research#Step 3:'''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.|3. Obituary and cemetery records online.]]''' | :'''[[Missouri Descendancy Research#Step 3:'''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.|3. Obituary and cemetery records online.]]''' | ||
:'''[[Missouri Descendancy Research#Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants|4. FamilySearch Historical Images online.]]''' | :'''[[Missouri Descendancy Research#Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants.|4. FamilySearch Historical Images online.]]''' | ||
:'''[[Missouri Descendancy Research#Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Missouri Online Genealogy Records.|5. Missouri Online Genealogy Records.]] | :'''[[Missouri Descendancy Research#Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Missouri Online Genealogy Records.|5. Missouri Online Genealogy Records.]] | ||
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==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.== | ==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.== | ||
Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked. | Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked. | ||
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==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.== | ==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.== | ||
Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Missouri statewide beginning in | Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Missouri statewide beginning in 1909, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.<br> | ||
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<span style="color: black">'''''Births'''''</span> | |||
*'''pre-1910''': [http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/birthdeath/#searchDB Missouri Birth Records] at Missouri Digital Heritage; index & images | |||
*'''1827-1935''': {{RecordSearch|1680833|Missouri, Births and Christenings}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1847-1910''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1170 Missouri Birth Registers] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1920-2015''': [https://www.missouribirthindex.com Missouri Birth Database] at Missouri Birth Index; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10932/missouri-birth-index-1920-2015?s=275764761 MyHeritage] ($)'' | |||
<span style="color: black">'''''Marriages'''''</span> | |||
*'''pre-1840''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48333 Missouri Marriages] at Ancestry; images only ($) | |||
*'''17thc-20thc''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=missouri US Marriages] at Findmypast - index only ($) | |||
*'''1750-1920''': {{RecordSearch|1680838|Missouri Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1754-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2094 Missouri Compiled Marriages] at Ancestry - index only ($) | |||
*'''1766-1983''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7843 Missouri Compiled Marriage Index] at Ancestry - index only ($) | |||
*'''1800-1991''': {{RecordSearch|2060668|Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1805-2002''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 Missouri Marriage Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1851-1900''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4474 Missouri Compiled Marriages] at Ancestry - index only ($) | |||
<span style="color: black">'''''Deaths '''''</span> | |||
*'''pre-1910''': [http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/birthdeath/#searchDB Missouri Death Records] at Missouri Digital Heritage; index & images | |||
*'''1850-1860''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6052 Missouri Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index] at Ancestry - index only ($) | |||
*'''1850-1931''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1172 Missouri Death Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1867-1976''': {{RecordSearch|1680837|Missouri Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1873-1976''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2569 Missouri Deaths and Burials Index] at Ancestry - index only ($) | |||
*'''1883-1930''': {{RecordSearch|2448947|Missouri Deaths}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1910-1960''': [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10018/missouri-death-certificates-1910-1960?s=218489221 Missouri Death Certificates] at MyHeritage - index only ($) | |||
*'''1910-1970''': [http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/deathcertificates/ Missouri Death Certificates] at Missouri Digital Heritage; index & images | |||
*'''1935-2014''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 US Social Security Death Index] at Ancestry - index only ($) | |||
*'''1936-2007''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 US Social Security Applications] at Ancestry - index only ($) | |||
*'''1962-2014''': {{RecordSearch|1202535|US Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1968-2015''': [https://www.missourideathindex.com Missouri Death Database] at Missouri Death Index; index; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10933/missouri-death-index-1968-2015?s=275764761 MyHeritage] ($), [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62145/ Ancestry] ($)'' | |||
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/coroners/ Coroner's Inquest Database] at Missouri Digital Heritage; index only | |||
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==Step 3: '''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.== | ==Step 3: '''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.== | ||
These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before | These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before 1909. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.<br> | ||
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'''Obituaries'''<br> | '''Obituaries'''<br> | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10146/tributescom?s=218489221 Tributes.com], index, incomplete, at MyHeritage ($) | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/united-states-obituary-notices United States Obituary Notices] at Findmypast - index, incomplete($) | |||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7545 U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018], index($) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2311973|Currentobituary.com index, 2001-2014}} at FamilySearch — [[Currentobituary.com index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
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'''Cemeteries'''<br> | '''Cemeteries'''<br> | ||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Find-A-Grave] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find a Grave Index}} at FamilySearch - [[Find a Grave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]] | |||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current] at at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] | |||
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# BillionGraves] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at FamilySearch - [[BillionGraves Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]] | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-billion-graves-index BillionGraves Index] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch – [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]] | |||
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/missouri-cemetery-records.htm Missouri Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy] | |||
*[http://www.interment.net/us/mo/index.htm Missouri Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment] | |||
*[https://missourigravestones.org/ Missouri Gravestone Photo Project] at [https://missourigravestones.org/ MissouriGravestones] | |||
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/missouri/missouri.html Missouri Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project] | |||
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/missouri/index.html Online Missouri Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes] | |||
*[https://www.nwmogenealogy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=490&Itemid=340 Northwest Missouri Cemeteries] at [https://www.nwmogenealogy.com Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society] | |||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2377721/mexico-jewish-cemetery Mexico Jewish Cemetery in Missouri] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave] | |||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=hebrew&cemetery-loc=Missouri%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_26 Hebrew Cemeteries in Missouri] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave] | |||
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/missouri-mo/ Missouri Jewish Cemetery Project] at [https://iajgscemetery.org/ International Jewish Cemetery Project] | |||
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For more information, see [[Missouri Obituaries]] and [[Missouri Cemeteries]]. | For more information, see [[Missouri Obituaries]] and [[Missouri Cemeteries]]. | ||
==Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants.== | ==Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants..== | ||
Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature. | Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature. | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/beta/search-results?place=352 '''Missouri, United States Historical Images, New Version'''] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?page=1&place=352 '''Missouri, United States Historical Images, Old Version'''] | ||
==Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Missouri Online Genealogy Records.== | ==Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Missouri Online Genealogy Records.== | ||
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As families believe they have researched their pedigrees back in time as far as possible, they sometimes choose to gather information on all the descendants of a particular ancestor or even all of their ancestors. This article explains possible steps to take on such a project in Missouri online records.
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Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.[edit | edit source]
Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked.
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For more information on census records, see Missouri Census and United States Census.
Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.[edit | edit source]
Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Missouri statewide beginning in 1909, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.
Births
- pre-1910: Missouri Birth Records at Missouri Digital Heritage; index & images
- 1827-1935: Missouri, Births and Christenings at FamilySearch; index only
- 1847-1910: Missouri Birth Registers at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1920-2015: Missouri Birth Database at Missouri Birth Index; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
Marriages
- pre-1840: Missouri Marriages at Ancestry; images only ($)
- 17thc-20thc: US Marriages at Findmypast - index only ($)
- 1750-1920: Missouri Marriages at FamilySearch; index only
- 1754-1850: Missouri Compiled Marriages at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 1766-1983: Missouri Compiled Marriage Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 1800-1991: Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records at FamilySearch; index & images
- 1805-2002: Missouri Marriage Records at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1851-1900: Missouri Compiled Marriages at Ancestry - index only ($)
Deaths
- pre-1910: Missouri Death Records at Missouri Digital Heritage; index & images
- 1850-1860: Missouri Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 1850-1931: Missouri Death Records at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1867-1976: Missouri Deaths and Burials at FamilySearch; index only
- 1873-1976: Missouri Deaths and Burials Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 1883-1930: Missouri Deaths at FamilySearch; index & images
- 1910-1960: Missouri Death Certificates at MyHeritage - index only ($)
- 1910-1970: Missouri Death Certificates at Missouri Digital Heritage; index & images
- 1935-2014: US Social Security Death Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 1936-2007: US Social Security Applications at Ancestry - index only ($)
- 1962-2014: US Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch; index only
- 1968-2015: Missouri Death Database at Missouri Death Index; index; Also at: MyHeritage ($), Ancestry ($)
- Coroner's Inquest Database at Missouri Digital Heritage; index only
For more information on birth, marriage, and death records in Missouri, see How to Find Missouri Birth Records, How to Find Missouri Marriage Records, and How to Find Missouri Death Records.
Step 3: Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.[edit | edit source]
These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before 1909. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.
Obituaries
- Tributes.com, index, incomplete, at MyHeritage ($)
- United States Obituary Notices at Findmypast - index, incomplete($)
- U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018, index($)
- Currentobituary.com index, 2001-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
Cemeteries
- Find-A-Grave
- Find a Grave Index at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current at at Ancestry
- BillionGraves
- BillionGraves Index at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- BillionGraves Index at Findmypast ($)
- United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969 at FamilySearch – How to Use This Collection
- Missouri Cemetery Records at AccessGenealogy
- Missouri Cemetery Records at Interment
- Missouri Gravestone Photo Project at MissouriGravestones
- Missouri Tombstone Transcription Project at USGenWeb Transcription Project
- Online Missouri Obituary and Cemetery Indexes at DeathIndexes
- Northwest Missouri Cemeteries at Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society
- Mexico Jewish Cemetery in Missouri at Find-A-Grave
- Hebrew Cemeteries in Missouri at Find-A-Grave
- Missouri Jewish Cemetery Project at International Jewish Cemetery Project
For more information, see Missouri Obituaries and Missouri Cemeteries.
Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants..[edit | edit source]
Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature.
- Missouri, United States Historical Images, New Version
- Missouri, United States Historical Images, Old Version
Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Missouri Online Genealogy Records.[edit | edit source]
The steps given here are intended to list record sources which can most efficiently identify descendants. Many other online records which might or might not mention descendants are listed in the Missouri Online Genealogy Records page, including immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, and probate records, and others. These can be records that cover a smaller group within the population, such as men who served in the military, etc.